Xiang · see ｜ Guangzhou girl who played guitar

As one of the three major instruments in the world, the process of learning it is long and difficult. From the perspective and strength of sitting, hand shape, and strings, to the length and performance of nail trimming, there are almost harsh requirements and specifications.

Yang Yan started learning piano at the age of 7, at the age of 8, awarded at the age of 12, and was admitted to the top American college Curtis Conservatory of Music. It was the 15th year of this year. For this classical guitar "rising star", the guitar is her "old friend", and the score is the carrier of her conversation with the composer. Expression of emotion.

Yang Yue played the guitar forgotten, and she would devote her wholeheartedly every time she practiced.

"I chose each other with the guitar"

Yang Yan lived in Nansha, Guangzhou with his parents. Entering the piano room in her house, a row of prizes on the bookshelves and music theory books came into view.

Since participating in the competition for the first time, she has won many international awards and has been widely recognized by masters and audiences in the industry. Despite being a young classical guitar player, she has been on the stage of many musicians' dreams -the stage of the Carnegie Concert Hall, but Yang Ye still humbly described herself as a "student".

Since 2012, Yang Ye has won many international awards.

At the end of 2014, Yang Yan performed in the Carnegie Concert Hall. Photo/Interviewee provided

Recalling the process of learning classical guitar, 22 -year -old Yang Yan said, "It's like I chose each other with the guitar." Because his father is also a relationship of music lovers, Yang Ye knew the teacher who taught the guitar by chance. With such a "coincidence" with her parents, this Guangzhou girl has been around at the age of 7 and has moved to domestic and foreign.

In 2015, Yang Yue communicated with Classical Guitar Ron Dienes in Changsha. Photo/Interviewee provided

The talent, characteristics, character and mind of a performer often have embryos when they are young.

In 2009, Yang Yan studied at the Elementary School of the Central Conservatory of Music. Unlike the confidence when playing on the stage, he recalled his childhood. The cafeteria opened meals at 12 o'clock, but I was hungry at 10 o'clock. I could only continue to practice while thinking about the meals I wanted to eat at noon. "

Adjusting the mentality in the competition is also a long -term subject. Recalling the situation when he participated in the game for the first time, Yang Yan was still vivid. "The first game was still very nervous, but the teacher told me that it was necessary to perform freely on the stage. The audience could not see the nervousness and let the audience enjoy the music."

At the age of 12, she listened to the teacher's words, "pretending" calm on the stage, and a complete and smooth performance, which made her affirmed in that game and doubled her confidence. Before every game and performance, she will "eat a big meal", maintain a good physical strength, calm her own mentality, and exert her level.

Yang Yan performed on stage for the first time, and the serious focus was the same as the present. Photo/Interviewee provided

Although there are many memories of making trouble with classmates on campus, there are many interesting things besides practicing the piano alone -the companionship of parents, the learning of various classical guitar masters

In 2018, Yang Yue won the fourth place in the artist group of the GFA American Guitar Fund Association, and became the youngest final winner in this group. Photo/Interviewee provided

Parents relay for more than ten years

After 15 years back to the piano, the warmth of the parents into every spring, autumn and winter and summer. From the age of 7 to 14, her mother was accompanied by her in Beijing. After entering the Curtis Conservatory in 2014, her father took the "relay stick" and accompanied Yang Yue to step on the road to study abroad.

Recalling the experience of "separation", Yang Yue's mother's "discourse box" opened. She said: "After all, 7 years are taking care of me, and she must miss it emotionally. It is very unsuitable. But in terms of rationality, this is what Yang Yan loves it. There is no way for her learning. I can only adjust myself. I get used to it over a long time. "

When Yang Yan practiced his piano, her mother carefully sorted her hair for her.

During the conversation, his father couldn't wait to share the photos of Yang Yan when he learned the piano, and his eyes were proud. Whether it is on the stage or the details of life, the father uses the camera to record it, marked the time and place, and carefully stored it in the laptop. I also laughed and talked: "Following her to learn the piano, I know the sound quality of the guitar when I hear it now."

In 2019, Yang Yue recorded with Teacher Curtis David Starokbin in New York. Photo/Interviewee provided

What's even more rare is that my father often told Yang Yue, "Never play the piano to make money." Adhering to the pure attitude and sincere love, Yang Yan went further and further on the way to play the classical guitar.

Before each performance, Yang Yan will carefully polish the nails, and scientifically polishing the nails will make the guitar's sound more touching when playing.

When practicing the piano, Yang Yan often recorded the sound of the piano with recording.

"Classical guitar is a more lonely musical instrument." Yang Yan described classical guitars like this. "As a solo musical instrument, there are more people who are active in the middle of the stage." Essence

Yang Yan performed on the rooftop. On the day of the rain, after playing the piano, she ran into the house with the guitar quickly, for fear of the guitar wet.

"It was a work from the Spanish composer. The first time he played with modern printing drafts, but when studying abroad, he accidentally discovered the original manuscript of this song in the library." When telling this story, in her eyes, in her eyes There is an unspeakable joy, and the whole person shows the performer's cherishment of the piano manuscript. Yang Yan used the "puzzle solution" to describe the process of playing the original manuscript. She said that the score is like a "key" that can lead to the composer's spiritual world and connect herself with the emotions of the composer. When Yang Yue was a child, he would use a cute sticker to stick the piano score to a page, which is more convenient to practice.

When practicing the piano, Yang Yan will take various notes on the piano scores. As the piano scores are more and more, the score also has changed from a paper version to an electronic version.

During the epidemic, Yang Yan did not stop practicing the piano. When she was not inspired, she would walk in nature and try "I want composer to think, feel the composer."

The guitar currently used is "Made in Guangdong"

Guangdong is an important guitar manufacturing industry base in China, and the guitar used by Yang Yue is also "Made in Guangdong". When Yang Yao came to the guitar production factory in Qingyuan, the reporter saw the "other side" of this quiet and restrained girl.

Yang Yan was communicating with the piano to change the strings, and she had high requirements for the texture and tone of the strings.

She has cooperated many times with the manager of the guitar production factory. During the test piano, Yang Yan was very harsh, almost "picking bones in eggs." Whether the guitar is smooth, whether the tone is full, whether the strings are suitable, etc., she will consider it carefully.

Yang Yan was communicating with the piano to change the strings, and she was paying attention to every step of changing the strings.

The pianist is trimming the guitar strings.

In order to achieve the best sound quality, the audition room needs to close the windows and air conditioners. Despite the sweltering after the rain, as long as Yang Yue heard that there was a flaw in the process of playing the piano, she would continue to continue the audition and discuss with Teacher Guo Yulong to adjust the plan.

In order to achieve the best sound quality effect, Yang Ye and the pianist kept auditing the audio.

In order to ensure that Xinqin is handy, she participates in every step of replacing the strings and communicates the habit in time. She said: "The limitations of classical guitar are that the volume is too small, and the last row of viewers can hear the details I want to express."

Yang Yan is undergoing tuning, debugging the sound and tone of the guitar is the "compulsory course" of the guitar player.

In order to prevent scratching in the performance, after changing the strings, Yang Ye will personally cut off the extra strings. The long strings are also a science for the guitar player.

All the "picky" of details stems from a responsible attitude towards the audience in order to resonate with the audience. "The emotions brought in the music, and the performers will also reflect, and the audience will feel the same emotions when listening."

Yang Yan was playing the guitar forgotten, "the audience will feel the emotions of the performers when listening." Every time she practiced, she would devote himself.

The fingers moved the strings, the notes were lingering from the sound, and the sound of the piano containing unlimited power was done under this petite and exquisite girl. As a young classical guitar player, Yang Ye's pure and sincere of music also slowly revealed with the tremor of the guitar strings.

Yang Yan devoted his feelings when he played the guitar, and wanted to resonate emotionally with the audience.

She praised the guitar as a "old friend". This "old friend" accompanied her from class to large and small stage, from practice to harvesting multiple international awards with heavyweights, from the first attempt to "heart -to -heart seal", Yang Ye looked forward to it Said: "I hope to run together with the guitar, so that I can better understand it, and it can understand my way of performance. In the performance, I can present the most natural music to the audience. Planting state. "

The maintenance of the guitar is also very important. Yang Yan usually wipes the dust on the surface of the guitar with a piano cloth.

The sound of the classical guitar continued, the dream of music continued, and Yang Yan's steps had never stopped. The strings of the guitar are limited, but the music under the strings is infinite. Today, she has stepped on the road to the Lammont Music Academy of Denver and studied for a master's degree in classical guitar.

Yang Yan performed "Tiento Antiguo" to present it for the readers of Yangcheng Evening News · Yangcheng School

"Yangcheng Evening News" September 3, 2022 A12 visual version report

Planning ｜ Deng Bo Sun Yu Zhang Zhang Yuxin

Text ｜ Sun Yuxi Zhang Yuxin

Shooting ｜ Deng Bo Lin Qingshi Zhang Yuxin Sun Yuyu (except the picture signature)

Video editing ｜ Li Fengshuo Zhang Yuxin Sun Yuyu

Sound effect ｜ Li Fengshuo

Source | Yangcheng Evening News · Yangcheng School

Responsible editor | Yang Chuyi

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