Band practice today! :D It was from 1pm to 6pm. Our Sec3 seniors had their EAP before that, so they came late, except for Yi Hui who didn't go for lunch break (she ate outside the room). They came at 1.30pm, which is when their lunch break ended. I think the break was given by the Band exco because why would the teacher give them a lunch break if the lessons ended already? Inside the store room was more crowded than last Saturday! :O After I set up my instrument and went outside the store room (into the practice room), there were only 2 chairs instead of 3 for my section, so I sat beside Cheng Heng. Yay! We got Singapura Medley score. Haha, Chong Jin gave me 2 2nd trombone and 2 1st trombone scores for my section. Since Darryl haven't come yet, I kept for him. And I just put the 2 1st trombone scores on Cheng Heng's chair, haha. We did warm up with Total Training. And like Darryl, Cheng Heng's helpful too :) We were in the midst of warm up when I heard my instrument sound funny, then I remembered that I forgot to put a tissue paper at the water key, haha. Then the rest were playing and I attended to my instrument, and he helped me hold the water key open :) Then Darryl came and no chair for him, haha. So he took the one beside Ms Leong which was used to put files and stands. So he's on my left and Cheng Heng on my right, haven't sat in this arrangement for very long already! :D But I think I won't get to sit like this often next time, because later Mr Yeo asked "You're playing 3rd trombone right?" and asked me to change place with Darryl so that it's in order of 1st, 2nd, 3rd trombone :( Then why did he even ask me to sit between them last time?
After Total Training, we practised Singapura Medley. I think it was sectionals, but not individual section sectionals, some section went to the music room with Ms Leong and the rest stayed in the room with Mr Yeo. After a while he started asking sections to go outside and practise. They play wrong notes or not very sure of the notes then one by one got sent out by him. My section was one of the last to be sent out, yay :)
Down at the basketball court, they were playing match. Cheng Heng said "Eh they playing match!" Then Darryl said "Oh, they playing match right? Good, face the back, so you won't get distracted." Then he faced the back and Kevin said he won't get distracted then Darryl face the front again -.- You should have just faced the back you know. Then in the end, they both got distracted, especially Kevin. They didn't teach me today...our sectional wasn't productive :( Kevin kept on talking about what's going on down there. And out of the blue, Darryl started playing Into The Joy Of Spring, but only the few bars then stopped. I play from bar 75 until 85 then at 85 I cannot reach the high D, and that's our melody... -.- What is wrong with me?!... I think it's because the new trombone is bigger, so more air's needed, not that I'm deproving. I think I can do it if I have T T3 again :) T3 I miss you!! Mr Yeo came and asked Kevin how to spell his name and Kevin said "Kevin" ...that's his real name? Then Mr Yeo said "How to spell your Chinese name?" Then this is the funny part. Kevin go spell his name letter by letter and every letter Mr Yeo repeat, so it sounds like this. "C"..."C"..."H"..."H"..."U"..."U"..."A"..."A"..."N"..."N"..."G"..."G"... "C"..."C"..."H"..."H"..."E"..."E"..."N"..."N"..."G"..."G" then Mr Yeo walked off. Then Darryl went "Huh? Still got one more!" Then Kevin also "Still got one more" He called Cheng Heng's name back in the room and he forgot already?
After that Darryl saw that everyone went back already, so we went back in too. Why are we always the last to go back? Then there was once I couldn't play the high D at bar 85 which is the melody. Then Mr Yeo asked me to stand up and I was like ...??...?? He asked me to do the hissing thing again. He said I "must feel pain here (diaphragm)" then Cheng Heng pretend to punch himself and Mr Yeo said "Don't hit yourself" haha! Then he asked me to blow air into the trombone. Actually I knew what he meant, but don't know why I go buzz into it and play high D. He keep asking me to blow more air and hold longer, and twice I accidentally buzzed and got some kind of blasting sound for a second, haha! And also later Cheng Heng couldn't play the high F and Mr Yeo got him to do the same thing, haha. Then we had a 20min break. No one went anywhere because it wasn't enough time to go outside and eat. So everyone just stood outside. After break, we did Novena. Oooohhhhh all the high nooooootes...
Mr Yeo was asking Trombone Section's people to play a note individually. Then after Darryl played, Mr Yeo looked at me because it's my turn to play, but I didn't know because I wasn't wearing my specs. Then Darryl called me and Mr Yeo said "Hi Rebecca" then they laughed, haha. When Darryl was playing the G, Mr Yeo kept saying "Sharp" then every time he said that, Cheng Heng would turn to him and say "Sharp" also, haha.
(Darryl plays)
Mr Yeo: Sharp
Kevin: Sharp
(Darryl plays)
Mr Yeo: Sharp
Kevin: Sharp
(Darryl plays)
Mr Yeo: Still sharp
Kevin: Sharp
Then I started laughing which made Darryl laugh also, haha! I don't recall how many times they said sharp but I know it's when Mr Yeo said still sharp then Kevin again, then I laughed, haha! Oh yes, I cannot have T T3 back :( I asked Darryl "Can I use T T3 back?" He shook his head, and I went "Why?!" He asked me why I want to change back and I said "I don't like this slide, and this one very difficult..." "But if you use that one it's like very inappropriate lor" And again I went "Why?!" "Because that's for people who just started playing only." :( I also used for the whole year, that's inappropriate too. So why can't I just continue being inappropriate for a while until the competition is over? I can't get the high notes on this trombone, but I can on T T3! If I play like this for the competition...how can I even compete like this?! Anyway, at the last few minutes of practice, Mr Yeo did some things with the Harmony Director. He played a chord twice and said the first time there's wave, second time there isn't... I don't really get it but I think I know. Couldn't really hear the difference. Then he said "Like Trombone Section, if you play like this (plays the first 2 notes, then plays the highest note horribly continuously) then we can't do anything...bla bla..." Cheng Heng said he was talking about him -.- Not his fault right? Then after that we're dismissed. Next practice is Friday. Bye!
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