Hey Choir!
I've got a really important announcement to make, so please take this post seriously...
Common Tests would have ended by the time next Wednesday comes, so, please be prepared for a big change in the way we do things at choir. We really need to focus a lot more, and work as hard as we can. And this has to be done as a choir effort, not just some people working hard for the better good of the choir, k? Please always remember that personal responsibility comes before choir responsibility. That means that before the comm, conductors and teachers can try and help the choir, each and every one of us has to go home and do all our homework, learn our music and be prepared. Now, going on to our big plans...
By choir camp, we should have learnt our whole repetoire. In other words, we have 4 practices left to finish learning Kodomo, Ave Regina Coelorum, Examine Me, Hodie Christus Natus Est, Ubi Caritas, Laudate Dominum, Mian Yi, Ting Tan Qin, Doo-Wop, Hail Holy Queen, Joyful Joyful and God Be in My Head. That's 12 pieces, excluding all the other pieces the conductors have yet to give us. Also, we will have to master LonDali, Examine Me and Hodie by choir camp in preparation for the Branko Stark workshop.
As you can see, we have A LOT of work to do. HOWEVER, although this seems like a very great task, I believe that we can do it. We will be having small group practices held in the morning (6:55-7:15) and during recesses (10:20-10:40 and 11:20-11:40) on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from now onwards. It is compulsory for everyone to be at at least 2 of these practices. Please make sure that you are there. SLs will be handing out sign-up sheets soon for you to put down in black and white which practices you are committing to attend. Yes, you are more than welcome to attend more than 2, if not all of the available practices. Please note that all this is being done for your good, so that you have the chance to practice your music.
Before practice on Wednesday (3rd March), please make sure you know Examine Me, LonDali and Hodie thoroughly. This includes new-comers. If you don't know how to learn the score on your own and need help, I am in 4M (linkway, level 2). You can also look for your buddies, octet leaders, SLs, any comm member or anyone else in choir. Ms Tham Pei Wen has also kindly volunteered to help, so if you need help, you can go to her too =D
Choir, I really hope that we work together, and put in our best effort. Remember our CNY performance? It showed us that nothing is impossible for this choir. Please remember to be prepared to work VERY hard for the next 4+ months, whether or not you are going on tour. If you have any problems or worries or anything you feel you want to address, I am in 4M =D Don't worry, I'm not going to scold you even if you say that I'm asking you to do something impossible. I rather know that you think I'm asking you to do something impossible, than you suffer in silence.
Okay. Work hard, and WE CAN DO THIS!!
Love you all!
eli sayampanathan
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
heyyy choir!
hope you've enjoyed the first performance of the year. it's amazing how we've come so far, within 2 days. wednesday we werent that great, but we really pulled through, and friday's performance saw this huge jump in standard. just wanna encourage y'all to continue putting in the hard work, cause we got this big hill to climb, with "cantabile" and "russia tour" at the top. xDDD. not to mention that we've now seen what we can do if we put in the effort, we could flyyyy!!! i suppose that we can fly above aeroplanes in the next few months, and continue going up till we reach orbit. or mars. or pluto. ah you know what i mean. xDDD.
just a few reminders (as usual):
- try and learn up the rest of O Virgo Benedicta
- put in solfege for Examine Me until pg4 on the score, stop at the last system of the page, where the time changes to 6/8 and it says "moderato". (F - doh)
yep i think that's it for now.
xDDD
-christie-
hope you've enjoyed the first performance of the year. it's amazing how we've come so far, within 2 days. wednesday we werent that great, but we really pulled through, and friday's performance saw this huge jump in standard. just wanna encourage y'all to continue putting in the hard work, cause we got this big hill to climb, with "cantabile" and "russia tour" at the top. xDDD. not to mention that we've now seen what we can do if we put in the effort, we could flyyyy!!! i suppose that we can fly above aeroplanes in the next few months, and continue going up till we reach orbit. or mars. or pluto. ah you know what i mean. xDDD.
just a few reminders (as usual):
- try and learn up the rest of O Virgo Benedicta
- put in solfege for Examine Me until pg4 on the score, stop at the last system of the page, where the time changes to 6/8 and it says "moderato". (F - doh)
yep i think that's it for now.
xDDD
-christie-
Saturday, February 13, 2010
HEYHEYCHOIR!!!!! =D
Yes, for all new-comers, I'm sure you'll all be able to relate to what Sarah said in the previous post...choir, just wanted to say how awesomely proud I am of all of you!! The choir sounded relatively awesome (except for the bad mikingssss...), and, well, yeah...
Well, we know how much effort it took us to get here, right? Since this was the first performance of the year, our standard for this performance would probably have been 50% of our potential. So, imagine if we work as hard (or harder!!)...Cantabile WILL be the best thing humans have ever heard. =D+D=D+D=D+D
Go and look through all your scores over the 5-day weekend, start memorising whatever you can, and be ready for choir on Friday!!
Well, HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR, HAPPY VALENTINES DAY, and...okay, HAPPY TOTAL DEFENCE DAY.
Enjoy!
eli sayampanathan.
spread the love...
Yes, for all new-comers, I'm sure you'll all be able to relate to what Sarah said in the previous post...choir, just wanted to say how awesomely proud I am of all of you!! The choir sounded relatively awesome (except for the bad mikingssss...), and, well, yeah...
Well, we know how much effort it took us to get here, right? Since this was the first performance of the year, our standard for this performance would probably have been 50% of our potential. So, imagine if we work as hard (or harder!!)...Cantabile WILL be the best thing humans have ever heard. =D+D=D+D=D+D
Go and look through all your scores over the 5-day weekend, start memorising whatever you can, and be ready for choir on Friday!!
Well, HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR, HAPPY VALENTINES DAY, and...okay, HAPPY TOTAL DEFENCE DAY.
Enjoy!
eli sayampanathan.
spread the love...
Friday, February 12, 2010
Reflection on Today's CNY Performance
Hi all,
This is my first time posting on the blog... ...
I am supposed to post my reflections/what I think about today's CNY performance... ...
Well, I feel that everybody was great and I think that all of us have put in our best and were enthusiastic. Also, all our efforts that we put in in memorizing the scores have paid off as I think the audience did enjoy the performance and some of them were clapping along to the music too.
This performance was also a new experience for me as it was my first time performing in MGS. At first I was a bit nervous but gradually, I started feeling more at ease and even quite enjoyed singing.
I like today's performance on stage and I am sure glad that we were all able to perform on stage today and no one had problems memorizing the scores!
However, the preparation was sure intense but well, it was worth it! And I think that also without God, and our conductors who have put in effort to train us and everybody in the MG Choir who practised really really hard, this performance would not have been successful.
In general, I am really happy that we were able to put up a good show for our friends and teachers in school and show that our choir is indeed a gold-standard choir! :)
-Sarah Ng-
This is my first time posting on the blog... ...
I am supposed to post my reflections/what I think about today's CNY performance... ...
Well, I feel that everybody was great and I think that all of us have put in our best and were enthusiastic. Also, all our efforts that we put in in memorizing the scores have paid off as I think the audience did enjoy the performance and some of them were clapping along to the music too.
This performance was also a new experience for me as it was my first time performing in MGS. At first I was a bit nervous but gradually, I started feeling more at ease and even quite enjoyed singing.
I like today's performance on stage and I am sure glad that we were all able to perform on stage today and no one had problems memorizing the scores!
However, the preparation was sure intense but well, it was worth it! And I think that also without God, and our conductors who have put in effort to train us and everybody in the MG Choir who practised really really hard, this performance would not have been successful.
In general, I am really happy that we were able to put up a good show for our friends and teachers in school and show that our choir is indeed a gold-standard choir! :)
-Sarah Ng-
Friday, February 05, 2010
Hellooooo (:
So, how's life in choir, so far?
Fun, I hope. (:
Anyways.
We have to memorise 大地回春 and 新年个儿大家唱 by Monday kay?
I know how you feel.
Don't worry cause [ahem]some people[ahem] have more difficulty than people who learn Chinese. XD
(Btw, for those people mentioned above, if you don't understand anything from the scores, please, PLEASE go and ask someone who knows)
Alrighties (:
I'm done here.
BYEEE and
Good luck memorising the scores (:
Mich
So, how's life in choir, so far?
Fun, I hope. (:
Anyways.
We have to memorise 大地回春 and 新年个儿大家唱 by Monday kay?
I know how you feel.
Don't worry cause [ahem]some people[ahem] have more difficulty than people who learn Chinese. XD
(Btw, for those people mentioned above, if you don't understand anything from the scores, please, PLEASE go and ask someone who knows)
Alrighties (:
I'm done here.
BYEEE and
Good luck memorising the scores (:
Mich
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