Saturday, December 25, 2010
Hey everyone (: I know it's a little late to post this now since Christmas day will end in like 5 minutes or so but yeah. Made this image thingy and hope you guys would like it though it's kinda plain.
So today, I had a performance and I'd like to share with you all the experience I had. It's not much,just a performance for the religious organisation I belong in. The songs were easy. It's those sort of song that if I gave it to anyone of you and tell you that it's going to be the song we'll play in our next performance, you'll give me that look. It was that easy. It was probably sight-readable. But considering the fact that th CO that I played together with today consist of mostly elderly who don't have formal training in CO instruments, I'd say it's reasonable.
But sadly, the performance was disappointing. Maybe I was complacent or maybe it's just me having too high an expectation of myself. If I were to list out the flaws of that performance, by the time I'm done, Boxing day would have been halfway gone (OK I'M JUST EXAGGERATING, but you get the idea).
From today, I learnt a lesson. Always practice hard and treat songs seriously regardless of the difficulty level. After the performance, somehow I was kinda worried for a fraction of a second that CO would make the same horrible mistake that I committed. After all, I'm hearing many people say that the set piece is very easy. I hope you guys don't think I'm being cheesy by sharing this experience with all of you and that you also learnt something from this horrible experience which I went through. Treat every song seriously and enjoy it like how a wine critic would enjoy tasting wine after being deprived from wine and only exposed to low-brow alcoholic drinks, like beer and blah, for 20 years. Savour every part of it. Sip it slowly and let it encase you in warmth and see colour swirling as you close your eyes and let your imagination take over the tasting.
You get the point right? Basically, just respect every song that you have the honour to get to play it. Simple enough? Alright.
I hope everyone would work their very best to bring out your own potential ok! Everyone of us are like raw diamonds. Freshly picked from the damn volcanic mountain, all yellow and dirty and horribly shaped. But as long as that diamond is polished, TADAA! It becomes pretty and shiny and valuable! All of us have potential to play, it's only a matter of whether we want to practice hard enough to let our true ability shine or not. And practice, like polishing, is difficult and painful (Don't see why polishing is painful? Imagine yourself being rubbed all over with chemicals and stuff that's made to cut diamonds. Now do you agree that it's painful? ). But only by withstanding all that pain and hardship will we be able to SHINE (Go on, close your eyes and imagine yourself as Edward Cullen out in the sun). So everyone let's work hard together ok!
(Ok, I realise that the above paragraph may sound dumb and lame to some people but please don't think that way! I really really think it's a good analogy and it's true that everyone of us has hidden potential that won't come out unless we practice!)
It's 12.22 am. This means Christmas is over :( Aw.. Now that dumb image that I edited is useless! OK HAPPY BOXING DAY, anyway. I really hope everyone will practice hard for your own and the CO's sake ok! The seniors have high hopes for us and have always been supporting us SO WE MUSTN'T LET THEM DOWN! I gotta sleep now! Goodnight!
PS( This is not Berenice. It's someone awesome-r. Type your guess of who I am in the tagboard ok! Write "I think the mystery writer of the latest blog post is __(insert name here)__" GO ON NOW! Everyone who read this post must tag! ;D)
edit : I realised that this post is labelled 11:35 pm when I posted it even though it IS 12:22 when I posted it. OH FLYING BIRDS! That's amazing!
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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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
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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
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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