Band practice yesterday! :D I finally got to oil my slide! I was waiting outside the M-Learning Room with some other juniors. The seniors practiced there because they needed a better environment to practice for the upcoming National Band Competition. Ms Leong came and told us we were practicing in General Office 2 and said something about going in from another door because the door was locked. Then we went to set up our instruments. Xuan Lin(Clarinet) isn't quiting anymore. Xue Qi and I set up our instruments and waited for her. She took quite a long time. Then I saw Darryl and I finally mustered my courage to ask him for slide oil. Actually it's nothing, just "Darryl Darryl do you have slide oil?" like that only. But for some reason, so many times I saw him but dared not ask. Then he said"You wait I go get." and I waited for very long outside M-Learning Room at the benches haha but Xuan Lin took longer. Then I saw Cai Yan, Zhi Hui and Xue Ting(Xue Qi's sister). Cai Yan asked me something like " How's the Trombone?"(I think) then she said" I mean how are you coping?" Haha then I said"Er...ok la..." You know what she said next? She said" Darryl say he ask you to play louder but like no difference like that. Then he say you like never talk like that." Haha -.- he also doesn't talk to me. The only things he says is" Can you play your B flat Major?" "Hold your note longer." "Play louder" all that only, haha. Then she suddenly put her hand on my shoulder until she was almost hugging me and say "My junior... :)" and Xue Qi was laughing -.- haha. When Xuan Lin came, before we went to the canteen I asked Cai Yan where is Darryl and she went" DARRYL...!!" Haha. Then I quickly said" Never mind never mind can you help me pass this to him?" just wanted to return the oil...
We went to the canteen and practiced there until 4pm then went to GO 2 to practice until 5.30pm. At the canteen, I was extending the slide then suddenly the whole slide came out! But I know it can be easily put back, so I quickly put it back. We didn't do warm ups because we already did so in the canteen, so we started off with no. 68 in Standard Of Exellence, title- Warm Up. Haha. We practiced Montego Bay the whole practice I think. At 5.30pm Ms Leong said she didn't know it was already 5.30 and apologised for not giving us a break. So she gave us 3 minutes then we played our duets. She asked who wanted to go first and Xue Qi looked at me. She continued asking and I ask Xue Qi if she wants to play first, she said anything. So I raised my hand very high as if I was very enthusiastic and we played first. But today I didn't play it so well, maybe because I was so cold until my skin changed colour.
Then we moved the benches back to the second canteen. Oh by the way I moved a bench to the room! First time, but only half way. Moving back also, because it was heavy! Haha. I made a new friend, Xuan Lin. After that we washed our mouthpieces and went back to the Band room to keep our instruments. On the way there, Cliff asked us to go to M-Learning Room as Ms Ong had announcements. She said we juniors will be going with the Main Band to Ngee Ann Tapestry 3! She said they move the chairs too slowly so we go to help them move chairs and stay to watch them too of course. I bought both the tickets that I was supposed to sell already. I'll just give it to someone else then.
Next Tuesday is My First Recital(Season 1)! Xuan Lin hasn't chosen a solo song yet. I know I'm going to be nervous. I already dare not even ask my own senior for slide oil, imagine playing in front of 3 or 4 of them(including Cai Yan or not) and seniors from other sections! Bye!
Labels: Band, Concert Band, Seniors, Slide oil, Trombone