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Hi guys , finally schl has re-opened & CCA Fair is coming up ! As you all know , this year's Sec 1 isnt much. So we have to work doubly hard during our performance for CCA Fair . :) Hope you guys have been practising your pieces. Let's do our part & work hard together to recruit more juniors this year ! So nxt year , the juniors can teach , while we slack ! Just kidding . :X

Hey guys,
We need some people to do the banners and flyers!
It has to be done in january!!
So if you can come , please meet us at !choir room! at about 12 or later than that ( but don't be too late ) to about 4pm on Wednesday.
But first , tag at the tagboard so that to know who is coming :).

Let's do it as one band ! .

-Wj &D -

Hey guys, this is my last post (I guess),

Thank you for all the good times we had in band together, and all the nice memories you have left me with till today.

I hope you guys will continue to work as hard as you are now, and strive to be the best band ever!

I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT, THE TEACHERS KNOW YOU CAN DO IT, so now its all up to you to make your mark on the band scene in Singapore.

Who knows, one day, you might even become a famous band known worldwide for your great music.

Remember to always stay true to your passion, playing beautiful music, and be the best that you can be, no matter what instrument you play.

Although at times band practices may be frustrating and sometimes even boring, just do it!

Don't give up on band, and don't ever ever give up on yourself!

"When the going gets tough, the tough get going."

ALL THE BEST!

-nurul

I have 1 request to make:

I NEED A REPLACEMENT!
ANYONE WHO WISHES TO REPLACE MY POSITION AS BLOGGER FOR OUR BAND BLOG
(so glam! :D), PLEASE REPLY ON THE TAGBOARD ON THE LEFT AND LEAVE YOUR EMAIL/MSN AS WELL!
I SHALL RESPOND TO YOUR EMAIL/MSN WHETHER YOU ARE CHOSEN OR NOT.
HURRY UP AND REPLY!
NOW!

Stop staring at this notice, and get on the tagboard now!
:P

Hey guys, this is Nurul, your ex-senior/ex-band major. Long time no see...

I've not been to band practices and I don't think I can anymore, because I have my O levels due in about 5-6 weeks' time... I wish I could see you guys again sometime soon, maybe join in for band practices when I'm free.

I heard about your concert, the Junior Band Festival concert you guys performed for, sorry firstly that I wasn't there to support you guys at the concert (nobody reminded me of the concert..!) but I heard some good reviews of it. Keep it up guys, I know you can do it!

Soon I'll have to hand over this blog to someone else who is responsible enough to update everyone about happenings and practices in band... I do feel sad because I have to leave soon, but I hope to come back and see you guys again. When I do come into the band room, I hope what I'll see is a band thats dedicated to making great music together, alright?

Till then, I wish you all the best my fellow bandsmen, and enjoy the music!

Hi to all juniors,

Its been a loooong time since I last posted anything up on this blog. Its almost dead. :P

Here's a video I'd like you to listen to closely.

This is a video of 'The Tempest' by Robert W. Smith (the piece that we're preparing currently).



The 'Superheroes R Us' song can be listened to at this website: http://www.alfred-music.com/product_info.php?products_id=5548

Click on 'Listen with Flash' to listen to 'Superheroes R Us'.

Hope it helps you in playing these 2 pieces. :)
Good luck.

Mr Koh has been telling (lecturing actually) all of you about learning to be independent and seaching for good musicians to listen to, whether its on Youtube, Imeem.com, etc.

Actually, all he wants is for you guys to get a good idea of how a good musician sounds like. Its just like a person trying to drive an F1 car. He needs to get the feel of how the seat feels like, how the engines work, how fast the car can go. Only then he can advance to be a pro driver. That's how musicians work. We need to understand our instrument, how it works, how it should sound like, how advance you can be at playing this instrument, where you are now in the process of mastering the art of music-making.

Music making needs a lot of patience and passion, these 2 Ps are very important. Take time to also practise: for brass players, you guys can buzz songs you have learnt on your mouthpiece, for the woodwinds, you should learn the fingerings and practise them everyday, in the band room, at recess time, in the bus, and even in the toilet when you're bathing.

Being an independent learner and an independent musician is crucial to being a very very very very good player. Mr Koh practises for hours everyday (he said so), and look how advanced in playing the trombone he is now! Everyone in the band has a great amount of potential, but potential is NOTHING unless you shape it into something you can be proud of, like being able to play with the nicest tone, etc.

So go and practise and please remember to check out good musicians on Youtube!

I'm even providing you the link okayy >> www.youtube.com !

-nurul!