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After accepting Lucien and Rhein's suggestions, Victor took out a very simple piece for Lucien to read. This was an introductory piano piece that he had specially written for his music students. Because it needed to be simple, it didn't have too many gorgeous ornaments. When it was played on the harpsichord, it was limited by its shortcomings and could barely be considered audible. But now, when it was played on the piano, it had a kind of melody and a pure and beautiful feeling. Although it wasn't a famous piece, it was enough to spread around.
With the strengthening of his soul and mental power through meditation, Lucien's memory was getting better and better. Even though he only had a few days of music foundation, he was able to read the music within ten times. He was about the same as aristocratic students like Lot and Phyllis, who had been influenced by music since they were young. This made Victor smile again.
"Okay, Lucien, try to play the first part of the string yourself. Don't be nervous. It's normal for anything to happen the first time, but you must remember to maintain your fingering. Don't move your fingers randomly when you're panicking. As long as you don't make any mistakes and practice for a while, you'll be able to master this piece." After Victor explained the basic fingering points to Lucien, he actually let Lucien start playing. It was completely different from the piano fingering tutorial in Lucien's mind, where there was a gradual process of familiarizing oneself with the fingering and keys.
Of course, this piece of music was very simple. This kind of direct practice was similar to learning the first part of the piano tutorial at the same time. Children with simple thinking and logic might find it difficult to learn, but for adults like Lucien, as long as they practiced a lot, they would be able to adapt.
Lucien's hands were placed on the keys as if he was holding an egg. Looking at the music score in front of him, he quickly recalled it in his mind. Then he pressed down and started playing.
One note after another came out intermittently. Lucien played with great difficulty. When he memorized it, he found that it was very easy, but when he actually played it, he found that it was very difficult. He clearly remembered which note to play, but he could not match the keys. When he matched the keys, he wanted to command his fingers to play on time, but he also had to recall which finger to use. He could not make any mistakes, and which finger to use had to be accurate. When he understood all this, his fingers did not seem to be very coordinated.
So, after Lucien's first note, another note sounded for a long time, making the piano room filled with intermittent sounds like the last words of a dying person.
Fortunately, Lucien had been trained to focus on spellcasting, and the influence of so many dangerous situations and scenes of death. No matter how slow he played, he didn't panic. He didn't rush to catch up with the notes, so the whole piece of music was noisy.
Lot, Phyllis, and Herodotus listened with big smiles. They didn't have any intention of mocking Lucien, because when they played for the first time, they were also like this. They were even worse than Lucien. Mocking Lucien was equivalent to mocking themselves.
This piece of music wasn't long, but Lucien played it for more than three minutes. After he finished playing, Lucien found that his back was covered with a layer of cold sweat, and his forehead was also densely covered with sweat. He felt as if he had killed someone in the sewer.
Clap, clap, clap. Victor was the first to applaud Lucien. He comforted and praised him, "Although Lucien played very slowly, you're the only one among the beginners I've ever seen who could make no mistakes on their first try. This calmness will help you master the piano playing faster. But sometimes, playing music requires emotions, and it's not good to be too calm."
Rhein, Lot, and the others also applauded. They had witnessed Lucien's first performance. However, it was impossible for them to praise Lucien. As nobles and scholars, they didn't think much of it, especially Herodotus, who hated Lucien very much.
After Victor finished speaking, Rhein, who was also an excellent harpsichord and harpsichord player, pointed out Lucien's current problem.
"Lucien, your memory is very good. After learning and playing a few more times, you should be able to remember the positions of the keys. Even if you practice to the extent that you can react instinctively when you see the score or hear the music, I believe that it will take less than a month. But I've noticed that the coordination of your hands is poor, which means that you can't react quickly to the movements of your hands when you want to play the notes.
"This piece of music is still very simple. In the future, when you encounter a piece of music that requires skill and is full of gorgeous ornaments, it will be even more difficult when you encounter a piece of music that requires both hands to cooperate with each other. Moreover, this piano now has a strong pedal, a delay pedal, and so on. In addition to the coordination of both hands, the coordination of both feet must also be trained well."
"Of course, this is a matter of practice. As long as you practice hard, you will be able to become a qualified musician in two or three years at the earliest and no longer than ten years at the longest. As for whether you are outstanding, it depends on whether you have musical talent."
Although Lucien knew that even with the guidance of a famous musician, it would take a long time to master a musical instrument, he was still a little disappointed when he thought about how to earn money for his living expenses, casting materials, and magic experiment equipment by becoming a musician. "Mr. Victor, Mr. Rhein, is there any faster way to become a qualified musician?"
"Unless you are a real musical genius with an unparalleled understanding of music, you may be able to master a musical instrument in a few months. But unfortunately, you are not. So, a solid foundation and long practice are the only ways to become a qualified musician. I don't want to hear that Mr. Victor's music student is a fool who can't even play the piano. " Phyllis, who was good at sarcastic remarks, could not help scolding Lucien after hearing his delusions.
Herodotus smiled and listened to Phyllis. Then he pretended to be kind and said, "Lucien, you have to step on solid ground to go further and faster."
"That's right, Lucien. You've just started. Don't underestimate the difficulty of learning an instrument." Lott did not hate Lucien as much as the other two, so he just tried to persuade him.
Rhein smiled, "It's good for young people to be ambitious, but it takes a long time to practice a musical instrument. Although I'm good at playing the violin, harpsichord, harpsichord, and harp, it takes a lot of time. Hehe, actually, there is a way for you to master a musical instrument in the shortest amount of time. That is to awaken your bloodline power and become a Knight. That way, your control over your body, your hands, and your feet will become very strong. Naturally, your coordination will become better. Coupled with your good memory, perhaps you can become a qualified piano player in a week or two. "
"Of course, I don't know how long it will take you to awaken your Blessing, and whether it will take longer than a few years or a dozen years."
"Hahaha." Hearing Rhein's humorous ending, Victor, Lot, and the others all burst out laughing. The difficulty of awakening one's Blessing was obvious from the number of Knights in the Duchy. Lot, Phyllis, and Herodotus were all losers on the path of Knight. They all felt that they could not succeed if they kept on trying, so they decided to pursue the path of being a musician. Lucien, at his age, would rather be a musical genius than awakening his Blessing.
Victor stopped smiling, "If you just want to play a complicated piece of music, you can practice for four hours a day for three or four weeks without stopping. But what's the point? Alright, Lucien, just focus on learning the piano. "
Lucien nodded and calculated his income and expenses in his mind. His monthly salary was ten Nars, and he had to pay three Nars to his aunt Alisa's family for a month's worth of meals.
Although Lucien missed the delicacies in his previous life, and he wanted to make some delicious food to comfort himself, he was still in the middle of learning magic and music, and he really did not want to spend too much time on these things.
As for the remaining seven Nars, Lucien would have to spend five to six Nars on magic materials every month after the crisis in the city of Aalto was over. As for building a secret magic lab and buying glass bottles, cups, furnaces, and special jars, it would cost him a lot of money. It was very likely that Lucien would have to spend all the silver coins he got from the gangsters and the cultists on this project.
Of course, the equipment needed for these experiments, especially the glass products, were very sensitive. Once Lucien bought them, people would easily suspect that they had something to do with the experiments. This gave Lucien a headache, and he did not know how to solve this problem.
In addition, Lucien also planned to buy two ready-made linen clothes that were dyed black, as well as some worn-out cloth and sewing needles and thread. With these, he could make a hooded robe for himself. At the same time, he also planned to sew a row of small pockets on the inner lining of the belt to store different casting materials, so that he would not have a hard time distinguishing and carrying them around when he needed more casting materials.
Lucien could only laugh at himself to relieve his depression, "The pressure of life is making me, a sorcerer, start to learn needlework. What kind of world is this?"
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A few nights later, Lucien was using the Library of the Soul to analyze "Homan's Cough" again, so that he could be more familiar with it when he could not cast any spells.
Other than that, Lucien was mainly studying the application of spiritual power. Based on his previous knowledge, he worked hard on changing the frequency and so on. To his delight, he found that he could leave a barely detectable trace of spiritual power on the target.
When it came to playing the piano, just like Rhein said, after the rapid improvement brought by the initial rapid improvement of his memory, the coordination of his hands had become the biggest challenge for him. Therefore, he was still practicing the introductory song.
Suddenly, Lucien's spiritual power vaguely sensed that something was quickly approaching him.
Therefore, Lucien immediately stopped what he was doing and looked around. After making sure that everything was well hidden, he carefully got out of bed and prepared to cast a spell.
Then, there was a knock on the closed wooden window. After three knocks, the wooden window that Lucien locked from the inside opened by itself.
"Switch Spell!"
The familiar magic wave made Lucien on high alert. At the same time, he was full of expectations. Was he finally going to see other magicians or magic apprentices?
A black shadow flew in from the opened wooden window and landed on the wooden table. It made a hoarse and unpleasant sound: "Boy, why don't you open the door for the noble Lord Doro? Why do you want me to open the door myself?"
Lucien was a little surprised. It turned out to be a tawny owl. It looked ordinary, but it raised its sharp beak and made a human voice, showing an arrogant look.
"Magic pet? Or transformation spell? "
Seeing this, Lucien's heart was moved. He put on a look of extreme fear and retreated to the bed, shivering.
Seeing Lucien's performance, this strange owl seemed to be very satisfied. It couldn't help but pace back and forth on the wooden table, and then continued to show an arrogant look: "Boy, Lord Doro knows that you are very afraid and admire us mystical and noble creatures, but I only came to ask you a few questions. As long as you answer honestly, Lord Doro won't hurt you."
"Let me ask you, after the witch next to your hut was burned to death, did other magicians come to find her?"
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