Saturday, June 19, 2010

in a mess....

im broke. im confused. i''m lost. im lazy. im unfit. im sick. im annoyed. im hungry. im bored. im unstable. im a wuss. im.... always moping around.

im trying to find the mood. for jazz. that extra bit more in the other band. being more trusted. more reliable. more open. hardworking. fun.


ive made changes. im bored. thats why. tired too. perhaps i could fall asleep immediately.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Worthwhile.....

Came across this article...


Being a musician is a pretty hard job. Firstly, the process usually starts when you’re in primary school, and you have to go through a very long period of “playing” something which, if truth be told, you can’t really make a very nice noise on. However, the noise gradually improves, and you eventually appeal to people other than your parents and your instrumental teacher.


But why are we just the absolute best?

The amount of time it takes us. Not many people would be prepared to put years and years of practice into their hobby. Musicians have to practice for anything upto 5 hours per day to make sure that they don’t lose their technique. This is true dedication.
We have to learn a new language. Unless you’re latin/french/italian/german all rolled into one, you probably couldn’t read musical terms before you started playing. At the back of any theory book, there are hundreds of these words that we have to learn just to make our music make sense. If we didn’t take the time to learn these words, your listening experience would be very dull indeed.
We can play complex music based upon where dots are placed on a couple of lines. If you’re not a musician and have ever actually seen a piece of music, you probably wondered how on Earth we could make sense of these notes. Right from being small, we have been taught that certain lines mean certain notes, and similar. Not only this, but we also have to read these dots very quickly, and the “colouring in” of the dot tells us how long to play it for, along with the type of stick. We also have to read a lot of foreign words at the same time to tell us how to play the notes.
If that isn’t hard enough, when we’re a bit more advanced, we come across clefs. Pianists will have been used to two of these, but will soon come to realise that they are never ending. Which clef happens to be present could change everything. And, we have to remember for the whole piece of music which clef it’s in, and somehow manage to play the right notes, remembering which notes sit on which line for this particular clef.
We bring people happiness. Whether it’s a drummer at a rock concert, or a brass band in a park, people enjoy music. The music industry would be nothing without the people who take the time to learn the ins and outs of music, and Simon Cowell would be living in a one bedroom apartment in a London backstreet. So, for all of you who have ever calld musicians “nerds” or “geeks”, remember that your world would be nothing without them.
We give children something to aim for. When I was a young child, just starting to play my instrument, I remember wondering whether it would all be worth it in the end. I used to search for videos on the internet of people who could oplay my instrument well, and I decided that if there was even the smallest amount of chance that I would one day be able to play like those people, that it would be well worth carrying on with it. 
So, musicians are clearly a special breed of people. No matter what instrument we play, or to what standard, we are contributing to the music industry just the same, and will one day make some people truely happy. That’s something for all of us to be proud of, and work towards when we’re wondering whether it is worth the effort.

Hmmm... Worth the effort eh?

Thursday, May 27, 2010

chill

really should follow emmelyn's advice. chill-lax a little bit. as much as i may want to deny it, im not coping well with everything thats happening at the moment. and im always rushed and 'gan chiong' (i have no idea how its spelled) need to do some soul searching.

MST is 2 weeks away. ohmigosh. next week there's a few theory test and practicals! arghhhh! dang it! need some mozart to aid me in my revisions. HAHA.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

supersized saxys

saxyphones are just awesome. another family tree coming up.. the great penguin elliotttt is gonna have many many grandkidsss! tsk tsk!!!

been neglecting jazz band all of a sudden... =/

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Mama Mia~~~

Group8: Mama mia~~

our cheer!!
Mama Mia! We will own this camp!
Oh Yeah! We will rock ya till ya scream!
-kyaaaaaaaahhhh@@@@@@@@-
Mama Mia! We will own again!
Come on! MAMA MIA FOR THE WIN!



with clement
with jeremey
with randall(rachel)
with kay heng

with carmen

 
with maddy


thanks so much fellow Mamas! we all did well and have great fun together!

Sunday, May 9, 2010

celebration

i celebrated my 18th with SRC today. im really glad to be part of this wonderful choir. thank you Lord that ive found my way to them. may i continue to sing praises in your name together with the wonderful members!

thanks louis jessica and gwyneth for staying on. haha.

Friday, May 7, 2010

=D

E I G H T E E N E I G H T E E N E I G H T E E N E I G H T E E N E I G H T E E N E I G H T E E N E I G H T E E N E I G H T E E N E I G H T E E N E I G H T E E N E I G H T E E N E I G H T E E N E I G H T E E N E I G H T E E N E I G H T E E N E I G H T E E N E I G H T E E N E I G H T E E N





ive already been sat on. had cake smeared on my face. haha. whacked with baseball bat(balloon). haha. thanks band clique

Thursday, May 6, 2010

chill?

i suppose i could chill a little. dont wanna make it seem im too eager and take away all the fun. hmm..

jazz band re evaluation the week after next. wah. gotta think of wat to play. and work on improv.

im still sleeping during morning classes.

Monday, May 3, 2010

May

It's may! That's real fast. Hittng that 'landmark' in a few days time. Try not to fall asleep in class.

Sunday, May 2, 2010

words.

'To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did.' When God takes something from your grasp, He's not punishing you, but merely opening your hands to receive something better. Concentrate on this sentence... 'The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you' Something good will happen to you today; something that you have been waiting to hear.


JUST 19 WORDS

GOD OUR FATHER,
WALK THROUGH MY HOUSE
AND TAKE AWAY ALL MY WORRIES AND ILLNESSES;
AND PLEASE WATCH OVER AND HEAL MY FAMILY
IN JESUS' NAME.. AMEN