Monday, December 24, 2007

Year 2007
seniors, familiar eh? band night!

a week before syf when the heads and leaders were planning for syf. look how stress they were.
they had to indulge food to forget about their stress. 

Promotion Day
 the new committee (:
Band Outing
Clarinet Section
-__-
Mooo~

before the oboes gained independence... they were still under Flute Section

Band Camp o7
Best Campers 07
Mr&Ms Retro
Sec4s
HongKong Trip


And that marks the end of 2007's activities. Work hard for 2008! 




left; 9:22 PM



These are some photos taken during the hongkong trip
and,
the videos from the xmas parade in the hongkong disneyland!
(sry for the poor video handling )
when scrolling down, pls be patience, cause got alot videos, and it might lag abit!




look at their movements..
i think if we do this, all the sec1s will join us next yr :D


if your ears are actually sharp, you will find a familiar voice shouting at the near end of this viedo!
xD





sry, try to tilt ur head abit..! :X


okay,
dats all!
pls watch okay, don waste my 8971263849817234 of hours uploading it! xP

- your nice bm


left; 5:29 PM


Saturday, December 22, 2007


Sections
For every individual sections, you all will have to complete 2 posters for Sec 1 orientation
& pls be reminded it must be ready by 27 Dec 2007
Posters with phrases like : Join the band! , Make music move your life~ etc etc.
try to think of more creative ones la huh. if you can't think of any, just use JOIN THE BAND.
Ps. Double reeds will be combining with Flutes

Notice board & Banners Committee
Leaders : Pei Ling & Terence
Members : ZoeyPeh
Haohan
Erwin
Yizhi
Nigel
Jesmond
Brandon
Roxane
Wanshi
Desmond ( replacement for stephani)

Your job is to decorate the notice board and do up ONE(do 2 if you all have the time)banner. After the Sections have completed the posters, you all will have to put up the posters around the school. Work well together (: jiayou!
Leaders, please make sure the notice board, banner(s) are ready before school reopens!
& rmb to put up the posters as soon as you got them from the SLs.
pls take note, this is not an official committee so Sec1s, still no roller chairs for you:X


Note****
next band prac is on 27 Dec

the super cool damai winds :D

`vanessa



left; 8:09 PM


Thursday, December 13, 2007

Quiz time!
The first person to tag on the board with the correct answers may be given a prize! :D
remember to write down which qn ur answering.. :D

Q1:Who donated money to wong fut nam college to build all their classrooms and special rooms with an LCD projector, a screen and a multi-media computer in 2001?

Q2: Wong fut Nam College has been actively fostering a culture amongst the staff members since the school year 2002-2003. What is the culture?

Q3: how many school in hongkong including Wong fut Nam College adopted English as the medium of instructor in 1998?

Q4: It has always been Wong fut nam college’s prime priority to provide a language-rich environment for their students. Every year in the summer holidays, a camp is organize for 2 to 3 weeks .What is name of the camp?

Q5: For the past few years, wong fut nam college, with the financial support from their sponsoring body, have been striving hard to explore learning opportunities for their students to grow and excel as independent teenagers and to travel far and wide while they are still at school.where did the students travel before?

Q6: All students in wong fut nam college are encouraged to participate in sports to help them acquire what skills?

Q7:when were the senior symphonic band, a junior symphonic band and a string orchestra being set up?

Q8: what is wong fut nam college motto?

Q9:what is the principle and 2vice principle name?


Q10: how many ECA in wong fut nam college?

Q11: During war who was the 1st to occupied hong kong island ?

Bonus qn: ( can get 2 prizes for this :) )
what is the literally meaning of hongkong?


don wry, just try ur best to find the answers!
remember! the fastest answer given might not always be the correct 1 :D
good luck!

loves,
DW friendly BM :D


left; 7:09 PM


Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Pls at least read through and try to remember as much as possible!

Link : ( Click me )

Title of Piece:

The Year of the Dragon

Composer:
Philip Sparke

Level of Difficulty:
Grade 5

Publisher:
Studio Music

Perfomance Time:
approx. 12 minutes

Piece Description:

1 Toccata

This should be played with ‘malice’. The side drum should be as loud as possible at the starts and rhythms should drive forward with accents firmly made. At C the various components of the legato theme should be carefully balanced. At E the music needs to dance along in contrast to what has gone before; the markings are an indication of how the phrasing should be grouped. Be carefully that the low brass do not drag F; the tempo of the whole movement may depend on how the cope with this passage. From G onwards the movement should fade to nothing.

2 Interlude
Start with some movement in the music and slow the ‘Lento’. 1st alto sax can take the solo if there is no english horn available and it should be played with flexibility but not too slowly. A bass clarinet with an extension to low C is a help there but not essential. H should only be slightly faster. Listen carefully for balance and intonation at J and try to attain a real ‘ppp’. From here to the first bar on page 34 there should be a noticeable, but not abrupt, increase in tempo. Lead into the Finale without a break.

3 Finale

To create excitement, this should be played as fast as possible without inducing a scramble. Make sure that the chosen tempo is strictly maintained and does not vary with player’s abilities to play the notes. Rehearsals will probably benefit from playing under tempo in the initial stages to secure good rhythm. Make sure the Horns only play ‘poco sfp’ after P. Bells* and Glockenspiel at S should blend together into a distant ‘jangle’ without any one instrument being prominent. Bassoon and clarinets should sound like distant fanfares. Balance maybe a problem from 8th bar of X - the percussion should be exuberant without completely drowning the rest of the band. The final drumbeat should sound like the Gates of Hades closing.

*The term ‘Bells’ is used in its English sense, i.e. ‘Tubular Bells’ or ‘Chimes’.

this is the song :



ENJOY! ,
Qi En


left; 12:05 AM


Monday, December 10, 2007

Firstly, the check list for you guys.

Compulsory items:
[Clothes]
-Band polo tee. ( the white tee shirt! )
- Band uniform + tie/ scarf. Court shoes(girls), Leather shoes (guys)
- Thermal wear.
- 4 home clothes.
- 4 pairs of DARK blue Jeans. ( MUST BE DARK BLUE ALREADY)
- Jacket / Sweater
- School windbreaker.
- 4 pairs of Undergarments.
- 1 pair of stockings/ black socks. ( girls/ guys)
- 4 pairs of Thick socks. (Best if you could get those high socks. Like those Japaneses socks that kind. )
[Others]
-
The tour booklet WITH a Pencil & Pen.
-
5 Heat packs.
- Own thermometer.
- Medicine ( medicated oil/ motion sickness pills etc)
-
Own medication. ( etc ; asthma ) **
-
Lip balm.
-
2 School collar pin.
- Moisturizers ( DIE,DIE MUST BRING! )
- Ponchos
- MONEY. pls refrain from bringing too much.

OPTIONAL ITEMS :
- Slippers
-
Toiletries (toothbrush/ soap . IT will be provided by the hotel. Advised to bring own toothbrush !)
- Hand phones and charger
- Camera
- Dry snacks. (maggie mee)

** Thoses bringing own medicated medicine (etc heart problems), pls write a declaration letter to say that you are bringing (what kind of medicine) for (the problem you are having.)
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ATTIRE for the trip.

DAY 1.
REPORT IN :
- Any home shirt
- Sch wind breaker
- dark blue jeans
- sch shoes. ( ALL WHITE )

DAY 2.
REPORT IN:
- Band polo
- Sch wind breaker
- Dark blue Jeans
- Sch shoes.

* pls bring along your sling bag/ back pack as you can change for your free and easy.

DAY 3.
REPORT IN:
- Full band uniform.

DAY 4:
REPORT IN:
- Home clothes : D (Free and easy attire. what you want to wear just wear)

BUT, after lunch, we will change back to :
-Band polo,
-Sch windbreaker
-Dark blue jeans
-Sch shoes

DAY 5:
Report in:
- Home top
- Dark blue jeans
- Sch windbreaker
- Sch shoes.

COMPULSORY:
* Everyday, you must wear extra home clothes + jacket.
which means: ( how u gonna wear all your clothes )
[example For day 2.]

firstly, wear your home cloth/ thermal wear.
secondly, wear your band tee.
thirdly, wear your jacket.
lastly, wear your school windbreaker.

(How you gonna wear your jeans)
firstly, wear your thermal wear / super duper long thick socks
Then, wear your jeans.


** For free and easy, you are allowed to wear whatever you want.
ETC: Home top + any jenas + anyshoes + Your cute windbreaker etc.

*** FOR YOUR WINDBREAKER:
Pls go to any DIY shops, and get ANY iron on badges.
The purpose of this is to differentiate whose windbreaker is whose.
Your advised to get your names made on the iron on badges den u just have to iron them INSIDE THE windbreaker.
dat means whatever badges u have brought and want to iron them on, you are going to iron them at the inside collar of the windbreaker.
For those who are really broke, you can go and buy some cute little cheap clips to clip on your windbreaker. etc: Vanessa's bag's badges. :D

Meaning, when you wear your windbreaker, we must not see your badges, BUT when we unzip your windbreaker, you can easily differentiate whose windbreaker is whose.

- For those people who don understand, i will do a demonstration next practice to show you where to iron it on, So you don need to iron it wrongly. BUT PLS REMEMBER TO BUY THE BADGES FIRST.
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all of these things mention in the blog are all correct, so do not get confused anymore..
if you still really dont understand, pls don hesitate to look for any of the leaders. :)

FINALLY, pls remember to bring your luggage and PASSPORT ON WED.
& don forget the quiz we're going to give on wed!

Your friendly bm,
QI EN :D


left; 9:12 PM


Saturday, December 1, 2007

Pls bring $15 for the band tshirt on tuesday.
SLs, please pay for those who are absent first.

and people! have more rest and take care of yourselves.
there'll be 3 long pracs coming up.

PLEASE BRING YOUR NOTE BOOKS AND PENCILS WITH YOU EVERY PRACTICE

vanessa


left; 6:57 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)
Events


8th Jan: Sec1 Orientation Performance


20th Feb: Performance at SAC Chairman's house


10th April: Speech Day


22nd-26th July: Singapore International Band Festival (SIBF)
(SILVER:D)

11 Dec 2010: Parents' Night

9-11 Dec 2010: Band Camp


11 APRIL: SYF 2011!

19 APRIL: SPEECH DAY 2011
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