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Band Director : Mr. Alvin Seville
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Mr. Alvin Seville is an accomplished band conductor. Under the guidance of Mr. Alvin and his team of tutors, junior colleges such as Catholic Junior College and Anderson Junior College had attained Gold with Honours. He also conducts Clementi Town Secondary School and Anglo-Chinese Junior College.

Assistant Band Director : Mr. Meroy Heng

Teachers I/C : Mrs. Caren Lai, Ms. Cynthia Lim, Ms. Hu Xiao Lei, Mr. Sem Kai Peng.

The 2010 - 2011 Committee
Drum Major : Evian Lim [Flute]
Band Major(Admin): Firdaus Firlany [Percussion]
Band Major (Music): Ong Rui Ti [Euphonium]
Secretary & Treasurer : Pang Hui Xia [Bassoon]
Librarians : Leong She Teng [Percussion], Elise Eng [Saxophone], Janet Christiany [Trumpet]
Quartermasters : Kenneth Koh [Trombone], Timothy Lim [Saxophone], Min Thant Ko [String Bass]
Recruiting Officers : Iris Goh [Saxophone], Daryl Koh [Clarinet]
Uniform I/C: Yang Jing Ting [Flute]

Y

The 2009 - 2010 Committee
Drum Major : Chua Xing Zhi [Percussion]
Band Major : Gina Goh [Saxophone]
Secretary & Treasurer : Eng Shi Ming [Oboe]
Student Conductor : Muhd Khidhir [Saxophone], Ong Rui Ti [Euphonium]
Librarians : Muhd Khidhir [Saxophone], Ong Rui Ti [Euphonium], Kenneth Koh [Trombone]
Quartermasters : Wang Yu Jian [F. Horn], Firdaus Firlany [Percussion], Tan Whenn [Percussion]
Recruiting Officers : Evian Lim [Flute]

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The 2008 - 2009 Committee
Drum Major : Daniel Palit [Tuba]
Band Major : Goh LingChao [F. Horn]
Concert Master: Rayner Khoo [Clarinet]
Secretary & Treasurer : Carissa So [Flute]
Librarians : Michelle Low [Flute], Julia Lo [Clarinet]
Quartermasters : Darryl Tan [Trumpet], Chua XingZhi [Percussion]

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The 2007 - 2008 Committee
Drum Major : Elias Arun [Saxophone]
Band major : Eugene Ko [Saxophone]
Secretary & Treasurer : Dew Yang [Clarinet]
Librarians : Loo YuhYan [Clarinet], Tan LiangZhu [Clarinet]
Quartermasters : Jacob Alvarez [Percussion], Daniel Palit [Tuba]

Y

The 2006 - 2007 Committee
Drum Major : Joseph Tan [Tuba]
Band Major : Loy SinYi [Saxophone]
Secretary : Justina Ruan [F. Horn]
Librarians : Huang GuiYu [Saxophone], Kandace Lim [Flute]
Quartermasters : Rikisenia Lukita [Trombone], Cheng YouQin [Percussion]

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Our Records

SYF 1986 - Silver
SYF 1987 - Silver
SYF 1988 - Bronze
SYF 1990 - Silver
SYF 1995 - Bronze
SYF 1997 - Bronze
SYF 1999 - Bronze
SYF 2001 - Bronze
SYF 2003 - COP
SYF 2005 - Silver!!
SYF 2007 - Bronze
SYF 2009 - Bronze
SIBF 2010 - Gold
WBF 2010 - Silver
SYF 2011 - Silver

band is ♥ loved !

Pls click the blue names for their blogs :D

Flute
Evian(SL). Chin Rong. Denise. Jing Ting. Shernice. Li Min. Yoko. Wei Jie.

Oboe
James. Jin Sheng. Leariza.

Clarinet
Hwee Yee. Qian Nee(SL). Haris. Daryl(aSL). Gloria. Victor. Krystal. Deborah. Dorothy. Winston Tan. Marcus.

Saxophone
Elise. Iris. Timothy(SL). Yew Woei. Jing Yu. Jeremy. Josiah. Max.

Bassoon
Hui Xia(SL). Dylan.

French Horn
Evan(SL). Joey. Kai Siew. Bryan. Dewina. Winnie.

Trumpet
Khidhir(SL). Deston. Janet. Jasmine. Afiq. Mark Ryan. Nicky.

Trombone
Kenneth(SL). Ada. Sheng Hung. Gopin. Guang Ming.

Euphonium
Rui Ti(SL). Benjamin. Shen Yun. Matthew.

Tuba
Bai Yang(SL). Winston. Nivash. Vincent.

Double Bass
Min.

Percussion
Firdaus. Cherylin(SL). She Teng. Bjorn. Nixon. Zi Wei.

Pls click the blue names for their blogs :D

Batch of 2004 and earlier
Abrey. Xinni. Jasmine C. Farah. Shuli. Sadhana.
Samuel. Joan. Xinyun. Jones. Weizhen. Marcus.
Willian. Nick. Cynthia Lim.

Batch of 2005
Kokwey(DM). Claudia. Shirley. Kanin. Yiyang. Zoe.
Wilfred. Jasmine(BM). Shirmain. Phyllis.

Batch of 2006
Jolene. Tingyu. Debbie Hoon. Samantha. Yenfenn.
Rebecca. Weixiang. Stella Seet. Zhihui. Sylvia.
Huikoon. Joel(DM). John. Melissa. Debbie Foo(BM). Wenqi. Stella Lim.

Batch of 2007
Kandace. Yongshan. Denise. Wanzhen. Sinyi(BM).
Guiyu. Justina. Lynn.Wanxian. Janelle. Siewhui. Eehui. Riki. Peirong. Gladys Goh. Joseph(DM).
Minghui. Benjamin. Lipkai. Youqin. Gary.

Batch of 2008
Shimin. Wengsun. Dew. Huiqing. Liangzhu.
Yuhyan. Elias(DM). Eugene(BM). Sherri. Sixuan. Felicia. Adeline. Jiajun. Jacob. Christopher.

Batch of 2009
Carissa. Karmen. Rayner. Olivia. Wen Long. Ling Chao. (BM)
Darryl. Wei Chen. Han Qiang. Alissa.
Jun Hou. Kang Ren. Daniel Palit (DM).

Batch of 2010
Michelle. Shi Ming. Carol. Xue Ting. Gina (BM). Qian Yu. Adelin. Yu Jian. Xing Zhi (DM). Gilbert.

if any of the seniors' names had been put into the wrong year, please tell Firdaus Firlany and he'll make the neccessary changes.
thanks!

Music

eMusicTheory
Music Theory Videos
Music Reading for Beginners
Music Theory in Flash
Simplified Music Theory
Ear Trainer
Band For Beginners
Circle of Fifths
Transposing Chart
SightReading Practice
Music Translator

Blogs

clarinets.
flutes/oboes.
saxophones/bassoons.

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Thursday, September 24, 2009

ALL THE BEST FOR YOUR EOY EXAMS!

"You don't need luck when you've got skill, so good skill!" - Miss Angela McNoe.

Cheers and WORK HARD!

Exam Fever~
- The Committee.

(P.S: PIRATES IS STILL SO DAMN ADDICTING OMG)

10:48 PM
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Hi juniors!

It's great to see the band growing this year. Watching you last saturday made me proud,not because of the sound quality, but because of the sheer hardwork that you have put in for the last month to showcase these simple,yet enjoyable pieces.

Good to have all the sec1s well integrated into the band now. I am definitely looking forward to future performances of the band.

To my Exco juniors,continue to lead the band well and all your hardwork will pay off.
I do apologize for not briefing you guys before stepping down. It must have been scary for you guys to straight away take charge of a young band. I think you guys have down exceptionally well.

That's all from me for now. I'll catch up with you guys in band practices and band farewell :)

Your ex-DM,
Daniel

3:18 PM
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Sunday, September 20, 2009

Hey guys,

Great job on the performance yesterday! We managed to impress the audience although we only had like 1 month to prepare. We managed to pull through.

I hope all of you have learnt that in a performance, we have to persevere through all obstacles, like the rain, the small lorry, etc. That didn't hinder us from performing in the end. This is the right spirit that we should have. (:

Also, the band has showed lots of teamwork in helping one another in the preparation of the event, like holding scores, stands, and helping to move heavy percussion instruments. We would not have made if not for all of you who had helped us carried and bring the instruments to and fro. (:

Of course, all in all, this performance has brought the band closer, from different levels and different sections. And that is the true glory we get from performances.

We hope all of you have enjoyed yourself on the day and has learnt something from it.
We are one family. We are the PHS Symphonic Band family. (:

So for now, remember to work hard for your exams! We will see each other once again when band resumes after the EOY. All the best!

P.S : A video of our performances will be up soooon. So stay tune.

We made MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE possible!
- The Committee.

1:07 PM
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Friday, September 18, 2009

Dear Band,

Just a reminder.

- Report at 12pm SHARP tomorrow in school.
- Bring at least 3dollars for dinner.
- Bring at least 4 clothespegs/ clips for each file tomorrow.
- Attire: Band T-shirt (Pure Black Polo T-shirt for those without band T-shirt)
School bottoms
School shoes
- Bring your waterbottles. We don't want you all to get dehydrated!

Lastly, remember to bring yourself and also your passion for music! Enjoy yourselves tomorrow! :D

The Committee.

9:06 PM
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Saturday, September 12, 2009

Hello guys! :D

We've added more links and resources under the LINK column on the left. Go go go and check it out!

On a lighter note, band starts @ 1430hrs on Wednesday, not 1500. :D

And for those of you who are here for the first time,
WELCOME TO PHSBAND BLOG. :D

Stay (in) tuned! (:
- The Committee

(p.s: Pirates of the Caribbean is bloody addictive!)

9:22 PM
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Thursday, September 10, 2009

Hello band! :D

Have you ever wondered why your instruments cost like $8923341234213? (ok this abit kua zhang but you get my point). It's because of the craftsmanship involved! An instrument is not like phones where they can mass produce. Each instrument have its own special characteristics. So now you know why we keep asking you to take care of your instruments.

So the following videos are from the show on Discovery Channel called, How It's Made. The following are the musical instruments that were on the show.

So sit back and enjoy! :D

How It's Made - Flutes!

How It's Made - Trumpets!

How It's Made - Trombones!

How It's Made - Conga!

How It's Made - Cymbals!

That's about all. (: If you are free, you should watch the documentary because it's really interesting to know how things such as cheese and tofu and bubblegum are made.

Haha, hope you guys had enjoyed the videos.

See you around! *waves*

Do The Mambo!
- The Committee.

11:29 PM
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Sunday, September 06, 2009

Hello band members!

This is a reminder;

Band practices are on :

Wednesday - 9 Sept : 2pm - 5.30pm
Thursday - 10 Sept : 10am - 4.30pm
Saturday - 12 Sept : 9am - 12.30pm

Members are reminded that the reporting time for Wednesday's practice is 2pm. Band rules still apply, which means if you are coming late, a letter or a note from the respective authorities are to be written.

Ms Zhang has reinforce that although it is the school holidays, you are to wear half uniform, which means PE + School bottoms and Band tee (or black tee) + School bottoms (compulsory on Saturdays).

We have only 6 more practices before the performance on Saturday, 19 Sept. So please stay healthy and come for band with the right attitude.

If you guys are facing any unhappiness or problems in band, do not hesitate to talk to an ExCo member. We are one band. All of us should be happy.

Regards,
- The Committee.

9:05 PM
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