There is such a teacher: He is a member of the Henan Provincial National Orchestra Association and a member of the Sichuan Musicians Association; he has won the "Silver Award" in the Guzheng Youth Group of the National Instrumental Music Competition and the "Gold Award" in the Youth Group of the "Dunhuang Cup" Guzheng Competition. He has also participated in many concerts, national instrumental music exhibitions, special chorus concerts, and held a personal guzheng concert. He has also coached hundreds of students to pass the national orchestral guzheng test with honors, and has coached many students to pass the art test. He is Wang Kai, a guzheng teacher at the Zhengzhou Campus of Guojiangtang.

Teacher Wang Kai said that his mother took him to some operas and concerts since he was a child, and also wanted him to learn a musical instrument.

Once, he saw other children playing the guzheng on the stage, and he felt that the music of the guzheng was too wonderful. He told his mother that he liked the music very much. His mother took him to find a particularly famous local guzheng teacher, who is also a male teacher - teacher Li Bin from Wuhan Conservatory of Music.

Teacher Li is very strict in class, but is very kind to students after class. At that time, if he couldn't master some techniques, Mr. Li taught him patiently and let him stick to it, so he liked the guzheng more.

What impressed Mr. Wang Kai the most was that when he talked about a new Dongting song, Mr. Li said when describing how to play it, "Imagine the feeling of a fish swimming in a lake. It must be flexible and not too stiff."

After that, Mr. Wang Kai's feelings towards the guzheng became more and more different. He believes that any musical instrument is a technology serving the music, and each technique should be used appropriately in the music and should be in line with the situation of the music. The teacher paid special attention to his basic skills, which laid a very important foundation for him to be admitted to the Conservatory of Music.

Guzheng in the eyes of teacher Wang Kai

Teacher Wang Kai said that in his eyes, the guzheng is a particularly easy-to-learn musical instrument. There is no age limit, and there is no need for any foundation. As long as you put in effort and practice diligently, you can learn it well.

Guzheng made him feel more emotional. Playing when he is unhappy, the guzheng can make him feel more soothed. The composer's state of mind and intention when composing a piece can also be expressed in the guzheng, which cultivates his self-confidence and makes him more confident.

When I went to play the music again, after my own practice, I became very proficient in playing the music, and when I played this music in the artistic conception, I had a special sense of accomplishment.

In addition to guzheng, there are also piano and Chinese painting

In addition to playing the guzheng, Mr. Wang Kai also plays the piano.

The piano can help me a lot when I play the guzheng later. The music created in modern times will be added to the piano to make the music more layered and better.

In addition, he will also go to painting Chinese painting. In the process of painting, some thick ink and color are actually reflected in the music. The weight of the pen is different, and the effect is different. Just like playing the piano, the same technique, in the process of playing, the feeling of weight is different.

Guzheng is not just for girls

In the eyes of many people, the guzheng is an exclusive musical instrument for girls, but Mr. Wang Kai does not think so.

He said that when he was learning the guzheng when he was a child, he had no male companions by his side. Many parents feel that guzheng is exclusively for girls, but in fact, boys also have great advantages in learning guzheng. When playing some powerful tunes, the strength of boys can be used very well. Now, under the promotion of many young guzheng players, more and more boys are also beginning to learn guzheng. There are also many male guzheng teachers who are both performers and educators. For example: Wang Zhongshan, Liu Le, Ren Zhouyang, Wang Shuai and other teachers.

Message from Teacher Wang Kai

"As a male teacher, I may be stricter in class; but after class, I am also a very lively person who is easy to mingle with others. Now I also teach some male students to learn guzheng. They are more active and lively, But after a period of practice, I can calm down, and I can handle the strength of playing the piano very well.

In guzheng playing, boys and girls have their own advantages. There is no gender distinction in any instrument, and anyone can play it well if they want to learn it. "