Speaking of this, Li Wenyin seriously mentioned an important part.

"Modern, Chinese-style music does not only require pentagonal scale."

"Of course, I'm not saying that the pentactic scale is not good, but don't be limited to the pentactic scale."

"We need to seek some changes, innovations, and breakthroughs in the framework of the pentagonal scale. But we need to grasp the degree here well, for example... to add a lot of 4 and 7 to the song expressing traditional [and culture], which is not about seeking change and innovation. I think this may be seeking death."

Li Wenyin smiled slightly and sighed.

"In fact, in the hands of our ancestors, semitones have existed for a long time, and in fact, various ethnic groups can even be said to be very skillful in the use of semitones. Even the most orthodontic and five-tone instruments all have complete semitones, and sometimes they will also use semitones."

"Can you give an example?"

Yu Li is interested.

"Can!"

Li Wenyin thought about it carefully.

"The Guqin, a musical instrument that our nation has been passed down for thousands of years, actually reflects this problem."

"oh?"

Li Wenyin found a picture of the guqin and showed it to Yu Li.

"Look, are there such silver dots under the strings of the guqin?"

"It's true!"

Yu Li was a little surprised.

"These points seem to be in the divisional rules!"

"Yes!"

Li Wenyin laughed.

"This is the power of our ancestors. The mystery of natural science is reflected in the guqin, but I will not express this for the time being. I will only talk about the final sound of the guqin."

"The final sound of the guqin is 12356, such as the seven-string guqin, and the final sound is 5612356! It is a very orthodox Chinese style pentagonal scale."

"But due to the existence of the Hui position, the guqin is not only able to play these five notes."

Li Wenyin's words opened Yu Li's eyes wide.

"There will be a conflict between the guitar and the piano ensemble because the guqin is the fifth-degree rhythm, while the piano relies on the twelve average rhythms. The rhythms are different, so the sounds are different."

"But let's put aside the conflict between the two laws for the time being, and we will not talk about the difference, just talk about the guqin."

"The guqin can play a complete twelve semitones!"

"Look, is there anything I told you about the emblem position under the strings? One-half, one-third, one-fifth, one-seventh?"

"It's true!"

Yu Li's eyes lit up.

As Li Wenyin said, the Hui position on the guqin looks unique and regular.

"The number is twice as much as half! The sound is also half the same!"

Li Wenyin is in the middle of the strings.

Contacting the octave difference that Li Wenyin talked about before, Yu Li nodded with a sudden realization.

This means that the central emblem position, press it and the sound will be octave higher.

"And one-third of the value, the sound becomes a half-mixed harmony!"

Li Wenyin said softly.

"Note the difference here. There is no homophone here, but rather a harmonious relationship. That is to say, the Hui position and the hollow string at one third are harmonious. On the Hui position at one third on the left, there are still two-thirds of the strings left to make sounds. This is the three-part profit and loss method in the five-character decisive note. Take three equal parts to one, and the remaining two-thirds of the sounds play show a five-degree interaction with the original sound, so they are harmonious."

"And the guqin is not that simple."

Li Wenyin pointed to other Huiweidao.

"Look, there are other emblems here, so there is another saying: the value is one fifth and one seventh, and then the sound will be different and the harmony will be dissatisfied!"

"That's a halftone."

Li Wenyin's words made Yu Li understand all the meaning.

"In other words... the ancestors just like to use the pentactic scale, not just the pentactic scale?"

"Yes!"

Li Wenyin nodded.

"In fact, in the vast majority of folk music, there are quite a lot of semitones used, but these songs that use a large number of semitones also have a strong Chinese flavor. So, this is what I said. The pentagonal scale is the symbol of Chinese style, but it cannot be the whole of Chinese style!"

“So back to the topic I started.”

Li Wenyin suddenly laughed.

"So, using these [not wanting to] sounds to compose music is an advanced composition. Proficient use of discord can play a good role in the color changes of music. The biggest example is Beethoven's first movement of moonlight."

"The tone of a large number of discordant Naples chords can be said to have changed very exaggeratedly, but the formal beauty created by this discord can reflect the creator's ability!"

"It is precisely because of this [disharmonious] element that it has made it difficult to talk to everyone. Everyone has different views on the same music. Therefore, the criteria for judging whether the music is excellent are first in form, followed by the sentiment, philosophical thoughts, humanities and society, etc.."

"So, whether the music is excellent can't be judged by [good sound] or [not good sound]!"

Yu Li sorted out a huge amount of information in her mind.

In fact, Li Wenyin said it very plainly and easily understood.

After being confused for a while, he also realized what Li Wenyin meant.

The quality of music depends first on the quality of the form, not whether it sounds good or not.

Composition is not that simple, and everyone has different senses. Some people think that good things may not be called "excellent music", while some people think that bad things cannot be said to be "not excellent"!

The criterion for all judgment is to return to music theory and the essence of musical form.

On top of this, we look at the emotions contained in music, the energy expressed, the values ​​expressed, and the philosophical thoughts given, which are even more influencing musical judgment.

.........

Another knowledge that extends is...

The pentagonal scale is an important symbol of Chinese-style music.

But it is not the whole of Chinese style music. Chinese style music also has a complete twelve semitones!

Or, to be more rigorous, that is... the main frame is pentagonal, but a lot of semitones will still be used as embellishments and decorations to produce more gorgeous changes.

Even if a song uses a lot of semitones, you can't say that it is not Chinese style because of this. The most obvious example is "Fireworks are easy to cool"!

And these things are indeed spread by many people, or pretending to understand, which has caused cognitive bias among the public!

"So, I think."

Li Wenyin smiled.

"When the threshold for musicians is lowered, I hope that more friends who love music and love music will boldly make the music in your mind, so that all flowers will bloom and the music will be injected with fresh blood."

"But at the same time, we must also be humble and learn, instead of pretending to be a b-like who is half-understood or not, nor do we spread rumors and be self-righteous. Any industry is mixed with good things, and lowering the threshold is a good thing, but there will definitely be impetuous speculators when a large number of fresh blood enters."

"I support the lowering of the threshold because this can allow more people to flock to the music industry, but on this basis, for the healthy development of the entire industry and even the impact on the public's aesthetic..."

"I think it should also play a guiding role, and also make corrections and popular sciences for some fake knowledge and scammers in the industry!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Li unconsciously applauded.

But Yu Li noticed a small problem, narrowed her eyes, and Yu Li asked thoughtfully.

"The impact on public aesthetics? Mr. Li, can this be explained in detail? Is public aesthetics guided?"

......

You aunt is indeed not a good guy, and the questions are all pitfalls.

Li Wenyin started to complain in her heart.

What a good guy, it's really a waste of water!

Li Wenyin thought that what she said was already full of water, but unexpectedly, the aunt really picked out a little bit of gap and started asking questions.

But even though he was complaining in his heart, Li Wenyin nodded with confidence.

"That's right!"

Li Wenyin's expression was very serious, not like a joke at all, and even made Yu Li become a little serious.
Chapter completed!