"In my eyes, what kind of song is considered a Chinese-style song?"

“I have three criteria for judging.”

Ye Weiyang picked up the chalk and started writing on the big blackboard with some difficulty.

This blackboard is specifically required by him, otherwise there would be no blackboard at all in this auditorium-style classroom, only projectors.

"Swish swish swish swish--"

"Swish swish swish swish--"

A few lines of large characters appeared on the blackboard.

"First: Pentagonal scale."

“Second: Traditional Musical Instruments.”

“Third: Lyrics.”

Looking at the three standards written by Ye Weiyang, the students in the audience suddenly realized.

Everyone learns music, so this superficial thing can be understood at all.

However, Ye Weiyang still patiently explained.

"Please remember that the so-called "Chinese style" music is a creative concept and direction, not a musical style in terms of music definition."

"It's not that the style of music like hip-hop, rock, etc. has a specific composition pattern, a fixed rhythm, or a distinctive chord direction, which can make people hear it all at once."

"Chinese style is a very general music concept!"

"Using the traditional pentagonal composition method, it can be said to be a Chinese-style song."

"If you use traditional musical instruments, whether it is erhu, flute, Xiao, suona, guzheng, guqin and other series of musical instruments, it can also be said to be Chinese style."

"Because the song uses many oriental instruments, it will make the song have a strong oriental atmosphere, and it will be classified as Chinese from the auditory point of view."

"Even if you add a guzheng to a rock song or add a general order, it can be said to be a song that combines Chinese style!"

After Ye Weiyang talked a lot, he began to talk about the focus of his class today.

"The most intriguing thing about Chinese style is to determine whether a song is Chinese style or not, and there is a major element, or even a very important element, that is the lyrics!"

"A song may not use the pentagonal scale, it is just a very ordinary popular chord, but because the lyrics are very ancient and artistic, they will also make people feel the charm of Chinese-style music."

"What I want to share with you today is the creation of Chinese-style lyrics!"

"In Chinese style music, the importance of lyrics is very high, and it can even be said to be an element that increases the upper limit of the song!"

"Whether a Chinese-style song can be widely sung and whether it can leave a deep impression on the public depends on the lyrics!"

The students in the audience applauded in agreement.

If we talk about other styles of music, everyone uses melody and rhythm as their first impression points.

Most of the memories left by Chinese-style songs to the public are lyrics, not melodies.

Whether it is songs such as "The sky is blue and waiting for mist and rain" or "I look for you for thousands of times, sunrise to dusk", basically everyone remembers the lyrics and recalls the melody through the lyrics.

Instead of thinking about the melody first, then remembering the lyrics by humming the melody!

This little bit of subtle difference is exactly the biggest difference between Chinese style music and other styles of music!

The lyrics of Chinese-style songs are really impressive.

Often, it is because a certain sentence is written in a stunning way, so I remember this song.

"So, how do you write the lyrics of Chinese style well?"

Ye Weiyang asked a very simple question.

He pointed casually: "The boy in four rows and five seats, can you answer this question?"

"How do you think we can write Chinese style lyrics well?"

The male classmate who was asked stood up with a panic look on his face, his mind was blank, and he didn't know what to say.

Being named by Ye Weiyang is a very stressful thing, and this classmate obviously did not have one to resist the pressure.

"It's okay, don't be nervous. You can say whatever you think and speak freely." Ye Weiyang comforted with a smile.

"Uh... I think it should be to use more words with the charm of antique poetry."

"For example, Jiangnan, misty rain, beauty, banana leaves, sudden rain, playing the piano, general, battle robe, blood stain and so on... words?"

He gave examples of a bunch of common lyrics in Chinese-style songs one after another, and he praised his own level of wisdom when he was quick to make a living.

Ye Weiyang nodded kindly: "This is one aspect."

"Indeed, using more words like this will give people a sense of space that ordinary pop songs cannot give."

"This kind of vocabulary with the charm of antique poetry can give people a very obvious sense of age and picture. The pictures that are thought of are very ancient and can indeed deepen the Chinese style."

"But blindly stacking these antique vocabulary can be said to be a standard Chinese-style song, but it cannot be called a good Chinese-style song."

"A good Chinese-style lyricist will definitely be a person who has a deep understanding of traditional poetry culture."

"People who do not understand traditional poetry culture will only find some ancient poetry to copy and copy them in order to rhyme."

"The works created are just dross!"

"The lyrics need to give the audience a complete storyline!"

"When everyone listens to pop songs, they can judge it from the lyrics. Oh, this is a story about breaking up, this is a story about sweet love, and this is a story about reminiscing about first love."

“This is the story of the lyrics!”

"Many Chinese-style lyricists often simply pile up lyrics to create some lyrics that seem to be beautiful, but in fact the context is not at all related."

"Beauty is beautiful, but if you really want to think about what this song is singing, you may be completely confused."

"Some people are shameless and say that this is art, they need to understand it themselves, and they will understand everything from song recordings."

"Those words are just bullshit!"

"Popular songs are a popular music culture. If you don't understand what you are singing after listening to a pop song, is that still called a pop song?"

"Not everything can shamelessly use the word "art" to show off oneself."

Ye Weiyang made a rare swear word, which surprised the students.

But everyone can understand his anger.

After "Blue and White Porcelain" and "Qianbaidu" became popular, many internet celebrity singers appeared in the domestic music scene, and a large number of industrial-type production of a bunch of so-called "ancient style songs".

Although they dare not explicitly stay at the band, they all claim to be Chinese-style singers, and they are influenced by Ye Weiyang to fall in love with Chinese-style and the like.

If you say this, Ye Weiyang will be angry to death.

Has the co-author of "Blue and White Porcelain" and "Qianbaidu" influenced such a group of people?

Teacher Ye personally came to curse people, but it was understandable.

Think from the perspective of others, if their own works are misinterpreted with these low-level dregs, they can also be angry to death.

"Next, I will explain to you how to write Chinese-style songs with a ready-made Chinese-style lyrics!"

Ye Weiyang glanced at the students on the scene in anger.

Most of these 200 students will become behind-the-scenes music producers in the future, and many lyricists and composers who are rooted in the circle may be born.

I hope this course will allow them to truly learn some practical things and not harm the music industry.

He reached out and took out a remote control and turned on the projector in the classroom.

A projection screen fell, the lights were on, and a beautiful Chinese style lyrics appeared in front of all the classmates.

"Drunk Red Cliff"
Chapter completed!