Sunday, August 26, 2007

people!
pls come back for sectionals tomorrow.
lower sec, after common test.
at least come back for an hour or so yeah?
clear up the parts u often make mistakes ; the parts u circled/ highlighted on.
i know not many will be reading this now, but those who see this, pls pass the msg ard!
cos.. we have less then 5 practices to band exchange!

& REMEMBER! WE STILL HAVE HIGHLIGHTS OF SHREK 2 TO WORK ON!

hope to see everyone turn up for sectionals tmr..
take care ppl [:

vanessa


left; 10:02 PM


Saturday, August 18, 2007

im sorry for the uploading of photos only now..




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Dear members,
pls give suggestions on how to improve the band.
it need not be the sound of the band, but the efficiency of how we works.

(i know im abit late.)
During the hougang mall performance, i know u all felt veri hungry etc..
so if you know which place sells cheap and filling food, why not suggest to us?
so next time ur performance u can have what u liked, right?

pls,
use the "black book".


When people (example: me) says you play veri lousy,
stand up and show them (or example me) that u can play well.
Prove it to them ( or me) you guys can do it.
Show to them you guys are strong & are good players.
Let them (or me) be stunn.

Put your heart into the music whenever you play them,
enjoy and play expressively.
You will be amazed when u can make a person cry when u play a solo so beautifully.


i don't know if u guys like blue ridge saga..
but its kinda nice & touching if u can play it really well i think..

Blue Ridge Saga (Click for the song)

"Blue Ridge Saga" begins with a slow and beautiful ballad which turns into a up-beat and dynamic sound that is full of impressive rhythms and melodies.


Remember to work hard for ur studies although you will be veri busy with the music exchange preparation!
QiEn'


left; 5:56 PM



HELLO!!!!!
the following are what u all have to practice on :

sec1s
practice on MAMAMIA
dunno any rhythm, articulation, dynamics, ask your seniors.
they are not there for nothing.

SENIORS
practice on :
Yesterday,Concerto d amore, Mamamia
score study (try it if you have the time) :
Pavane in Blue, Fascinating drums, Pops in the spots

AND pls find out who your relatives are ( as mentioned on friday) asap
arrange a time when everyone's free and practice together please! impt!
eg1 : TENOR SAX & TROMBONES - YESTERDAY

lastly,
your D MINOR and E MINOR SCALE ( seniors +sec1s)


left; 4:18 PM


Friday, August 17, 2007

yoyo..all the band menber,pls rmb this sentence,when we working tgt,let's be serious n when we r playing tgt, let's be mad tgt..i'm serious ,try to think abt this sentence, izzit this make sense. if we work tgt seriously we can get thing done faster n more efficient so band pract will be more fun.. then when we play tgt, this is where we collect our memories in band.. ^^...

jieqi


left; 11:43 PM


Sunday, August 12, 2007

CONGRATS PPL for the wonderful performance u all put up yesterday.
but nevertheless, don't ever slack!
or u'll see me running after you with a chopper! HAHA!

Sec1s, now is the time to challenge yourself.
practice on parts you couldn't play before the performance.
show the seniors you can do it..

seniors, don't slack pls!
rmb u still have 'YESTERDAY' to practice on.

good luck ppl [:

vanessa-


lastly ,
KEEP THE SMILE ON YOUR FACES!


vanessa :]


left; 7:03 PM


Thursday, August 9, 2007

hey ppl!

don't be tensed up over sat's performance. (refering to the sec1s)
just do your best. always remember, YOUR SENIORS BELIVES IN YOU ALL!
oh . sec1s, it maybe tough on you all now, having auditions,cutting parts and all,
but don't ever give up!
its not that u ain't a good player , therefore some of your parts are being cut.
seriously, u are good. but its just dat some of the parts are too challenging for u.
if u wanna improve, every song u see with semiquavers,difficult rhythms, running notes, off beats etc. , try it!
if u're able to conquer it, u've learned something new.
thats the definition of practice.
yah anyway, happy national day too all [:

vanessa-


left; 10:31 PM



hmmmm...... i will cut the long story short.. all the best to sec1 for this coming sat performance, and sec1 put in the 200% of effort as qien have say , u will get the result..^^show to us tt u can do it, cos i believe tt u all can do it!!!sec1 and senior do well in this n every performance .because it is ur all showing off time!!hhaah..^^

jieqi


left; 9:59 PM


Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Alrights!
hello everyone -.-
Sorry, its gonna be a long post, but pls, bear with it. try read everyting okay?
for the coming performance, these are the details you all need to know.
Venue: Hougang central Hub
Time performing: 5.00pm
What time to report to sch: 12.00 (all ready with instru & assembling.)
What time it will be ending: Approx 7.30pm
[We will be having dinner either at mac/kfc, so do join us if u can! =D]
Attire: School smart code.


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To all members reading this post;
i know i will be repeating this quite alot of times, but its true that we're slacking.

Sec1s, i know its tough for you all to play as good as ur seniors.
i know its tiring to keep trying but still failed and feel depressed. (for some people.)
But u should'nt give up just because of it!
Look at ur seniors, they were also like you guys when they were in sec1, but after when they managed to "survive" it through, look how much their standard raised.
Remember, good stuffs don happen naturally. You have to work hard before getting the results!
Its just like your sitting for your examination, if you study and put in 100.00% effort, im sure u will score a distinction right! or at least, we will 200.00% acknowledge ur efforts!
"You have to sacrifice something for something"
oh yeah, " reward for work, work for reward. "

Seniors, yes i also know u all feel bored by playing the old song over and over and over again.
If all of you guys have the same mentality, band practice is gonna SO be boring.
So, why don you guys try putting 101.00& effort to help your juniors?
1. Think about wad kind of senior u really wanna be.
2. etc u wan to be the good soul by helping the cute juniors in ur section to have a good tone, you will be making them come back for sectionals, blow & hold long tones, get all the basics into them.
Yes it would be a big step and a big sacrifice, but don't u think its worth it?
If ur juniors make a difference after you help them so far, would'nt u be proud?
You happy, They happy = Band happy = leaders happy = mr wong happy = teachers happy! =everybody happy!
you see! such things u do, can make everyone happy! (worth it la!)
Try it, before u say it would'nt happen or think negatively.

imagine, when u graduated & come back to visit the band,
you found out ur section improve so much, and why?
ITS BECAUSE, your motivation keeps them going on, trying hard, picking themselves up even though they fall countless of times, they finally made it.
AND because they see ur strong motivation in them, they wanna be like you too!
so for next yrs badge of sec1s, they do the same thing as u did to them,
and horray!
SYF:
BY YEAR 2XXX : DAMAI SECONDARY SCH.
......... GWH!

(: (: (: (:

" Leaders are lead by examples "
i believed everyone has potential to be a leader.

Think abt it people,
instead of siting around grumbling band is boring, gossiping band is the worst cca u can ever get in,
why don we all start doing something, to keep each and everyone "entertained" during band pracs? To make each prac a fun, enjoyable one?
Mayb u can even influence other people in the sch:
Live your secondary life to the fullest, JOIN THE BAND NOW
or something liddat. -.-

okay, how to entertain ur section people when ur bored.
since everyone is bored of score reading.
people!
BRING THE SCORE HOME AND STUDY LAR! so u don have to do dat in band ma!
u can score study in the bus also can wad! 15mins only ?
liddat band prac will be so easy lea!

: when Mr Wong is teaching other sections, u can play the SILENT game.
ask ur members to keep quiet. "shhhhhh." (softly ar..)
the first 1 to talk will contribute 50cent to section fund/ kiss a frong / or u volunteer him/her to dance the chicken dance or sing a song etc.
or u can think other creative ideas to keep quiet and be entertained and not feel bored in pracs!
u can share wif us through the tagboard! ;D

everyone do get down ( bad mood ) somedays in the year,
but try to smile when ur in band! Be happy (:
if ur "sick" of band, sigh and tell urself. "im going for band now" before u enter the bandstore.
den ur day will be better..!

FINALLy,
band,
we are working towards the band's future.
This is the "slacking" year because we syf 07' ended already..
why not seek this opportunity to bring the band's standard to greater heights?
remember the times before we went for syf? the band standard was 0.0 !
to make everybody's life easier, you just have to play your part well,
remember the 4 actions? melody, counter-melody, balance and rhythm ?

lets just prove that we are smart people alright?
being able to do all these when u pick up ur instru and play.
Lastly, make every sound u play wif ur instru a good one.
Do not let go of every little details that went wrong, correct it and den move on..
if not it will become a bad habit. =D

Lets stop all these nagging & really act like professionals.
you can do it band!

[QiEn]


left; 9:31 PM



yo... all the band menber of damai windz, wish u all will like this blog song..haha... pls feel free to post relevant comment..^^haha..

jieqi


left; 6:46 PM


DamaiWinds!

Informal blog setup by the leaders :D

OUR GOAL FOR 2011

TO BE CONFIDENT AND EXPRESS

OURSELVES IN OUR OWN RENDITION


Band Conductor

Mr Wong Yew Hon

Ms Jacintha Tan


DamaiWindz Commitee 2011-2012

Drum Major: Kwok Kahonn

Band Major: Nurshirin

Concert heads: Niva , Wan wen & Gloria

Head of QM: Samuel

Head of Library: Sok Ting

Head of Welfare: Jeremiah , Xiwen

Head of Logistics: Shawn (Layout) & Michael(Transport)

Secretary: Zetty

Treasurer: Jeremiah & Xiwen

SLS and ASLS for 2011-2012

Flute Section: Elodia(SL)

Double Reed Section: Kim(SL)

Clarinet Section: Sok Ting(SL), Nabil , Bernard & Khairul(ASL)

Saxophone Section: Yiwen(SL), Michael(ASL)

FrenchHorn Section: Gabe(SL), Jaren(ASL)

Trumpet Section: Raeesah(SL), Humaira(ASL)

Trombone Section: Shawn(SL), Kishen(ASL)

Basses Section: Jeremiah & Raffy(SL)

Percussion Section: Angie(SL), Rasyiqah(ASL)
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22nd-26th July: Singapore International Band Festival (SIBF)
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9-11 Dec 2010: Band Camp


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