HEYY Y'ALL! :]


Sooooooo, we got our SYF set piece (IMPORTANT PIECE!) on Wednesday. Which means that you'll have to practice the piece. It's a nice piece so it should be fun to practice :D Hahas. The chorus bit is AWESOME. Hahahaha. Okayy. Anyways, try to practice the piece (A LOT A LOT) before the next rehearsal. Especially cause there's so much time in between sooooo, you should have time to practice the piece. :] OH! For those who didn't manage to come for rehearsal, whatever your reason was, the new piece is called The Wind by Kelly Tang. You can listen to the MIDI version on www.reverbnation.com/kellytang then under "songs", click "see all 61 songs" and scroll down til you find "The Wind (Demo)" then go listen to it :] It's really nice. For the people who were at rehearsal, you should have already done this. If not, please go listen and practice at the same time with your score. Okayyy. Have fun with whatever is left of the hols (which actually is quite a lot...). Byebye :]


Smiles, 
Michelle

HEYHEY :)

Eli wanted to know the Choir Schedule to (hehehe) VISIT ;)
so she asked to post it up here

24 Nov (Wed) :  Runs -> 1pm to 1.30pm                          
                          Rehearsal -> 1.30pm to 5pm ( Chapel; Mr Tay)

29 Dec (Wed) :  Runs -> 8.30am to 9am                          

                          Rehearsal -> 9am to 5pm ( Chapel; Mr Tay)

30 Dec (Thru) :  Runs -> 1pm to 1.30pm                        

                          Rehearsal -> 1.30pm to 5pm ( Chapel; Ms Tham)

Stuff to be Done This Wed

Dear Ladies,

Am very proud of what the choir has achieved in the past year and I thought we had a good performance - even though there were small iffy bits, we connected and communicated with the audience, the calm hope of "You are the New Day" as well as the ecstatic joy of "Laudate Dominum".  Kudos to Janice who did a fantastic job despite the last minute surprise sprung on her. 

I do hope this excellent onstage fearlessness, self-discipline (can always be better of course if we're twice more sensitive to our surroundings and the people around us) and good student leadership momentum will be passed on to future generations of MGS girls as a tradition that will last for the next 987654345674324567876543 years.  :)

While it is very good to have distinct goals in life e.g. a concert/competition/clock a gazillion NYAA points, I think it is just as important to understand/remember that goals should not be an end in itself - the process of getting there is just as important as life should be an exploration of what is, what is not, and what it can and should be.  For this purpose, we will read through pieces like the Holst Ave Maria and Wilhelms Hjathringarima just for fun.  :)

While there are many ways of looking at same thing, here are the tonal centers I think might be easiest for learning purposes:
Bar 01 Eb
Bar 17 Bb
Bar 21 Eb
Bar 29 F
Bar 34 Ab
Bar 39-end Eb
But of course, feel free to be flexible and find/use whatever works best for you.  There are no hard and fast rules in life.  :)

with lurve,
Mr Albert Tay