GOSH. I love the last post. It's awesome!! I shall treat whoever did that for lunch on Wednesday. =D Yes, you get the point, choir, we have awesome conductors and teachers and a awesomely fantastic choir with such fun-loving, hyper, enthusiastic, angelic (i hope!!) members (that's you, by the way, so you BETTER agree...), so GET PEOPLE TO JOIN!!!!
For those wannabe-mgchoir-members, it's definitely worth it joining choir. As a sec 4 (LOL. scary stuff, mann...), I can honestly tell you that I'm counting down the days, VERY regretfully, to the day I have to cry. At farewell...which better be good!! cuz I really want to cry...hinthint, Yann Ting...heheh...
Yeah, choir has held memories for all of us which are never to be forgotten...I'm gonna tell you a story. NO, DON'T START SCROLLING DOWN. it's not that loooonnnggg.....right?? Ok, you know, I joined my church choir for the advent season this year, cuz I figured it may be the last year I get to do it, plus it's kindda cute being the youngest member of the choir...I was talking to the church organist cum choir director (not conductor...).Suddenly, she started talking to me about her days as a secondary school choir member...I knew she was an old mg gal, so I was like, "yeah, I know, mg choir, right??" and she started jumping with her hands over her mouth. and she's probably 50/60+ years old. and she was in church. and she was JUMPING. You see, that's the effect choir has on you, k?
Basically, in choir, we learn about awesome stuff like solfege and music history and other stuff...it's awesome, cause you can go talk about it to some other musicians, and some of them have never ever heard of it before, and then,,,,you can make them look dumb =D=D=D=D=D
Also, unlike other performing arts groups, you don't have to have any prior qualifications. All you need to be able to do is sing....and considering that you're reading this, you probably do it every day in the shower anyways...so...yeah.
In the gist of it all, choir is awesome. Your best memories in MGS will be your time spent in choir. I'm not joking. I'm waiting for me to be 20 to actually realise that, but I can tell you in advance. For those of you in choir, treasure your years left in choir. For sec 4s, treasure your days/months/hours/minutes/seconds left in choir. For those not in choir yet, join choir so you get to hear me nagging at you about all this XO.
EVERY SMART PERSON WILL TELL YOU THAT YOU SHOULD JOIN CHOIR OR REGRET FOR LIFE. BE THE SMART ONE =D
Love,
your awesome best friend,
eli. sayampanathan.
Thursday, January 07, 2010
About the Choir
The MGS choir strives not just to bless the people around us with the joy of music, but also bless each and every one of our members by inculcating several essential skills.
In(ter)dependence, diligence and a sense of shared responsibility are instilled into each chorister as music is learnt and made. Our conductors and teachers reinforce the important of making music as a group, taking great carae to establish self-discipline in every member because "a choir is only as strong as its weaker member".
By mastering vocal skill and techniques taught by our conductors and by growing as a choir, the MGS choir hopes to be of service to the school, the community and our Heavenly Father with the voices he has blessed us with.
Practices are twice a week, Wednesday and Friday, 2.30 - 5.30pm.
Our Conductors
Jennifer Tham
Jennifer is best known as the conductor of the Singapore Youth Choir (now the SYC Ensemble Singers) an ensemble she has led since 1986. A composer by training, she believes that the student chorister is the future of choral music in Singapore, and enjoys infecting young students with her own enthusiasm for music and the expressive medium of voice.
In addition to her work in schools, Jennifer has served on several artistic committees for the International Federation of Choral Music and serves on the Board, chairing a working group for the development of the Asia Pacific choral network. She also represents Singapore in the Choir Olympic Council and has been on the jury at the World Choir Games and at competitions in China, Germany, Indonesia, Japan and Korea. She has taught choir conducting at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and has given workshops and courses to conductors in Indonesia and Japan.
Jennifer is a recipient of the inaugural Young Artist (Music) Award given by the National Arts Council and is a member of their arts resource panel.
Albert Tay
Albert believes strongly in cultivating high levels of disciplined musicianship, musical in(ter)dependence while having fun making music. Alberts choirs have won distinctions locally and internationally. He also believes in creating an appreciation by music written by living composers. Albert serves the SYC Ensemble Singers as Conducting Assistant.
Albert was selected to be an active participant in the conductors' masterclass organized by the International Federation for Choral Music, representing the Asia South Pacific region in the 7th World Symposium for Choral Music held in Kyoto, Japan. Apart from Theodora Pavlovitch (Bulgaria), he has also worked with established conducting teachers such as Karl Turunen (Finland), Alberto Grau (Venezuela) and Gary Graden (Sweden).
Albert majored in voice and studied vocal conducting with Jennifer Tham and orchestral conducting with Dr Robert Casteels at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, graduating with a Diploma in Music with Distinctions and BA (Hons) from the University of Wales (UK). Albert is a recipient of the Georgette Chen Scholarship and Arts Bursary, both awarded by the National Arts Council (Singapore) and the NAFA Scholarship for his diploma and degree studies.
Teachers-In-Charge
Tham Pei Wen
tham_pei_wen@moe.edu.sg
Angela Ng
angela_ng_suat_theng@moe.edu.sg
Cherie Heng
ong_su_ling_cherie@moe.edu.sg
The MGS choir strives not just to bless the people around us with the joy of music, but also bless each and every one of our members by inculcating several essential skills.
In(ter)dependence, diligence and a sense of shared responsibility are instilled into each chorister as music is learnt and made. Our conductors and teachers reinforce the important of making music as a group, taking great carae to establish self-discipline in every member because "a choir is only as strong as its weaker member".
By mastering vocal skill and techniques taught by our conductors and by growing as a choir, the MGS choir hopes to be of service to the school, the community and our Heavenly Father with the voices he has blessed us with.
Practices are twice a week, Wednesday and Friday, 2.30 - 5.30pm.
Our Conductors
Jennifer Tham
Jennifer is best known as the conductor of the Singapore Youth Choir (now the SYC Ensemble Singers) an ensemble she has led since 1986. A composer by training, she believes that the student chorister is the future of choral music in Singapore, and enjoys infecting young students with her own enthusiasm for music and the expressive medium of voice.
In addition to her work in schools, Jennifer has served on several artistic committees for the International Federation of Choral Music and serves on the Board, chairing a working group for the development of the Asia Pacific choral network. She also represents Singapore in the Choir Olympic Council and has been on the jury at the World Choir Games and at competitions in China, Germany, Indonesia, Japan and Korea. She has taught choir conducting at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and has given workshops and courses to conductors in Indonesia and Japan.
Jennifer is a recipient of the inaugural Young Artist (Music) Award given by the National Arts Council and is a member of their arts resource panel.
Albert Tay
Albert believes strongly in cultivating high levels of disciplined musicianship, musical in(ter)dependence while having fun making music. Alberts choirs have won distinctions locally and internationally. He also believes in creating an appreciation by music written by living composers. Albert serves the SYC Ensemble Singers as Conducting Assistant.
Albert was selected to be an active participant in the conductors' masterclass organized by the International Federation for Choral Music, representing the Asia South Pacific region in the 7th World Symposium for Choral Music held in Kyoto, Japan. Apart from Theodora Pavlovitch (Bulgaria), he has also worked with established conducting teachers such as Karl Turunen (Finland), Alberto Grau (Venezuela) and Gary Graden (Sweden).
Albert majored in voice and studied vocal conducting with Jennifer Tham and orchestral conducting with Dr Robert Casteels at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, graduating with a Diploma in Music with Distinctions and BA (Hons) from the University of Wales (UK). Albert is a recipient of the Georgette Chen Scholarship and Arts Bursary, both awarded by the National Arts Council (Singapore) and the NAFA Scholarship for his diploma and degree studies.
Teachers-In-Charge
Tham Pei Wen
tham_pei_wen@moe.edu.sg
Angela Ng
angela_ng_suat_theng@moe.edu.sg
Cherie Heng
ong_su_ling_cherie@moe.edu.sg
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
welcome back to school, choir!!!
hope y'all have fun in your new classes and such.
anyway, as you may have noticed in the practice today, we need to speed up the learning of the pieces. soon enough, the competition scores will come in one big load, and we'll need to learn all of them by may (cause of the pre-tour concert).
please please please please please make an effort to go on this russia trip. from seniors, I heard that these trips are really worth going for, and that they really learn a lot. after all, how often do you sing in these international competitions, with top choirs from all over the world (maybe) ? xDD so please try to come for the trip. plus the more we sell the fundraising stuff, the more the subsidy will be, so we'll pay less if we sell more stuff.
few reminders:
- people go and get the name of your mortal from eli
- hand up your forms for the russia trip with the cheque
- revise scores!
oh and to those curious sec1s who read the blog (not sure if they do)
join choir!!!!!
xDDD
-christie-
hope y'all have fun in your new classes and such.
anyway, as you may have noticed in the practice today, we need to speed up the learning of the pieces. soon enough, the competition scores will come in one big load, and we'll need to learn all of them by may (cause of the pre-tour concert).
please please please please please make an effort to go on this russia trip. from seniors, I heard that these trips are really worth going for, and that they really learn a lot. after all, how often do you sing in these international competitions, with top choirs from all over the world (maybe) ? xDD so please try to come for the trip. plus the more we sell the fundraising stuff, the more the subsidy will be, so we'll pay less if we sell more stuff.
few reminders:
- people go and get the name of your mortal from eli
- hand up your forms for the russia trip with the cheque
- revise scores!
oh and to those curious sec1s who read the blog (not sure if they do)
join choir!!!!!
xDDD
-christie-
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
HEY Choir!!! =D
Okays. Yes, as Christie said, come and get the name of your mortal from me. Before choir ends next Wednesday....and don't complain if you don't get one of your close friends, cause the whole point of the angel-mortal thing is to help you make friends with other people in choir who you may not know as well...and make sure you pamper your mortal, and send her LOADS of letters, k? If you find you're not receiving anything from your angel, come tell me, and I'll go and find your angel, k?
Also remember to practice all your scores...make full use of the rest of your holidays!!! Ms Tham and Mr Tay said that next year will be a realllllyyyy packed year, so if you want to have time to do anything other than choir stuff, you should learn your music ASAP. Remember, we have 18 pieces to go...plus all the other music we're gonna have to learn. Don't worry...we'll try and make choir as pleasant an experience as possible...
Remember to go and sell your fundraising stuff, k? If you have people still willing to buy more, you can go buy some off other choir members, or go see the teachers or something. Also publicise that we may have more cards printed shortly...yes, we're gonna have to sell those.
kk.
love you all!!
see you next wed!
eli sayampanathan
Okays. Yes, as Christie said, come and get the name of your mortal from me. Before choir ends next Wednesday....and don't complain if you don't get one of your close friends, cause the whole point of the angel-mortal thing is to help you make friends with other people in choir who you may not know as well...and make sure you pamper your mortal, and send her LOADS of letters, k? If you find you're not receiving anything from your angel, come tell me, and I'll go and find your angel, k?
Also remember to practice all your scores...make full use of the rest of your holidays!!! Ms Tham and Mr Tay said that next year will be a realllllyyyy packed year, so if you want to have time to do anything other than choir stuff, you should learn your music ASAP. Remember, we have 18 pieces to go...plus all the other music we're gonna have to learn. Don't worry...we'll try and make choir as pleasant an experience as possible...
Remember to go and sell your fundraising stuff, k? If you have people still willing to buy more, you can go buy some off other choir members, or go see the teachers or something. Also publicise that we may have more cards printed shortly...yes, we're gonna have to sell those.
kk.
love you all!!
see you next wed!
eli sayampanathan
KODOMO!!!
hey guys!! this is my 1st time posting something here!
because of ellissa, i have to scan this out for u guys!! (i have only 1 monitor, and the scanner attached to the CPU is the one that has some problems with starting up the com...)
hope u ppl read it!!
(i think u can click on it to enlarge..)
[:leekhim:]
*have a gd yr ahead!!! (:
because of ellissa, i have to scan this out for u guys!! (i have only 1 monitor, and the scanner attached to the CPU is the one that has some problems with starting up the com...)
hope u ppl read it!!
(i think u can click on it to enlarge..)
[:leekhim:]
*have a gd yr ahead!!! (:
hi choir!
so y'all know that next year will be a very busy year, and hence I think we have to step it up. we got a longggg way to go. so we gotta concentrate!!! esp with new people coming in next year. must set good example okay.
ok just some reminders:
1. first practice of the year!!! 6 jan, wednesday, after school (obviously. xD)
2. go and get the name of your mortal from eli
3. practise your scores
LOL i'm quite high now.
yeah so anyway,
the list of people in which section will be posted soon, i think.
I think that's it for now.
lotsa craziness,
christie
so y'all know that next year will be a very busy year, and hence I think we have to step it up. we got a longggg way to go. so we gotta concentrate!!! esp with new people coming in next year. must set good example okay.
ok just some reminders:
1. first practice of the year!!! 6 jan, wednesday, after school (obviously. xD)
2. go and get the name of your mortal from eli
3. practise your scores
LOL i'm quite high now.
yeah so anyway,
the list of people in which section will be posted soon, i think.
I think that's it for now.
lotsa craziness,
christie
Monday, December 14, 2009
HEY CHOIR!!
kk....Partae's over, people...hope you all enjoyed yourselves! =D Things were not as organised as I would have prefered them to be, but people were scolding me for trying to get things too organised, so....yeah...I hope that none of you were dying to go home or anything, cuz that's not the point of a party, is it??
Yeah, don't forget that the year's events are not over, k? We still have practice on the 30th Dec, so make sure you turn up for that. Go through all your scores and stuff like that, cause it won't be very nice for the conductors if we have to start from scratch all over again, right? Yeah, let's do them proud!! =D
kk. tatafornow!
eli sayampanathan
kk....Partae's over, people...hope you all enjoyed yourselves! =D Things were not as organised as I would have prefered them to be, but people were scolding me for trying to get things too organised, so....yeah...I hope that none of you were dying to go home or anything, cuz that's not the point of a party, is it??
Yeah, don't forget that the year's events are not over, k? We still have practice on the 30th Dec, so make sure you turn up for that. Go through all your scores and stuff like that, cause it won't be very nice for the conductors if we have to start from scratch all over again, right? Yeah, let's do them proud!! =D
kk. tatafornow!
eli sayampanathan
Friday, December 04, 2009
HI CHOIR!
I'm here to post something utterly random but totally cool.
Like, I'm sure you've all heard Jason Derulo's "Whatcha Say" right!
SOOOOOOOOOO
Like some people say he ripped off Imogen Heap's "Hide And Seek" but whatever.
Anyway!
I found this awesome singing group/choir/whatever who sang it!
AND IT'S LIKE AMAZING.
SO WATCH IT!
Cool or WHAT!
Did you hear the dude singing the high note? And we can all learn something from this totally-not-frivolous-post/video. Note their dynamics! And blending! And they all watch the conductor etc.
And yes, they're all dudes.
Let's not be too blown away by that awesomeawesomeawesome performance and remember Ellissa's equally long post.
Love,
Marian
I'm here to post something utterly random but totally cool.
Like, I'm sure you've all heard Jason Derulo's "Whatcha Say" right!
SOOOOOOOOOO
Like some people say he ripped off Imogen Heap's "Hide And Seek" but whatever.
Anyway!
I found this awesome singing group/choir/whatever who sang it!
AND IT'S LIKE AMAZING.
SO WATCH IT!
Cool or WHAT!
Did you hear the dude singing the high note? And we can all learn something from this totally-not-frivolous-post/video. Note their dynamics! And blending! And they all watch the conductor etc.
And yes, they're all dudes.
Let's not be too blown away by that awesomeawesomeawesome performance and remember Ellissa's equally long post.
Love,
Marian
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Awesome times...
HEY CHOIR!!!!
Hope everyone is looking forward to the X'mas party! =D YOU BETTER BE. Just to ask, can anyone bake? Cuz we need volunteers to bring food and stuff....We'll let you know how we're gonna get the food FOOD done, but we need people to volunteer to bring cake, cookies, cake, cookies and more cake. Yeah, I know it's bad for our voices, but WHO CARES? We all deserve a bit of fun for 1 night. (yeah...and let's all keep it to the night of the 11th of dec, k?)
Awesome things are being planned, so please keep an Eye on your Email (you see? There's gotta be a reason for this awesome coincidence, right?), cause we'll be updating you =D
SO, please drop me or Rachael an email if you can bring cake. or cookies. or anything else. OH! And if you're waiting for us to ask you personally if you can sponsor anything, please don't...cause I don't read minds....Just drop me an(other) email to tell me what you want to sponsor, so we don't have to keep a budget in mind for that.
Yupz. Are you'all practicing your scores? YOU BETTER BE. hehe...naw....just make sure you're prepared for choir next year, k? Don't keep practicing until you get bored of choir, or the comm will have to work extra hard to get you all alive again next year....
OH! And please remember to drink lots of water, k? I'm guilty...I just recovered from a sore throat....so, learn...It may be rainy season, but the rain doesn't just seep into your body by magic. yeah...
Oh, and I know how much we're all missing choir (right, Right, RIGHT???) So, here's a thought for you...
"I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite."
Hope everyone is looking forward to the X'mas party! =D YOU BETTER BE. Just to ask, can anyone bake? Cuz we need volunteers to bring food and stuff....We'll let you know how we're gonna get the food FOOD done, but we need people to volunteer to bring cake, cookies, cake, cookies and more cake. Yeah, I know it's bad for our voices, but WHO CARES? We all deserve a bit of fun for 1 night. (yeah...and let's all keep it to the night of the 11th of dec, k?)
Awesome things are being planned, so please keep an Eye on your Email (you see? There's gotta be a reason for this awesome coincidence, right?), cause we'll be updating you =D
SO, please drop me or Rachael an email if you can bring cake. or cookies. or anything else. OH! And if you're waiting for us to ask you personally if you can sponsor anything, please don't...cause I don't read minds....Just drop me an(other) email to tell me what you want to sponsor, so we don't have to keep a budget in mind for that.
Yupz. Are you'all practicing your scores? YOU BETTER BE. hehe...naw....just make sure you're prepared for choir next year, k? Don't keep practicing until you get bored of choir, or the comm will have to work extra hard to get you all alive again next year....
OH! And please remember to drink lots of water, k? I'm guilty...I just recovered from a sore throat....so, learn...It may be rainy season, but the rain doesn't just seep into your body by magic. yeah...
Oh, and I know how much we're all missing choir (right, Right, RIGHT???) So, here's a thought for you...
"I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite."
-Isaiah 57:15 (2)
Please remember to tell me if you can't make it for the party on the 11th, and OH! If you still havn't gone for 3 concerts this year, there are LOADS of concerts to go and watch during the holidays, so email me, and I'll tell you some good ones to go see, k? Or you can pick up the Esplanade diary (which you can get at the Esplanade, by the way...) and see what good concerts there are. Yes, you can go even if you've already done 3 concerts for the year. More is good.
ok.
love you, dears!
eli sayampanathan
ok.
love you, dears!
eli sayampanathan
Sunday, November 22, 2009
yo choir!!!
ok this is kind of a sum-up of what's been going on, for those who missed practices recently.
-we finished ting tan qin
-attempted yagi xDDD
-got new scores (mary's song, children etc.)
-learnt first few pages of "children" (the japanese song)
hmm hope that holidays have been so far enjoyable, so to speak.
oh ya I found this video on youtube. it's our performance from the Sounds Of Hope concert.
"You Raise Me Up" Mgchoir+String Ensemble
dunno who posted it. haha it doesnt have picture, but then again, you dont need pictures to hear a choir right?
here's the link if needed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3nD0LLuofc
there's also the other performances of the concert.
lotsa awesome randomness,
-christie-
ok this is kind of a sum-up of what's been going on, for those who missed practices recently.
-we finished ting tan qin
-attempted yagi xDDD
-got new scores (mary's song, children etc.)
-learnt first few pages of "children" (the japanese song)
hmm hope that holidays have been so far enjoyable, so to speak.
oh ya I found this video on youtube. it's our performance from the Sounds Of Hope concert.
"You Raise Me Up" Mgchoir+String Ensemble
dunno who posted it. haha it doesnt have picture, but then again, you dont need pictures to hear a choir right?
here's the link if needed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3nD0LLuofc
there's also the other performances of the concert.
lotsa awesome randomness,
-christie-
Saturday, November 21, 2009
HEY!
Firstly, can we make it COMPULSORY for everyone to sign off when you finish a blog post? Cause it can get kindda confusing...
anyways...HOW'S LIFE KEEPIN' YOU, CHOIR? =D good, i hope! okay. happy holidays. happy times...and now, we're gonna have even more happy moments!
The date for our post-carolling cum Christmas party is out. 11th December. It's gonna be loads of fun, so you really don't want to miss it. We've got a great line-up planned, so please make sure you're free on the 11th. We're not sure about the venue and time and all of that yet, but we'll let you know, so please keep an eye on your emails.
Make sure you don't slack during the hols, k? Go run a few kilometers (at least) a few (at least) times a week, or you're really dead when you get back to school next year, cause we're gonna be whipped cream. SWWWeet. XD
Go and practice your scores, k? SLs/ Octet leaders, if you want to hold practices, please go ahead and do so, cause we don't want to be completely lost in January next year. OH! And don't go and eat too many sweets and chocolates and junk food, cause it will just spoil your voice, and that's bad...
okays.
thanks!
bye!
eli sayampanathan
Firstly, can we make it COMPULSORY for everyone to sign off when you finish a blog post? Cause it can get kindda confusing...
anyways...HOW'S LIFE KEEPIN' YOU, CHOIR? =D good, i hope! okay. happy holidays. happy times...and now, we're gonna have even more happy moments!
The date for our post-carolling cum Christmas party is out. 11th December. It's gonna be loads of fun, so you really don't want to miss it. We've got a great line-up planned, so please make sure you're free on the 11th. We're not sure about the venue and time and all of that yet, but we'll let you know, so please keep an eye on your emails.
Make sure you don't slack during the hols, k? Go run a few kilometers (at least) a few (at least) times a week, or you're really dead when you get back to school next year, cause we're gonna be whipped cream. SWWWeet. XD
Go and practice your scores, k? SLs/ Octet leaders, if you want to hold practices, please go ahead and do so, cause we don't want to be completely lost in January next year. OH! And don't go and eat too many sweets and chocolates and junk food, cause it will just spoil your voice, and that's bad...
okays.
thanks!
bye!
eli sayampanathan
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Friday, November 06, 2009
Hey!
This is an email I sent to the MGS-SASS choir today...just incase you didn't receive it, here it is....I think I'm just too lazy to write another looooong story...=D ENJOY! And no excuses for not reading the whole thing...it's not THAT long....
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HEY Choir!!!
AHH. Carolling is over. Sweet release. I hope you all enjoyed yourselves over the past few months, during all our practices, whether good or bad, happy or sad, and the carolling days itself. The past two days will definitely hold memories that we will cherish as a choir for a looong time. I know that ALL the sec3s from MG choir still love the carolling days we had in 2007. So, please do reflect on everything we've learnt and done the past few days and make sure you continue to apply them, or Mr Tay will KILL US.
Just a thank you to JP (SASS President), Rachael (carolling co-i/c), Ruth and Yann Ting (MG vice-Presidents) and the carolling comm from MG: Lee Khim, Marian, Maria and Siying. Thanks for all the help you've given to me during the process of planning for carolling and during the actual carolling itself. (the bracketed stuff are for all you people who are still living in your own nutshell...)
Another thank you to go out to all the GLs : ME!, Lee Khim, Marian, Maria and Siying, and their respective AGLs : Joel, Barnabas, Darien, Evan and Jeremy (who we should all congratulate for pulling through O'levels and carolling all at the same time =D...CONGRATS!!) Thanks you all for helping co-ordinate your groups and keep them under a tight rope when we had problems organising the choir...by the way, you should know that there were about 70 people carolling in total, so that's why it was always so noisy...rings a bell? Thanks also for taking charge of the music when we had to break into our small groups! It all turned out well in the end.
Yet another thank you for all the conductors: Evan, Lee Khim, Joel, Christie, Stephen and Rachel. Thanks for being so courageous and taking the stand, and trying your very best to immitate Mr Tay and Ms Tham....
To Lee Khim: You are becoming ever more confident gal!! And your conducting is getting more and more hillarious, by the way....in a good way...cause it makes us smile =D MG gals, we're so lucky to have her around, so BE THANKFUL.
To Evan: LOL. Your conducting will forever be remembered...a testimony to all. I think I've told you before, but please don't change the way you conduct, cause it's entertaining (hehe...) and makes people smile, which in turn makes their singing better, so everything is better in the long run. X)
To Joel : Hi dude. Thanks for being the booming bass in our group. The bassists couldn't have survived without you. (AHEMAHEMRYANCLINTANDSEAN!!) And you're too serious when you try to cue us in for Gaudete, but it works anyways...
To Christie: Two words: You're Natural. No, not the gummies...You are tiny, but you're awesome. Seriously... you should make Sop 2s work so hard that we become the awesomest section ever...wait... we are the awesomest section ever! =D GO SOPPY 2s!!!
To Stephen: You conduct Wassail amazingly. Is your name pronounced Stephen or Steven? As in Stephen Leek or ..... nevermind...why do people have such wierd names? (talk for myself eh? ellissaeasitasayampanathan.)
To Rachel: HEY! You did great conducting us during practices. Sorry you didn't get a chance to conduct during carolling, though...the biggest pitty...nevermind. SOON. :)
Yupz. If anyone has any photos, please send them to me, so that we can compile nice ones and send them out to everyone...OH! And please don't tell me to go look on facebook, cause I kindda deleted my account, and it wasn't an accident. I PROMISE!! I'm not that absent minded.............okay, maybe I am, but I'm very sure I didn't delete my account by accident.
JP, can you please forward this to your whole choir? Thanks!
THANKOOO EVERYBODY!!
ellissaeasitasayampanathan
aka.
eli
ps. now you know why the comm says I'm very LOOOONG winded.....in my emails....i think i'm a bit better in real life....=D
ps no.2. this thing is gonna be posted on the mg choir blog : mgchoir-.blogspot.com, which I believe is linked to the SASS choir blog, so go see...
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Yeah....please share your views...comment or something....we'll do a debrief soon...i think....
thanks!
eli
This is an email I sent to the MGS-SASS choir today...just incase you didn't receive it, here it is....I think I'm just too lazy to write another looooong story...=D ENJOY! And no excuses for not reading the whole thing...it's not THAT long....
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HEY Choir!!!
AHH. Carolling is over. Sweet release. I hope you all enjoyed yourselves over the past few months, during all our practices, whether good or bad, happy or sad, and the carolling days itself. The past two days will definitely hold memories that we will cherish as a choir for a looong time. I know that ALL the sec3s from MG choir still love the carolling days we had in 2007. So, please do reflect on everything we've learnt and done the past few days and make sure you continue to apply them, or Mr Tay will KILL US.
Just a thank you to JP (SASS President), Rachael (carolling co-i/c), Ruth and Yann Ting (MG vice-Presidents) and the carolling comm from MG: Lee Khim, Marian, Maria and Siying. Thanks for all the help you've given to me during the process of planning for carolling and during the actual carolling itself. (the bracketed stuff are for all you people who are still living in your own nutshell...)
Another thank you to go out to all the GLs : ME!, Lee Khim, Marian, Maria and Siying, and their respective AGLs : Joel, Barnabas, Darien, Evan and Jeremy (who we should all congratulate for pulling through O'levels and carolling all at the same time =D...CONGRATS!!) Thanks you all for helping co-ordinate your groups and keep them under a tight rope when we had problems organising the choir...by the way, you should know that there were about 70 people carolling in total, so that's why it was always so noisy...rings a bell? Thanks also for taking charge of the music when we had to break into our small groups! It all turned out well in the end.
Yet another thank you for all the conductors: Evan, Lee Khim, Joel, Christie, Stephen and Rachel. Thanks for being so courageous and taking the stand, and trying your very best to immitate Mr Tay and Ms Tham....
To Lee Khim: You are becoming ever more confident gal!! And your conducting is getting more and more hillarious, by the way....in a good way...cause it makes us smile =D MG gals, we're so lucky to have her around, so BE THANKFUL.
To Evan: LOL. Your conducting will forever be remembered...a testimony to all. I think I've told you before, but please don't change the way you conduct, cause it's entertaining (hehe...) and makes people smile, which in turn makes their singing better, so everything is better in the long run. X)
To Joel : Hi dude. Thanks for being the booming bass in our group. The bassists couldn't have survived without you. (AHEMAHEMRYANCLINTANDSEAN!!) And you're too serious when you try to cue us in for Gaudete, but it works anyways...
To Christie: Two words: You're Natural. No, not the gummies...You are tiny, but you're awesome. Seriously... you should make Sop 2s work so hard that we become the awesomest section ever...wait... we are the awesomest section ever! =D GO SOPPY 2s!!!
To Stephen: You conduct Wassail amazingly. Is your name pronounced Stephen or Steven? As in Stephen Leek or ..... nevermind...why do people have such wierd names? (talk for myself eh? ellissaeasitasayampanathan.)
To Rachel: HEY! You did great conducting us during practices. Sorry you didn't get a chance to conduct during carolling, though...the biggest pitty...nevermind. SOON. :)
Yupz. If anyone has any photos, please send them to me, so that we can compile nice ones and send them out to everyone...OH! And please don't tell me to go look on facebook, cause I kindda deleted my account, and it wasn't an accident. I PROMISE!! I'm not that absent minded.............okay, maybe I am, but I'm very sure I didn't delete my account by accident.
JP, can you please forward this to your whole choir? Thanks!
THANKOOO EVERYBODY!!
ellissaeasitasayampanathan
aka.
eli
ps. now you know why the comm says I'm very LOOOONG winded.....in my emails....i think i'm a bit better in real life....=D
ps no.2. this thing is gonna be posted on the mg choir blog : mgchoir-.blogspot.com, which I believe is linked to the SASS choir blog, so go see...
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Yeah....please share your views...comment or something....we'll do a debrief soon...i think....
thanks!
eli
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
LOL. and that's to the video on ellissa!
and now for some reminders xPPP:
-carolling scores (the 6 that we learnt during the workshop) to be memorised by wednesday
-NCCS concert scores (you raise me up, hope is the anchor) also to be memorised by wednesday.
-new carolling scores (canzone, go tell it, carol of the bells) to be learnt by wednesday, memorised by 23 october
-bring $80 for NCCS tickets
-bring $11.50 for t-shirts
btw: those people who want to teach/learn basic theory, please give your names to Ellissa.
those people who cannot make it to carolling, or any practices WITH A VALID REASON, please tell Ms ThamPW first before telling SLs.
Take note: wednesday, 7am, at the bamboo courtyard, to revise carols. as you know, the SASS choir will be at mgs after school for choir practice. we must show them that we girls can do ownage!!! xDDD
AND PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL.
REGULARLY.
those who dont check their inboxes, please start checking them regularly, especially since it's the holidays.
-christie-
p.s. please do watch the ellissa video and comment!! xDDD
and now for some reminders xPPP:
-carolling scores (the 6 that we learnt during the workshop) to be memorised by wednesday
-NCCS concert scores (you raise me up, hope is the anchor) also to be memorised by wednesday.
-new carolling scores (canzone, go tell it, carol of the bells) to be learnt by wednesday, memorised by 23 october
-bring $80 for NCCS tickets
-bring $11.50 for t-shirts
btw: those people who want to teach/learn basic theory, please give your names to Ellissa.
those people who cannot make it to carolling, or any practices WITH A VALID REASON, please tell Ms ThamPW first before telling SLs.
Take note: wednesday, 7am, at the bamboo courtyard, to revise carols. as you know, the SASS choir will be at mgs after school for choir practice. we must show them that we girls can do ownage!!! xDDD
AND PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL.
REGULARLY.
those who dont check their inboxes, please start checking them regularly, especially since it's the holidays.
-christie-
p.s. please do watch the ellissa video and comment!! xDDD
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Hallos.
I promise you, the video is a total mess. Seriously. And the hair, well that was Marian's work of art, so don't laugh about it, cause that is not me. Honestly, why is bullying me so easy??? Let me explain the video in detail.
Once in a while, some of us crazy choir girls go to Pizza Hut for lunch on days we have choir in the morning and the afternoon. AND, without fail, every single time we go there, the same guy serves us. And I think he's really pissed now, cause....well, imagine if this same group of people keep coming, and they always tell you "table for 16 please!"
So happened, on Friday, a comm. meeting was called for and so, we decided to go to Pizza Hut. Now, you've got to understand the tabasco and pepsi story to fully understand what's happening here. Yann Ting, Rachael and Siying, can you please post something about the tabasco and pepsi story? Anyways, for those people out there who are clueless, the Tabasco and Pepsi story is about the wonder of bullying me.
So, like any other normal Pizza Hut day, Tabasco, by some miraculous means, ended up in my pepsi. Obviously, since I hadn't even started eating as yet, I decided to change my drink. After I'd gotten it changed, Tabasco (naturally) got added again. Awesome. In short, everyone got into the swing of bullying me. AGAIN.
No matter the odds, I treated those of the comm. who were there at Pizza Hut to the chocolate cake with ice-cream add-on thingy. You know, the ones which come with cherries on the top. CHERRIES ON THE TOP. Oh!!! and I eventually ate everyone's cherries...cause no one else likes them...=(
Siying, being the mentally (maybe physically) sickening person she is, passes a comment that if you can tie a knot with the cherry's stem, you're a good kisser. BTW, this comment was passed at our previous visit to Pizza Hut too. (AHEMAHEMAHEM!!!!!). So, Siying and Yann Ting each stuck a cherry stem in their mouths and tried to tie a knot. For the record, Siying managed to tie the knot...which means what??.........H A!
Eventually, they managed to persuade me into trying (it's the whole bullying ellissa thing again) it as well. So, the video is basically showing me trying to tie the cherry stem with the knot. Now, post story.
Later on, we dropped by at cold storage (another popular hangout). And guess what. They decided to search for cherries to buy for me for my birthday. HELLO?!? My birthday is wayyy over. Then, they tried for Christmas. They are crazy. CRAZY.
Please guys, I don't want cherries for a present, or I'll have to look at Mrs Cherie Heng's name like it was alien.
Love,
Eli
I promise you, the video is a total mess. Seriously. And the hair, well that was Marian's work of art, so don't laugh about it, cause that is not me. Honestly, why is bullying me so easy??? Let me explain the video in detail.
Once in a while, some of us crazy choir girls go to Pizza Hut for lunch on days we have choir in the morning and the afternoon. AND, without fail, every single time we go there, the same guy serves us. And I think he's really pissed now, cause....well, imagine if this same group of people keep coming, and they always tell you "table for 16 please!"
So happened, on Friday, a comm. meeting was called for and so, we decided to go to Pizza Hut. Now, you've got to understand the tabasco and pepsi story to fully understand what's happening here. Yann Ting, Rachael and Siying, can you please post something about the tabasco and pepsi story? Anyways, for those people out there who are clueless, the Tabasco and Pepsi story is about the wonder of bullying me.
So, like any other normal Pizza Hut day, Tabasco, by some miraculous means, ended up in my pepsi. Obviously, since I hadn't even started eating as yet, I decided to change my drink. After I'd gotten it changed, Tabasco (naturally) got added again. Awesome. In short, everyone got into the swing of bullying me. AGAIN.
No matter the odds, I treated those of the comm. who were there at Pizza Hut to the chocolate cake with ice-cream add-on thingy. You know, the ones which come with cherries on the top. CHERRIES ON THE TOP. Oh!!! and I eventually ate everyone's cherries...cause no one else likes them...=(
Siying, being the mentally (maybe physically) sickening person she is, passes a comment that if you can tie a knot with the cherry's stem, you're a good kisser. BTW, this comment was passed at our previous visit to Pizza Hut too. (AHEMAHEMAHEM!!!!!). So, Siying and Yann Ting each stuck a cherry stem in their mouths and tried to tie a knot. For the record, Siying managed to tie the knot...which means what??.........H A!
Eventually, they managed to persuade me into trying (it's the whole bullying ellissa thing again) it as well. So, the video is basically showing me trying to tie the cherry stem with the knot. Now, post story.
Later on, we dropped by at cold storage (another popular hangout). And guess what. They decided to search for cherries to buy for me for my birthday. HELLO?!? My birthday is wayyy over. Then, they tried for Christmas. They are crazy. CRAZY.
Please guys, I don't want cherries for a present, or I'll have to look at Mrs Cherie Heng's name like it was alien.
Love,
Eli
Friday, October 16, 2009
cherries...
heyo <3
here's a video of ellissa attempting to tie a knot on the cherry stem with her mouth...to see how good a kisser she is...ENJOY...<3<3<3
you're welcome :)
siying <3
Thursday, October 15, 2009
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Heys Choir~
How were EOYs? Let's hope they weren't too bad that you can't come for choir on Friday, normal time. Hehes. Okies. Anyways, before Friday's rehearsal, you have totry make time to learn the caroling scores, Hope Is The Anchor and You Raise Me Up (according to Ellissa's email). And, if you've lost any of the scores, ask Daphne to see if she has any extra copies. Okies. I'm done here :). Have fun!
Smiles,
Michelle
How were EOYs? Let's hope they weren't too bad that you can't come for choir on Friday, normal time. Hehes. Okies. Anyways, before Friday's rehearsal, you have to
Smiles,
Michelle
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Hey Choir!!
AHHHHH!!! EOYs are coming, and I'm sure that all of you are really really really mugging now...yeah. Go mug. =D Don't forget we still have choir this week, but remember to keep studying ah! Do your best for these exams, and then we can continue working hard for the choir. Carolling is gonna be really fun, but not if we all have to catch up with all our work from this year, right? So, the moral of the story is to do your best now. Make sure you keep God in your prayers too ah! Do your best, and leave the rest to God!=D
thanks!
ellissasayampanathan
AHHHHH!!! EOYs are coming, and I'm sure that all of you are really really really mugging now...yeah. Go mug. =D Don't forget we still have choir this week, but remember to keep studying ah! Do your best for these exams, and then we can continue working hard for the choir. Carolling is gonna be really fun, but not if we all have to catch up with all our work from this year, right? So, the moral of the story is to do your best now. Make sure you keep God in your prayers too ah! Do your best, and leave the rest to God!=D
thanks!
ellissasayampanathan
Sunday, August 30, 2009
yeah. You say, goodbye pretty ladies, and I say that too.
Hallo. =D
I just read the posts from Liz and Yann Ting about the farewell, and I've just been inspired to write something...it's that irritating inner sense that just keeps bugging me to DO MY JOB. So. This is to the dear comm of 0809
LIZ. I know I've got HUGE feet to fill, but I seriously dunno about the big feet thing...my feet look pretty small to me...=D but anyways, thanks for everything you've done, and thanks for all the encouragement...yes, I do have faith...lots of it...now's the time to put the faith into action! So, choir, let's get all those vocal chords movin'!! =}BTW, did I do a good job summarising stuff at the farewell? hehehe...yeah...no substantial information came out in the end, right? soryy...You were great in the good times and the bad, and somehow, you knew how to handle EVERY single situation...man...you're awesome. =)
Gabby. You're a great person. You know, this might be quite ironic (read the next statement over and over a few times and you'll get it...) I look up to the way you can lead so well by being humble. I look up to your 'humbleness'. LOL. seriously...you're always full of hope and faith for the choir, and it's been FABULOUS having you as a role model. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Nicole. Ahh...once again, you've been amazing...I think it's really funny when you look so stressed when there are problems with scores...your face reads: "HELLO?!? can you please be, like, wayyyy more responsible?" =D so cute...Thanks for being so concerned about details...it was like as if you were a thin thread that strung the small bits in the choir together. THANKKOOO
Violette. You are so talented. Really. I guess you already know that, so lets get on with things...OMG. The farewell song thing was so hilarious. CAUSE IT WAS SO WELL COMPOSED!!! =D We just realised how difficult it is to compose something tailor-made, straight-from-your-heart, and with a different lyricist and composer. Yeah, that's why we had to sing you the ready-made stuff...WHICH TURNED OUT AWESOME. In short, you're beyond words, and though it's hard to let you go, it's part of life I know. LOL. Thanks. For everything.
Christine. Your speech was THE most inspiring thing I've ever heard. More inspiring than Tiff's Fried Food speech. I was dumbstruck when I saw so many people crying. And, we could tell that you spoke from your heart. I'm devastated you (and all the other sec 4s) have to leave choir...AND, you woke me up to start REALLY SAVOURING the time I have left in the choir, cause now I'm scared that I will have the same reaction to leaving choir as you...I wonder...anyway, thanks!!!
Rebekah You are the sweetest person I’ve ever met. Seriously. You may not talk so much, and you may not be a people person, but you somehow manage to catch my attention with your quiet ways...it’s amazing...The way you worked with the Alto2s was suttle, and yet, effective...you’ve given Wey-Lynn and Sarah good grounds to work on...And I can see that you adore choir...Thank you for all the moments we’ve spent together, and...just...Thank you. =)
Ally You may be scary, but not scary enough for me :) You still give me the creeps, though...hehe...I’m glad I got to know you (eventhough it may not have been enough...) , and I enjoyed the times we had together, talking about how dumb our brothers will look doing the crazy concert....blahblahblah...yeah....THANKSMUCH!
I think that’s about it. I figured, since I had to summarise everything up during the farewell, I should write a ‘longer summary’ here. It’s still a summary, though...Hey, Yann Ting & Maria, still keep the 1 hour slot for me to talk at next year’s farewell, ah!! LOLZ.
To the up-and-maybe-too-happening comm. of 0910, I HAVE TONS OF HOPE FOR US :)...so, lets go get movin’ k? Haha...just kidding...cause we’re already moving, right? Haha...kidding again!!...LOL. I can imagine Siying telling me after she reads this...”Ellissa, you’re the most retarded person on Earth, and I think you know that. Who can make such lame jokes?” Of course, in this situation, she would have to be reminded of Liz and Gabby...=D
So, Thank you to everyone who has impacted the choir, and I hope that the next year is truly A song (legacy) that never ends
Lots of Love,
ellissasayampanathan
I just read the posts from Liz and Yann Ting about the farewell, and I've just been inspired to write something...it's that irritating inner sense that just keeps bugging me to DO MY JOB. So. This is to the dear comm of 0809
LIZ. I know I've got HUGE feet to fill, but I seriously dunno about the big feet thing...my feet look pretty small to me...=D but anyways, thanks for everything you've done, and thanks for all the encouragement...yes, I do have faith...lots of it...now's the time to put the faith into action! So, choir, let's get all those vocal chords movin'!! =}BTW, did I do a good job summarising stuff at the farewell? hehehe...yeah...no substantial information came out in the end, right? soryy...You were great in the good times and the bad, and somehow, you knew how to handle EVERY single situation...man...you're awesome. =)
Gabby. You're a great person. You know, this might be quite ironic (read the next statement over and over a few times and you'll get it...) I look up to the way you can lead so well by being humble. I look up to your 'humbleness'. LOL. seriously...you're always full of hope and faith for the choir, and it's been FABULOUS having you as a role model. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Nicole. Ahh...once again, you've been amazing...I think it's really funny when you look so stressed when there are problems with scores...your face reads: "HELLO?!? can you please be, like, wayyyy more responsible?" =D so cute...Thanks for being so concerned about details...it was like as if you were a thin thread that strung the small bits in the choir together. THANKKOOO
Violette. You are so talented. Really. I guess you already know that, so lets get on with things...OMG. The farewell song thing was so hilarious. CAUSE IT WAS SO WELL COMPOSED!!! =D We just realised how difficult it is to compose something tailor-made, straight-from-your-heart, and with a different lyricist and composer. Yeah, that's why we had to sing you the ready-made stuff...WHICH TURNED OUT AWESOME. In short, you're beyond words, and though it's hard to let you go, it's part of life I know. LOL. Thanks. For everything.
Christine. Your speech was THE most inspiring thing I've ever heard. More inspiring than Tiff's Fried Food speech. I was dumbstruck when I saw so many people crying. And, we could tell that you spoke from your heart. I'm devastated you (and all the other sec 4s) have to leave choir...AND, you woke me up to start REALLY SAVOURING the time I have left in the choir, cause now I'm scared that I will have the same reaction to leaving choir as you...I wonder...anyway, thanks!!!
Rebekah You are the sweetest person I’ve ever met. Seriously. You may not talk so much, and you may not be a people person, but you somehow manage to catch my attention with your quiet ways...it’s amazing...The way you worked with the Alto2s was suttle, and yet, effective...you’ve given Wey-Lynn and Sarah good grounds to work on...And I can see that you adore choir...Thank you for all the moments we’ve spent together, and...just...Thank you. =)
Ally You may be scary, but not scary enough for me :) You still give me the creeps, though...hehe...I’m glad I got to know you (eventhough it may not have been enough...) , and I enjoyed the times we had together, talking about how dumb our brothers will look doing the crazy concert....blahblahblah...yeah....THANKSMUCH!
I think that’s about it. I figured, since I had to summarise everything up during the farewell, I should write a ‘longer summary’ here. It’s still a summary, though...Hey, Yann Ting & Maria, still keep the 1 hour slot for me to talk at next year’s farewell, ah!! LOLZ.
To the up-and-maybe-too-happening comm. of 0910, I HAVE TONS OF HOPE FOR US :)...so, lets go get movin’ k? Haha...just kidding...cause we’re already moving, right? Haha...kidding again!!...LOL. I can imagine Siying telling me after she reads this...”Ellissa, you’re the most retarded person on Earth, and I think you know that. Who can make such lame jokes?” Of course, in this situation, she would have to be reminded of Liz and Gabby...=D
So, Thank you to everyone who has impacted the choir, and I hope that the next year is truly A song (legacy) that never ends
Lots of Love,
ellissasayampanathan
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