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Huang Shuxin
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Fann Lim
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Toong Kai Jun
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Wednesday, April 25, 2007  

the weekly post!

today is apparently secretaries' day. yep, that is, according to the calendar on my table (i have no idea where it came from). but in any case, HAPPY SECRETARIES' DAY RACH!

scgs did extremely well for syf this year. choir and chinese dance got their gold, and drama and handbells clinched their honours. and international dance is most likely to come back with their GWHs too.

band still rocks, no matter what. like i said, we all did well. the entire performing arts did well.

wonder if we get a day off again? hmm...

~audrey

fEEl honoured with HoRNieS | 4/25/2007 10:42:00 PM | [ ]



Monday, April 16, 2007  

well, a lot has happened last week. time for an update.

Tuesday, April 10, 2007
had our last band prac before syf. i guess that was the peak of our abilities, and it was hard to believe that after six months of pure hard work, everything ends tomorrow. ok, not everything, but our preparation and journey with night safari and madrigalum, though i think this wont be the last time we'll be playing them. at least i hope not.
sat down at our new sectional spot, and rach read out diana's letter (which wasn't three pages long, thankfully) and passed us her own letters in nice red envelopes.
went for section dinner at nydc (ah, that brings back fond memories) on rach's treat. wanted dessert, but ran out of digestive space. haha.
wondered how many of us didn't spend hours rolling and tossing in bed before really sleeping that night.

Wednesday, April 11, 2007
the finishing line to our long race is finally in view.
left class during recess to go set up instruments. had a catered lunch, teachers' treat, at the canteen, which most of us didnt finish. changed into band u and had uniform check (and everyone staring agastly at the gel with aloe vera extract. haha). tuned and played for an hour before boarding the bus.
frankly, i was quite afraid of the solos then.
reached sch before 4pm and we began our long wait. spotted this guy from pres high who was unknowingly stepping on some warm-up rhythmics score. wanted to tell him, but in the end his conductor did the job for us.
and i realised that pres high was the only band besides us who played safari for the afternoon session.
pres high went in, we were left just outside the perf hall. this was when steady amanda gave way with a "I'm scared." and we went around telling ppl we loved them and that they rocked. haha.
pres high was out, we went in, confident and ready.
we played. everything went off in a blast. and i was smiling so widely when the soloists all came in and played well that i swear the judges probably though i was crazy. but really, it felt so reassuring.
stood up, bowed, left the stage. our race was over. now begun the wait.
that half an hour seemed like eons (there must have been another communication breakdown), even though we waited 4 hrs the last time. was quite worried when we heard that most of the bands were bronze and anderson got silver.
"band 73, singapore chinese girls' school..."
*clutched chris' hand really tightly*
the euphoria didnt really sink in until we realised that there were no gold bands and only three silvers, and we knew we were the better band, despite the initial disappointment. some were really inconsolable, but hey, we made it, and that's all that mattered.
went back to school, people had stuff to say, packed up, went home.
so ends our long quest to make madrigalum madrigal. and we did it.

TODAY
had band lunch, on the conductors' treat for our hard work and effort. mingled in with the recruits. went back to the buffet table fore more eclairs and realised that there were none left. rach requested for more peach. and i disappeared halfway to go help the recruits tailor their uniforms.
apparently, we were scheduled to have an exchange with tanglin trust school, some ppl to be selected to perform with them in the esplanade. the kedah band is coming down, and some lucky ppl get to go "somewhere far away" in october, sec4s not included. sigh.
in any case, band prac resumes on 31 april. cant wait to play again, and im missing band alr.

yep. that's all.

~audrey

fEEl honoured with HoRNieS | 4/16/2007 09:08:00 PM | [ ]



Wednesday, April 11, 2007  

i wonder who reads this blog.

firstly, let me get over the fact that audrey and rachel are alr sec4. and claire and amanda alr sec3. well, its just that you ppl were like so cute n stuff when i was still in the band. and its like suddenly you've just grown up or smth. and each time i think of rachel i think of my cute little giggly indecisive tortoise pok who now scolds n screams and threatens to kill ppl alr. lol. no offence. purely harmless comment. and i really think its damn cute n quite funny. its like, u were the juniors back then and now youre the seniors who lead the section, the band. and the 2 tall juniors. haha. ok nvm. i miss you ppl.

and i heard you all play this afternnon over the phone, and the thoughts of 2years ago just came back. how i used to be on that stage with you all as well. and it was nostalgic. but then i know my time is over. i heard the whole announcement of results as well. it was scary when i heard all the bronze and only 2 silvers. but when i heard the silver for you, i was really happy for you ppl, and i know you ppl did your best and tried really hard. and its really good, coz the judges are simply strict like mad this year. and im really very very proud of you.

i know how you started out in november. it was no where even near a bronze. and i hear a couple of recordings prior to soundcheck. and it wasnt v good either, but you ppl have picked up well. and i do hope that you appreciate each others efforts and have enjoyed yourselves immensely. coz i know, when it was my time, i did. i had the time of my life with the horn section and the band. and thinking about it now, i wish i can relive those moments just another time. all the laughs, all the jokes, all the outings, all the screaming, the lips dying and ABRAMS! haha. and now tt audrey mentions, stuck valves and slides. and gel.

oh well, i really hope you all got the most out of this experience and take the lessons with you. be it for the next syf, or just for in your life next time. maybe you think you havent learnt anth. but i think, subconsciously, all of you have taken alot out of this journey.

and i hope that you all continue to stick together as a section even after people start leaving one by one. or 2 by 2. coz i hope, maybe in 5 years time when we have a gathering or smth, we can all still go and still be able to talk to each other n stuff. haha ok i sound rather futuristiv, but yea. and CHRIS SHUXIN AMANDA CLAIRE can you come and visit this blog and blog in it. haha

yea anw, well done and congrats! =) what really matters is the experience and the journey and giving your best as individuals, as a section, as a band, and as long as u feel good, feel happy playing tgt, happy just by having your friends around, you've reached your goal. and all of you have hearts and spirits of gold, and you're more than gold in my eyes. more valuable, better than that. you're the scgsband french horn section and the scgs band, and that beats any gold with honours. nothing can ever replace. im very proud of you.

iloveyou.


~diana

fEEl honoured with HoRNieS | 4/11/2007 09:14:00 PM | [ ]

 

well, it has been a long day.

11 april 2007, 4:45pm. another day to be remembered.

six months worth of hardwork, sweat, saliva, tears. it was worth it.

we came from nothing to what we are today.

those fifteen minutes on stage was the finishing line of our long race.

and we finished it gracefully. proudly. madrigally.

we played with no reserves, and we left with no regrets.

i think that's the greatest thing.

special thanks to rach, for scolding and screaming at us, because she always believed in us. for pushing us from nothingness to greatness. for motivating us to do our personal best, because she had faith in us.

i havent felt this sense of euphoria since two years ago, and im glad that it came back today. madrigalum has finally been made madrigal.

scband, you will always be a gold band to me.

congratulations.

~audrey

fEEl honoured with HoRNieS | 4/11/2007 08:24:00 PM | [ ]



Tuesday, April 10, 2007  

it's less than nineteen hours.

we're ready.

play with no reserves, and leave with no regrets.

it's time to make madrigalum madrigal.

~audrey

fEEl honoured with HoRNieS | 4/10/2007 09:52:00 PM | [ ]



Monday, April 09, 2007  

hello my dearest hornies.

It's only a day and a few hours to what all of you have been looking forward to and working towards.... You know, the outcome isnt as important as the process. As long as you do your best, enjoy what youre playing and just relax, you wont regret.
I'm sure all of you dont wanna let all your efforts go down the drain after enduring all the scoldings and practices etc... These months of hard work just for those few minutes on stage.

Whatever had to be done has been done and whatever happens, happens. Play like youve never done before. You all have the potential to shine and i know you can. So just put your best foot forward and do it for the band, the section and yourselves.

No matter what, we've come this far and i am and will always be proud of you.

schorns,2007.


Much love,
-rachel

fEEl honoured with HoRNieS | 4/09/2007 09:25:00 PM | [ ]

 

2 more days.

1 more band prac.

two pieces.

one band.

with no regrets.

go scband!

~audrey

fEEl honoured with HoRNieS | 4/09/2007 08:55:00 PM | [ ]



Sunday, April 08, 2007  

gosh.

everything is happening so fast.

3 days more!

Happy Easter everyone!

~audrey

fEEl honoured with HoRNieS | 4/08/2007 12:53:00 PM | [ ]



Tuesday, April 03, 2007  

since no one else is blogging, i shall update.

had the long awaited soundcheck at SCH today, and im quite glad that we got this slot. the general sound of the band was very boomy (i have absolutely no idea why its like this) but i anticipate that it won't be that bad on the actual day, considering that the hall won't be empty anymore.

i guess we really need to feel comfortable with ourselves, instead of staring at the score the entire time and not look at mr yap. mebbe we should focus more on safari, madrigalum is quite good as of now.

i'm actually quite relieved that jasmine told us that so frankly. at least we know that we can no longer be complacent with our current standard. we have EIGHT more days to go, and i believe it's enough to get us what we want.

8 days and two band pracs to go, with no regrets.

~audrey

fEEl honoured with HoRNieS | 4/03/2007 11:20:00 PM | [ ]



Monday, April 02, 2007  

hey guys

had our third last band prac before syf today, and im proud to say that we've ImPrOvEd! haha. yes. madrigalum has gotten its act together, and safari is quite ok besides the occassionally not-tight tempo. yep, we're finally getting closer to our goal.

i guess mr yap sort of said that we're of a gold band standard, playing wise and technical wise, but we have to BELIEVE that we are there. yep, it once again boils down to CONFIDENCE!

anw, tmr's the soundcheck at sch. let's continue this, sprint the final lap, and reach the finishing line.

sorry for putting up the countdown so late.

yep good night everyone

NINE days, to make madrigalum madrigal.

~audrey

fEEl honoured with HoRNieS | 4/02/2007 10:57:00 PM | [ ]