31/03/15

Dear band,

Main band

2:30-2:45 set up instruments
2:45-3:10 sectional warmup
3:10-5:00 sectionals on limelight + SYF pieces
5:00-5:30 pack up and debrief

Sec ones

2:30-2:45 set up instruments
2:45-3:00 prepare for Yong siew toh students
3:00-5:50 coaching with yong siew toh students 
5:50-6:15 Pack up and debrief

Sec twos who have yet to purchase court shoes please purchase ASAP.

Please be reminded to check and ensure that your band uniform is of the correct size. If not please change it ASAP.

Love,
Exco

30/03/15

Dear band,

2:30-2:45 set up instruments
2:45-3:10 warm up
3:10-5:50 Combines on Lion King and How to train to train your dragon with Mr lee
5:50-6:15 pack up and debrief

Sec ones take note that tomorrow there is no band for your level.

Love,
Exco

26/03/15

Dear Band,

Phototaking
12:35 Sec 3s and 4s excused
12:45 Sec 1s and 2s excused
12:35-12:50 Sec 3s and 4s change into band uniform, stockings and court shoes; Percussion and Tuba move drumset and Tubas to PAT; SLs set up instruments for display
12:45-12:50 Sec 1s and 2s put on tie and change into full school uniform
12:50 All report to band room for uniform check
13:00-13:15 Be outside PAT and wait there
13:15-13:30 Photoshoot
13:30-13:45 Move back instruments and change. Then go back to class

NO ONE should be outside of class by 13:45 because it will be deemed as truancy as Mdm Zaidah has only allow us to be excused from class from 12:45-13:45 only.

Normal practice
Main Band
2:30-2:45 set up instrumentz
2:45-3:00 warm up in FM
3:00-5:50 combines with Mr Chua on Limelight pieces
5:50-6:15 pack up and debrief

Sec 1s
2:30-2:45 set up instruments
2:45-5:00 combines in Band Room with Mr Lee
5:00-5:30 pack up and debrief

Sec 1s & 2s:
Please be in full school uniform with your ties.

Sec 3s & 4s:
Please remember to bring your band uniform in clothes cover, strictly NO FOLDING.
Those who require a new set of stockings, please go outside the band room at 7am tomorrow morning to buy them, as there will be no sale of stockings for phototaking after that.
Please bring your courts shoes as well.

24/03/15

Dear band,

Main band
2:30-2:45 set up instruments
2:45-5:00 sectionals on all limelight pieces that you are not too familiar with
5:00-5:30 pack up and debrief

Sec 1s
3:30-3:45 set up instruments
3:45-5:50 Mentoring by seniors
5:50-6:15 pack up and debrief

Sec 4s will be having Mother Tongue Common Test (CT) from 2:30-4:30pm, but it does not mean that the rest of you can take long breaks and slack off, including the Sec 1s. Sec 3s please ensure discipline is kept within the sections.

Please remember to complete the reflection for band exchange that was on 18 March 2015, and the survey for band tee designs. Deadline for both is 25 March 2015 (Wednesday). Sec 1s can also do the band tee survey.

Sec 1s who have brought their instruments home to practice please remember to bring them back tomorrow.

Love,
Exco

23/03/15

Dear Band,

Main band
2:30-2:45 set up instruments
2:45-3:00 warm ups in FM
3:00-5:50 combines in FM on limelight pieces
5:50-6:15 pack up and debrief

Sec 1s, please note that you will not have practice tmr, but on Tuesday, 24/03/15, 3:30-6:30pm. Help to remind your other friends who are unaware of this schedule.

Reminder that your reflection for exchange on wednesday 18/03 and band tee designs is due on wednesday 25/03.

Love,
Exco

Band Tee Designs 2015

Dear Band,

Please vote for the band tee by 25 March 2015, Wednesday.

Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1G9bVMdfa2BvOBvOtSJmF1TL9qlVp7U10XzMM89hUSLw/viewform

Below are the designs submitted by all the sections.

CLARINETS:

EUPHO:

FLUTES:

Front

BACK

FRENCH HORN:

FRONT

FRONT

FRONT

BACK

BACK

PERCUSSION:

SAXOPHONE:

TROMBONE:

TRUMPET:

TUBASS:

LWW:

FRONT

BACK

Love,

Exco

18/03/15

Dear Band,

8:30-8:45 set up instruments
8:45-9:00 warm up in FM 
9:00-11:00 Full band warm up, Hermes and Ocean with Mr or Mrs Chua
11:00-11:45 Lunch
11:45-13:00 Reheasal with Nan High on Hermes                       
12:30-13:00 Sec 2 and 3 ushers will proceed to back gate to guide the bands to the hall, Jovitta and Hui Ling will be in the hall to organise the bands and settle them down                  
13:00-16:00 Exchange (break half way)    
13:00-13:30 Balestier Hill
13:30-14:00 Crescent
14:00-14:30 Dunman Sec
14:30-14:45 BREAK
14:45-15:15 Fuhua Sec
15:15-15:45 Nanhua High
15:45-16:15 New Town Sec
16:15-16:45 Debrief with other schs  
16:45-17:15 Crescent debrief + pack up

Sec threes who have interview tomorrow please be punctual.

7:30-7:45 Felicia
7:45-8:00 Aviel
8:00-8:15 Victoria
8:15-8:30 Li Na

5:15-5:30 Verrin
5:30-5:45 Faith
5:45-6:00 Lyn
6:00-6:15 Michelle

- Ushers remember to meet ms Low under block H at 10.45am
- Sec 4s come at 7.10 to set up band rm
- If you happen to see any wandering souls (that are from the school band exchange), kindly direct them to the hall (unless they are looking for the toilet)
- Reminder to look out for hand signals from exco especially SLs
- The rest of the band is to keep quiet during the exchange (SLs especially are encouraged to bring a pen and paper down to take down impt points said by Mr Lee)
-Sec twos remember to hand up your ZO cards tomorrow
-All those sections who are planning to get exchange gifts remember to bring as well.
-wear school uniform tmr

Last of all the exco would like to thank the band for helping out with the setting up of chairs (especially those who stayed back after band had ended to continue setting up) we really appreciate it ♡♡

Love,
Exco

17/03/15

Dear band,

8:30-8:45 set up instruments
8:45-9:15  warm up
9:15-10:30 combines on Stand by me and 80s gold
10:30-10:45 break
10:45-12:00 combines on James bond and Pirates of carribean
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-4:00 sectionals with Mr Chua on stand by me, 80s gold, James bond and Pirates of carribean

Sec threes who are due to have their interviews tomorrow please come on time

7:30-7:45 Ee Teng
7:45-8:00 Vernis Chua
8:00-8:15 Sarah Wong
8:15-8:30 Prithika Moorthy

Love,
Exco

16/03/15

Dear band,

Main band

9:00-9:30 warm up
9:30-10:30 individual practice to clean up notes for Hermes and Ocean
10:30-10:45 break
10:45-12:30 sectionals on Ocean and Hermes
12:30-1:15 Lunch
1:15-2:00 Combine with Mrs Chua
2:00-4:00 workshop with Dr Hardy Merten
4:00-4:30 Pack up and debrief

Sec ones

-Please come to school at 12:30 so as to make sure that you'll be punctual for the workshop at 1:00

-Also remember to be on your best behavior during the workshop

-All those who did not order lunch for Monday we encourage you to have your lunch before coming down

1:00-3:00 observe workshop with Dr Hardy Merten

-All those who are due to have their interview tomorrow please remember to report to the band room punctually:

7:30-7:45 Zheng Yang
7:45-8:00 Ming Kai
8:00-8:15 Wei Han
8:15-8:30 Jenny

4:45-5:00 Melissa
5:15-5:30 Clara

-Also SLs can get their tutors to come in the mornings but please make sure that your tutors sign contract before submitting claim forms. All tutors remain the same except Flute, trumpet and percussion.

-Sec fours please come at 7:00 to set up the band room for interview.

-Sec twos please remember to bring in your ZO cards tmr

-SYF is on the 6th of April at 4pm

9 practices left to SYF
10 practices left to limelight

-All those with remedials tomorrow can leave at 10:30

Love,
Exco

Comments for 23 Feb 2015

23 Feb 2015

Recording: https://www.dropbox.com/s/84pitvka28rzabw/23%20Feb%202015.mp4?dl=0

Combines with Mrs Chua
And Then the Ocean Glows:
- Bar 3: First note tuning TERRIBLE; LWWS, Clarinets, Saxophones go find time to come together and tune that note with a tuner until it’s PERFECT and you memorize the correct pitch
- Bar 3: It’s only mp, don’t play so loud – especially Baritone Saxophone
- Bar 3: Clarinets > Saxophones for good tone colour
- Bar 3: Piccolo should be above the rest because your dynamic is mf
- Bar 3: Piccolo ad lib. should be more free (try switching octaves, rhythm, dynamics, fluttering – so many things you can do); don’t be so mechanical
- Bar 3: Baritone Sax, very obvious. You cannot hold that long so please stagger with Bass Clarinet but make sure your staggering cannot be heard
- Bar 9: Eupho come in more confidently
- Bar 9: Only one Euphonium play Concert Ab and in tune please
- Bar 16: Oboe, Clarinets and Saxophones listen to 6min 22sec and how horrible the Concert Ab is. Go and tune!
- Bar 18: No break between 2nd and 3rd beats
- Bar 19: Flutes, check your tuning – first Ab minim is FLAT
- Bar 22: T. Sax, 1st Horn and 2nd Trumpet please bring out your moving notes
- Bar 23: NOT SO LOUD! If you play so loud for f, what are you going to play for ff?
- Bar 23: More Flutes and Clarinets but make sure ALL of you are in tune, flutes especially; brasses mf
- Bar 34: All of you anyhow count until you don’t know what you’re playing, can you stay focused and count out with your fingers if you have to
- Bar 34: Flutes please trill more confidently and together; you sound as though you not sure whether to come in or not. Trill louder and with more urgency; Listen to 13min 59sec to 15min 34sec
- Bar 35: Fluboes, LWWS, Clarinets, Saxophones and Euphoniums practice this bar until it’s so together it sounds like only one section of instruments playing
- Bar 36: Brasses and Percussion please help with the sffz
- Bar 36: 3rd Clarinets listen to 15min 50sec to 16min 44sec
- Bar 36 to Bar 47: Clarinets, Saxopones, Fluboes, LWWS -> find time during sectionals and drill this part until all the melody lines interlock smoothly
- Bar 37: 2nd Clarinet please crescendo more
- Bar 38: 3rd Clarinet and 2nd Alto Sax, it’s mp so don’t play so loud
- Bar 41, Bar 44, Bar 45: Clarinets, Saxophones, Fluboes, LWWS
-  Crotchets should be held longer not cut off; THIS MISTAKE HAS BEEN SAID COUNTLESS TIMES CAN YOU CHANGE IT ONCE AND FOR ALL
- Bar 47: Running notes practice in your segregated groups (Fluboes + 1st Clarinet + 3rd Clarinet + Tenor Sax + 1st Alto Sax; 2nd Clarinet + 2nd Alto Sax)
- Whole band (especially winds) listen to 21min 35sec; if you guys can’t play your running notes at such a slow tempo how are you going to play at 138BPM
- Bar 70: Trumpets please bring the triplets clearer
- Bar 73: Trumpets + Trombone please bring out your melody
- Gloria listen to 1hr 9min 49sec and 1hr 22min 18sec
- Flutes listen to 1hr 24min 10sec until 1hr 25min 14sec

- Woodwind Combined Sectionals with Mrs Chua (23min 54sec)
- 3rd Clarinet Sectionals with Mrs Chua (1hr 1min 2sec)
- 3rd Clarinet + 2nd Alto Sax Sectionals with Mrs Chua (1hr 11min 53sec)

Combines with Mrs Chua (1hr 25min 17sec)
- Bar 122: Pick up 123 by Alto Sax must be louder
- Bar 129 – Bar 132: Fluboes, Clarinets, Saxophones MEMORIZE AND LOOK UP
- Run though of Bars 123 – 173 @ 1hr 27min
- Last note is a Concert Ab Major – please know your place (loudest Ab, followed by Eb then C)
- Last note: Clarinets 1 per part higher octave and the rest lower octave
- Last note: Trumpets one high F, one high D the rest octave lower
- Last note: Tenor one of you play Concert Ab
- Last note: 1hr 29min 41sec until 1hr 34min 37sec
- Bar 155: TUNING in Fluboes, 1st Clarinet, 1st Alto Sax and Trumpets
- Bar 155: Tuning of F in the lower horns is quite sharp

05/03/15

Dear band,

Main band
2:30-2:45 set up instruments
2:45-3:00 warm up with your own sections
3:00-5:50 combines in FM with Mrs Chua on Hermes and Ocean Glows
5:50-6:15 pack up and debrief

Sec 1s
2:30-2:45 set up instruments and chairs in band room
2:45-3:00 do exercises that your SLs tell you to
3:00-5:00 combines with Mr Lee
5:00-5:15 pack up and debrief

Sec 1s, please be reminded to not talk while Mr Lee is talking, have a good posture and attitude.

Main band, you should have memorised Hermes by now.

Love,
Exco

03/03/15

Dear Band,

Main Band
2:30-2:45 set up instruments
2:45-5:00 sectionals
5:00-5:30 pack up and debrief

Sec 1s
3:30-3:45 set up instruments
3:45-4:00 warm ups in FM
4:00-6:00 mentoring session with YST people
6:00-6:15 pack up and debrief

Please take note that you are not to sit on the swings in front of the bookshop or on any seat that can move.

Love,
Exco

02/03/15

Dear Band,

Main Band
2:30-2:45 set up instruments
2:45-3:00 warm up in FM
3:00-5:50 Combines in FM with Mrs Chua on Hermes and Ocean Glows
5:50-6:15 pack up and debrief

Sec 2 Horns and Trumpet, please be in the recording studio by 2:45pm with your Hermes and Ocean Glows scores. Mrs Chua would like to see you all. Please warm up before that and that means you will have to set up quickly, so please do not be late.

All sections are reminded to send in your Limelight write ups by tomorrow, to all the emails of the Exco members.

Section Leaders, inform Alumni who are interested in performing for Limelight to start coming for practices from tomorrow if not, Thursday onwards. Emphasise that Alumni members must be committed to all practices in March and not just come a few times then miss the other practices.

Love,
Exco