early dismissal on Tues

Early Dismissal on Tuesday

SYF participants: report to orchestra room at 12.00pm!!

*latest updates: SYF helpers are NOT required to come this time round

Take Note: 

1. report to orchestra room immediately...and not to canteen for lunch

2. start tuning immediately

3. report to Hall by 12.45pm

4. be seated on stage by 1.oopm

5. Attire: School uniform

hons day rehearsals

Honours Day Rehearsals

For the 3 Guzheng players (& zhaozhen):

1) 1 April (Wed), 3-5pm

2) 3 April (Fri), 230-430pm

3) 9 April (Thurs), 230-5pm (full dress)

4) 15 April (Wed), 530-7pm (full dress)

Drum roll and other helpers, pls come for the 9/4 and 15/4 rehearsals. Thanks.

quotes of the day

QUOTES OF THE DAY 

after each orchestra practice

On request by Mr Lim, from this Tues onwards, we would like each EXCO leader to share with us a "Quote" related to TEAMWORK...tell us how we can apply that to our orchestra practice.

E.g. Success is not about outdoing others but outdoing ourselves!

Sequence: 

31/3-Clarice & Gladys

1/4-Lijun & Joanne Lee

2/4-Alston

7/4-Li Hua & Qiao Zhen

8/4-Shelia 

9/4-Putri

14/4-Valerie Ng & See Hui Yee

15/4-Yu shi

16/4-Darunee

21/4-Jolie & Shana

22/4-Lee Hui Yi & Farah

23/4-Felicia Ng 

28/4-Yu Qing

29/4- Li Ling

30/4-Jia Hui

5/5- Ying Tong & Venusa

6/5- Liew Jing Yi & Chingping

7/5-Siu Suan

12/5-Corrine 

13/5-Zi Chao

14/5-Zhao Zhen

19/5- Athirah & Berlinda

20/5- Benjamin

Thanks!

Temasek Poly CO Concert (FYI only)

Date: 27 Apr 2009

Time: 8pm

Venue: Victoria Concert Hall

Price: $10 (1 free ticket for every 5 tickets purchased)

for more info: www.alumni.tp.edu.sg 

This time, we will not be organizing for the concert. If you're interested, pls make your own arrangement. Thank you.

meeting exco

Meeting with EXCO members

I would like to meet the NEW EXCO members...on the following dates:

31/3 -Tuesday 4.30pm

- Treasurer

1/4 -Wednesday 2.30-3.00pm

- Section leaders

- Group leaders

2/4 -Thursday 2.30-3.00pm

- Librarians

- Quarter ICs

- Wardrobe ICs

- Welfare ICs

2/4 -Thursday 3.00-3.30pm 

- Chairperson & Vice-chairperson

- Std Conductor & Asst. std conductor

Venue: area outside Staff room

Do let me know in adv if you can't be there. See you!

Ms Tao

helpers on mon to move instruments

To all percussion members (+ Klement, Nigee, Egin)

pls report to the orchestra room on Monday 

immediately after school at 2.30pm

to help move the instruments to the hall.

it's compulsory, cos we need the manpower.

thank you! :)

Honours Day 170409

Honours Day - 17 April 2009 (Fri)

Performers (guzheng): 

1. Oon Siu Suan

2. Lim Jia Hui

3. Lim Jia Min

Helpers: (to move drums)

1. Peter Ang

2. Kum Sze Yong

3. Azzad

4. Lee Zhao Zhen (to help guzheng)

Drum roll:

1. Alston

2. Darunee

3. Felicia Ng

Attire: 

Yellow Costumes for guzheng players. 

Orchestra Tee for the rest.

Reporting time: to be confirmed

EXCO 2009 is out!

EXCO  Positions	2009 Leaders
Chairperson	Quek Li Jun
Vice-chairperson	Alston Ong
Student Conductor	Putri
Asst. Student Conductor	Darunee
Treasurer	1.  Joanne Lee
Librarian	1.  Lim Ying Tong 2.  Venusa Chua
Quarter Master/Mistress	1.     Tang Qiao Zhen 2.    Kum Li Hua
Wardrobe IC	1.  Corrine Lim 2.  Lee Zhao Zhen
Welfare IC	1.  Gladys Wong 2.  Clarice Lee
Group leaders (Plucked-strings)	1.      Jolie Foo 2.     Shana Tan
Group leaders (Bowed-strings)	1.  Farah 2.  Lee Hui Yi 3.  Wong Li Ling
Group leaders (Winds)	1.  Valerie Ng 2.  See Hui Yee
Group leaders (Percussion,  Yangqin & Guzheng)	1.  Oon Siu Suan
Section leaders (Pipa)	1.  Sng Yu Qing
Section leaders (Ruan/liuqin)	1.     Shelia Ong
Section leaders (Cello/Bass)	1.     Loh Yu Shi
Section leaders (Erhu/Gaohu etc)	1.  Liew Jing Yi 2.  Tam Ching Ping
Section leaders (Dizi)	1.  Ang Zi Chao
Section leaders (Sheng)	1.     Berlinda Tan 2.    Athirah
Section leaders (Suona)	1.  Benjamin Lee
Section leaders (Percussion, Yangqin & Guzheng)	1.     Felicia Ng 2.    Lim Jia Hui

Greendale Concert

Greendale Concert 31/3/2009

Assembly Programme

Date: 31 March 2009 (Tuesday)

Time: 1.00-2.oopm (will be dismissed early from lesson for preparation)

Venue: School Hall

Attire: School uniform

Who's involved? All SYF participants (all 5 performing arts CCAs)

random picts,

(this is the best pict, hor misstao ~ )

Hello, Li Jun here, this is my speech:

Good afternoon teachers and friends. I’m Li Jun from 3E2 and I feel honoured to be able to be one of the candidates for this chairperson election.

First of all if I’m the president, I will like to increase the bonds among the orchestra members. Although we are in different sections, we all still belong to one group. I will consider having some outdoor activities such as playing games together. However, it will not always be inter-sections game, but also to have different people from different sections to form a group together. This is to let us know more about one another of different sections, and not always sticking with the section itself.

My second suggestion will be conducting camps. Basically I have two ideas in my mind. One of it will be a camp conducted mainly for the Orchestra, which interesting activities will be conducted to exchange knowledge of own instrument to the other sections. I think that as a whole group of orchestra, we ought to know some other instruments too, other than our own instruments. Another idea of mine will be conducting a camp together with other Performing Arts CCA where we can learn how their CCA lessons are being conducted as well as to showcase our talent to other CCAs.

I am a person who is soft-spoken, and I may not be known to everyone, but I am confident that I am able to lead the orchestra. There will be times that I will face obstacles along the way and encounter failure, however, I will not be discouraged but to move on. I will not be easily defeated but to move on till I succeed.If there are any other relevant suggestions made by the orchestra members on improving the orchestra, I will listen to the suggestions and try my best to work it out. I hope you will vote for me to be the chairperson.

With this I end my speech. Thank you for your kind attention.

hello everyone, i'm valerie ng, i'm here to show my speech to everyone.

Good afternoon/evening fellow members, i'm valerie ng from 3A1.
Like all of you, i am part of the orchestra family.
Human are not prefect. I may make mistake in certain decision but
I believe I will have the intergrity to face the consequences and
definitely head the advices from the teachers and you, to make changes
and not to repeat the mistake again. I think with my cheerfulness, I
would hit off well with you and make orchestra a better and enjoyable CCA.
If i have the chance to take up this role, I will put in all my efforts to serve
everyone and take up my duties wholeheartedly. If i am the chairperson,
I will listen to everyone's opinion or suggestions and work on the
proposed idea together with the leaders. Allow me to be apart of your world,
I hope you will vote for me. Thank you.

Chan Ge (by Programmer) - Phoon Yew Tien

I found this song tat might help all of us in knowing de SYF song better.

gladys

sec 1 consent forms

The following Sec.1 members have not submitted consent form reply slips to me yet:

1. - Lucy 1E1
   
2. - Bei Zhen 1E1
   
3. - Ying Xuan 1E2
   
4. - Vicki Teo 1E3
   
5. - Xavier 1A1
   
6. - Veneser 1A4
   
7. - Peter Ang 3E1
   

*Pls submit the consent forms to Ms Tao latest by Sat before boarding the bus. 

**Reporting time: 6.45pm (outside school gate)

consent forms

The following members have not submitted the consent form reply slips yet:

Erhu: all submitted! Well done!

Cello: Zakiah, Juliana

Bass: Klement, Claudia, Nigee

Pipa: Qiao Zhen

Liuqin: Angeline, Chia Jing Yi

Ruan: Ivy, Fiona, Clarice, Elizabeth, Gladys

Dizi: Qian Lin, Vera, Laura (concert only), Zi Chao, Valerie

Suona: Tiffancy, Benjamin

Sheng: Egin, Shuyi, Adilah, Hui Ning, Yu Hui, Berlinda, Fiona

Percussion:Valerie, Sean, Ena, Huisuan, Xiaohan, Alston

Yangqin: all submitted, very good!

Group leaders, pls call and remind these members bring their consent forms on Sat. Otherwise, they will not be allowed to go for the exchange programme.

thanks!

ms Tao

About 21 Mar 2009 (Sat)

ABOUT SATURDAY...21/3/2009

Consent form reply slips must be submitted latest Sat morning!

...not allowed to board the bus if no consent form reply slips...

Exchange Programme at R.I. 

[attire: green t-shirt and school bottoms -no funny accessories or hairstyle]

- so far, ALL are going. 7 Helpers: Isty, Sean, Peter, Sze Yong, Joanne, Valerie, Vera

- report at: 7am, orchestra room.

- get ready instruments, accessories, scores, etc etc etc (refer to the noticeboard in GO room) *group leaders pls make sure everything is in order.

- start moving down instruments at 7.25am.

- bus leaders (bus A: yunru & huixuan; bus B: xuefang & lijun) will take attendance at the foyer at 7.40am.

- set off at 7.45am.

- when we get there, sect. leaders will maintain discipline, while group leaders will make sure instruments are taken care of.

Interaction Time

[attire: you may change into PE attire]

- following members are going off from Bishan: Jazlyn, Tiffancy.

- following members are not staying for Interaction Time: Qian Lin, Ching Ping, Li Ling, Yu Shan, Yu Hui, Tiffancy, Jazlyn.

- lunch will be provided.

- activities will end around 4.30-5pm. Then go home to get changed for concert.

- note: the use of hp is not allowed during all the activities (keep it silent or off)

SCO Concert

[attire: home clothes -nothing too revealing or sloppy]

- report to school gate at 6:45pm.

- bus will leave at 7pm.

- bus ic (as above) to take attendance before at 6.45pm.

- $6.4 will be collected on the bus. (pls prepare exact amount).

- concert will end ard 10pm. we will reach school ard 10:30-10:45.

- members not going for concert: melissa, serene, yuhui, tiffancy, yanping, joanne lee, vera, pei wen.

March break schedule

March Holiday Practice as usual!

BUT- pls take note of the "special timing":

17/3 (Tues), 2-6pm : ALL Sections except yangqin(sec.1) and percussion(all levels)

18/3 (Wed), 2-6pm : SYF members only

19/3 (Thur), 2-5pm: percussion (all levels) and yangqin (sec.1 and 2)

Announcement has been made last week to refer to the noticeboard at the canteen or outside the orchestra room door for the latest schedule (Mar and Apr). 

Pls note that we'll not be printing out the schedule for everyone. 

Thank you.

reminder for 21/3

Some Reminders

1. Consent Forms

- for those who are involved on the 21/3(Sat), whether it's the day programme or night concert, you should have received the consent forms by now.

- pls return the reply slip to your group leader latest by 18th Mar (Wed)

- Sec. 1 return to me instead.

- NO CONSENT FORMS REPLY = NOT GOING

2. Concert Ticket price

- the concert tickets, after discount and art grant, costs $6.4/pax (Originally is  about $35) 

- please bring the money on the concert day itself. We will collect from you on the bus

- you'll be receiving the tickets on the day itself 

3. Attire

- For Exchange Programme at Raffles Institution: Orchestra tee (Green) with skirts/pants

- For Interaction Time: PE attire (or orchestra tee with shorts)

- For SCO Concert: home clothes -pls dress appropriately

4. Handphone

- you may bring it on Saturday BUT use it only when necessary

Any questions just tag ok?

Thank you all! 

Ms Tao

(:

GUESS WHAT?
...

THE VERY FIRST ORCHESTRA -
INTER-SECTION CAPTAIN'S BALL
IS COMING UP!

4 Main sections that will be taking part are :
Woodwind, Plucked strings, Bow-strings and Percussion ~

ARE YOUR FEELING EXCITED? , I AM !

This game is not compulsory for all. Its open to all levels though (:

8 Players (Including 1 Keeper and 1 Reserve player) are required from each of the 4 section!

If you are interested to sign up, you can look for your group leaders ~ (from 100309 onwards)

Date: 21st March.
Venue: Parade square.
Referee: Ms Yue !

Regarding the who vs who .. we will draw lots on that day to make it fair ! (:

AND , MISS TAO SAY GOT ATTRACTIVE' PRIZES TO BE WON WORZ

Huixuan,

Exco Election 2009

EXCO ELECTION 2009

These are the final candidates for the election:

Chairperson and Vice-chairperson
Alston Ong (3A1)
Valerie Ng (3A1)
Quek Li Jun (3E2)

Student Conductor and Asst. Student Conductor
Berlinda Tan (3E1)
Darunee (3E1)
Putri (3E3)

What are the candidates suppose to do?
1) Select 1 colour to represent you by 10/03/09 (Tues)
2) Do up a poster and duplicate to put around the GO room area by 11/03/2009 (Wed).
3) May wish to make little things. E.g. Flyers, bookmark (this is optional)
4) Prepare a speech (approx 2min), which should include a suggestion on how to improve the orchestra for the year 2009-2010.
· Send your completed speech for checking to Miss Tao by 11/03/09 (Wed)
· Post up the vetted speech & poster onto the GO blog by 13/03/09 (Fri) (This is to ensure that the non-syf members have a chance to look at your speech & poster)

Speech (during debrief)
17/03/09 (Tues): Berlinda, Lijun, Valerie Ng
18/03/09 (Wed): Alston, Darunee, Putri

Voting
· 17/03/09 (Tues): all sec.1 (except percussion/yangqin) and non-syf (except percussion)
· 19/03/09 (Thurs): all sec.1 (percussion and yangqin) and non-syf (percussion)
· 21/03/09 (Sat): All SYF members

Important: All non-syf and sec.1 members are to check the blog from 13/03/09 (Fri) to 16/03/09 (Mon) to see their speech and poster.

Thanks, XueFang

SYF date

SYF BALLOTING RESULT:

20 April 2009 (Mon), 5pm

We are the last group of Day 1. Good or bad?

No matter what, we must all work hard. Be focus during practice and give in our best!!!

We are also looking for parent-volunteer/supporter. So if your parents want to come and support us/help out on 20/4, please let us know. We will be honoured to have them with us!

collarpin

Purchase of Collar pins

For those of you who have lost the collar pin, pls buy a new one ($2) from Ms Neo asap. 

For the new members, you will only receive your collar pin upon passing the probation period (by end of March holiday).

Thank you.

Ms Tao

21 Mar 09 sat

What's up on 21 Mar 2009??

1) Exchange Programme at Raffles Institute

2) GO Interaction Time/EXCO Voting in GDL

3) SCO concert at Singapore Conference Hall 

Reporting time for SYF members and helpers: 7.15am (orchestra room)

Reporting time for SCO concert: 7.00pm (outside gate)

Transport will be provided. Consent forms will be issued this Tues. 

Thank you!

Yangqin

YANG QIN- SEC.2-3 SYF/non-SYF members,

Pls note that your sectional practice will be changed to TUESDAY with effect from 10th March.

This is to allow you to have the chance to practice with the main group.

Thank you.

make up session for term 1

MAKE-UP SESSION FOR TERM 1

Dear members,

pls refer to the noticeboards at canteen and outside GO room for the "make up list".

There are 4 time-slots together.

I have already assigned the time-slot for you. If you want to change to another timeslot, please change it on the notice pasted outside the orchestra room. And make sure your attendance is taken on that day.

Let me know if you have any problems.

Let's try to get good attendance for this term by making-up for your absence. Thank you.

Ms Tao

SCO Concert -21/3/09 (8-10pm)

Pls indicate your choice to the following people, by end of the week:

Sec.1 exp -Kum Sze Yong (1E1)

Sec.1 NA and other new members - Peter Ang (3E1)

Sec.2 -Kum Li Hua (2E1)

Sec.3 and Sec. 4NA -Valerie Ng (3A1)

Sec.4E1-4E2 - Chew Xue Fang (4E1)

Sec.4E3-4E4 - Tan Yun Ru (4E3)

OPTIONAL FOR NON-SYF MEMBERS.

Transport provided. Wear Home Clothes. No revealing clothes.

Approx. $5 per pax. Consent forms will be given.

Thank you!

SCO Concert 21.3.09

SCO Concert 21 MAr (Sat)

8-10pm at Singapore Conference Hall

SCO will be playing "DA GUI" in this concert.

Compulsory for ALL SYF members.

It's on the same day as the Exchange programme at Raffles Institute. 

there's 50% off...and we can use TOTE grant. so it'll be about $5/pax.

Tell you more on Tue's debrief :)

4 mar cancelled

WED (4 Mar) PRACTICE CANCELLED

due to Sec.4 Motivational Camp

Tues (till 6pm): practice as usual for everyone.  Brg instrument home on Wed.

Thur: practice cancelled for sec.4 only.  no change for the sec.1-3.

NOTE:

Pls be punctual. esp the sec.4 cos your time for practice is limited. Thx.