Hey all, for those who still view this blog,

Singapore Foochow Association Chinese Orchestra Open House 2010

We are having our first Open House after our orchestra’s reformation. Our orchestra is honoured to have Lam Yan Sing as our advisor, Mr Wong Chee Kong as conductor/suona and percussion instructor. Mr See Seow Peng, Mr Adrian Wee, Mr Chua Yew Kok and Mr Lee Hou Koon Kenneth are our instructor for Winds, strings, pluck strings and cello/bass respectively.

The main intention of the Open House is to clear the doubts of members in order to bring the orchestra to greater heights. Secondly, it provides a platform for existing members and new comers to bond. Last but not least, it allows music lovers to know more about the orchestra. Our current members are students, NS men, young personnel and professionals.

Venue: Singapore Foochow Building, Level 4, #04-01
Date/Time: 23th May 2010 (Sunday), 11a.m. to 2p.m.

Light Refreshments are provided)

2010新加坡福州会馆华乐团开放日

新加坡福州会馆华乐团在今年重组成功后，第一次通过开放日对外公布。在这次重组活动后本团的新指导团将由蓝营轩先生担任本团顾问， 黄志光先生担任指挥与唢呐及打击乐指导，另外还有徐小鹏先生、黄冠杰先生、蔡友帼先生和李濠君先生分别担任管乐、胡琴、弹拨乐与低音指导。

此开放日的主要目的是让集体团员了解本团的详细状况并且协助华乐团再创高峰。
其次是希望本团现有的团员能与新团员有更多互动以及招揽各界人士加入本团。
团员多数是在籍学生，国民服役青年，在职青年及专业人士。
希望有意人士能前来参与这项活动了解更多详情。

地点:新加坡福州大厦，四楼　#04-01
日期/时间: 2010年5月23日（星期天），11a.m. 至 2p.m.

(本团将会提供茶点)

Long time after our graduation. I may go back on Monday to see how the CO is going. I heard that it's quite messy and problematic. Hope all goes well. I hoped that I don't need to scold. Scolding hurts my lungs..Haha..

Chinese Orchestra Practises For Term 3, 2009

Date
-20/7/2009 (Mon)
-23/7/2009 (Thur)
-27/7/2009 (Mon)
-30/7/2009 (Thur)
-3/8/2009 (Mon)
-6/8/2009 (Thur)
-24/8/2009 (Mon)
-27/8/2009 (Thur)
-31/8/2009 (Mon)(TBC)
-3/9/2009 (Thur)

*No Practise – 10/8/2009(Scheduled School Holiday), 11-21/8/2009(Common Test)

• 20th July 2008
  
  Temperature taking
  - Please take your temperature 2 mins after reaching the CO room.
  - Sectional leaders please record the temperature and pass it to Jia Xuan.
  - Jia Xuan please record all the temperature on a fresh sheet of name list by 3pm.
  - I need all the temperature to be logged in by 3.05 pm, because I need to submit it to the General Office.
  
  Seating arrangement
  - There’s piece of seating arrangement that is pasted on the door. Please take a look at it and rearrange your seating arrangement according to that.
  - Sectional leader please assist in that because the change of seating arrangement shall not be entertained. This is for the purpose of contact tracing.
  - Your seating arrangement will be in this manner FOREVER!!! Please do not change your seating arrangement!!!!
  
  Schedule of practices
  - There is also a time schedule of practices that is pasted on the door. Please follow that and proceed to your respective sectional venue during the sectional practices.
  - Such precaution is done due to H1N1. So that we will minimise the contact together.
  - Practice on whatever songs that you have during that period of sectionals. The venues are also stated so please follow them. During sectionals, different sectional groups are not to have any close with each other.
  
  Others
  - Mrs Tan Woan Chyn and Ms Wong Ho Yan will be away for N level exam briefing today. So if there’s a need please look for Miss Hu Xiao Lei.

Abigail

hey people,
there won't be practices for the whole week. CO practices will resume on the following week. for those who were selected for the music camp thing, congrats!! and the practices are tough and late at night. but all the best!!!

PS. i won't be updating here much since it's hard to get into blogger these days, you whatever information will be passed by sms. otherwise, i will get someone to update the blog.

Abigail

hey people.

i have like bad news for you people. maybe good news for some.
- the performance at townsville primary school will be cancelled. this is an instruction by MOE. so that all movements between activities will be reduced to the minimum.
-there will be a thanksgiving and honours night performance on the 7 of August.
- this performance will last for only 5 minutes. we are only allowed to play 1 song. and sec 4s and 5s cannot take part in this performance.
- CO practices will stand down for the first week. further notice will be passed down through you sectional leaders.

Abigail

hiie all =) rmb to bring $ 19.20 ( $17.20 for CO tee & $2 for CO fund) on monday =)

-pikhueii

hey peoples, i'm finally here to update the blog.

okies... it's about the camp and stuff.

CO Camp
-19th June 2009
-11am to 3/4pm
- please report at 10.45am. (as usual since you people are so prone to being late)
-report directly to CO room (so that you can put your bags in there)
-attire: PE shirt/ Black shirt
School shorts (sorry ah FBTs not allowed, cuz teacher says so)
School Shoes or Sports shoes. (dun wear slippers!!!)
- Please settle your lunch before proceeding for the camp. (cuz not food will be provided, we are on low budget)
- Please bring an extra set of clothes. (unless you want to walk around the school or go home in wet clothes)

and lastly, you people need to go there and enjoy. although i'm not sure if it will be that fun. but dun complain if games are going to make you people disgusted.

Abigail

woots~!!midyear over le!!i guess the next important thing is CO OUTING!!and well, maybe we'll practice some songs for any performance we can get laa =) ohya, i'm thinking of doing a birthday list for CO ppl =) so leave a tag of ur birth date so that i can key in bahx=) its justa add more life to this blog :P

~pikhueii

yeahh the other pics just find loretta, zhu xiao le ba! :DD it will either be on facebook or her blog (:

love you people! <3

alright, alicia is being a little lazy to upload the rest of the photos she took with her camera.
so if any of you people want any photo(s), you can either:


go to her blog (link at the side) or nudge her on msn for the unedited ones :D

and just in case you don't have, here's her email : liciax_x@hotmail.com




:D

Looking the CO pic on the PHSCO blog..i can see the happiness in u guys.
True, CO has been through many ups and downs. my dear juniors esp u guys went thru the near collapse of phsco…due to shortage of funds. But I can see that majority of u guys nv give up..and tried to fight for it. Haha. I still rmb someone ( name shall not be disclosed to hide identity) write a letter to our then principal (Mrs Tan) to request not to close down cca..and then it raised the attention of the cca teacher in charge. That is only one small thing I can rmb. As a senior, I feel sad that I can’t do much for u guys…sometimes, I do wish that maybe if i were born a few yrs later, den I could have been ur peers and went thru this difficult times with u guys.

But I guess it’s bcos of all these problems that u guys went through, that make u guys even stronger and able to cope with any small crops up. However, I believe that the previous exco and the present exco have done a lot for the CO too.

When I returned to CO, the discipline is so much better. At least u guys noe when to keep quiet , when to listen to the student conductor, when to behave…guess it’s bcos all of u can sense the urgency for this upcoming competition. I see the passion that u all have…taking initiative to know how to have the 台风, taking initiative to ask qns…and the never die spirit to try to improve your skills for the competition. Kudos to all of you!!!!!!

Speaking of tai feng, I’ll just said wat I observe. The best tai feng is done by the cello section and double bass. 2^nd is the strings section. 3^rd is tanbo( some parts got tai feng, the rest wooden block) and last is dizi section( only a few tai feng)…haha. Shall not elaborate more…
but dun be bothered too much now…if mon, u guys have the chance to improve jiu improve ba.

Do ur best for this upcoming competition. That is the most important thing. Though this competition means a lot to all of us, getting the award also may change some pp’s perceptions of our cca or wat…
those who are going for the competition for the 1^st time, do not be scared and nervous. Treat this as a great learning experience that comes only once every 2 yrs. Note the ambience, atmosphere etc…den next time, u can share ur exp with new batch of juniors.
for graduating seniors of PHSCO, this is ur last chance doing everything for PHSCO le…dun worry, ur efforts will be truly recognized de. Since u guys have been thru this competition, went thru many ups and downs of PHSCO, went thru my fierce temper and diff seniors' bad temper etc…, continue to stay strong till the final lap of the competition.

I’m glad to see that all of u have a goal in mind on wat award u wan to achieve. But remember, in ur own life, it’s not measured by the amount and what type of awards u receive, thru participation in CO, u’ll learn a lot of things other than working hard to achieve that award. Wat will u have learnt??? I’ll leave this for u guys to reflect on.
For me, I’ve learnt that in Chinese Orchestra, it’s not about myself. We always have to close our eyes and listen to other sections. Being in co also taught me the importance of friendship that u’ll ever…can u imagine u have friends who share the same passion as u ..and working towards that goal???? You’re not alone at all. U’ll be even motivated to improve yourself….with friends encouraging you thru e way…..

At least, when I look back all these yrs, I nv regret making friends with justin, yvoone, Nicholas,lester , Janice etc ( pardon me for not writing everyone’s name down. But I can still recognize u guys de face and names de). They are the last batch that I last seen when I graduated from PHS. When I looked back all these yrs, it’s always the times I’ve shared u guys e most fun. Believe it anot, I still have justin chua’s little boy photo, and also jia ming and christopher’s short photos. Now, after so many yrs, seeing u guys shot up in height..is a miraculous thing. Haha.

I shall stop here.

I have instructions on what to do on that day in case I dun have a chance to tell everyone. Maybe u guys have already known or wat.
ON THE JOUNREY TO SINGAPORE CONFERENCE HALL,
I do hope all of you can quiet down and medidate throughout the journey. Wat are u supposed to do? Well. You’re supposed to imagine urself at the site of competition. each and everyone of you imagine what u’re supposed to do…including zhou tai etc. den also concentrate on recalling the performance pieces, which part are u supposed to move, listen, see conductor, play etc…

Rmb all this help cool ur nerves when u reach the hall..
I’ll reemphasis again on that day.

JIA YOU!!!!.HAVE CONFIDENCE IN UrSELF!!!!!
I believe those seniors who are not able to make it…be it in jc or in poly, in their deepest hearts, they are also wishing their juniors all the best for TUE. All of you are the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love,
Ruiting ( VC of PHSCO 2006)

p/s: as a tanbo SL too, I would like to show more favourtism to tanbo. To my tanbo, although we do not really have a PROPER tanbo lao shi, e improvements in u guys de skills are truly remarkable. Ur senior loves all of you!!! :D

~Rui Ting~

Here are results of schools having syf in the same session as us:


Teck Whye Secondary: Bronze
Christchurch Secondary: Silver
PRESBYTERIAN HIGH SCHOOL: SILVER :D
Temasak Secondary: Gold with honours
Raffles Girls Secondary: Gold
(interval)
Si Ling Secondary: Silver
Mayflower Secondary: Gold
Northland Secondary: Silver
Marsiling Secondary:Gold
Maris Stella High School: Silver



yes people, phsco did it again!
but do keep in mind that silver aint the very very best yet,
cause there's still gold for us to work towards to (or even gwh in the future? hahaa!)
so, yes be happy that we sustained silver,
but at the same time dont get too contented that your always "aim" for silver each syf~
get what i'm trying to put across to you people?
so... syf'11? o.O hahaaa!


(but for the time being after syf, you guys can slack a little first bah.
cause you people deserve this short break after working so hard for syf~ hahaa!)




however, once "serious" practices resumes, do continue to strive and practice hard!
jiayous!


:D

hey people, i just happen to know Day 1's results.
so here it is:

Day 1 Session 1
Boon Lay Secondary: Silver
Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road): gold
River Vally High School: gold
CHIJ Katong Convent: Silver
Chueng Cheng High School (Yishun): Gold with honours
(interval)
Swiss Cottage Secondary: Gold
Bedok South Secondary: Silver
Bukit Panjang Govt High: Silver
Jurongvile Secondary: Bronze
Coral Secondary: Silver

Day 1 Session 2
Manjusri Secondary: Silver
Anglican High School: Gold
Siglap Secondary: bronze
Holy Innocents' High: bronze
Pasir Ris Secondary: Gold with honours
(interval)
East View Secondary: Silver
Chung Cheng High School (main): Gold with honours
Serangoon Secondary: Silver
Greendale Secondary: Silver
................


i believe you guys have heard enough earlier today.
so, all i wanna say is jiayous and all the best!



(and all those who are still wide awake by this hour,
you should be switching off your comp and getting some rest already. hahaa!)


:D

hey people. (:
(those in the pic and the new ones who just joined. )

2 more days to the big day, excited?

continue to work hard and make the best out of tmr's practice.
the road to syf and the big day itself will be one of the best memories you'll have in co.

jiayou all right!
good luck!

(:

ok, hello, anonymous here again. those who already know my identity, just don say out, coz i prefer to remain anonymous.
well, actually, things have been mentioned today have been mentioned by seniors many many times. but the thing is, just like Janice have said, HAVE U DONE ANYTHING TO IT?! u may know that 1+2 is not equal to 4, but u insist on writing the answer as 4, u still wont get the marks, u can tell teacher , oh teacher, i know that its equal to 3, but i just like to write 4, so i should get the marks. IT NONSENSE!!!similarly, u know that ur attitude needs to change, but u insist on not changing it, HOW IS CO GONNA CHANGE. CO IS YOURS! NOT JUSTIN'S NOT YVONNE'S NOT JANICE'S NOT LIHUI'S NOT DAOHAN'S NOT PRESBYTERIAN HIGH SCHOOL'S!!take pride in it please.
co is really gonna CLOSE DOWN FOR GOOD, if we don attain a silver. seniors who had graduated still care abt this CO, maybe they know CO's practice schedule BETTER THAN SOME OF U!if CO close down, all of us will be guilty,will be shameful of ourself as CO closed down because this batch of ppl did not work hard enough!!!!
its a PRIVILAGE to participate in SYF.my fren practiced like MAD!she came everyday and can play the part she's supposed to play well!but in the end, SHE CANNOT GO FOR SYF!!i'm not trying to gain some sympathy for her, but its just to let u ppl who CANNOT EVEN DO UR BEST BY COMING AND PLAYING WITH UR HEART know that u guys are privilaged, SERIOUSLY PRIVILAGED!!so u gotta treasure it..
seriously, BUCK UP!last few days only..practice like mad WITH UR HEART~!
if the tears of seniors cannot move and touch u, i wonder wat will...you are human beings, not rocks, u have feelings, u have the MIND TO THINK WAT IS RIGHT!!
like what pikhuei said, dont let this be your last SYF..
jiayous..people had said what we can, its up to u whether u wanna do it or not..
assemble in CO room tml at 6.45am.DON BE LATE IF U HAVE THE HEART, THE SOUL AND THE BLOOD.(coz u're a human if u have all 3)

hey pple,
it's juz 5days fm our syf.
i noe tt every1 is stressed.
espacially sec 4s and those who nid to lead.
but dun let our surrounding overcome us but overcome our surrounding
instead of giving up or trying to run away fm stress,
y not we make use of it to improve ourself?
for eg,
we noe tt many pple view us as eg/ role model(shows tt we're impt, respected and of cos needed), we shld try our best rite?
no matter wat e result is, as long as we put in effort, we're all winners.
DUN LOOK DOWN ON OURSELVES! WE CAN DO IT DE.
i'm certain tt yr dun 1 co to close down rite(co will close down if we dun get at least a silver )?
no matter how much yr hate tis co, it WILL affect yr testimonial
if co is disbanded, nth will happen to e sec 4s but to e rest of e lvl.
it'll b reflected as disbanded.
so when u go for yr higher education,
and they question abt tis,
yr'll leave a bad impression.
so let's try to treasure e remaining time.
put in effort and we shall enjoy e fruits of our labour.
i noe i very naggy, sry.

- e naggy 1-

yo! this is rebecca ng here. i know some of u wont know me. haha.. but anyway. JIAYOU for SYF okay? yeah.. do ur best! =) u guys can do it de.. just practice super super hard! lol...

Whole Orchestra- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l7XjqonjOo
(Tian Shan Sheng Hui), http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0UFwTlEQfk&NR=1 (Chang An She Huo)
Is a bit over but we need to do just half of what they did can le.

Dizi,Crystal- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0UFwTlEQfk&NR=1 (Chang An She Huo)

Percussionists- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0ypRZRbOYI&feature=related (Tai Yang)

Pipa- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG0jjCCfkPM&feature=related (Tian Shan Sheng Hui)

Cello- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0OZJ-0slQE&feature=related (Hong Lou Meng, 1:56)

Erhu- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRwZRBZ-FXI&feature=related,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFmSNplHu0E&feature=related (Sai Ma)

LiTing- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgHjS-tRmJg&feature=related (Long Teng Hu Yue, listen the luo)

Celine- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XedJxo7gOLw&feature=related (Fei Tian 2:00)

Jian Kuai De Liang Feng
CCHYCO- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBPGv6MpWQA&feature=related

1) Take care of your body.

2) Cancel/Ignore all other activities (School activities, inform Ms Wong beforehand)

3) Expose yourself to more CO music and get the feelings
(Ours is those smoothing but sometimes got the ongoing/forward-looking force. Both songs)

4) Go to my blog "http://hi-donaven.blogspot.com/"

Listen to
Ju Hua Tai (smoothing)
Jiang Jun Ling (smoothing & ongoing/forward-looking force)
Feng Nian Ji (smoothing & ongoing/forward-looking force)
Mo Li Hua by Nanyang Girls (Identify their flaws and strengths, reflect & recommend improvements)
Chun (The front part similar to chun yue fen fen)

5) Identify which part of the CHAN GE and CHUN YU FEN FEN is smoothing and forward-looking force relate them to pictures or scenes.

EG,
CHAN GE front part is walking into a forest with mist (cello)and birds(chimes, vibraphone, yang qin). Cicada start screeching (sheng). Morning sun, birds coming out (Tan Bo Yue), slight wind(hu qin, dizi).
(Smoothing)

Afternoon came Cicada become active (Bar 57 onwards). Cicada full of hope, roaming around forest (melody). Cicada sreeching (Dizi "pi pi pi pi"). Last three notes is cicada calling.
(Forward-looking)

CHUN YU FEN FEN front part slight wind(hu qin and cello base), water droplets (dizi). Flowers start opening, sun coming out (Hu qin melody + Whole orchestra come in)
(Smoothing to strong)

Dizzle (Tan bo yue). gust of wind, light raining (hu qin melody), wind (dizi trail), rain getting smaller(dizi & gao hu solo). Water droplets and gradually people coming out (Bar 77 to 98).
(Smoothing)

Vibrant place full of children and adults (Bar 140 to 155),
(Forward-looking)

Beautiful mountains and scenery (Cello, whole orchestra).
(Smoothing)

Human activities begins and slowly reduce(Bar198 to 216).
(Forward-looking to gentle)

Dizzle (Tan Bo Yue), Wind (Xiao), Water droplets (dizi and pipa solo), wind getting weaker (vibraphone and glockenspiel), rain started to stop gradually(hu qin and whole orchestra).
(Smoothing)

*This is how I feel about the two songs although it may not be correct but should be able to help you all get the feelings. I hope that the feelings and Xpressions emphasized by our conductors and instructors can be make possible by our CO members.

Everytime the music came out from you must melt your heart.

taken off from a website, contents with regards to a viewer's comment upon watching the Chun Yu Fen Fen msia competiting groups.

一個好的樂團，張力音響變化要能做得很大，
演奏的音樂才有變化，而關鍵就是指揮，你得去要求，
有的樂團小聲到不知幹甚麼，完全聽不出音樂旋律的進行，
而有的樂團又都太大聲沒啥變化。我覺得小聲在樂團當中非常難演奏，
因為在小聲的範圍當中，又要保持音樂的流動及走向，
同時在小聲當中其實還有更小聲或是稍微漸強的細微變化，這些都只能靠著指揮的耳朵及手勢來帶動，
所以指揮真的是一門很難的藝術，不是沒道理的。


而多餘的花俏動作，也會影響團員視覺，更重要的影響演奏，
可能因手形動作影響樂團發出的聲音。而最重要的是指揮的眼神，
有幾隊指揮一直在看譜，明明會背了，卻一直看譜，在台上比賽難免緊張，
但是指揮的眼神我相信有安定團員的作用。
我看到幾隊，團員演奏非常的有自信，甚至投入到讓我感動，
我相信指揮是一個樂團的靈魂，指揮的眼神與團員有交流，
就算樂團演奏的技術不是最強的，但在當下所演奏的音樂一定是感人的。


其中有一隊令我印象深刻，是來自北馬怡保的一所叫做三德中學的男校華樂團，
指揮是學生，也是全場樂團指揮唯一的一個學生指揮，
雖然說他的一些基本手勢還有可討論之處，但是大體上他的指揮動作符合樂曲內容，
樂段的銜接也非常自然，當然那一定是有＂高人指點＂，
但是看到那個指揮非常投入，因此團員也非常努力的演奏，
而忘卻了比賽的緊張感（雖然我有看到指揮手有發抖……不過誰沒抖過？！哈哈），


有的指揮技術很好，可是感覺他個人並沒有完全突入在音樂當中，
其實指揮出來的動作就會被影響，音樂的渲染力就會降低，
音樂的最終目的就是感人，技術也只是為了音樂而服務，
在新加坡獨奏賽及馬來西亞的合奏賽再次證明這點，
有的人演奏快速樂段，飛快的快，可是有時會讓人莫名，
這樣快是為了甚麼？我覺得快要快的有目的，
在快速段落中不單只是為了快，更重要的是情緒，
要造成緊張感？還是興奮感？有目的性的去做，那麼快才有了意義，
不然台上的人奮力的演奏，台下的聽眾也不會有太多的感覺，
頂多就是覺得「恩～技術很好，可是沒感覺……」，
而有的隊伍雖然演奏沒那樣快，但聽起來舒服，讓聽者投入，我想這就是最重要的目的吧～
音樂可以使人興奮愉快，同樣也可以使人潸然淚下的，端看你怎麼演奏。

看完兩地的比賽，想想自己，還有很漫長的道路要去走，
畢竟這種技藝的東西，就是要保持練習，
很高興自己學了幾年的指揮，有了幾年的帶團經驗，
也希望在異鄉能學以致用，將自己的所學貢獻出去，
當然更重要的是自己還要不斷努力的學習才是！！

By the way, just some info about the composer for chun yu.
he wrote many songs, one of which includes the set of 《北方民族生活素描》 meant for the 月琴.

from china wiki:
生于哈尔滨，1962年进哈尔滨歌剧院学习，1963年成为黑龙江省歌舞剧院乐团演员，1977年入中央音乐学院作曲系,师从黄飞立教授学习指挥。^[1]刘锡津常年居住在中国东北，所作作品有着浓郁的“黑土地”气息。80年代曾去中国西部采风，也对他的曲风产生很大影响^[2]。从2002年8月起至今，刘锡津担任中国中央歌剧院院长。

he's actually not bad! haha.
So, i suggest you guys stop complaining! Feel honoured to be playing a famous composer's work ;)

oh and Phoon Yew Tien's a pretty good composer who got known overseas too.
PYT
;)

Look, SYF for us is on 21st April.

How many days are we genuinely left with?
MINUSING THE TIME THAT WE GIVE YOU SO MUCH BREAKS?
SO MUCH FREEDOM? THAT YOU GUYS ABUSE IT?
Everyone's stressed, tired, whatever.
TELL ME WHO'S NOT?
YOU SELFISH PEOPLE.

To those who only cares about themselves, think again. We are an ORCHESTRA. And how are we portraying ourselves now? Individuals?

So what if you're good in the solo pieces, been in some prestigious primary school CO and even got good awards, grades. Does it prove of any standards when practicing as an ORCHESTRA?

Please, reflect on your actions.
As mentioned in the previous post by daohan, if YOU have understood our faults LONG AGO, I wouldn't be telling you people to stay back, and waste my saliva that i would rather talk to my baby nephew, would I?

Okay, so here's the few major problems.

Your Attitude, No matter whether you're on stage or not.
I really do not wish to see people slouching. It'll become a habit and will all be revealed on stage.
And please move to the music. Well I'm not forcing you to MUST move, but of course don't sit there like some piece of wood! PLUS, i do not want to hear an overproduction of noise. You guys are old enough to control yourself, play and do whatever thing at the APPROPRIATE TIME.

Next, I dont want to see people walking in and out of CO room like as if its YOUR HOME.
Whether the pin-pointed ones are reading this or not, I DO NOT wish to see people walking freely in and out of the room. ESPECIALLY WHEN THE MUSIC IS ALREADY ONGOING.
Do you know its really rude, to barge in and out like NOBODY'S BUSINESS?!

So make a point to go to the washroom before practice, or during given breaks.
Its becoming so often that its starting to make the teachers feel irritated already.

Lastly, your attendance.
Im really sick and tired of hearing people fighting for the attendance that they do NOT initially deserve. Want your attendance? Make a point to even COME.
Im not supposed to give you even a half attendance when you came in at 5? when practice ends at 6!
And sometimes, people come at 3, and can even leave abruptly at 4?!
Where's your respect for your teachers, seniors?
Don't you feel that you need to make a point to inform us of your whereabouts?!

What do you take us for? YOUR LEADERS OR YOUR ORNAMENTS.

I've spoken this for numerous times.
Reprimanded almost everyone for umpteen times.

What's the result? Nothing.
If you're talking about consistency, give it to me or your future leaders only AFTER you've attained a presentable result.


I can't be your hands to force you to practice, it's really up to you whether you want to make your own effort already.
We're just gonna leave right after SYF ends.


Don't have any regrets upon hearing the results.

With due respect and no harsh offenses to anyone, except for the guilty ones,
justin.

From the only practice we had at SCH for this year's Central Judging, these are some comments by our seniors...

Yu Ting
-Standard not very good
-Need to brush up skills
-Memorize the piece
-Feel the music
-All look like statues
-Learn to listen to others
-Don't concentrate too much on yourself
-Not different people playing different notes (Must sound together as a whole)
-Sounds bad

Alicia Pan
-Need more practice
-Guan Yue put in more hard work
-Mistakes obvious in choice piece

Loretta
-Songs are okay except some parts.

These comments are not to demoralize you but to encourage you to do something to all the weaknesses pointed out for you.

If you had realized these mistakes or short comings long ago, then you should become better by now.

Today's practice is quite perfect but there are still some parts not up to the standard. Although Guan Yue may not be doing well enough but we tried our best to squeeze out time for practices thus, please bear with us. We will practice hard and make sure that your contribution(s) to CO won't go wasted.

hi everyone, i'm anonymous.you need not waste time guessing who i am, but please spend time LOOKING AT THIS POST!! (notice i used the words "waste" and "spend" ),and change for the better after reading this.CO ROCKS, CO CAN DO THE BEST!!SO LETS ALL WORK HARD.

lets talk about good points first:

Point 1 : Today's prac @ SCH
- Showed improvements,but can improve more
- i sense some unity which i dont sense in CO room
- you all were very quite and listening attentively to teacher on stage
- we didnt waste a lot of time

now for the bad points :

Point 1 : Attitude
- please please please help people whom u see are struggling with the instruments they are
carrying.
- DO NOT RUSH TO GET HOME ( i know everyone's tired, but just hang on, a few more mths left!!! )
- LISTEN!!dont make seniors shout..they are busy and stressed with o lvl, so try make life easier for them and cooperate
- PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE COME FRO PRACTICES!!DONT ANYHOW PON... ( tired is not an excuse, a lot of hw isnt a excuse too)

Point 2: CO ROOM
- please arrange ALL the chairs NEATLY after EVERY practice (it angers me everytime i see CO in a mess after prac )
- keep your scores properly!!NO SHEETS OF PAPERS PLEASE!!please get a proper file...
- keep all your instruments IN THE CASING ( 中音笙,扬琴 and percussion excluded )
- protect your instruments

Point 3: Performance
- LOOK @ THE CONDUCTOR PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!
-try to get into the music ( as in combine your heart with the music )

that's all i want to say...i know that we can change for the better!!!so jiayous jiayous jiayous!!!
**those who know who am i, just shut up and don say it out...i wish to remain as "anonymous", thanks..

there's an audition for joining AJC through CO this Wed, 10am - 12pm.Anyone interested pls register with : 91077678.
-Information from justin, posted by pikhuei :)

I've said this during CO practice, but i seriously hope everyone will take note of this.
Though I may looked as if I don't care, I'm freaking serious about this okay.

CO belongs to everyone, the committee has these extra practices for a purpose, achieve some good standard results in SYF next year. And plus, to achieve these good results, everyone has to make an effort to contribute to the CO if you want to see something out of this. I know it has been hard for everyone to make extra time to come for the practices, but then again, who doesn't? We're taking this walk towards our goal together.

To reinforce the whole thing, when anyone of you is unable to turn up for practice, please make a small effort to notify your Sectional Leader or either me or Yvonne. It's very hard to give an explanation to the teachers, plus it's always the attendance that disappoints them every time, which is super disheartening.

You know what Zhou told me?
"如这样的出席率，你们没希望."

Do you know how i felt when i received the sms? It was totally like.. shit.
Like, i mean, no one would want to further disappoint any person that's already disappointed enough by us already, right?

So make an effort. Come for practices.
It's only a month to our rehearsal, and that only rehearsal would be crucial because firstly, we wouldn't know how we exactly sound like in the SCH hall, and how we should assemble walking into the hall.

只剩下四个月了,希望大家一起加油迈进.

-justin

hello :) CO practice on 15Dec will be @ 2pm(according to justin )..

Singapore Foo Chow Association Chinese Orchestra

Presents

琴韵乐扬 2008

Whole Orchestra: 将军令
Two Dizis Concerto: 黄土情
Suona Concerto: 霸王别姬
Guan Yue & Da Ji Yue: 八仙过海
Guan Yue and Da Ji Yue: 大得胜
Whole Orchestra: 秦王破阵乐

Venue: Victoria Concert Hall (维多利亚剧音乐堂)
Date: 14 December 2008
Time: 5 PM
Prices: Stall ($12) & Circle ($15)

Get your tickets from Dao Han (Stall) & Qiao Ni (Circle) NOW!

Those who are going to East Coast on Tue (25 Nov),
if you are meeting up to go together,
pls meet 11.30 am at YCK station.
For those going your own,
Pls meet 1.30pm at the area where a lot of sandcastles are build.
It's near a parking lot and the lagoon i believe.
See Ya!
And there's prac on Monday at 2-5pm k?
Don't be late ar.
Also, Pls bring a raincoat to east coast.
Cos i can't predict the clouds. :)