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some important news

1) Mr Lin will be coming back to conduct us every Sunday till the concert starting from 4 mar 2007 , sorry that we took such a long time, and we are good to go

2) we shd have a outdoor performance either on the first Saturday of April or May, depending on our ACM Regina to book the slot for performance at the amphitheater near HDB Hub.

3) the concert had been confirmed by the CCMC

Date : TBC
Venue : TBC most probably ACS Audi
Time : TBC either 1700 or 1930

The NAFA LFT revert back to us by saying that they did not see that the audi for actually booked by the school.

4) we might be getting Mr Tan Aik Kee frm NP band / SAF Band B DOM to guest conduct, it is still on the verge of confirmation and there will be more updates.

therefore we need everyone cooperation, i koe everyone is having exams and lotsa of problems, but we the ex-co and the other band members who came for band prac are willing to sacrifice our precious time off for band prac . Mr Lin had always wanna to make this band a good one, therefore we should work hard together and be what we wanna to develop . . . . . . Moulmein BAND ESPRIT DE CORPS !!!

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ZQ

Thoughts for Practice on Feb 11

Hello everyone,

Thank you for being so responsive towards what I had asked from you. :-) Expression is what defines a good band from an ordinary one. Entry is what defines an ordinary band from a good one.

I hope to have struck the point that for slow pieces, it is not just about getting the notes technically right. It is more than that - namely you have to shape the melody especially for slow passages.

I understand that my warm-ups are rather long and tedious, but I promise you that this is the best way to improve technically - to practise all your scales and technical exercises the way I always start every warm-up session. It is like driving a car - you have to warm up the engine first before experiencing a smooth journey.

This is the best way to go about improving everyone's technique - to work on your technical exercises as a team. It's much more fun doing things together as a group. :-) Therefore, please do come for full band on time to work on your technique as a group.

I am very gratified to know that pieces which we had previously used to sight-read are now starting to sound together as a unit. But that's only the start - the end product - when we manage to fit all the pieces of the puzzle together and play to the audience - will be impressive if everyone puts in his/her effort.

I will also re-produce the "Themes" posting and date it on the 10th of March so that you can have a quick think about it and submit more themes to give us good ideas for the concert.

Additionally, I am going to appeal to all of you: We need more percussionists...as well as more instruments except the trombones, tubas and saxophones. Please do ask more people from these sections to come down for practice. Thank you!!

SS

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1. I will not be able to conduct band practice on the 25th of February 2007 - I'll be visiting relatives in another country.

Addendum: Nevertheless, the band room will still be open - please do work on "Bayou Breakdown" and "Fantasia". Thanks! -SS

2. I will not be able to attend band practice on the 25th of February 07 too, due to overwhelming academic demands. - Sean

Practice on 4th February 2007

Last Practice was rather fine, and thanks Kenneth and the saxes for saying that the pieces are too similar in that they are all compilations of some way or other.

I shall bring down single pieces for 18 Feb 2007, and till then please bear with me.

Due to the fact that there are only 2 months away to the concert in June, I have decided to bring some more challenging pieces to try out.

One of them is a moving piece, with some nice saxophone and flute solos, and the other has a substantial oboe solo as well. Hopefully these will give you some inspiration on the themes which we intend to come up with for the future three large-scale concerts.

See you tomorrow! (11th February 2007) =)

SS

"Wagner's music is better than it sounds." - Mark Twain