Band practice today! I reached school at 7.30am when practice starts at 8am because I wanted to be earlier :D I think only Faris was earlier than me because when I alighted from the bus, he was walking in front. But he went to talk to the security guard while I went upstairs. The door was locked-no one inside, and no one was waiting there either. I was wondering whether practice was there or somewhere else, haha. Then I had nothing to do so I walked around the whole level. I took 2 pictures of the old school building.
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Then the door was unlocked so I went in. I set up my instrument, took my stand and went out. We started with Total Training again. I didn't put tissue paper at the water key and air was escaping when I played so I put one piece there...I want my slide back!! Take my slide and give me the lousy slide! We sounded dead so Liang Rong asked us to run one round, like last time. All my seniors were not here, so I thought they all didn't come. 1min 30sec again, and since we didn't complete it in the time limit (overshot by a few seconds) we had to run again. After the first round when I reached back outside the room, Cheng Heng was there. So he missed one round and just ran the next round. He has advantage-he got longer legs so he can run faster. Not fair! We again didn't complete it in the time limit which was shortened by a few seconds (Cheng Heng obviously did) and Liang Rong said to run another round, but in the end we were spared.
Then we went back in and continued with Total Training. This is the first practice for a long time where only I and Kevin come... If only Samuel came too. Cheng Heng's trombone is so shiny! Because he has my slide, or else his slide won't be shiny, it'll be rusty. After Total Training, we all went for sectionals.
My section and euphoniums went to the music room. Euphoniums took chairs but we didn't :D I went outside to empty my saliva but there was nothing there, all absorbed by that tissue paper -.- I want my slide back. This one all the saliva absorbed by the tissue paper. Then Ms Leong came into the room (I think she just came). She asked us why we didn't take chairs, we said don't want :D But she asked us to take, so we did. We stayed in there for quite long. No wonder she asked us to take chairs, haha. Remember I said Singapura Medley has one nice part that I remembered? Ms Leong focused on this part today :D I think I'm good at that part. And, people say I'm louder now! Yay! Could it be because of the new trombone? Or is it me? :D Anyway, whichever the answer is, I'm very happy! :D Before we started, Liang Rong came and asked if the horns could join in but Ms Leong only wanted the lower brasses so she got the tubas instead. From there, we practiced until bar 74. She didn't want to go on the bar 75. The very nice part is bar 55 and a few bars after that. It's crotchet quaver quaver 2 count-triplets except for bar 57, it's 4 quavers then 2 count-triplets. She got us to clap the triplets over and over again with the metronome individually. She said me and Cheng Heng very good. Yay! Go trombone section! :D I love trombone section! Then when we played she said we're changing the crotchet quaver to 2 count-triplets also. Then second time I didn't already, but Kevin still did :(
My arms hurt under the weight of my new trombone. After practising a while, I got permission form Ms Leong to go oil my slide because it was rough at positions 3 & 4. After that, it became very smooth along the whole slide :D For T T3, when I lift it, the slide doesn't come down, but this one, when I lift it, the slide won't come up with it. I keep playing with the trigger now, haha! sometimes we played from the beginning also. Cheng Heng is a pro, he can reach all the high notes. But that's also because he's older and stronger. Break at 10am until 10.30am. I went outside to walk and I took one more picture of the new school.
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I cut through to this classroom block by that bridge to wash mouthpiece before practice since Darryl said he did that, so I ask Xue Qi to lead me there. It's 3R1 I saw! :D The first classroom from the left, top floor, which is 4th. After taking the picture and walking around the level, I went back inside. I took pictures of my trombone and Kevin's trombone! :D Last time I also took pictures during break, and I took a long time adjusting the trombone so that there won't be other things in the background. 'His' slide is really so shiny! It's my slide. Our trombones! :D
My new trombone! :D Taken from the angle that made the best photo of T T3. But this one's not as nice. And look at the slide, it's so rusty! -.-
I think this one is nicest out of this batch of pictures :)
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Also my trombone :D It's still a tenor trombone
Cheng Heng's new trombone :D I didn't get the whole slide in because there were other things around it and I didn't shift it to another place with less things like I did for mine
Also Cheng Heng's trombone :) Isn't the slide so shiny? It looks perfect because it's so shiny right? My slide! I want it back!!
Then I practised my favourite part of the song :D I just started playing then Xue Qi (who was visiting) said "Wah" and started clapping. Then I stopped and asked "What?" a bit puzzled. She said so hardworking, haha. I've always been so hardworking since I joined Band, always practise during break :D
After the break, Taufiq "taught" the lower brasses and the horns came. We practised until bar 80 something I think, we went past bar 75. Then we went back to the practice room. Darryl sits between me and Kevin but today he didn't come so we put our files on the chair between us. Then Taufiq asked him why he's sitting so far from me. He said the chair is for the files, then Taufiq said the files can put here. (Where Kevin's sitting) Then he said the chair is for Darryl -.- (Don't want to sit with me/dislike me just say so) then Taufiq said Darryl is not here. Then he took our files and said "Sit with your junior la, she's not gonna eat you up." Then Kevin sat beside me. You know how long he hasn't sat beside me already? Actually, that chair's not for Darryl, I'm supposed to sit in between 2 seniors, not one senior sit between 2 juniors! Next time I'll ask Darryl, and also ask him if I can have my slide back! The holiday practice schedule is out. Bye!
Labels: Band, Birthday, Break, Competitions, Concerts/Performances, Seniors, Slide oil, Trombone