Our school formed a folk band, and I was selected. I was very happy.
The first training activity of the folk band began. I came to the folk band happily. Teacher Shi brought a cello and asked me to play it. I was dumbfounded when I saw the cello and said to myself: "This guy is so big. It must be heavy. How should I play it?" Teacher Shi seemed to see through my thoughts. I smiled and said, "Come and try it!" I picked up the cello and weighed it. It didn't feel as heavy as I thought. So
I asked Teacher Shi to start teaching me the cello. Teacher Shi first asked me to play do, rui, mi, fa, sou, la
, xi, do, these 8 sounds with my hands, but I was always unable to play them accurately, so I asked the teacher to play them. I'll play it again. While Teacher Shi was playing, I silently memorized the playing methods of these notes in my mind, and then returned to my seat to practice meticulously.
After practicing for a full two hours, I basically mastered how to play the music. From now on, whenever the folk band trained, I would play and practice seriously. Just like that, I finally played these notes correctly.
I played the music accurately, and Teacher Shi asked me to play the music again. At first I couldn't keep up with others' speed. I became anxious and secretly determined to keep up with others' speed. So, I went home and spent some time memorizing the piece. Then I practiced it seriously for a long time during training, and finally I could keep up with others' speed. I was very happy, and Teacher Shi nodded repeatedly and praised me for my rapid progress.
I can play music now, and Teacher Shi asked me to use a bowstring to play music. At first, the sound I played was always inaccurate. I was a little discouraged and said to myself: "The cello is too difficult to play, I don't want to play it anymore." What I said happened to be heard by Teacher Shi, who encouraged me and said: "Zhou Mengtao, Don't be discouraged, take your time, you will definitely succeed." Teacher Shi came over and taught me how to do it step by step, and then let me do it by myself. I practiced and practiced according to the method taught to me by Teacher Shi. It took me half a month of practice before I got the tone right. At that moment, I was so happy! I really want to run home right away and tell my dad and mom the good news.
Now I can play many famous Chinese and foreign songs, and my classmates are impressed by me and call me a "little musician"!