~Because we can, we must!~

Friday, January 30, 2009

WCB's REUNION BBQ
ALL GRADUATES OF BAND ARE INVITED !

DATE: THIS SUNDAY 1st FEB

TIME: MEET AT TPY RED CIRCLE AT 3PM

WHAT TO BRING:

-extra cash in case you wanna rent a bike
-extra clothes in case you get thrown in the sea
-food you wanna donate for the bbq (: , like sausages or otah. if you can bring some to share share =D
- make sure your ezlink card got enough money for the trip to east coast and back.

WHERE:

BBQ PIT 50 and 51 . NEAR THE WATER SKIING AREA LAGOON.

PLEASE BE PUNCTUAL WHEN MEETING AT 3pm on SUNDAY.

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Hope to see you all there ! (:

Friday, January 23, 2009

Hello :D SLs please collect and pay your section's band fund of $4 ($3 for people under F.A) for December and January by the end of this month. People who pay late will have to pay interest too(: Interest will be $0.50 per practice! Even if the SLs have collected your band fund and your SLs have not paid it to me it will still be counted as late(: So please irritate your SLs and make them pass it to me on time!

SLs please take note that this people owes me more than $4. Bryan($24), KhengHo($24), Cindy($10), Deana($4.50), Ian($20), Huiling($10), ChenHsin($15), Chelsea($15). (The amount written is INCLUSIVE of band fund.)

O$P$ !!!!

THANK YOU :D AND PEOPLE, JYS FOR SYF!!

Dillon.

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Regarding CCA points

For admission to the three year pre-university course in a centralised
institute, CCA grades may be used as one of the subjects to meet the entry
requirements.
For admission to junior colleges the minimum entry requirements remain
unchanged. Bonus points will be awarded for achievements in CCA to give
pupils an advantage in gaining admission to a junior college of their choice.
Pupils who obtain an ‘A’ grade in CCA will be given two bonus
points, while those who obtain a ‘B’ or ‘C’ grade will be given one
bonus point.
The total number of bonus points a pupil can use including bonus
points for CCA will be capped at 4 points.
Pupils who meet the requirements for admission to the polytechnic and institute
of education can also use CCA points for competing for places in the
polytechnics and institutes of education.

SYF CENTRAL JUDGING OF CONCERT BANDS 2009

Our rehearsal date will be on 8th feb, please take this date as the actual syf, and practice to your very best for this day.

SYF will be on the following dates

Concert Band (Secondary)

Singapore Conference Hall

30 March to 3 April, 6 to 9 April

Here are the judging criteria for SYF

50% - Technique
Articulation
Dynamics
Intonation
Rhythm
Tone

50% - Musicianship
Balance
Blend
Expression
Interpretation
Phrasing
Style

and awards

Gold Above 80%

Silver 70% to 79%

Bronze 60% to 69%

Certificate of Participation 59% and below

85% or more will receive the Gold award (with Honours).

-shawn

Thursday, January 15, 2009

IMPORTANT UPDATES

Mondays - Woodwind Sectionals with Mr Desouza , Brasses Combined Sectionals with Shawn

Tuesdays - FULL BAND

Wednesdays - JUNIOR BAND; Sectionals conducted by SLs

Thursdays - JUNIOR BAND

Fridays - FULL BAND; Individual Self Practice before rehearsal

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Band Fund - $4 to be paid to Dillon by the end of this month

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Personal Particulars form please give to SHAWN or BHALRAAM.

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This Monday, the tuba and clarinet tutors will be coming down, tuba and clarinet sections please come down. Other woodwinds will be with Mr Desouza.

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- Shawn

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Hi everyone.. Mr Desouza will not be coming on monday but.. THERE STILL WILL BE SECTIONALS.. Ignatius will be conducting the woodwinds and Shawn will be conducting the Brasses.

Please organize yourself.. And make complete use of your time

- U Bhalraam

Friday, January 09, 2009

To all members:

Main band practice will be on thursday next week, it will only be thursday for NEXT WEEK , the practices are still not confirmed, we will inform you all once it has been finalised.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS , there will be a meeting during practice on thursday, this includes all headcomms and SLs .

next band practice will be on monday after school , woodwinds will have combined sectionals with Mr Desouza and brasses will be with me.

Also please return the personal particulars form back to Bhalraam on monday.

Band fund for December and January is due by the end of this month, please pay Dillon $6.

Monday, January 05, 2009

BAND PRACTICE

we will resume band practice tomorrow at 3pm,

FALL IN BY 245! (:

there will be a performance by us at the foyer, so please work hard on the pieces, =D

Saturday, January 03, 2009

ANNOUNCEMENTS

band practice will resume this coming TUESDAY
timing will be comfirmed later on when the school timetable is finalised.
everyone please bring all your gifts and stuff down, also all sec 2s, you guys will be the only ones in the lower sec recess, please help jio sec1s come join band! (:

PERCUSSIONISTS please start pasting posters around the school to advertise band!!

Tentatively, MAIN BAND practices will be on TUESDAYS and SATURDAYS. timing TO BE COMFIRMED. JUNIOR BAND WILL BE ON THURSDAY. further details will be released on the coming practices.

also, please go to the link mr tan has posted on the tagboard, the performance is really very good, and you will be awed by them, SAXOPHONISTS ESPECIALLY!

Thursday, January 01, 2009

sorry for the late update

THERE WILL BE NO BAND PRACTICE TML.

also further updates.
From the next band practice onwards, please fall in 15mins BEFORE BAND PRACTICE STARTS, means auto fall in outside, not we chase your to go fall in~ .