♫♪I'm a happy 2nd Trombone!!♪♫

Stayed back at the band room today. Played trombone a while, mainly the solo. When I went to store room to set up I saw Kevin outside! :O Yay! :) After a while I kept instrument and went outside to study. Not with Kevin la, next table. ARGH..... A MATHS. I didn't know how to do the question then Jia Yu go ask Chen Hua for me, haha. I have twitter by the way. It's twitter.com/3r1_student19. Bye!

Labels: Band, Homeworks/Work, Juniors, Seniors, Trombone

♫♪I'm a happy 2nd Trombone!!♪♫

Happy Founder's Day! Yesterday it was, but I came back very late at night. The performance was ok... During the performance I suddenly remembered something. Last time during a performance, I could always remember which note I play wrongly because it can be counted in one hand. But now, after having braces, I'm mispitching so many notes. Kevin's solo was great, although his 3 high high Gs were not perfect. First one pitched then dropped, second one cleverly skipped but it didn't sound too incomplete, third one pitched and dropped too. But other than that and one note which was flat due to position too low, it was perfect, and beautiful, really. The sound was a nice trombone sound, a very typical Kevin sound :) Gave him a sweet to cheer up. Being Band Major for this band is -.- But I'm NOT gonna give it up ok! For the sake of my dear trombone section and band.

Labels: Band, Concerts/Performances, Events/Occassions, Juniors, Pictures, Seniors, Trombone

♫♪I'm a happy 2nd Trombone!!♪♫

And I'm the new Band Major of NAS Concert Band now :) Yesterday was my step up day, and Games Day too. So boring I didn't play anything -.- Then after that band practice. At the end of practice I go in front and take announce, and advertise Hansel's concert for him even though he's there, haha. Not a very good first day as Band Major. Why is Chen Hua the only one who wants to respect me as a new person? Even my senior's not supporting me... But I know Suky supports me :D Too bad she didn't come today :( Actually I think I only blog for Suky because she's the only one who reads every week right? Someone who promised to read my blog doesn't seem to be reading :( I have a diary by the way, that's why I didn't blog about the previous few practices. No time, so much homework, everyday go back to school -.- Bye bye.

Band Major of NAS Band signing off!

Labels: Band

♫♪I'm a happy 2nd Trombone!!♪♫

So on Tuesday I was announced the Band Major. It was supposed to be a happy day because I knew they were gonna announce that day, they told me. But, during practice, something happened that made me so depressed and emotional that I was not one bit happy when I was announced next Band Major. Totally make me lose face just before I'm announced next BM. But it's not the face I bother about, it's the meaning behind what I wanted to do. Damn it.

Today had rehearsal for Founder's Day. Damn it. So cramp that we don't even have space to play trombone. And tuba in front, how to see conductor?! Why is nothing going right? Everything is making me unhappy. The only one making me happy is Kevin. :) The only one in Band making me smile is him. After he graduates what will happen? I will be BM, so? I look forward to coming to band only for trombone and my senior. I don't look forward to Fridays ever since it was changed to sectionals. I used to look forward to it, because it was the longest day at band. Now I only get irritated even before it starts because I know they'll slack and I'll only get irritated with them when it starts. Then now one less thing to look forward to. On Tuesday, Mr Yeo uses the room to teach Sec 1s while we go out to do sectionals again. Sectionals is always the time they slack. So... I don't think I look forward to Tuesday either. Saturday, got marching first, then practice, so less practice time. And this is combined the whole day, so less combined time. I only like Saturday cos of marching and NO slacking. Why do I even still love Band? Am I nuts or what? I myself am not clear now why I still love Band. If you asked me in Sec 1 I can tell you immediately. Now?... Why do I love Band so much that I want to be the Band Major so I can help them but make life harder for myself? Maybe I do know... The heart has its reasons that reasons know nothing of...

And right here, I'd like to announce that my senior is the best :) There are feelings that are beyond words to describe. Feelings are powerful beyond the capacity of words...

Labels: Band, Feelings/Emotions, Seniors, Trombone

♫♪I'm a happy 2nd Trombone!!♪♫

Band today! It's ex-Band Major Liang Rong's birthday today, but he didn't come back. Marching, Kevin didn't come! :( After a while the Sec 1s joined with us to march. The squad became so long that we can't even time together. I was timing but in front time differently. Then there was Scouts there shouting also. Why is it so bad? The way they march. Even Main Band also has some who seem like they completely shut themselves out when they were taught how to march. At almost 9am we stopped and went upstairs. Mr Yeo was there already and Mr Yu came very soon. Kevin came very soon. Yay, because today is the day we're going to tell the conductors he's not performing and I don't wanna do it alone. So Mr Yeo took the Sec 1s and Mr Yu took us. We warmed up, then went to tune. Wah, today I didn't have to ask for tuner, Jonathan (tuba) took and pass to me. Tuning today was fast. But when we went back in Mr Yu sent out Jay and Athirah from trumpet, but they WERE in tune, even though Jay didn't have to adjust. Then he sent out 2 horns, then I remembered, they went in without even tuning -.- Damn it. How am I supposed to remember who I have tuned, and go chase those I haven't tuned. Horn was so out of tune. At the end of practice Mr Yu indirectly scold me, say tuning 10min only then never tune properly. Anyway, we started with Symphonium. For almost the whole practice actually. Suky came at about... 10.10am. At 10.30am Ms Chen sms me to look for her during break, but we don't have break anymore now. So Kevin said I should go if not she wait till 11.30am haha. So I just asked Mr Yu for permission and went down. After she told me what she wanted to tell me, I rushed back up to tell Kevin first. I saw Jonathan (my senior) and Jezer outside the band room with a bronze and a gold bass trombone! The bronze used to be played by Jon so he took it. I said hi to them and said I didn't know they're there. When I went in Suky was grinning at me, as if she knew what happened. I was panting heavily and Kevin was like "What happened?" I tried to play but panting too hard, haha. When they stopped playing I told Kevin and he looked indifferent with just a slight smile, but I high fived him anyway, haha. I played 1st trombone part again today. When Mr Yeo finished with Sec 1s he came over. I think... Kevin didn't play the solo today, we didn't finish the song cos some people cannot follow tempo/conductor so we played over and again. At 11+ we started Procession to Peace and I played my 2nd trombone part with some of Kevin's 1st trombone, including the part where he's melody but I'm... same rhythm but different notes from melody. I some times forget and play my part, cos I didn't write his notes on my score. We finished the whole song. Before keeping the things, I told Suky too, yay she's happy! It's a secret. Then I told them not to keep trombone first cos need to spray before and after practice. Yesterday only before, today didn't. But they couldn't care less to look after my trombones, so only me and Kevin sprayed then we were last to keep. Heheh, screw so tight I couldn't unscrew, then I was last. No punishment today :O Then I also sms Cai Yan, and told Jezer, and sms Darryl. When I told Jezer, Suky say something about celebrate, he said "Celebrate for what??" Hahaha! :D Jezer went to eat and I took bus with Suky and talked about our section :) She always take 291 but always left earlier or later than me so never took with her.

Labels: Band, Birthday, Juniors, Seniors, Trombone

♫♪I'm a happy 2nd Trombone!!♪♫

Band today. For the first time in how long I went to the band room at 1pm and do homework at my favourite spot. Sec 4s had A Maths test today, huh, I got A Maths results today. Anyway, I did Chinese until 2.30pm. Can't they open the door earlier? -.- So I set up my things and again as expected only Benjamin was here. No warm up together, we went for sectionals. My slacker section actually stayed inside -.- Yeah the DC came later. So I and Jas went in and I got Jas to tell him to get out cos I didn't feel like it. Huh, MY junior so obedient when OTHER seniors tell him to go out. Then he go join other section la. Yay I sit on the table today. I practised 1st and 2nd trombone Symphonium and Procession to Peace, which is 2nd too. Kevin came I don't know when. Go wash mouthpiece come back go refill water -.- Take so long, go to 4R1 and slack till the auntie wanna lock up. I especially don't like it when Kevin slack. But what the... when I asked and he told me he went R1 to talk about A Maths test, he was smiling, and in response I SMILED although I was unhappy at him. What?! Anyway, he took the slide spray and he go spray every few cm on the slide, haha! I was something like "So much! Xiao ah!" Haha! Then he ask how many, lol!! I just say 2 or 3 on each side la. LOL it was damn funny how he spray. So he sat at the other table which is quite far from me, about 2m. Stupid bags on the table, occupy so much space when they're not even there, can't put in the room? -.- Las time every Saturday during sectionals I can sit with him and hear him play. Now Saturday also no sectionals, Friday those people "use" the table to put their bags and don't let other people USE the table -.- Can't even do homework if I don't shift them.

I told him he can use trigger to make slurring easier during the solo for A, C Eb but then he noticed that C is wrong, which I never noticed when I play but noticed when he play, hmm. OMG he's really not going for the concert. Later I told him Mr Yu say must practice together (actually that's for my juniors but we also must practise together so we can play together and not all over the place) so he came and stand in front of us clap tempo and teach. He didn't play but he's standing under the sun. For the first time I feel like I'm teaching with him, cos sometimes I tell him they play something wrong, and something must play somehow. But I feel like I'm rebutting him also :P We went in for scolding at 4+. Aiya... Then practise again till 5+ go in for combined practice. No conductor. I played 1st again, just now sectionals I also play 1st. But the solo still he do cos when I asked who play, he said him. Then tomorrow he tell Mr Yeo he's not going then Mr Yeo will let me play the solo. I was wondering if I should play the whole thing or just the solo and the 2 bars 4 bars after that. Then Procession to Peace the parts which I rest but he doesn't I also play his part, which altogether is only 5. But there are some importants parts in his score which I want to play to substitute him if I'm not changing to 1st for the concert.

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Labels: Band, Homeworks/Work, Juniors, Seniors, Trombone

♫♪I'm a happy 2nd Trombone!!♪♫

Yo! Got my LEAD for Leaders form today. Band today! Ding Cong was earlier than me but slacking in the store room talking. Sec 1s on Tuesday as usual. We had sectionals outside again and Kevin came at about 4.35-4.40pm. Mr Yu scolded my juniors :( He said they're not playing together. And Ding Cong's position 2 and 4 is too low, which he's told him many times, but I think Mr Yu said he never work on it, just play play everyday. I don't feel good when he scold them, but I think it's their fault, and mine as a senior too... :( Anyway, Mr Yu told me to help them play together, so for a while I did supervise. Then Kevin came, go wash mouthpiece, by the time he came back, 4.55pm Mr Yu say go tune and combine at 5. So he didn't warm up or anything. After tuning went in to combine. The teachers said we have concert on 13 March at Tiong Bahru Plaza. Tell us only now. When we went back in the room, Kevin didn't know got concert cos I think he was washing mouthpiece. Then he say he can't go, argh! So I have to do the solo! I was like "Argh! Now my whole body on fire!" which is what he said when Mr Yeo talk about the "audition". Then he was laughing at me and go "Lalala..." then later Mr Yu say "Kevin can I hear your solo?" Haha! I was like "Ahaha! Lalala..." :D Hehe... Then he started of shaky and Mr Yu ask if he warm up already, but he haven't. So Mr Yu ask other people to play their thing. But never go back to Kevin. We play Symphonium first then Procession to Peace. I forgot what happened already. Kevin improved! First time he managed to play the first 2 high high G and HOLD! :D But last one no. YAY!

Labels: Band, Juniors, Seniors, Trombone

♫♪I'm a happy 2nd Trombone!!♪♫

Today's the last day of my CAs which started last Thursday. Mrs Tan aka Ms Chen SMSed me to tell me to get a LEAD for leaders (some training camp I think) form from Ms Michelle Low. OMG I got a shock. Does that mean I'll be in the band committee? :D We stayed back after school today for a briefing by Mr Vincent Lee on a game called Second Life. Now I remember, that time I was asked to go for some art thing in the computer lab but I didn't go. So that was a trial for Second Life, but not the full one. 3R1's the first to try the full trial, because we're 3R1 haha. It'll be this Wednesday and only 24 are needed. I want to go this time! And also, when he taught me D&T last year, he asked us to write our thoughts about a person who has no limbs. The thoughts are included in part of the game, now I see. It's not made in the game, it's those Sec 2s' thoughts last year... After school I went to look for Ms Michelle Low but she wasn't in. So I'll go again tomorrow. There's band practice tomorrow, I think it'll be that "audition" Mr Yeo mentioned :O Bye!

Labels: School