Sunday, December 27, 2009

BAND CAMP!

Please take note when reporting for activities, please wear the following.

28th December 2009: ORANGE BAND TEE (NO OTHER COLOURS/TEE ALLOWED)

29th December 2009: BLUE BAND TEE (NO OTHER COLOURS/TEE ALLOWED)

30th December 2009: BLACK POLO BAND TEE (NO OTHER COLOURS/TEE ALLOWED)

Reporting time: 8am
Reporting Venue: Band Room




Additional Reminders


  • Please bring mugs, torchlight, WHITE BOTTOMS(long and short bottoms respectively)
  • You all will be allowed to wear other school related tees after wash up.

  • ALL EXCO and SLs or anyone who read this, please SMS everyone else! Unless you all want to do some punishments if not please get this message through EVERYONE in the band.




Ranking


Here is a reminder about the ranking system.


Audition Requirements:

-Secondary 1s
  • Able to play major scales of up to 4 sharps and flats
  • Merry Widow(slow section)
-Secondary 2s
  • Able to play major scales of up to 5 sharps and flats
  • Merry Widow
  • Japanese Graffiti XII (as a bonus)
-Secondary 3s
  • Able to play major scales of up to 6 sharps and flats
  • Merry Widow
  • Japanese Graffiti XII
-Mark Allocation
  • Attendance(30%)
  • Scales(30%)
  • Set Piece(s)(40%)
  • Passing mark(60%)
-Ranking
  • LCP(after passing the Secondary 1 test)
  • CPL(after passing the Secondary 2 test)
  • 3rd Sergeant(after passing the Secondary 3 test)
  • 2nd Sergeant(Based on performance)
  • 1st Sergeant(Based on performance)
  • Staff Sergeant(Based on performance)
  • Master Sergeant
Take note that Ranking is based on PERFORMANCE, not seniority.



Thank you.

Fredy + your drum major

Friday, December 25, 2009

Phil Winds Concert

Hi guys.

There will be a FREE performance by Phil Winds at 5pm at the esplanade conducted by Mr Chiang. Please Spread this message to all other members asap. Thanks!

see you guys then.



your drum major

Band Camp Reminders

Hi guys. Band Camp will be on the 28th December to 30th December.
Reporting time: 8am

Here's something that we forgot to tell you guys. Please remember to bring a mug for the band camp, as it is not mentioned in the packing list. Please also remember to hand in the consent forms to the teachers when you report to school for the band camp. If you do not have the consent form or the packing list, please get it from your section mates. No matter what, your consent form has to come in.

Thanks

see you guys then



Your Drum Major

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Committee Interview + Concert

Hi Guys (especially the sec 2s),

Before the commencement of the band camp, on behalf of the teachers, Mr Chiang and EXCO, I would like to make something clear about the upcoming Committee Interview. I do think there is a need to clear some stupid and very amusing rumours or hearsay.


1. Would I be excluded from any of the EXCO post if I miss the committee interview?

Ans: You won't be excluded from any of the EXCO post if you have the qualities. We have been monitoring ALL the sec 2s band members since the beginning of this year. From attitude towards band, playing, behaviours to sense of responsiblities and etc. Even if you do not present for committee interview, we have enough resources or information to determine whether you are fit to be in this EXCO.


2. What is the committee interview for?

Ans: For us to assess and for you to show your capibilities in problem solving and facing the crowd.


3. I heard that ALL the EXCO posts have been confirmed. I don't any chance anymore.

Ans: I am rather amused when I heard this. If we have confirmed everything, we do not need to sacrifice our sleeping time to interview the sec 2s. If all these have been set and confirmed, we can jolly well announce it to all of you now. Is there even a need for us to sit down and discuss and keep everything until now? We can just jolly well post it on the blog now! Use your brain.. use your brain... use your brain!!


4. Some of my peers are trying their best to be good with some of the EXCO, Teachers, Fredy or Mr Chiang. They will stand a higher chance / they will definitely get certain posts!

Ans: I am just freaking amused with this. Moreover, those people who spread this use the word "SUCK UP". I would like those people who spread this to ask themselves whether they "suck" in the first place. If you have the time to make up all these, why not spending this amount of time to play and improve on your instrument or study or maybe go and play games?

I would like to make this point very clear, NO MATTER how good they are with us, we are going do this fairly. Everyone stands an equal chance. If you don't have the qualities, you would not get what you want. If some of you still think, some people are good with me so they will get certain exco post, let me prove it to you that whatever you think is 101% wrong! Unless that person has the qualities to be in the EXCO and fit for that particular post, if not no matter how good he is with me/us, it will also be useless!

I seriously think it is time for these people to grow up and think! You all think this committee interview is hoax? Please... THINK!! USE YOUR BRAIN! USE YOUR BRAIN! USE YOUR BRAIN!


5. I wanted to be BM but I heard that they have confirmed the majors posts so I stand no chance. I shall just tell them I want to be secretary instead.

Ans: HELLO? Are you right in the mind? If you don't tell us you want to be BM and prove it to us, how are we going to assess you? Those people who think this way just show how LOW their self confidence are. If you do have such low confidence of yourself, you might as well don't try to fit/imagine yourself in the EXCO. In EXCO, we need people who can work well and have confidence in things that they do. Don't forget, if you become a Major, a small decision you make will affect the whole band greatly. If you are not confident of yourself, what makes you think the decision you make is going to be good and workable? Also if you are not confident of youself, how do you expect us to believe in you?

If you would like to a Major, just let us know during the interview, there are only that many people in the room. WHATEVER YOU SAID WILL BE KEPT SECRET! NONE OF US WILL SAY IT OUT UNLESS YOU SAY IT OUT YOURSELF! Whichever post you would like to get, just let us know, there isn't such thing as we have set the post and you already have no chance in getting that post. what kind of rubbish is this?

USE YOUR BRAIN! USE YOUR BRAIN! USE YOUR BRAIN!!

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Seriously, I guess I personally have enough of all these rubbish so far. If you think this whole committee interview thing is a hoax or if you think we have already set all the posts, I welcome you to OPT OUT from this interview. I don't see there is a need for us to care and even entertain these people. Since you have shown your lack of confidence in yourself, what for we give you an EXCO post? Please, don't waste our time.

For those who created those rumours, and spread around: I hope you can spend your time wisely and stop using your puny brain to think of all these rubbish that will make people give up on certain post so you stand a bigger chance for that post. Also, if you yourself have such low confidence of yourself, please do not go and affect others so as to make them the same as you!

For those who listened and believed in those rumours: Don't you have your own thinking? Do you really such low confidence in yourself? Give yourself more confidence! You want to be in that post, go for it. No point dwelling and whining about all these rumours you heard when in real fact all these rumours you have heard are like all FAKE? Don't fall into those trap set by people, when they only wanted lesser candidates for certain post so they can get that post with higher chance. I guess if you can get yourself into Maris Stella High School, you do have certain level of intelligence to think about all these. If everything can be settled so easily like what those rumours said, do we even need to spend our time in doing so much? So much trouble just to do one interview. Please kindly...

USE YOUR BRAIN! USE YOUR BRAIN! USE YOUR BRAIN!

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Ok... Committee interview stuff aside..

We will be having our concert in the Esplanade Concert Hall on 12th February, concert ticket will be at $15.

Please kindly promote for the concert now.

Below is the 1st wave of promotion poster. We will be releasing new posters everyweek with updated information every single week.




fredy

Monday, December 21, 2009

Reminders

Hi guys.

Band camp
  • 28th - 30th of December, right after christmas
  • Reporting time: 8 am (PLEASE DO NOT BE LATE)

Another reminder. Please REMEMBER bring $40 on 28th december ($20 for band fund, $20 for band camp) and pass it to your treasurer.

thanks

see you guys soon.



Your Drum Major

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Philharmonic youth winds concert

Hi guys. Sorry for the late notice.
For those of you who have ordered the tickets, please remember to bring the money and pay me by TOMORROW'S band practice (mon). Those who has seen this notice, please help to spread it to the others.

Another reminder. There is band practice on the 21st of december, monday, starting at 2pm. I do not wish to see so many latecomers again. I also expect better attendance tomorrow.

see you guys then



Your Drum Major

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Band Practice

Hi guys.

Mr Chiang would like everyone to go for an upcoming phil youth concert on the 23rd december, 7.30pm at Victoria Concert Hall. Tickets are at $12 each. There will be an additional 60% discount, so please keep your ticket stubs. SLs, please tell me the exact number of tickets needed for each section by the NEXT BAND PRACTICE!

Another reminder. Band practice will resume on 16th December, wednesday, at 2.30pm. Please do not be late!

See you guys then.



your Drum Major