Hello band! (:
How have you all been? Now that cca has officially stand down, its time to concentrate on your studies! However, you still cannot neglect your instrument! For ALL involved in the ensembles, please do practice REALLY HARD to be at your top form for the lunchtime concert.

During this whole one month, you can actually spent the time wisely by doing simple things like memorising your scores. As you all know, you cant expect to read score when you playing as a ensemble. By the time cca resume, i should expect all members involved in the ensemble to have memorise your score. No excuses by then. Please do not abuse your rights to play in the ensemble, and make fully use of it. For soloists, please try your best as well! The time is very tight, and limited. Spent it wisely!

Next, other than studying, please dont forget to practice at home as well! Some things you must do are:

1) Diaphragm Training
2) Long tones, at least 24 counts for EVERYONE
4) Chromatic
5) Intervals 4-8 for Sec1s

For seniors, although you have managed to play 1-16 for intervals, why not try something you never played before? You all could even play 17-20, so on and forth till you manage to complete the book! Never limit yourself to something. I'm waiting for the day, where every individual manage to play the whole book of the I Recommend, and dares to challenge. Until now, i'm waiting and i will still be waiting. (: 

On top of that, there are some songs you all can score study, and learn bars by bars for this month.

Sec1s:
-Pasadena, learn the parts they are still unsure of
-When you will come back again, focus on phrasing
-Pavane in Blue ( whole piece )

Seniors: 
-Folk Song Suite mvt 1, 2 
-Lets Swing ( bar 25- 93 )
-Pavane in Blue ( whole piece ) 

There's a number of things for you all to do, but there's around a month to do everything. I hope to see all the sec1s improving slowly after this one month break. I believe the sec1s will soon become a senior after this month. Prove me right man! :D. Not to forget, one last thing you all CANNOT do is: TO LEAVE YOUR INSTRUMENT TO COLLECT DUST! Thats all, goodnight people! Happy studying for your EOY! [:

Ending off,
It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop.
Yilin

left; 10:21 PM