Tsinglanian of the Month: Keyi Huang

Music through Keyi Huang’s Lense: A Cello Story

清澜月度之星——黄可意

Q: 嗨，Cicil 首先，祝贺你被提名为〝本月清澜人〝。听说你与音乐有一种特殊的联系，特别是与大提琴，你能详细说明这种〝火花“〝是如何产生的吗？Hi Keyil First of all, congratulations on being nominated for the Tsinglaner of the Month. I heard that you have a special bond with music, especially with the Cello, can you elaborate on how this "spark" was created?

A: 我觉得这一切发生得都特别随机。当时是八年级吧，记得乐团刚刚成立，我对此是毫不在意的。我还是在乐团报名截止后开始面试了，才被动摇。因为我白己本来也挺喜欢交响乐，想着那不如面试看一下？接着便面临乐器选择的困难。面试过后，老师本来建议我学圆号，可是我对圆号的好感度一般般。我和家人便列出了所有乐器，几乎是靠第一直觉来选，我就感觉弦乐挺好的（大概是因为觉得拉来拉去地很好玩吧），正巧我姐姐挺喜欢大提琴，所以就申请了换乐器。加入乐团前，我怎么会想到未来以这样的方式与大提琴结缘呢？It all started randomly when

the orchestra had just been established, and I suddenly changed my mind about attending the orchestra audition even after the deadline for signing up was already due.

The orchestra teachers first recommended I learn the French horn, but I didn't feel like it, so eventually, I chose the cello based on my first instinct.

Q: 大提琴可能不是每个人都知道的乐器，你能给我们简单介绍一下吗，并给想尝试的人一些建议？

The Cello might not be an instrument that everyone knows of, can you give us a brief introduction about it and a few tips for people who want to try it out?

A: 乐团中的弦乐家庭包括小提琴、中提琴、大提琴，和低音提琴。大提琴的音域在中提琴和低音提琴之问。在乐团合奏中，偶尔会有旋律部分，不过除了独奏，一般很难分辨得出大提琴的声部，，因为音更高的小提琴听起来更明显。大提琴的音色给人一种抒情深沉的感觉，而且音域与人的音域比较重合，所以是十分耐听的。你想学吗，快学啊哈哈，而且拉大提琴可以坐着，也不用歪着脖子夹着肩。学弦乐的最大因难我觉得还是音准，只要练好听力，都问题不大。

The Cello is a part of the string family in an orchestra and has a pitch ranging from alto to bass. Most of the time, it is hard to recognize the notes of the cello part in the orchestra ensemble due to its low pitch and little melodies. However, it sounds lyrical and magnificent whenever there's a melody. As for the tips, the only thing I would say is to practice hearing skills.

Q: 我喜欢这种组合（你和大提琴）的一点是大小的对比，你有没有因此而遇到什么挑战？演奏这么大的乐器的感觉如何？One thing I love about this combination (you and the cello) is the size contrast, have you met any challenges because of this? How does it feel to be playing such a big instrument？

A: 我很喜欢大提琴的大小，它就像一个full size伴侣一样，拉琴拉累了可以靠着睡觉、拍照的时候也可以把手搭在上面、甚至可以给它穿件衣服！不过确实，长距离的搬运可能会导致练出麒麟臂，而且在漆黑的后台可能要时常担心会不会撞到什么东西。

Actually, I love the size of Cello. lt's like a full-size companion that I can lean on and use as a model. But, to be honest, carrying it for a long distance would be very unpleasant, and you always have to be extra careful.

Q: 在你的音乐之路上，你总体上遇到的挑战是什么，有没有什么让你想放弃的事情？如果有，你是如何坚持下来的？

What about the challenges you've met overall on your music journey, was there anything that made you want to give up? If so, how did you stick through it?

A: 有的，而且有些困难现在还烦恼着我。因为我学大提琴的时间不长，所以还是有挺多硬伤的。一是基本功，都说从小开始学琴往往会有童子功的优势，，随着年龄增长，学习一门新乐器的难度越来越大，而且现在练琴的时间也不多，技术这块就会落后些。二是听力，不像许多其他人一样，我没有绝对音感，简单来讲就是听不出音高。虽然这种技能不是必须的，但仍然是十分有用的。直到现在，我还在有意识地练听力，希望以后可以看到进步。总之就是“无它，唯手熟尔”吧。

Because I started learning the Cello late, I don't have excellent skills, and also I don't have perfect pitch, but I never give up practicing it; I believe my efforts are not unavailing and will manifest their values eventually.

Q: 哇，我无法想象带着这么大的乐器到处走有多难。那么，在你的空闲时间里，你还有什么其他的方式来接触音乐吗？

Wow, I can't imagine how hard it is to carry such a big instrument around. In your free time, then, are there any other ways where you engage with music?

A: 平时作为消遣娱乐的话，我喜欢练练钢琴，然后看看Twoset Violin，他们是宣传古典音乐的youtuber，看他们的视频真的可以学到很多东西。在学校我还加入了室内乐社团，我们定期有在拍一些关于音乐的小视频发表到哔哩哔哩和油管账号上（搜索DCE，欢迎来给我们点赞~）。除此之外，暑假的时候去贵州支教，把像坚笛这样的小乐器带给了贵州的朋友们。

I like watching the videos made by Twoset Violin, two amazing YouTubers on the classical music channel. In addition, I joined the Dreamer Chamber Ensemble club in our school, filming music-related videos and sending them to Bilibili and Youtube. Moreover, during a voluntary teaching program I went to last summer, I taught my friends in Guizhou to play the recorder.

Q: 同时，我知道你也是一名奖学金学生。你是如何把学校生活和课外活动平衡得这么好的？

At the same time, 1 know that you're also a scholarship student right? How do you balance your school life and extracurriculars so well?

A: 平均每天一个半小时的音乐时间，我觉得还是可以挤出来的。毕竟如果我不参加乐团，每天多出来的时间不还是会被荒废掉？比起一个选修的课外活动，我其实更把它当成每日必须做的一种注意力转移训练、对我的身心健康有利的活动。拉琴的过程中，会让我强迫性地专注于眼下的事，即使有再多让我心烦的作业没做，也会感到轻松愉悦，这样可以让大脑回避一下一天的学术，得到休息。有了这样的心态，参加乐团就不再是负担了。另一方面还提高了我的时间紧迫感，工作效率由此更高。

Spending one and a half hours on music per day is still manageable, or else 1 might waste those times doing meaningless things. I treat the rehearsals as a way to relax my brain from academic work; once I have that kind of attitude, it won't be a burden anymore. At the same time, it can also boost my efficiency as my free time has reduced.

哇，非常感谢你接受我的来访！希望你的大提琴事业能够继续成功，我也希望你能够继续你的音乐之旅再次祝贺你成为我们 2022 年 11 月号的〝本月最佳清澜人"

Wow, thank you so much for doing this Interview with me! Hopefully, you will continue to have a successful Cello career and I hope that you will carry on with your music journey! Again, congratulations on being the "Tsinglaner of the Month” for our November 2022 issue!

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