Friday, July 1, 2011
SCHEDULE FOR BAND PRACTICES
Hello everyone, below is the online calendar for the schedule of band practices:
You can find detailed plans for each practice under "agenda > click on any dates you prefer > under description, you'll be able to see what Mr Tan will be going through for the day's practice".
STARING: SOOKY revives blog
hello!
I'm here to revive this blog. :) SUPER, random post! ^^ -.-
AR,
GRADUATING Band Members - jiayou in your OLEVEL. Once OLVEL end, we go havoc in the band. ESP, NAZHIFAH. I want you to do the 'jacket' thingy.
CURRENT Band Members - jiayou in your playing! strive for excellence, and ALWAYS BE HUNGRY FOR MORE (music. not food) ^^ IF you all don't jiayou, I everyday come nag at you guys. ^^
ALUMNI - COME BACK BAND!! because IMISSYOU.
CLARINET SECTION - ILOVEYOU!! hehe. like I said, RANDOM post. ^^
Signing off!,
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Announcements
Riverside Secondary School
Band no. 24 to perform
Tuesday, 9.30am
Some announcements:
NAPFA
Sec4s and 5s who are supposed to have ur Napfa on Monday/Tuesday, have to reschedule it on other days
after Tuesday. Preferbly, do your Napfa in pairs or group.
MORNING OF SYF 2011
Reporting Venue: Music Room
Reporting Time: 5am (DO NOT BE LATE)
Reporting Attire: Full band uniform without blazer, bow and belt
(We will tell you more about the timeline of that morning tmrw during debrief)
RESULTS OF SYF 2011
Results will be released at Singapore Conference Hall at 6pm.
Sec4s are
not allowed to skip focus study on the day of SYF results release (unless given permission by respective subject teachers)
Those who would like to go there, no school transport will be provided.
INSTRUMENTS
Please take care of ur instruments! Lately, there has been an increase in fixing of instruments by Mr Tan. Tomorrow is the last day for you to do last-min maintainence work; oil, grease, polish before SYF day.
Have you done ur 'Twinkle twinkle little star' exercise yet?? Remember, at least
5times per day!
Also, please remember to practice 1hr on ur mouthpiece/instrument (do not overwork your lips!)
Lastly, sleep early today at 8pm to get use to the routine (:
Have we reached the 1000th storey yet?
WE KNOW WE CAN DO IT!
Leave any comments/questions in the chatbox..
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Friday, March 25, 2011
Sensei Satoshi Yagisawa
Hey guys!
You should watch this and hear what the man behind our SYF pieces have to say:
Sensei Satoshi Yagisawa has prepared a message to all participating bands to wish them the best of luck for the upcoming SYF 2011 Central Judging of Concert Bands!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMv4_zlTrS0
-bandfusionTV
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Monday, March 14, 2011
ATTN RSSB members:
Please
continue to work towards your goal, my juniors! (: Was
super glad and happy to see you all in band today! I know you all are working really hard on your running notes etc.
But,
let's not forget the basics that you all should have. If you guys have not realised, the
tone of each section is deproving ): It's not easy to have acquire a good tone and I don't want you all to lose it! Please
work on long tone exercises before you jump straight into your running notes during sectionals.
Let's
ALWAYS have this in mind that your
tone affects your overall playing. Whatever intonation problem you have now, is probably due to the poor tone quality you have ):
I don't want to harsh but i really have to mention something.
SLs and seniors! Your skills are
almost similar to that of a sec1/2 player ): I think it's really a time for each of you to review on your playing/ teaching. Have something gone wrong? Or have you been
too focused on some skills that you've neglected something else? Not enough air support?
(Do running! I'm serious!) Wrong embochure?
(Check with the seniors and Mr Tan!) Everything else, including your intonation, will be better if you have a good tone. (even your running notes are clearer)
And volume!
Volume is very important too. You're nothing if you can't project your sound and hit the judges right in their face!
PLAY IT LOUD with good dynamics!The way you sound in the band room is going to be very different as compared to those in the Singapore Conference Hall. When a section is too soft to match up to the band, the band DOES NOT lower their volume and match the section. But instead, its
VICE VERSA. I'm not pointing out the sections, cause i believe you know better than me.
On a whole, the band really NEEDS TO VOLUME UPPPP! Try blasting on your instrument with good tone? Blast your tuning note for 4 bars of 60-80bpm and do 10 sets of it daily?
If you've been listening to the recodring of tone poem, you would have realised that you are still quite far from that!
The band's standard is not there yet.
So RSSB,
work harder on the different areas
(INTONATION and VOLUME) that have been mentioned.
Listen to Mr Tan, heed his advices and REMEMBER it! Only then will you do well. And if you're
still with that laid back attitude, BREAK free from it!The band cannot succeed if not for the combined efforts of everyone! And as the saying goes: One for all, all for one :D
It's 3-4 weeks+ to SYF and
NOPE, RSSB IS NOT GONNA LOSE HEART! So what if the band before and after you are GOLD or GOH BANDS? So what if RI and ACSI are playing on the same day as you?
You have the will, you can do it! :D Cheers,
Jing yee
(Ex-DM, Euphonium player of 2010 batch)
P./S. This is for some who are curious, i'm currently in Catholic Junior College (:
Thursday, March 10, 2011
March Band Camp 2011
Hey guys!
This Sat is our March band camp :D *Applicable to SYF participants only
Reporting time: 8am
sharp (Have a heavy breakfast before coming)
Reporting Place: Quadrangle (settle down in ur sections)
Reporting attire: Any school related t-shirts
In case u guys have lost last year's packing list, here's what u need to bring: (not exhaustive)
-Sufficient PE and school t-shirts (class-tee)
-Band t-shirt
-PE/track pants
-Sufficient white socks
-Sufficient undergarments
-One pair of slippers
-Toiletries
-Sleeping Bag
-Torchlight (IMPT! We
might be going for morning-walk)
-Stationery
-Water bottle
-Personal Medication (if necessary)
Band Camp Schedule:
Time | 12Mar (Sat) | 13Mar (Sun) | 14Mar (Mon) |
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7.00 - 7.30 AM |
| Games | Games |
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7.30 - 8.00 AM |
| Games | Games |
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8.00 - 8.30 AM | Fall In | Breakfast | Breakfast |
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8.30 - 9.00 AM | Bunk allocation |
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9.00 - 9.30 AM |
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9.30 - 10.00 AM |
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10.00 - 10.30 AM |
| Combined | Combined |
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10.30 - 11.00 AM | Combined (4hrs) | (3hrs) | (3hrs) |
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11.00 - 11.30 AM |
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11.30 - 12.00 PM |
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12.00 - 12.30 PM | Lunch | Lunch |
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12.30 - 1.00 PM |
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1.00 - 1.30 PM | Lunch |
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1.30 - 2.00 PM |
| Combined Sectionals | Combined |
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2.00 - 2.30 PM | Sectional 1 |
| (2hrs) |
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2.30 - 3.00 PM | (1hr) |
Sectionals 4 |
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3.00 - 3.30 PM | Sectional 2 (1hr) |
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3.30 - 4.00 PM |
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4.00 - 4.30 PM |
| Combined | Pack-up/Debrief |
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4.30 - 5.00 PM | Sectional 3 | (2hrs) | (2hr 30min) |
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5.00 - 5.30 PM | (1hr 30min) |
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5.30 - 6.00 PM | Dinner | Dinner |
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6.00 - 6.30 PM |
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6.30 - 7.00 PM |
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7.00 - 7.30 PM | Combined prac | Sectionals 5 |
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7.30 - 8.00 PM | (4hrs) |
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8.00 - 8.30 PM |
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8.30 - 9.00 PM |
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9.00 - 9.30 PM |
| Combined |
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9.30 - 10.00 PM |
| (3hrs)
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10.00 - 10.30 PM |
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10.30 - 11.00 PM | Wash Up/Shower (1hr) | Wash Up/Shower (1hr) |
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11.00 - 11.30 PM |
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11.30 - 12.00 AM | Lights Out | Lights Out |
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For 2nd and 3rd day, please be in full pe attire (may include class-tee or other sch-related tee). Those who wear half-u and
not allowed to participate in the games.
Games grouping:
| Group 1 | | Group 2 | | Group 3 | | Group 4 |
| Cheryl | | Yong Le* | | Iryan* | | Aqidah |
| Jia Chyi | | Eve | | Su Huan | | Qian Ying |
| Xin Qian | | John | | Steven | | Fatin* |
| Brian* | | Jozoe | | Praveen | | Aaron |
| Hakim | | Nigel | | Iris | | Danial |
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| Group 5 | | Group 6 | | Group 7 | | Group 8 |
| Angeline | | Cong Ren | | Farhanah | | Zhi Yan* |
| Wafir | | Crystal | | Liyana* | | Diyanah |
| Kok Liang* | | Hui Zhen | | Hui Wen | | Siang Yee |
| Jeng Wen | | Kai Meng* | | Kelvin | | Lloyd |
| Syafiqah | | Xiao Qin | | GuoFung | | Jiaying |
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| Group 9 | | Group 10 | | Group 11 | | Group 12 |
| Poh Geok | | Cynthia | | Mon Thant | | Chea Chee |
| Sook Hui | | Xiang Xin | | Yong Shen* | | Andy |
| Najah* | | Aqilah* | | Nazhifah | | Azzahra* |
| Pei Kai | | Izhar | | Marie | | Evonne |
| Syafiq | | Wei Siu | | | | |
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| * Group Leader | | | | | |
This band camp, we must aim for 100% efficiency! We MUST improve every commandment for the 2pieces!
Everyone to remember our goal; Gold With Honour !
Labels: March Band Camp 2011
