Hey band!

Please take note, morning assembly is cancelled as tomorrow is an odd week, not even. It will be next week instead.

A few announcements for today.

1. Towels - Those who have forgotten to bring their towels home and left it in the guitar room, please claim them by Monday after school. If you are sick on that day but you know you left your towel, please message any comm member and inform them which towel is yours and we will keep it safely for you. Any unclaimed towels will be thrown away so remember to collect them.
2. Morning Assembly - There is morning assembly this Monday. As usual, please report to the band room by 7am and be ready for warm-ups by 7.10am. Morning assembly will end after SYF.
3. Monday's Practice - Sir will be coming to take combined rehearsal. From 3pm - 4pm, those having the melody at figure 31 - 35 with the grace notes will have sectionals with Sir in the band room. The rest of the band is to go off for their own sectionals and work on all the things Sir has asked for and return to the band room by 4pm. Junior band will be in the CCA room.
4. Sound check - Sound check is this Wednesday so there is no band practice. Please report to the band room by 5.30pm in full band uniform with stockings for uniform inspection. Your instrument cases and files should be next to you at your seats. Tubas, you may bring your instruments near the lift and have your files with you. All SLs are to remember to bring your tuners for sound check. This includes the percussion. Percs, please lend your tuners to the tuba section during tuning. Sound check is from 7.30pm to 8.30pm. The bus leaves school at 6pm, and expect to be back around 9+.
5. Morning Runs - Those who have to make up rounds, please do so on your own accord. We will not be chasing after anyone to make up rounds anymore. Also, please take note that there is no more morning runs for the main band. However, Sec 2s not involved in SYF are to continue their morning runs.
6. Band Practices - It's only 1 more practice to sound check, and only 7 more to SYF itself. CCA stops after SYF until after mid-years. Sec 4s, your last project as a band member would be the SYF showcase. It is not an option to participate in it, it is compulsory.

To all who were at band camp, thanks for your participation, and we really hope you guys enjoyed yourself. It's great to hear that we're really improving a lot now, and the Gold isn't far away at all. It's the final lap, let give it our all, yes? It's 2 weeks to SYF. We can do it! Just think of how much effort we've already put into the preparation before camp, add it the the 20 hours of intensive practice we had during camp, and realise that it really is a lot of time we used to get everything right. So after all the hours we spent practicing, we're going to give it our all for the last bit until SYF itself, right? Just think of SYF as the finishing line, and the preparation as the marathon that we're running now. We're reaching the end, so let's give it our all and sprint to the finish line. We can do it! The whole comm believes in our band, and I'm sure everyone single one of us in the band believe in each other right? So don't give up and remember that we're all in this together.


Have a good rest before school starts, and remember to finish your homework! :)


~Natalie :)

Conductor:
Mr Adrian Chiang(11-present)
Mr Clarence Tan (08-11)
Mr Leonard Tan (05-08)
Mr Andy Sim (Unknown-05)
Jr band conductor: Mr Fredy Chia/Mr Daniel Yiau
Teachers-in-charge: Mr Alvin Tang, Mr Chan Yew Choong, Mrs Stella Kwan, Ms Grace Champion & Ms Ong Shue Li

Band Committee 12/13
Band Majorette: Chang Ting Yu
Drum Majorette: Isabel Liew
Student Conductor: Franchesca Morais
Secretary: Crystalbel Khoo
Treasurer: Mary de Borja
Student Welfare Officer:
Magdalene Chew
Recruit I/C: Hoo Feng Wen
Assistant Recruit I/C: Ooi Qi Qi
Quarter Mistresses:
Valerie Lee, Su-Anne Ng
Librarians:
Valerie Lim, Xuan Wong

Section Leaders 12/13
Cornet: Clara Tan, Anne Tan
French Horn: Tan Yi Ling
Euphonium: Ho Wei Ke
Trombone: Cindy Tan
Tuba: Hoo Feng Wen
Flute: Xuan Wong, Valeria
Clarinet: Lauren Chang, Veron Kwok
Bass Clarinet: Jacqueline Lui
Saxophone: Natalie Toh, Isabelle Tan
Double Reeds: Tricia Merican
Double Bass: Victoria Law
Percussion: Charlene Leong, Isabelle Lizardo

Upcoming events:
Hong Kong Winter Band Festival: 26 November-2nd December 2012.
Past events:
First Recital & Section Competition: 26th May 2012 Fantasia IX: 30-31 March 2012
Faith, Hope & Love 2011: 27th November 2011
SYF Showcase: 3rd June
Exchange with Tampines Secondary School: 17th March
Faith Hope & Love IV: 27th November
First Recital & Section Competition: 21st August
Youth Olympic Games (Torch Relay): 7th August
Fantasia VIII
Faith, Hope & Love III
28th November (Saturday)
Secondary 1 Recital & Section Competition: 12th September
Alumni Performance: 14th November
SYF 2009
Exchange at Crescent girls: 19th March
Faith, Hope & Love II
29th November (Saturday)

(2011) Singapore Youth Festival Central Judging of Concert Bands: Silver
(2010) Australian International Music Festival: Silver
(2009) Singapore Youth Festival Central Judging of Concert Bands: Gold
(2008) Beijing International Band Festival: Gold
(2007) Singapore Youth Festival Central Judging of Concert Bands: Gold
(2005) 21st Century International Band Competition held at Genting Highlands: Gold w Distinction