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Chapter 622 To the Next Round

That day, Rachel found a piece of music in the orchestra that was perfect for the "love" theme. She remembered the melody, and with just a slight modification, it could be used as her entry for the competition. At that moment, Rachel felt incredibly lucky.

The piece was already quite popular, and if it was put to an online vote, Rachel believed she would at least earn a special

award.

Because not long ago, Meryl had posted the melody on Twitter, which was then shared by cellist Casey.

It was then that Rachel realized the piece she had found in the orchestra was actually composed by Meryl.

To her surprise, Meryl was so talented, and Rachel was consumed with jealousy. So, Rachel created a fake online

account, claiming to be the original composer, and conveniently attached the original manuscript as proof.

This caused a huge uproar online, and the gossip quickly spreac throughout the orchestra.

Now, Twitter and the entire orchestra were buzzing with accusations that Meryl had plagiarized. lo the Next Round

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Rachel had already heard that the orchestra management had begun investigating the plagiarism claims.

The music industry had a zero-tolerance policy for plagiarism. If Meryl was found guilty, she would be kicked out of the orchestra.

Since Rachel had the manuscript, she wasn't worried about being exposed.

She thought, "With the manuscript, I'm the original composer. No one would suspect that I found it in the orchestra.

So what if Meryl is Harvey's pupil?

Once the plagiarism scandal exploded, Mr. Herty will surely distance himself from Meryl to protect his reputation.

By then, Meryl will have no future in the music world and may even be permanently banned."

A sly smile curved on Rachel's lips.

With the submission deadline for the composition approaching, Rachel was preparing to make a few tweaks to the melody and submit it for the competition.

The melody was beautiful, and the competition required participants to compose within 48 hours. Using an existing piece was risky, but Rachel was willing to take the chance. She figured that with her minor changes, no one would be able

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if they

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mind, Rachel quickly, transcribed the melody and began

finished, and she handed

glanced at it and immediately showed a look of admiration. "Nice! This melody would sound great with both the cello and the violin! Both instruments bring something unique to it." The two of them converted the sheet music into an electronic version and submitted the work,

had already submitted their entries before the 48

one of

had been stuck in her room for two whole days, feeling like she couldn't stretch her limbs properly. With six months of pregnancy, she just wanted

her belly had begun to show, though her slim figure and loose clothing

judges were busy reviewing the music, and

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hours to get

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in the venue, but Meryl walked out of the

to a nearby restaurant across from the venue and ordered two dishes, eating

all, she had already submitted her piece,

around mealtime, and there were several universities

locked in that room for two days, away from the

scoring for the compositions

In the first round, the judges would score, discarding the highest and lowest scores and then calculating the

on to the second round to compete for the top

perform the full version of their piece with their chosen

and Casey were among the

Ca

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compositions, the judges were starting to

49, a relatively late number

their piece was played, and Rachel was extremely nervous, carefully watching

ten seconds, it had little hope of

also started to feel nervous. "The current tenth place is 80 points. If we can score higher than 80, we'll make it to the next

speaking, the score for their

got 85 points. Rachel and Christine had

a sigh of relief, but she knew the real challenge was still ahead. Chapter 622 To the

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said to Rachel, "Hurry and go change into your performance dress. We're up next!" Rachel wasn't in a hurry.

moment."

announced yet, and Rachel wanted to hear their

Meryl returned to the venue and

feel the baby moving a bit, and

were kept secret, with only the first 30 seconds available for listening. Rachel noticed that as soon as the melody ended, the judges wore expressions that clearly showed they were craving

a strong sense of foreboding. She thought this composition was even better than all the