The eastern skyline has just revealed the white of the fish's belly, the golden sun shines into the camp, and an impassioned national anthem is played.
I saw that all the officers and men were solemn and solemn, and their eyes slowly moved with the rising five-star red flag. After the song stopped, The fourth-level sergeant major Cao Dawei closed his eyes and slowly breathed a sigh of relief, "Playing military music for the flag-raising ceremony, this feels doubly refreshing!" ”
When I first saw Cao Dawei, he was leaning on the stone pillar next to the flower bed and playing the saxophone mercilessly. "Music relaxes my body and mind, and in the world of music, I can find the feeling of youthful excitement." Putting down the saxophone, Cao Dawei still said with unfinished thoughts. His dark face was always filled with a happy smile. If it weren't for the two "rough turns" on the collar, it would always make people feel like he didn't look like a veteran. He is so full of vitality, sunshine, vitality.
Cao Dawei's position was combat squad leader, serving as a soldier for 13 years and playing military music amateur for 12 years. When he first learned military music, he was a bit bumpy, like a bittersweet affair of a dark horse counterattack.
When the recruits were just out of the company, the amateur military band of Cao Dawei's unit assigned instruments, and he was assigned to the saxophone. Clutching the saxophone in his hand, he couldn't mention how happy he was. Immediately, blowing with his mouth, Sachs immediately let out a "whimpering" sound that made his heart as sweet as honey.
However, the good times did not last long. The military band began to organize military music training, and the members of the team will be selected according to the performance level of the recruits. Cao Dawei, who knew nothing about military music, began to feel uneasy in his heart. Recalling the scene at that time, Cao Dawei summed it up in 4 words, "There is no bottom in my heart!" ”
The amateur military band had a full staff of 45 men, and the recruit company was far more than that number. This means that if Cao Dawei does not learn saxophone well, he may not be related to the military band.
"Say whatever you want to be part of the military band." Hearing the veterans talk about the glorious history of the military band that has played for the older generation of revolutionaries, Cao Dawei's heart in the march band is even more determined.
"He has a poor grasp of the rhythm." This is what the old squad leader said about him. A sonorous and beautiful song, after he blows it, it becomes a whimpering sound, mixed with a harsh "broken" sound. Seeing some comrades-in-arms with earplugs and tissue balls, their faces showing the color of pain, Cao Dawei immediately blushed.
"If you don't have diamonds, you still have to work on porcelain, and I still don't believe it." In this way, in the midst of the cheers of the crowd, he began the road of counterattack.
Others practice for 10 minutes, he practices for half an hour, others rest he works overtime, practicing mouth type, finding pitch, and memorizing scores. The fingers were inflexible, he drew buttons on the stick himself, and practiced finger coordination in a serious way; the lung capacity was not enough, so he went to run five kilometers... Everything that worked was done. Over time, I have worn out my lips during training, I still compare the keys of the instrument before going to bed, and I still hum the score endlessly when I sleep... The comrades-in-arms mentioned Cao Dawei's "road of philharmonic music", and their eyes were full of admiration.
Kung Fu pays off. Cao Dawei can finally play the song intermittently. With the first song, there is a second, a third... Today, he is already a big name in the military band, and most of the members of the military band are soldiers he brought. The military band changes from generation to generation, and the melody of the military song is always transmitted, which is the soul of the military band and the unchangeable original intention of the military band.
(Photo: Zhang Sanxing)
Voice
Feel happy in the music
■ Cao Dawei
In addition to the intense duty training, playing the saxophone gave me an emotional outlet and suggested that my comrades might wish to develop their own hobbies. Don't be afraid when encountering difficulties, believe that things are man-made, only can not think, there is nothing that can not be done.
