I'll only summarise the day's happenings from now, because I'll be writing the full story in my diary, and also because some people won't want to read if it's too long.
Band practice today! :D I found my water bottle the exact same place I left it on Wednesday, haha! I went to wash and refill it. I used my new bag today. I was taking out Kevin's trombone when I said I want to use bass trombone again and just at that exact instant Darryl opened the door!! Kevin had a haircut too! Haha, maybe he also had it yesterday like me! His hair is so short now. People didn't notice I cu hair, though I felt it's a lot shorter now. Anyway, we warmed up with Chromatic Low Tones. Then Ms Ong came with Benedict and Yi Hui who'd gone downstairs to try the 2 new uniform designs. Yi Hui was wearing white blouse and black skirt with red plaits and red blazer. Benedict was in all black and red blazer too. I think the white and black one's much nicer, but a lot of people said all black was nicer :( Why must we even change, the current one is very nice, but Darryl called it a banana suit -.- After that we continued with Total Training, then went for sectionals! :D I think sectionals was fun today! :D :D
We practised both songs. Singapura Medley first then Novena. There's a part where there's 3 minims of note G and it's slurred. Darryl say it's 6 counts so don't tongue. I've always been tonguing. Was wondering why the first 4 counts is 2 minims and not 1 semibreve... He said the composer was tying to trick people... Anyway, the chorus part we're supposed to play the whole phrase then breathe but I play till there then tired already. I asked if I can breathe quickly in between then he started teaching me Science :D Triple Science guy!! :D "Human reaction takes about 0.3 to 0.5 seconds and you still need to think, so everything should be 1 second plus then the judges can tell already..." And I like to hear him tell stories. He said Terrence was from trombone and bla bla... We moved on to Novena later.
I said I can't do something then Darryl asked "Then how ah?..." I said "..die..." "No la! Won't die one la!" Haha! Cai Yan cme when we're doing Novena. She clapped tempo for us. She doesn't know Novena. Darryl & Kevin said Samuel quit :( After a while, Darryl gave us 5min break. Kein said he wanted to play basketball then Darryl said something like, who want to play with you? The bangla ah? Even the bangla also got better things to do! He asked: Taiwan got bangla ah? Kevin: Of course la! Darryl: I mean construction worker one, have or not? Kevin: ..... How I know?! I asked Cai Yan: They always argue like that ah? Cai Yan: I know how you feel. Haha, I think she's experienced it before too. Cai Yan took out the bass trombone during the break but I didn't see her use... I took 12 pictures during the break! :D
Bass trombone! :D
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T3 & T2! :D (Kevin used T2)
Kevin's trombone, T3 & T2! :D
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Our trombones! :D
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Neat & nice! :D
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We are one section!!! Yeah!
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The bells are exactly aligned! :D
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We love trombones! :D
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Our sectionals place! :D
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Sectionals outside the store room
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The band's side of the store room! :D
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Our trombone cupboard with the bass trombone case and a mute! :D
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After the break, which ended at 10.30am (30min), was combined practice. Our instruments came back! :D We changed back to our own instruments. Cai Yan lectured the band for being late from break. I wasn't late, so I didn't feel anything except that she's doing the right thing. We started combined at 11am. Darryl was in the store room until 11.30am cleaning his trombone! When he came out we just stopped -.- We played both songs and I couldn't pitch the high notes -.- Don't tell me I'm so used to Kevin's trombone already -.- Ms Ong gave the schedule for Dec practice. There was supposed to be none but we need to practise for the Sec 1 Orientation and CNY 2009. I was gonna ask Darryl if he can come for every practice then I said "Eh why they put one "Merry Christmas" here?..." Then he said "Oh ya when's your birthday?" I was gonna say 23rd November but I remembered today's 22nd then "Errr..." came out instead and I checked my watch for date and said "Tomorrow" haha! He said "Happy Birthday in advance" Yay :D And shake hand too :) So nice, he's the only one in band who remembered. (I think he remembered)
I said I can't go for the first 2 practices because I'm going to Taiwan. "Oh ya (immediately turns to Kevin) She's going to Taiwan. Cliff lectured us then we went to keep our instruments then shift them down to the conference room. I was doing nothing when Darryl asked me to lend him my water bottle. My reaction very funny... "Wait ah wait ah!" Then put my mouth to the bottle and drink (aka suck it) then pass to him. HAHAHAHAHA!! His expression was... don't know how to explain. Haha! Bye!
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