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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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And even if they

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quickly, transcribed

arrangement was finished, and she handed the sheet music

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

fact, some contestants had already submitted their entries before the

was one

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

figure and loose

the music, and

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hours to get the

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venue, but Meryl walked out of the

across from the venue

had already submitted her piece, and no one said she couldn't

mealtime, and there were several universities nearby. The wait for the food

had been locked in that room for two days, away from the sunlight, so now, basking

for the compositions was progressing

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

to the second round to compete

perform the full version of their piece with their chosen instrument, and the audience

Casey were

Ca

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judges were starting to experience some auditory

number 49, a relatively late

was extremely nervous, carefully watching

the judges. Rachel noticed a pattern-if a piece didn't catch the judges' attention within the first ten seconds, it had little hope of making it to the next round. The 30-second version of their composition quickly finished, and the judges whispered among themselves, though it wasn't clear what they were

If we can score higher than 80, we'll

as she finished speaking, the score for their piece appeared

85 points. Rachel and Christine

she knew the real challenge was

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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. "You

moment."

yet, and Rachel wanted to hear

meal, Meryl returned to the venue and sat

a bit, and she gently rubbed

all contestants' pieces were kept secret, with only the first 30 seconds available for listening. Rachel noticed that as soon as the melody ended, the

thought this composition was even