These are our official practice dates :) Any other additional info will be posted here or personally notified.
Tuesday; 2.30pm - 5.30pm.
*Thursday; [OPTIONAL] Individual Sectionals Practice
*Friday; 2pm - 5pm
*Saturday; 8am - 11.30am
(those with * are only for Seniors participating in SYF.)
Contact; You can either contact the teachers in charge or Mr Eng himself personally or via sms if there are any inquires.
You can also contact me, Joanne G., through email; jo-annegiamm@hotmail.com, Facebook, Twitter
MAY. Assembly Programme Performance! (24 May 2011)
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Hello~ As you can see, i've changed abit of the blogskin again. Not that the previous one is too old and stuff, but this is more organized. On the left panel << , there are more sections which you can browse more easily and efficiently. :) Hope you guys like the new re-organization! ^^ Anyway, today's practice was quite okay. We did some practices on the pull offs and hammer ons during the first part of the practice. Then onzome, then sectionals. You guys are gradually putting effort in your sectionals and working with your section leaders, which is good! Keep up the good work and in no time we're gonna be improving tremendously! :D Continue to be focused in your sectionals and remember, SECTIONALS IS TO PRACTICE, NOT TO CHITCHAT AND PLAY. Please bear this in mind. As i was going around seeing you people practice, i can see you're putting your best effort in mastering the parts you are unsure of. :) We had another onzome before going home, and it was quite fine. Due to the lack of players in the cahon section and guitar one, it is not as good, but it is still great :) This shows that we are improving as a whole! YAY -claps claps- Although some parts of movement C , some of you are still unsure, but at least you've tried to play and continue the song without stopping. Thats really great! :) Still, section leaders, focus more on the parts that Mr Eng has highlighted from all the songs we've been practicing~ After that, we had a 'test' on whether we memorized our scores or not. The 5 of them did well, and next week will be guitar 2's turn! We are going to stay back for another half an hour everytime after practice on saturdays so that we will practice on our own, or being tested by the teachers. Well done guitarist! :D Continue to do well! :)
About the SYF Soundtest rehearsal NEXT TUESDAY, the pupils involved [senior onzome] are to leave your classroom when the bell goes at 12.25pm and gather at the performance theater first. We will then have our break before setting off to Republic Poly. *those who are affected by orals, please tell your respective teachers that you will have a soundtest and unable to come for oral on that day. The teacher will then arrange another timing for you to take your oral, dont worry :)
There's nothing much other than these important stuff, so please take note! We're doing well, really :) Every week i am able to spot some mistakes here and there, and every week you all are improving as a whole. It really is awesome to see that :D AND REMEMBER! PUNCTUALITY. Do not take your own sweet time to STROLL to the practice venue. You are wasting others' time by doing so. AND REMEMBER TO MEMORIZE YOUR SCORES, PRACTICE!
JoanneG.
PS; the random stuff section is for REALLY random stuff for your entertainment. I'll mention it whenever i upload something new or update something within a particular section. Please check out the Important Videos section occasionally too :) Thanks ! UPDATED! ; ALL SECTIONS.
Under strict order.
the awesome people~
Teachers-in-Charge;
- Mdm Maiza
- Ms Koh
- Ms Wong
- Mdm Juliana
Our Awesome Instructor; Mr Alvyn Eng
Overview of our ensemble.
our initial roots.
From a humble beginning in 2006 with only 20 members, the Guitar Ensemble has grown both in character and strength. This year we managed to recruit a total of 26 secondary 1 members, making a total of 46 members in the ensemble. As a relatively new CCA, the ensemble too experienced its fair share of teething problems especially in the initial stages. However, with the support, commitment and dedication shown by its pioneer members, the ensemble managed to overcome these challenges.
We took part in SYF 2007, 2009 and was awarded Bronze and Silver respectively. The students practiced very hard to ensure a great performance for the competition. Practices were intensified to 3 times a week in preparation for this major project. The members have shown resilience in improving their guitar playing skills, and was rewarded in this event.
The ensemble is currently under the guidance and instruction of Mr Alvyn Eng.
Current Batch of Guitarists, '10.
our full ensemble.
Sec 2s;
Brittany
Nurul Amirah
Jun Ming
Nur Adillahwati
Jun Heng
Erin Natasha
*Xin Ni
Noorul Fithriya
Nurhanisah
*Siti Julyyana
Nicholas
*Samuel (CP)
Nurul Ain Nadiyah
Reuben
Rex
Thea
Nur Esteela
Jerald Sec 3s :
Benjamin
*Joanne Giam (SL)(SC)
Joanne Sim
Jocelin
*NurAfiqah (CP)
*Nurmala
*Sarah
Shyazwan
*Sherene
*Xue ying (SL)
Zonia
*Zhen Wei (AP) Sec 4s :
*Dino
*Darren
*Denise (SL)
*Fitri (SL)
*Jolene
Lena
*Syahidah (SL)
*Shukri (SL)(CP)
Sinni
YinJi Sec 5s & Graduated:
Diyana
Fatin
Gina
*Jasmine
Kyna
*Liyana (CP)
Lionel
*Shannon
Shi Ping
*Vicki
Wee Ting
Xin Yi
*Yu Ting
Zul
Zoe
Aishah
Mitzi
Waynn
Legend;
* - Senior Ensemble.
SL - Section Leader.
SC - Student Conductor.
CP - Cahon Player.
AP - Acoustic Player.
Pirates Of The Caribbean - The Medallion Calls (Movement A)
Pirates Of The Caribbean - Blood Ritual (Movement B; until 1:10 ONLY)
Pirates Of The Caribbean - He's A Pirate (Movement C)
Random Stuffs.
for your entertainment :).
Remember Super Mario Brothers? Well its on the violin now with awesome sound effects! Enjoy! :)
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Hello~ As you can see, i've changed abit of the blogskin again. Not that the previous one is too old and stuff, but this is more organized. On the left panel << , there are more sections which you can browse more easily and efficiently. :) Hope you guys like the new re-organization! ^^ Anyway, today's practice was quite okay. We did some practices on the pull offs and hammer ons during the first part of the practice. Then onzome, then sectionals. You guys are gradually putting effort in your sectionals and working with your section leaders, which is good! Keep up the good work and in no time we're gonna be improving tremendously! :D Continue to be focused in your sectionals and remember, SECTIONALS IS TO PRACTICE, NOT TO CHITCHAT AND PLAY. Please bear this in mind. As i was going around seeing you people practice, i can see you're putting your best effort in mastering the parts you are unsure of. :) We had another onzome before going home, and it was quite fine. Due to the lack of players in the cahon section and guitar one, it is not as good, but it is still great :) This shows that we are improving as a whole! YAY -claps claps- Although some parts of movement C , some of you are still unsure, but at least you've tried to play and continue the song without stopping. Thats really great! :) Still, section leaders, focus more on the parts that Mr Eng has highlighted from all the songs we've been practicing~ After that, we had a 'test' on whether we memorized our scores or not. The 5 of them did well, and next week will be guitar 2's turn! We are going to stay back for another half an hour everytime after practice on saturdays so that we will practice on our own, or being tested by the teachers. Well done guitarist! :D Continue to do well! :)
About the SYF Soundtest rehearsal NEXT TUESDAY, the pupils involved [senior onzome] are to leave your classroom when the bell goes at 12.25pm and gather at the performance theater first. We will then have our break before setting off to Republic Poly. *those who are affected by orals, please tell your respective teachers that you will have a soundtest and unable to come for oral on that day. The teacher will then arrange another timing for you to take your oral, dont worry :)
There's nothing much other than these important stuff, so please take note! We're doing well, really :) Every week i am able to spot some mistakes here and there, and every week you all are improving as a whole. It really is awesome to see that :D AND REMEMBER! PUNCTUALITY. Do not take your own sweet time to STROLL to the practice venue. You are wasting others' time by doing so. AND REMEMBER TO MEMORIZE YOUR SCORES, PRACTICE!
JoanneG.
PS; the random stuff section is for REALLY random stuff for your entertainment. I'll mention it whenever i upload something new or update something within a particular section. Please check out the Important Videos section occasionally too :) Thanks ! UPDATED! ; ALL SECTIONS.
Assembly Programme Performance! (24 May 2011)