1/2/21

 Dear band, 

2.45 - 3pm: Report to band room; take temperature and set up before 3pm (band room will be open at 2.30pm so you can come if your lessons end early)

3pm - 4.30pm: Ghost Fleet with Mr Chua (FM)

                           Sectionals: Warm ups, NHT (Sec 2s), Polar Express (Sec 3s)

4.30pm - 5.45pm: Polar Express with Mr Chua (FM)

                                 Sectionals: NHT (Sec 2s), Ghost Fleet (Sec 4s)

5.45 - 6pm: Debrief in band room

* Please try to have some urgency to start combines, set up and take temperature by 3.15pm.

* Sec 3 and 4 seniors, please help your juniors learn their music during sectionals. SLs, you can take your sections.

* Sec 3 Interviews will start from today until 1/3/21; Sec 3s and 4s involved please be ready at your respective venues by 5.30pm.

* Please maintain your 2 meters social distancing when unmasked, 1 metre when masked.

Love,

Exco

29/01/21

  Dear band,

2.45pm - 3.00pm: Set up in the band room + attendance and temperature taking to be done (make sure to show your temperature to your SL or sectionmates!)

3.00pm - 4.45pm: Sectionals on the respective piece that you are playing for SYF (Ghost Fleet, Polar Express or Nathan Hale Trilogy) and work on what Mr and Mrs Chua had mentioned during the previous practices

4.45pm - 5.00pm: Debrief in the band room

*Please remember to keep 2m away from the people around you when you are practicing and put your masks on when talking to someone or walking around.

*Please focus on the SYF piece that you are playing too! You can practice scales and work on your fundamentals but please refrain from practicing other songs that you are not assigned to play for SYF.

*Sectionals will be done by parts (refer to the groupings written on the whiteboard later)

*Please refrain from leaving your instruments unattended, especially when you are having sectionals in the canteen. If you are going for break, leave your instrument in the band room or FM or ask your section members to take care of it 

Love,

Exco

27/01/21

 Dear band, 

2.20-2.30pm: Report to band room; take temperature and set up before 2.30pm (band room will be open so you can come if your lessons end early)

2.30-3.30pm: NHT with Mr and Mrs Chua (FM)

                           Sectionals: Warm-ups and tuning, Polar Express (Sec 3s), Ghost Fleet (Sec 4s)

3.30-4.30pm: Polar Express with Mr and Mrs Chua (FM)

                            Sectionals: NHT (Sec 2s), Ghost Fleet (Sec 4s)

4.30 - 5.30pm: Ghost Fleet with Mr and Mrs Chua (FM)

                            Sectionals: NHT (Sec 2s), Polar Express (Sec 3s)

5.30 - 6pm: Debrief in band room

* Please be punctual and don't waste the conductor's or your peers' time.

* Sec 3 and 4 seniors, please help your juniors learn their music during sectionals.

* Sec 1 trials will take place tomorrow so if you enter the band room during the trials, please move quickly and quietly, and exit the band room as soon as you are done.

* Please maintain your 2 meters social distancing when unmasked, 1 metre when masked.

Love,

Exco

25/1/21

Dear band, 

2.45 - 3pm: Report to band room; take temperature and set up before 3pm (band room will be open at 2.30pm so you can come if your lessons end early)

3pm - 4.15pm: Polar Express with Mr Chua (FM)

                           Sectionals: Warm ups, NHT (Sec 2s), Ghost Fleet (Sec 4s)

4.15pm - 5.30pm: Ghost Fleet with Mr Chua (FM)

                                 Sectionals: NHT (Sec 2s), Polar Express (Sec 3s)

5.30 - 6pm: Debrief in band room

* Please be punctual and don't waste the conductor's or your peers' time.

* Sec 3 and 4 seniors, please help your juniors learn their music during sectionals.

* Sec 1 trials will take place tomorrow so if you enter the band room during the trials, please move quickly and quietly, and exit the band room as soon as you are done.

* Please maintain your 2 meters social distancing when unmasked, 1 metre when masked.

Love,

Exco

22/01/21

 Dear band,

2.45pm - 3.00pm: Set up in the band room + attendance and temperature taking to be done (make sure to show your temperature to your SL or sectionmates!)

3.00pm - 4.45pm: Sectionals on the respective piece that you are playing for SYF (Ghost Fleet, Polar Express or Nathan Hale Trilogy) and work on what Mr and Mrs Chua had mentioned during the previous practices

4.45pm - 5.00pm: Debrief in the band room

*Please remember to keep 2m away from the people around you when you are practicing and put your masks on when talking to someone or walking around.

*Please focus on the SYF piece that you are playing too! You can practice scales and work on your fundamentals but please refrain from practicing other songs that you are not assigned to play for SYF.

Love,

Exco

20/01/21

 Dear band, this is the schedule for 20/1/21

2.25-2.30: Report to band room; take temperature and set up by 2.30pm (band room will be open at                         2.30pm so you can come if your lessons end early)

2.30-3.30pm: Sec 2 brasses NHT (FM); Sec 2 Woodwinds NHT (band room)

3.30-4.30pm: Sec 3 brass Polar Express (FM); Sec 3 Woodwinds Polar Express (band room)                                         Sectionals: Warm ups, NHT (Sec 2s), Ghost Fleet (Sec 4s)

4.30-5.30pm: Sec 4 brasses Ghost Fleet (FM); Sec 4 woodwinds Ghost Fleet (band room)                                             Sectionals: NHT (Sec 2s), Polar Express (Sec 3s)

5.30 - 6pm: Debrief in band room

*Sec 2s, play the 2nd and 3rd movement of Nathan Hale for SYF. 

* Please be punctual and don't dilly dally

Love,

Exco

18/01/21

 Dear band,

2.45 - 3pm: Report to band room; take temperature and set up by 3pm (band room will be open at 2.30pm so you can come if your lessons end early)

3 - 4.15pm: Polar Express with Mr Chua (FM)

                   Sectionals: Warm ups, NHT (Sec 2s), Ghost Fleet (Sec 4s)

4.15pm - 5.30pm: Ghost Fleet with Mr Chua (FM)

                              Sectionals: NHT (Sec 2s), Polar Express (Sec 3s)

5.30 - 6pm: Debrief in band room

Sec 3s and 4s, please help your Sec 2 juniors learn Nathan Hale Trilogy (NHT) -- learn movement 3 first!  (all sec 2s don't need to learn movement 1, woodwinds, trumpet and tuba have to learn movement 2 and 3)

Love

Exco

15/1/2021

 Dear band,

2.30pm - 2.45pm: Exco, SLs, Coords, QMs, Secretaries and Treasurers to meet Ms Low in band room

2.45pm - 3pm: Set up in band room, attendance taking and temperature taking (ensure that you show either your SLs or buddies your temperatures)
3pm - 4.45pm: Sectionals on Ghost Fleet (sec 4s), Polar Express (sec 3s), Nathan Hale Trilogy (sec 2s)
4.45pm - 5.00pm: Debrief in the band room

*Please refer to the instructions in the Whatsapp chats or in the Important Announcement tab

Love 🤍
Exco

13/1/2021

Dear band,

Welcome back to band!

2.50 - 3pm: Report to Band Room, set up and wait for further instructions

3pm - 4pm: Sec 2 WW with Mr Chua (band room)

                      Sec 2 Brasses with Mrs Chua (FM)

4pm - 5.30pm: Polar Express + Perc with Mrs Chua (FM)

                           Ghost Fleet with Mr Chua (band room)

* Please read and follow the instructions sent in the message from Exco or refer to the Important Announcement tab

Love,

Exco