Temasek Chinese Orchestra

Sunday, March 29, 2009

We will be having Speech Day rehearsals on these dates:
1^st April 2009 (Wednesday)
8^th April 2009 (Wednesday)
15^th April 2009 (Wednesday)

SYF members, please take note of these dates as you are expected to attend the rehearsals.
The rehearsal will commence at 3pm, please be ready by 2.30pm.

You will be excused from your remedial/supplementary classes on those dates.

Speech Day is on 17^th April 2009.

The April practice schedule is out. Make sure you've grabbed your copy!

A few things to highlight:
Do make a change to Saturday practice timing. The official timing is from 8am to 2.30pm.

Do inform your parents about the EZCO concert on 11^th April 2009 as it is expected to end late. Schools involved are DHS, CHIJ Katong, Ngee Ann Sec, Pasir Ris Crest, RGS, Serangoon and of course TMSCO! Let's make full use of this opportunity to perform!

Don't let trivial conflicts affect our TMSCO love.

Not worth it.

忍一时风平浪静，退一步海阔天空。

CHIM OKAY! ((:

6:49 pm

Saturday, March 21, 2009

HELLO PRETTIES!

Today's exchange programme with St. Nicholas was awesome! Never have we seen so many people in each section playing Song of Cicada together as an orchestra. HAHA.

First of all, we gotta thank St. Nicholas for organising such a fruitful event for us. Definitely it has, in many ways or another, benefitted all of us. Good to have such opportunity to better learn from each other, since we both have a common goal -- Gold for SYF 2009!

On to SYF. We've only got exactly ONE MONTH LEFT! Please make full use of this time to practise constructively. Practices left can be counted with just my fingers and toes; treasure every single sectional and full orchestra sessions! For this really short period of time, give in your best -- listen more talk less -- and do not absent yourself without any valid and logical reason.

Please guys, I know we can all do it. We want nothing less than a Gold. Not as if we'll get it just because we want it. We got to do something in order to have it. There are plenty of details to be fine tuned and polished, yet time is absolutely against us. This short month is very crucial, it's a make or a break. Commitment and dedication is all I want from each and everyone of you for the next couple of weeks. Come on yo, it's the final lap! SPRINTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!

All the very best, PRETTIES!!! ((:

11:57 pm

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Attn: Sec 4 committee members only.

Important meeting this Friday, 10.30am.
Please be punctual.

Anyone who is unable to attend with valid reasons, do drop me a message by Thursday evening.
Thanks! See ya all soon.

P.S. The few involved in the Bio field trip are excused from this meeting. However please come back for full orchestra once the excursion ends.

Do take the initiatives to find out what went on in the meeting, otherwise look me up after practice on Friday.

P.P.S. Take note of the changes in schedule in the previous post (below this one).
*Friday's full orchestra session is only for SYF participants.

11:12 am

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO THE PRACTICE SHEDULE MARKED IN BOLD BELOW.

March Holiday.

Yo People, here are the timetable for March Holiday.

This Week

Saturday(14 March)
0830-1200 - 大组 and Admin

Sunday (15 March)
1400-2200 - SYF Rehearsal

Next Week

Tuesday(17 March)
0800-1200 - Sectional w/ instructor
1300-1500 - Er Hu Compulsory - w/ sec 1
1500-1600 - Self Practice

Wednesday
CANCELLED

Thursday
0720-1200 - Full Orchestra
1330-1600 - Self Practice

Friday
1300-1700 - Full Orchestra

Saturday
Exchange With SNCO

Let Put our hands together to welcome the wonderful Plan.
Effort must be put off in order to get our GOLD.
like what Guo Wei Say :"世界上没有不劳而获的事"
So 加油!!!

Love Ya.
Wanqi :)

Last editted by Guo Wei (17th March 2009).

7:51 pm

Saturday, March 07, 2009

Hello sexies!

I've received the Chan Ge (set piece) audio demo from CCAB. Really cool, the link to download them is right at the bottom of this post. I've also uploaded Fei Tian there, so yea. Download em and keep them to yourself! Don't give other school ppl *wink wink*.

Anyways, our rehearsal's next week, we're lucky to have it a day before March Hols. Haha hmm ((:
Brace yourself for intensive practice sessions during the term break. Like what I've mentioned during debrief today, nothing can be achieved without hard work.

Let's take these few short weeks supporting each other, working as a family and bring home glory together! We can do it, we really can. I'd say we have improved tremendously compared to like 6months ago, but there's definitely much more room for improvement!

Pitching, tempo, and stage presence. One of the few most important factors we should work on.
Pitching and tempo are self-explanatory.
Stage presence? Well, let's start by smiling more?
Perhaps, just before playing a song, get yourself attached to the mood of the song. Enjoy what you play, put in more feelings to it.
Emphasise and exaggerate more on each crescendo and decrescendo.
Confidence is one of the keys of stage presence. If you know what you're playing, just play it.
Build this confidence through constant practise yo! Move with the music.

And I hope all of you would have memorised both the songs by now.

By the way, 21st April is our SYF date. It'll come by quicker than you can imagine.
All the best, lets do this together.

Gold with Honours!

"Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out."

-Robert Collier

Download Links:

fei_tian.mp3

Song_of_cicada.mp3

http://spitsbeat.co.cc/download/TMSCO/

For if the links doesn't work for you, ask it from me via MSN.

6:52 pm

THE ORCHESTRA

Temasek Secondary Chinese Orchestra (TMSCO) was established in the 2000.
It expanded from a plucked string ensemble to a full-fledged orchestra in the year 2001.
Under the baton of Mr Cheng Chung Hsien, TMSCO enjoyed a successful flight achieving promising results in the SYF Central Judging between April 2002 to September 2008.
Now having Mr Liu Bin leading this army, TMSCO will definitely continue to strive for excellence and is determined to scale to even greater heights.
The orchestra now consists of over 90 enthusiastic members, with us six professional instructors.

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SYF Central Judging
2001 - Bronze
2003 - Silver
2005 - Gold
2007 - Gold
2009 - Gold with Honours
2011 - Gold

Concerts
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TAG LARH LAZY PEOPLE, tsk tsk.

THE CO COMMITTEE 2010-2011

President: Berenice Chong 4/1

Vice President: Nicholas Kang 4/1, Tan Luo Yi 4/6

Student Conductor: Poh Shao Yong 4/7
Assistant Student Conductor: Jezreel Cheong 2/6

General Secretary: Leo Kay Min 4/5, Melody Goh 4/3
Assistant General Secretary: Gina Widjaya 3/3

Honorary Treasurer: Shawn Loo 4/4, Chuang Jing Ying 4/1

Operation Officer: Tan Quan Yu 4/1, Tee Meng Li 4/4
Assistant Operation Officer: Yeo Wei Bin 3/7

Instrument Manager: Sarah Sng 4/8, Lee Shi Min 4/1
Assistant Instrument Manager: Heng Jun Wei 3/7

Score Master: Michelle Lee 4/1, Tan Hui Min 3/1
Assistant Score Master: Soon Cheng Yi 3/2

Sectional In-Charge

Bowed Strings
Primary: Lim Shi Jing 4/5
Assistant: Tan Hwee Jing 3/2, Janice Wong Sin Yee 3/5

Cello/Bass
Primary: Keren Goh 4/4
Assistant: Bryant Chua 3/5

Percussion
Primary: Cheong Shi Min 4/6
Assistant: Mandy Chan 3/5, Kim Yeon Jae 3/1

Plucked Strings
Primary: Koh Ning Le 4/2
Assistant: Kristy Ng 3/4, Kellyn Chua 3/3

Woodwind
Primary: Nicholas Ng 3/3,Shermaine Goh 3/3
Assistant: Lee Yee Yong 3/5

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