3 Dec 2009
Band from 8-12, or 8-12.45 rather -.- Ding Cong's back from Australia. Kevin came late, just a little bit, oh... Anyway, for warm ups, we also played E flat major scale today. When we're playing A flat, I heard someone play A natural. I look at DC beside me, but it's correct, so must be Benjamin. (I have no idea why DC is beside me today) Then Mr Yeo suddenly stop the whole band and ask "Trombones, what is the fourth note?" He was looking at the juniors so I didn't say anything. Then Kevin say A flat. Mr Yeo still looking at the juniors and asking, then DC said A flat, but he wants the answer from Benjamin. Aiya, whatever DC say he just follow only. Then when he ask the position, DC say 3. Then he ask Benjamin, he also say 3. I think he doesn't even know it's 3 -.- Then Mr Yeo started scolding him, say he's playing it so confidently and he (mr Yeo) can hear it so obviously. Then he said "You must be able to hear..." You mean he can't hear the difference? Even I can hear, he himself cannot? OMG... Tsk -.- Then E flat major scale in thirds. We don't have that in Great Band Workout, only got B flat major scale in thirds. But they want us to figure out the notes ourselves. Yay! I managed. But we stop before finishing and went by section. Hoho, they all stop then left me, but I stopped at high E flat. They (conductors) ask "Why you stop?!" Because I cannot reach high F. So, again and this time they also stop, and I play the whole thing then Kevin join in the last 3 notes, haha. YAY!
Then Procession To Peace, run through once only. Then Symphonium. Why ah? Really why? The rhythm is not that hard ok. We split into brasses and woodwinds. There's no tenor sax so 3rd trombone must play. Then when they're gonna play bar 13, Mr Yu say trombone have nothing to play. He didn't notice. Then Kevin ask me to just tell them to play, so I told them, and they don't want to play. Say what Mr Yu say not to play. Mr Yu already make so many mistakes, he conduct wrongly a few times already... The juniors really... just follow blindly eh. Finally I raised my hand and said "No tenor sax they must play!" then he realised. Hoho, then I realised Kevin also must play, Serene 1st also sax is not here, but I don't need cos there's Chen Hua 2nd alto, haha. Then we went for sectionals. Kevin actually say want to play from the start until bar 29. But they keep messing up (or maybe it's just Benjamin) then he stop and correct them. After a while, I suggested him teaching them the whole thing first. Then he go teach. Then I asked why not let them learn it themselves first then teach, they haven't even learnt it themselves yet. But, he refused to listen and go teach them. So I practise on my own, even the parts that I don't need to play. (If Chen Hua not here then I play what, so practise la) And when we went back in, Kevin "I haven't practice yet!" I told you so, it's always like that. Eh seriously la, who the heck teaches like that?! If he teaches like that, Benjamin's sight reading is gonna suck forever, and his playing too. You understand what I mean? It was already 12 when we went back in. We're gonna have 2 competitions next year. Most Sec 3s agreed to stay to help, including Kevin:) Must go talk to him and Benjamin someday. It's getting on my nerves. DC's ok however, he's like me when I was Sec 1, just not as obedient, which can easily be fixed. Dismissed freaking late, bye bye.
Labels: Band, Feelings/Emotions, Juniors, Seniors, Trombone