Hey people!!
Here's the updates for practices.

There will be practice on Saturday 2/7/08 from 9-11. After tht, u guys can go do stunts in common test.hahaha jkjk!

I can't seem to upload Danse Diabolique into this blog grrrr!!! Try to get from ur SLs by this Sat can? In the meantime,continue to perspire over this utterly confusing piece which I seemed to get addicted to...hahaha(I'm sure some of u oso addicted to this piece rite?)

Thats all from me..bye


-Daniel

8:58 PM
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Sup folks,
The added rehearsals these days are killing me, and if anyone noticed i've been sick for a few days, always leaving early, so sorry if no sound from trumpets. Anyway guys those who nv pon the rehearsals these few days, i really commend u for yr patience and willingness to stay, becuz its as stupid meaningless boring and tiring as hell.
Ahh...POP. Lol it ended much much faster den i thought, such a redundant event...make us all wake up so early, and it seems all they needed was only the bass and snare drum. Well lingchao said we did well, fairly well...ok la not bad, even if we played like the london symphony or whatsoever great bands nobody would appreciate as well. So personally i wouldnt mind if we played like COP standard...Its just a meaningless POP.
And also when i ''ponned'' the practice on friday, i heard elias went crazy. As the previous president, evitably it would be pek chek to see that the band isnt becoming up to standard, and i duno what u all did la dat make him crazy. But to me, he alrdy looks crazy to me, like eg his hair and the way he talk...Anyway the main point is, playtime's over its time to rock and roll when...

*Mr Tan arrives with our comp. piece*

Hell just broke loose. Ladies and gentlemen, you have jus witnessed what is expected from us. The notes alone are already hard, and with the incredible tempo. It jus seemed like a dream, mr tan must be joking huh...and the dream became more real when daniel ass became itchy and he decided to scare us more by playing the song. The bar90 part was like crazily fast, doesnt seemed like human beings played it.

I believe many of us went ''OH DEAR....." I personally stared at my score in disbelief for like 1min, it was far from what i thought was some relaxing song. Its so damn unfair, why trumpet parts so hard!!! but TUBA score so empty!!! So Daniel better do a great great job to lessen the burden...oh dear how are we going to play this...I even took glances at clarinet scores, 1st trombone scores and its aint easy at all.

On the bright side, it must be we have potential dat mr tan decided to choose this crazy song for us. I believe he has a reason tho i seriously duno what the reason is. But trust me, we gotta put in 2 to 3 times more hard work den we did in the previous sectionals, cuz this is serious shit, as in seriously hard, and u heard for yrself the actual speed. Let jus strive towards half the actual tempo for now.

This is so different from the SYF piece we played last year...if joseph's batch was here to witness these i swear they would go..omfgwtfbbq!#@#$!

Anyway, those who god damn sign out your instrument, kindly sign in back. And those who never even sign out before taking home yr instrument, please sign out first , im jus a cupboard away. Thanks for yr cooperation


Darryl

7:03 PM
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Hey people!!

POP's tomorrow!!!

Hope u guys are prepared for tmr. I know this is a screwed up performance but no matter, we should be playing wif our heart,mind and soul.(Oh crap!!I sound lyk a teacher)

For those who weren't in sch for today's practice,let me enlightened u on wad happened. Elias was pissed off cos the band stopped playing halfway through High School Cadets during the march-past. and he got every reason to do so mainly because his baton was still moving. As u all know, the baton signifies a control that someone possesses over how the band play.

Sometimes we all haf to learn the hard way..all we can do is suck up the punishment. Hope to see u guys improve on ur profesionalism.

POP performance etiquette


WHISPERing is okay....TALKing loudly is not

Whatever happens,follow the conductor and the baton!!

Maintain upright posture when playing the pieces

Play wif pride and joy!!


and there's no such thing as going home early because u guys can play already. Let me tell u exactly why we ask u to keep quiet during combined rehearsals. Its mainly for letting u hear the strength of other sections..so at least u guys know how loud u need to play to blend. From what I'm seeing, u guys are not one band yet. hope tht by next SYF we will unite as a band.


Okay, for tmr please come in half-u then later change. Pls meet in the band rm by 7.ooam sharp
U guys need these for tmr:
-White long-sleeved shirt
-Band Vest
-School Tie
-Band pants/skirt
-Black court shoes
-Black socks
-A pair of fresh clothes for band prac ltr on

After POP, there will be lunch provided by the school. Pls be back in band room by 12.45pm. Thanks!!!


-Daniel

7:42 PM
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Wassup folks,

As you guys know the schedule is sorta tight these days from daniel's previous post i didnt even know there was official/unofficial practices almost everyday. I know some of you all are either getting sian or sian or more sian playing songs u may not like, even me included or even some parts which may be too hard at the moment. But practice makes perfect. Every pro player dont become pro naturally, the hard work they put in is not visible. SO so so...im just turning one big round to tell u guys...PRACTICE makes perfect, cuz u suffer early, u enjoy the rest of the time playing yr instrument when u got good tone and stuff being able to play all the nice songs, then u can go round saying ''wassup man i can play well'' or else we jus gonna get looked down by other ccas. Currently, CO is striving for gold or silver which looks sorta possible n guzheng no nid say they get gold once and i think they can do so again. Choir i aint too sure what they aiming for but they also like quite enthu but at least we should get a silver eh...so hope all of u people more automatic and do whats right and slack less practice more, or at least practice den slack, slacking is inevitable but please know the limits. I really dont wana imagine a COP and if u all duno, our conductor Mr Tan is some big shot guy and having him to help our band is really an honour so we should really put effort and show him as i can see he super patient and a joker now but trust me if u cock up near SYF period u'll get shit from him i gurantee.

Hope this inspires you, i look at this whenever i cant play or feel lazy, you can do so too.

So maybe i go around taking photos of people slacking hopefully i dun take any photos of ppl playing around, or daniel will deal with you even tho i duno wat he plans to do, i'll jus watch. And if anyone has an grievences or unsatisfactory thoughts regarding how the band does things or what feel free to drop a comment or find us to voice out ur views. We will try to give in to yr reasonable request so long its not nonsense like "can the school gimme free instrument" or "my father is the president u better not force me to practice " Lets make the band a better and happier place.

So heres a song to dedicate to you all, Blue ridge saga, a nice song we might be playing in future for practicing purposes.

Good luck for POP....wonder how we will sound...

Darryl here

8:16 PM
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hey peeps!


Here are the practices and events for the week. This gna be a busy week so please keep up to date.


Monday 21/07/08-Unofficial practice(buddy system) @2.30-5
Tuesday 22/07/08-Unofficial practice(buddy system)- only saxophone required to come but the rest are welcomed.
Wednesday 23/07/08- Band practice @ 3.00-5.30
Thursday 24/07/08- POP rehearsal with UG @ 3.00-6.oo
Friday 25/07/08- Band Practice @ 2.30-5.00
Saturday 26/07/08-POP!!(report to band rm at 7.00am sharp)
P.S Don't forget to bring Band uniform!!
Sec 1s need to come for all practices(including the newbies). Hopefully, this will help them know the band better.

One more thing,
I need the EDUSAVE and CONSENT FORMS people!!!!

I dun wan to keep chasing after u guys,okay?
besides that, I have opened this blog to the rest of the exco.
I seriously can't let everyone post here cos u guys gna flood the place,sorry.
So, it won't be just me from now on....even your QM Darryl has suggested to take photos of ppl who slack in pract. and post here...
hmmm,its gna be interesting...hahaha


-Daniel

9:45 PM
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hey guys,

Discipline



I'm really disappointed by the way u ppl conducted yourselves today. Didn't Elias tell u before that nobody is supposed to be chit-chatting away while a student conductor, instructor or teacher I/C is in front. U guys clearly showed Ms Tan today that u guys haven't been taught simple manners. At least show some respect to her because she is there doing the whole band a favour by teaching us.






I know that her teaching style is different from Mr Tan's way. That doesn't mean u can do your own thing. What u guys did left a bad impression. I expect better things from u guys next time we have any guest conductor coming in to teach us.


Rule#1 No bandsmen is allowed to have private conversations(that includes sms-ing) while a conductor is teaching .

Rule#2 Every member is required to have a writing tool(pencil) during combined practices.

Rule#3 Whether u like a song or not, I expect every bandsmen to play his or her guts and heart out 100%! No more,no less...


Failure to follow these simple rules will result in more punishments


Practice Schedule
U have to blame the UGs for making me increase practices. They informed me late..


Friday 18/7/08 2.30pm-5pm(only those involved in POP)
Wednesday 24/7/08 3pm-5.30pm(everyone)
Thursday 25/7/08 TBC( POP ppl)
Friday 26/7/08 2.30-5pm(POP ppl)
Saturday 27/7/08 Actual POP( 7.ooam-10.30am)


Have fun practising!! lol..i dunno why it's fun either..
Well, u guys have to get used to this because this is how the schedule gna look like before SYF comes knocking.
Okay enough from me,
Bye.



your Drum Major,
-Daniel

8:36 PM
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Hey ppl!!

I think u'all will agree with me that today was freaking boring. Unless u come from a communist country, then u wouldn't have played St Petersburg March. No wonder I saw u guys practising other pieces.



I know the "pain" and "horror" u guys experience when playing such pieces lah but please don't stop practising just for that reason. Every band has to go through this experience if they want to improve musically. This is the perfect example of being out of our "Comfort Zone".




Pls dun give the heck care look and forget it okay? U stare back at the score, The score stare back at u. In the end,nth gets done. Next practice I want to see improvement. As a punishment, I will not hesitate to give 40 pumpings to those who slack.




Oh ya!! one more thing,
rmb Edusave Forms are due by next practice, Wed 16 July 2008.
those wif no edusave, I feel for u cos I don't have edusave myself. Pls bring $120 cash. After all, its not your money that you're losing right?



-Daniel

11:02 PM
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Hello band members,

Pls ignore previous post. The practice for POP will probably start only on 10th July 2008.
For now, pls continue to practise Carmen Fantasy. About that, hmmm!! I know that some ppl find it damnn boring and useless but the piece is not that bad if we combine. Please resist the temptation to slack!!! I expect everyone who has the piece to be able to play the first page by next next saturday!
If we can master this piece only then mr Tan will give us other shiok pieces to play. Dance Diabolique is still our main SYF piece. The Merry Widow and Carmen Fantasy is our reserves.
So, I expect everyone to not be having chit-chat session during sectionals. SLs will be held responsible for their section's behaviour during practices,and of course that section kanna punish lah...no need to ask orh??
Next practice is this Saturday @9-11am
See ya!!


-Daniel

9:08 PM
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hey ppl!!!

this is my first post as pres. I congratulate those who did make it to the new exco.Hope that we can work well together and achieve greater results next SYF.

For those who tried and failed, I just want to say that u guys are also very important to the band. Doesn't mean that u r not in the exco u cannot make a difference to band. Our band is a small band and if one of u guys leave ,it will be a huge blow to us.


Anyway, here's our next project.
POP!!!
Probable song list:
-High School Cadets
-Majulah Singapura
-School Song
-Under the Flag of Glory Ceremonial March
-TBC


Practise for POP will probably start next Thursday @3.30pm. Pls dun forget to be fully warmed up before we start practise.Thanks!!




-Daniel

7:25 PM
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