Christ Church Secondary School Band'10

Do you want to join a band outside of CHR?
Now you can!

The Band Directors' Association Singapore (BDAS) is pleased to announce its plans to start off a national concert band, which will be named the National Youth Winds (NYW), consisting of school concert band members from around Singapore.

To join, BDAS will be conducting auditions on 23rd and 24th May 2009. An acknowledgement letter will be mailed to applicant with the exact details (confirmed time and venue) of the audition.

To mark the debut of the NYW, selected applicants will also be performing together under the baton of Mr. Jan Van der Roost on 20th June 2009, 7pm at the Singapore Conference Hall.

1. Criteria for the Audition:
- Ages 15 - 25
- More than three years experience playing an instrument
- Choice piece (Own selection by applicant)
- Sight Reading Piece (To be chosen by BDAS Committee)
-Major scales up to four (4) flats and four (4) sharps

2. Proposed Rehearsal Dates (Concert):
- May 30th, May 31st
- 5th to 7th June, 12th June, 13th June
- 17th to 19th June (Rehearsal with Mr. Jan Van der Roost)

3. Venue for Rehearsal
- Singapore Wind Symphony Bandroom situated at Ulu Pandan Community Centre
- Percussion Instruments will be provided

4. Items to bring for Audition
-Instrument
- Scores needed for audition
- No music stand required

Closing date for application submission will be 16th May 2009 (Saturday).

Those who are interested, can give your names to me or Miss Juliza.
Miss Juliza will help you to sign up.
It's a band outside of CHR.
Those who wants to continue their band journey after you leave CHR, this is the chance for you to get a band outside!

Yean Lin

Sec2s and Sec3s.
Let me check with teacher again if this camp is organise by sec2s and sec3s together or we have another special stuff.
Saw the sec2s and 3s planning the band camp.
Though I did not see you all planning the first part, but I heard some of you said that you all went for planning session on the 4th floor. I'm glad that all of you really start to plan some stuff and hope this camp will be a good one.

Sec2s, when planning for this camp, I really need you all to concentrate on let your ideas flow while planning the band camp. If you have ideas, speak up and share with everybody. And please follow Joycelyn and Kai Lee closely on how you are going about to plan this camp. Please RESPECT both of them.

I will hold another meeting soon to further discuss the games.

I saw the effort in you guys when planning for the camp since last year. (That band camp proposal came out last year and me and Keng Yip actually said okay.) But what I want from you guys is the get together effort in planning the band camp because like this, all of you would really work together as a team in playing music, doing stuff together. And may the bonding between members really last long.
I really thank you guys for making such an effort and I hope more will come out from you guys.

I know some of you always like to twist people's words and make it into a big story.
What I want to say is, Open up your mind and you will know what people said is for your own good.
And please be gracious and not self centered.
Today's meeting I already see people starting to make politics in the band.
I don't want that.

Till then...

Yean Lin

Remember this place? Sec 2s and Sec 1s and some Sec 3s will be going back to perform again...

Say Cheese! SYF pics.

Guys...
Today's band practice a bit disappointed to me...
After a long break and all of you go crazy.
Come on guys, all of you have a few more years to go.

First, I would like to appreciate the sec 2s and 3s for putting in effort for teaching the sec 1s. Like Esha, Amelia, Grace.
Sec 3s we have Christine, Jonathan (Though you run half way saying that sec2s can teach. No No.), Zephyra, Syarmin and Nicole.
Those names I didn't name, either you were too shy, no juniors or are a junior yourself.
It's okay.
You will have your chance. Or just open up your mind. Be friendly.. Haha. :D

Second. I'm not quite happy with today. Because all of you act as if you are primary 6s. Worse than sec1s. (Before and after sectionals)
All of you only behave like sec 2s and 3s when all of you are having sectionals.
It's all the same old stuff. Just take note okay?

2a) Joycelyn and Kai Lee tried very hard today to please my demands of them. Though still not up to what I expect, but you've done your best. And this is just the beginning. There's still a long way to go. Hang on. Remember what you promise Miss Aisah.

Third. I know some of you don't like the seniors for some reason. Some is just plainly don't like.
Some might be because the seniors said something that you don't like and made you sad.
Whatever it is, tell the seniors straight. We will accept all your complains and will try to make amends for it. So all of you have anything you want to say, just say.
OR
If you have something bothering you and you don't know who to say, just tell us okay?
Don't keep everything to yourself.

Fourth.
Let's congratulate Hua Yi and Mayflower for getting a silver. :D
They sounded like gold band but anyway, Gong Xi Gong Xi!

Fifth.
Miss Juliza asked us to buy something for Mr Tan. So I was thinking of buying a soft toy and a toy trumpet. Then we sew the toy trumpet onto the soft toy. Any objections?
Suggestions just tag on the tag board.

Yean Lin