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In the audio-visual room，Several students and teachers sat around practicing with music scores in their hands，The teacher playing the piano is patiently correcting the pronunciation，From time to time, loud singing can be heard。In the Art Education Center，There is also a group of students singing attentively，The song is over，Exchanging singing techniques with each other。This is led by teacher Zhang Lin、Scenes of the teacher and student choir of Beijing Agricultural College, accompanied by teacher Zhai Yin, training before going to Switzerland to participate in the Neuchatel International Chorus Competition。
Although in this art festival，Beijing Agricultural College Teachers and Students Chorus did not achieve any ranking，But still gained the respect of the locals，Because among all participating teams，They are the only ones in the group who are less than one year old，A choir that has released 13 songs in just 6 months。
The only participating choir in the country
The Neuchatel International Choir Competition in Switzerland is one of the famous choral competitions in Europe，Held every two years，A jury composed of internationally renowned musicians will judge the choir’s performance，More than 9,200 choir members from 46 countries on five continents have participated in this competition。The participating choirs are selected with high standards，Our school choir is the only participating choir in the country，No university in Beijing has participated in this competition before。
October 2013，The female chorus of our school, directed by teacher Zhang Lin, won the first prize at the 4th Beijing University Student Art Exhibition。In January this year，Teacher Zhang Lin used the audio materials of this performance to apply for participation in the Neuchâtel Art Festival in Switzerland，In February，bet365 online sports betting livereceived the official notification of the organizing committee’s participation from the Youth League Committee.With the support of the school leaders and the organizational guidance of the Youth League Committee，Beijing Agricultural College Choir was officially established。The choir consists of 20 people，Including 11 students and 7 teachers，There are 2 foreign players。
“One semester is equivalent to completing several years of work”
The International Choir Competition in Neuchatel, Switzerland requires that each choir prepare three pieces from the Renaissance and four pieces from the modern and romantic periods，Also attending a public concert and a friendship concert。 Facing such a high-level competition，Our school choir has prepared 13 pieces，Includes "Sicut cervus》、《Come, Shepherd Swains》,《Djembe Drum》,《Chai Wei》,《Pueri Concinite》etc. involving German、Latin、Spanish、English、Repertoire in four Italian languages。
Teacher Zhang Lin said frankly: “The freshman’s foundation is not good、Inexperience，Teachers all have zero basic knowledge，It is also the first time to participate in a foreign competition，This makes training even more difficult。”
The girls’ group will start rehearsing in February，Students use Monday to Friday at noon、9pm to 11pm，Plus continuous rehearsals all day on Saturday。After the sports meeting in May, teachers also joined the chorus team after work，Until the end of the 22-day summer vacation training on August 3rd。Teacher Zhang Lin said: “Rehearsing is really hard，Otherwise these 13 tracks would be impossible to complete。Practice once a week more usually，We have completed several years of work this semester。”As understood，Training starts at 10am during holidays，Sometimes I have to practice until 11 o'clock at night。
Chen Jixiao from the School of Biological Sciences and Engineering said: “Because it involves several foreign languages，Studying by yourself following the video but still can’t remember some things，Teacher Zhang Lin specially asked foreign aid to teach us pronunciation。"There is a small blackboard bet365 online casinoplaced where they rehearse，It is densely covered with phonetic symbols。That’s it，Pay little by little，In order to achieve the current proficiency。
"Participating in an international competition for the first time to gain experience，Preparing for next year’s International Habanera and Polyphonic Choir Competition in Spain。"Teacher Zhang Lin said。
It’s miserable, but it’s fun
The judges’ criteria are not only based on sound quality and artistic performance，An interpretation of the song is also needed。So their singing is not just based on technique，You must also sing with emotion。Teacher Hongmei said: “Because most of them are foreign songs，I don’t understand the feelings the lyricist wants to convey，So we need to ask a foreign teacher to explain the main meaning of the lyrics，Sometimes you can only practice 3 sentences in a whole day。”These tracks look simple，It’s actually very difficult。
In order to improve the quality of training，The teacher has made even greater sacrifices，In addition to work, there is also the burden of family。Teacher Hongmei declined the meeting in Kunming，Teacher Qin Shuying rushes to school from home far away every day，Teacher Lu Jialan also left home and career，Teacher Zhang Lin has no time to take care of her children，Reluctantly sent his 2 and a half year old child back to his hometown。But everyone still has no regrets，Overcame the 10 hours of rehearsal intensity every day during the summer training camp。
During the 6-month rehearsal process，Students have overcome various difficulties，Give up weekends and summer breaks to stay with the music score。Holiday，Students often wake up from the heat，Often miss bathing time。Wang Zhangyi from the School of Economics and Management laughed and said it was like living like a year，But the students did not slack off because of the difficult conditions。Yang Shiyu from the College of Animal Science and Technology said: "This competition is very valuable，So the difficulty and requirements of the training tracks are also very high。Sometimes I really feel that I have more than enough energy but not enough energy。” Wu Tianyi bet365 online sports betting appfrom the Institute of Urban and Rural Development revealed: “This singing method is different from usual singing，Learn to adjust your breath，So we need to wear a belly band all day。”It is difficult to select a track，Individual students due to pressure，Secretly wiping tears during rehearsal。
Although it is hard，But everyone encouraged each other and persisted。Despite poor training conditions，But friends all help each other。Walk together，I also gained a beautiful friendship。
Accumulate experience and embark on a broader journey
August 5，The choir of teachers and students of Beijing Agricultural College embarked on a journey to Neuchâtel，The daily schedule of the competition is very tight，The choir arrived at the competition venue that evening，No time for jet lag，The four-day competition schedule started early the next morning，Except at a different church every day、Different songs performed in the theater，Also in the shopping mall at the request of the organizing committee、On the cruise ship、Singing Chinese songs in different locations such as outdoor fountains，Despite physical weakness，Some members are feeling unwell，But no one gave up。
Because it is the first time for a Chinese team to participate in the Neuchâtel Art Festival，The teacher-student choir of Beijing Agricultural College has received widespread attention from local media，TV reporters followed up and interviewed many times，Recorded teacher、Students’ process of understanding local cultural phenomena，And also increased my understanding of the Chinese government and the Chinese people through the Beijing Agricultural College Teachers and Students Choir。
