Childish Trombone

2010-03-15T10:56:00.002+08:00

as requested by Alicia im here posting:

firstly i will work hard to keep the section alive(: and update this blog regularly(: listen up juniors there maybe xtra compulsary practice on indv practice days(: its to make sure u improve fast for next years syf(: trombone'10 jiayou!! :D

w'love

yuen sian

Concert

2010-02-23T20:21:00.000+08:00

Thai Band Exchange

2009-12-22T22:13:00.005+08:00

We had fun with the thai band people. took photos. although we had problem communicating, we also use sign language to talk. haha. hope can see them again. if anyone have good translate website please tell me. thank you.

2009-09-07T19:15:00.000+08:00

okay. this is end of August le. Start of September. New goals.
Must be able to hold a note for 25 seconds. TRY.
.

Leona tone got improve. can be improved more.
Miaoting louder. YuenSian also. Everyone la.
YaoDong although u never perform for chamber but at least you tried your best.

Jackson's Message

2009-08-29T17:26:00.000+08:00

Everyone have to work togerther. Love your instrument is the most important.

Mr Wong once said that if you want to play loud and you force yourself even more, there will be no increase in volume. Furthermore, you will get softer and will lose lots of stamina.

To play LOUD!. Try screaming. Remember the feeling when you're screaming, there should be a lot of support on your stomach there. It will feel like when you are shitting. the "GEK" feeling. Always remember to relax!( i know relaxing is difficult)

Playing your trombone is exactly the same as when you are talking, singing, screaming, shouting etc etc etc.

A common prob that all juniors face is to play high notes, it has to do with how fast your air is. Your stream of air must be DIRECT and FAST, with pressure(meaning "gek") at ur stomach

And as for low notes, the air must still be direct. just imagine that you are trying to blow something close to ur mouth; u are aimingg close. and u use lesser air.( But i use more air -.-") Dont use more air ah!!

Okay, Jackson's message ends here.
// Mariah Carey doesn't rocks. :)

* Listen to the recordings of the songs and look at your files. Hear out for your own parts.

2009-08-26T15:57:00.001+08:00

Hello. End of August is coming. Can hold a note for 20 second already? i suppose you all can, cause the mr sukit taught you how to breathe. If you still canot hold for 20second faster go practice, the CORRECT way! If not get ready to run.
i think YaoDong tone got improve. The rest like no difference from last time.

Mr wong said a few things last practice:
- All exercise got a PURPOSE. If you don't know the purpose and just play then you are wasting your time.
- And it is not what the exercise is, is the way you do it.
- And most importantly! The first thing you do before you play is to TAKE IN FULL BREATH! i don't know how many times we have heard it, but like nobody is doing it.

So everyone must push yourself. Limit can be raised. Next time sectionals will have warm up.(i hope so).

Chamber music is coming. Prepare well.
Remember what mr sukit told us. He's complaining that we are too soft. So play louder la.
Be serious during band. And YuenSian sit Straighter!! Don't hunch. Lift your trombone 90degree.

Our section is very messy still.
End of Post~
By Alicia. BYEBYE.

//Blogger got problem, so cannot put pictures and colour words.

Please read.

2009-08-07T20:37:00.001+08:00

The section is very messy now.

MiaoTing : miaoting, you can play de but you just need to play louder. The next SYF depend on you and sec1 le.

Leona : Leona, you must stop squeezing and just relax your mouth. your tone needs to be improved a lot.

Amanda : Must support the section.

Yuen Sian : You must start working hard! don't slack already. improved on your tone also. don't squeeze also! is no use squeezing, waste your effort only. and i will sit beside you everytime during combine, and make sure i can hear you.

Yao Dong (don't know you will see this anot) : anyway. You can play very good de. you must try to play louder, amanda will sit beside you to pressurise you! must love your instument and don't ever think quitting. i'll kill you! roar!

This is for everyone:
By the end of this month, august, EVERYONE must be able to hold your notes for at least 20 seconds. MUST! then all your tone must be very good! i don't want to hear anymore focing sound from anyone. Everyone must play be able to play loud, but must be nice. No blasting and forcing.
If got anyone cannot hold their notes for 20 seconds, you will run. Short of 1 second run 1 round. 5 seconds run 5 rounds. around the hall. this applies to everyone, including SL.
Don't think i write all this for fun. i expect an improvement from everyone. Always strive to be the best.
And when playing, everyone listen to me. follow the conductor. Play together as a section.

Everyone will be changing their instrument and i'm still thinking who to use what instrument. As for miaoting and Leona, you all will get a piece, maybe 1 or 2 piece. and then me and alamanda will give you marks. The one that score higher use the NEWly bought trombone. The marking scheme will be : tone, expressiveness, dynamics, and i forgot. This so called competition is to ensure fairness. Judges decision would be final. LOL.

PLEASE tag at the tagboard if you have read the above. i want everyone's attendance.

From your lovely SL :D

Ensemble pieces.

2009-07-07T16:23:00.003+08:00

Ehhh. Please get ready your ensemble pieces by the next band practice. Leona, Miaoting and YuenSian one group. Alicia, Amanda and yaodong one group.
The songs must be one person one part.

Thank you :)

*Practice your trombone.

Go Practice!

2009-07-06T11:56:00.003+08:00

Ehh. People please go do your individual practice. If no time please spare some time.
There must be improvement , especially the juniors. please please go practice!!
Practice the songs: Music of My Heart, and the Japanese song where got a lot of rest in the beginning one.
While practicing , remember to study. :D
Jiayou!

Alicia. :)

2009-06-25T17:24:00.001+08:00

its alicia's bdae today so wish a a happy birthday!!!
happy birthday to you!
happy birthday to you!!
happy birthday to ALICIA!!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!
happy birthday alicia aka pikachu jiejie.hahax=D

Hello

2009-06-24T12:57:00.001+08:00

HAHAHA! how's your holiday? Mine was boring. lol. Practice your trombone ar!

Alicia.

2009-06-18T13:44:00.001+08:00

hihihi i am here to say hi cause alicia told me to
kays i'm done
bye~~~

Photos

2009-06-18T12:14:00.001+08:00

a few photos. the blog is too plain.

LEONA is here!

2009-06-14T18:13:00.006+08:00

this is a new photo :D

* MiaoTing, You are welcome (: Leona (lewis) love you too! HAHA.

Leona.

2009-06-07T21:59:00.000+08:00

Let take a new section photo next time :D Must update blog photo. LOL

BYEBYE

2009-06-07T21:51:00.001+08:00

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY

TO MIAOTING!!

(5 jUNE)

WOW

2009-05-31T17:24:00.003+08:00

Hey everybody! this blog so dead le. haha. actually i also don't know what to say -.-''
People come le must tag hor!

LOLS. byebye.

+ Sec 1 got test on first week of june by mr wong. i think so. so better work hard!

I am alicia la

Birthday

2009-04-20T19:46:00.003+08:00

Birthday kids.

LOL.

YO!!

Let's wish Yu Ting HAPPY BIIRTHDAY!

Let's wish Jackson HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

* Study for your MYE people! Work Hard! Miaoting cheer up! :D

SYF silver!

2009-04-08T23:03:00.003+08:00

YO! we got a silver for SYF 2009! Woohoo~ Well done everyone!

so long never post liao. HAHA! BYEBYE! Continue to improve! especially miaoting! HAHA. next SYF depend on you le!

After the HK trip

2008-12-02T20:34:00.008+08:00

Yo! everyone! i decided to post cos im bored, and this is dying-.- Let's post some photos here (: I think we had a great time in HK. its so fun there. i hope to stay there longer ):

The whole band under the sun posing, for the ppl take photo. Sun damn hot la! i think cannot see my eye le -.-

This is at disney land.. Alicia, Jackson, Yuting, Leona...

Yu Ting, Leona, Alicia, Amanda

YuTing, Leona, Alicia, MiaoTing

i think that's all.. the rest of the photos not so nice(:

HK!

2008-11-18T21:08:00.004+08:00

Hello! 2 more days to Hong Kong le! Pack your things already? Haha. Remember to bring your stand , file(in black) and trombone hor!! don forget! LOLS.. -_-
when reach HK don forgot what we have learnt this 2 yrs. haha.

Just remember 3 things!
1. RELAX
2. Think that you are already very pro!
3. Take in LOTS of air!!

REMEMBER!!!!

Comments!

2008-11-06T22:38:00.003+08:00

Erm... its gonna be a long post:)
TODAY, we had band pratice till 8! I think....
HOWEVER! today seems like DAMN worth it la!
We were like the BEST section! Muahaha
Not tryin to be proud, just the feelin is there.
Hoho, we were the most IN TUNE SECTION
and durin the time we played the songs, Mr Wong said smth tat er... sort of made me wan jump!
" Tat was nice trombone...... ( then he commented on other section, confidential, cos they my friends ) ....... Tat was really nice, u all sounded very nice and very together! "
And durin tunin/ warm-up, he also said,
" EXCELLENT!"
( the trombones were very in tune and together, rythem was good )
I felt EXCELLENT too.... cos i felt tat we were in tune too and we sound damn loud?
In conclusion, today was a fruitful day and ONE MORE THING!
MR WONG SAY THAT HE IS MORE CONCERN WHEATHER THE RECENT IMPROVEMENTS CAN BE APPLIED TO THE OTHER REPERTOIRE, WHICH ARE MORE TECHNICALLY DIFFICULT!
I guess, tat means tat we shld continue with our improvements and BE CONSISTENT, MASTER THE TECHNIQUE AND APPLIE IT ALWAYS!
WE CAN DO IT! JYJY:)

Our Aim!

2008-11-05T18:57:00.002+08:00

Hilo everyone...
Hey! Like i said, trombone section is doin great!
I ask Mr Wong where we need to improve le, he replied:
" U ALL LACK STYLE AND ARTICULATION! "
However,
" I CAN NOW HERE THE CORDS OF DIFFERENT TROMBONE PARTS, WHICH IS CALLED HARMONY!!! AND THE TROMBONE SECTION IS BETTER LE! "
So.....
Wad we should work on now is gettin our articulation and style right!
Comfirm very hard de, BUT just try....!
And remember,
BREATHE IN ALOT ALOT, EACH TIME U BREATHE!
LOUDER pls...!
MAINTAIN OUR STANDARD WHILE TRYIN TO IMPROVE!
Tats all...
See u tmr..................ON KIDS CENTRAL!!!! Muahahaha

Update!

2008-10-28T23:02:00.002+08:00

Yos!

The Trombone Section is doin great! LOLS

Aiyo, remember to breathe more everytime u breathe. like more kiasu like tat, get as much air as possible, so u won lose out in sound quality!

LOLS.....

HONG KONG! U BETTER WATCH OUT!

IM COMIN TO GET U SOOOOON.....

MUAHAHA

ZaiZian...

haha

2008-10-24T13:16:00.005+08:00

HELLO!!!!!

Exams Over!

2008-10-10T13:08:00.004+08:00

YEAH!!!
Exmas are FINALLY over! so happy! hahaha.. let's play until we are bored! and exams over already what can we do?? play trombone? lol..
erm.... 20 nov we are going to hong kong le!! wahaha..
Alicia(:

oh ya.. band resumes on 14 oct.. this coming tuesday

2008-09-15T15:09:00.009+08:00

HellooO!!
exam coming in 1 week time. so must study horr!!
don get distracted(: let's do well for EYE!

Firstly, let's hope ALICIA do well and into double science class! (:
Secondly, let's hope AMANDA do well too and get into the class she wants(:
Thirdly, let's hope MIAOTING get promoted to express(:
Fourly, erm.. LEONA, u are already very pro, so let's hope leona.....goodluck?(:
Fithly, let's hope YUTING er..improve her english? (:
Lastly, let's hope JACKSON get at least B3 for Emath? and pass his Amath.
okays. that's all(:
hahahaa.....

GOOD LUCK FOR EYE!!!
ALICIA is here :DDDD

Jackson's intelligencees! Hehe

2008-09-10T22:12:00.007+08:00

Zzz... Feels good to be praised! ROARS!
But dont be too happy, we can do better than tat!
Trombone section, the BESTO!
And to all juniors, PLAY LOUDER!
Be more DARING pls...
Don worry bout playing wrong, if u play LOUD, ppl will although say u, but like tat u can IMPROVE and u will know where the mistake is!
Nxt time don make the same mistakes again can le, even i also play wrong alot too!
But i play LOUD LOUD and see mr Wong's face i know where me WRONG le, so i IMPROVE lor...
End of post, SAYONARA!
JiaYou! Jackson! :)

im bored

2008-08-31T14:08:00.006+08:00

Hello everyone.
I am alicia
I am bored! Why NOBODY come visit this blog de?
so sad...):

Sian. Caleb QUIT band
He NOT trombonist liao!
WTH!!!!!! ):
hahaha

Yipee

2008-08-30T16:19:00.003+08:00

wahaha

finally the blog is done!

thanks to me ALICIA!

LOL

20th Nov going hong kong

so excited.

i hope everyone in the trombone section can go!

LEONA and YUTING!!!

you all better go!

HAHA
okok

let me post a photo

its us and mr wong!

haha

okok

byebye

hello

2008-08-30T16:06:00.007+08:00

eh. i delete all the previous posts.
cos i dunno how ma.
LOL
ok