HI everyone,
We’ve been all busy with our College Day rehearsals that we hadn’t had the time to have a combined rehearsal with both J1s and J2s, but don’t worry, we’ll definitely have one on Friday, 14th May, hopefully the schedule does not get disrupted.
There are many issues to raise, so please bear with me and read what’s relevant for you.
Main Ensemble
VIVACE! PREP.
You have all your concert pieces, so please try to spend like 15 mins everyday to look through them, especially those difficult parts. When you practise, don’t play the whole piece, just zoom in on your weak areas. We have only 2 practices left to Vivace! (you shouldn’t count the Vivace week as it’s all rehearsals, and thus, you should be able to play perfectly for rehearsal, isn’t it?), so let us all take responsibility in our playing, and play properly, so that we don’t have to waste precious time during ensemble to correct certain basic mistakes like wrong fret or rhythm etc.
To aid you in learning your pieces, please watch the following (it will help you much better, really).
BEW – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Nh49a8q2E4
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j-aLze1OCs&feature=related (Ukelele)
YOM – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78U6jNUNxp0&feature=related
YRMU – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkkw8RhH9ck&feature=related
Please also be reminded that there IS practice on Saturday, 15th may after the college day rehearsal, so all in all, it’ll be a long Saturday for us, from 830am to 4pm.
We will also work on expression again, I know the feeling is gone playing your 2 competition pieces, haha, but your audience are listening it for the first time, at least for most, so I hope all of you, as performers, deliver your best everytime you play it.
Anyway, I would encourage you to memorise most of your pieces. Memorising will aid you alot in looking up at the conductor also. I can’t emphasise enough of looking up, as most of you tend to speed because you are looking down most of the time, so please, look up. The audience wants to see your face, not your hair.
Administrative side, here’s the confirmed number of tickets you have to sell each. Everyone in the main ensemble would need to sell 6 tickets. It’s your last performance, so try to get all your friends and family to attend. :) Tickets are selling at $6, and will be released next week.
COLLEGE DAY
Please bring your performing attire on Friday, 14th May. That includes your tie and shoes. Guys, please remember what the teachers commented about your socks. Girls, please pin up your fringe. We’ll do attire check and hair check on Saturday morning itself.
J1s
VIVACE!
We’ll be having your first combined rehearsal for about an hour on Friday with the Main Ensemble, please be mentally prepared that it’ll be a tight squeeze. We’ll try to think of a possible venue that can fit all 100 people.
Anyway, keep practising your Blue Moon.
Here’s perhaps a bad news or maybe a good news for some. After much discussion with some of the SLs, we’ve decided that you all will not perform YRMU with the Main Ensemble as there isn’t time to perfect the piece before Vivace. We always seek to perform the best quality music to our audience, and not some piece that we are not confident of right?
Yup, but don’t worry J1s, you’ll have your CIP performance up very soon in June, so, you’ll get to perform some other pieces too. By the way, each of you will need to sell 2 tics for Vivace! So you can start promoting. :)
Violinist and pianist for YRMU, please scroll up and listen to the soundtrack. Apart from getting your notes right, you can play it more emotionally, more feel. Don’t be in a rush, your tempo should be adagio.
Also J1s, you’ll need to get full black attire for Vivace and your subsequent performances for this year. PLAIN black LONG-SLEEVE blouse/shirt with PLAIN black pants and black court shoes, with SOLID RED/YELLOW/AMBER ORANGE tie.
If you have seen the Main Ensemble’s hot pink tie, yes your tie should be of that ‘hot’ solid colour. We leave it up to you as to whether you want to get red/yellow/orange, yup strictly just these 3 colours. You will need to get your attire by 17 May, Monday. We will be doing an attire check on that day.
Here are some stores you can visit to get your attire.
Plain black long-sleeve blouse/shirt and plain black pants – G2000
Pants from G2000 priced at $39 (Code number : 01 251016 Colourcode : 99) for the girls
Court Shoes
Guys, I believe you know where to get right?
Girls, strictly plain black court shoes. I’ll advise you to get from Bata or Isetan. NO THIN HEELS or pumps.
You can get your ‘HOT’ solid red/yellow/amber orange tie from Bugis.
Here’s some images of not acceptable shoes and acceptable tie, please have a look.
We’ve been all busy with our College Day rehearsals that we hadn’t had the time to have a combined rehearsal with both J1s and J2s, but don’t worry, we’ll definitely have one on Friday, 14th May, hopefully the schedule does not get disrupted.
There are many issues to raise, so please bear with me and read what’s relevant for you.
Main Ensemble
VIVACE! PREP.
You have all your concert pieces, so please try to spend like 15 mins everyday to look through them, especially those difficult parts. When you practise, don’t play the whole piece, just zoom in on your weak areas. We have only 2 practices left to Vivace! (you shouldn’t count the Vivace week as it’s all rehearsals, and thus, you should be able to play perfectly for rehearsal, isn’t it?), so let us all take responsibility in our playing, and play properly, so that we don’t have to waste precious time during ensemble to correct certain basic mistakes like wrong fret or rhythm etc.
To aid you in learning your pieces, please watch the following (it will help you much better, really).
BEW – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Nh49a8q2E4
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j-aLze1OCs&feature=related (Ukelele)
YOM – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78U6jNUNxp0&feature=related
YRMU – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkkw8RhH9ck&feature=related
Please also be reminded that there IS practice on Saturday, 15th may after the college day rehearsal, so all in all, it’ll be a long Saturday for us, from 830am to 4pm.
We will also work on expression again, I know the feeling is gone playing your 2 competition pieces, haha, but your audience are listening it for the first time, at least for most, so I hope all of you, as performers, deliver your best everytime you play it.
Anyway, I would encourage you to memorise most of your pieces. Memorising will aid you alot in looking up at the conductor also. I can’t emphasise enough of looking up, as most of you tend to speed because you are looking down most of the time, so please, look up. The audience wants to see your face, not your hair.
Administrative side, here’s the confirmed number of tickets you have to sell each. Everyone in the main ensemble would need to sell 6 tickets. It’s your last performance, so try to get all your friends and family to attend. :) Tickets are selling at $6, and will be released next week.
COLLEGE DAY
Please bring your performing attire on Friday, 14th May. That includes your tie and shoes. Guys, please remember what the teachers commented about your socks. Girls, please pin up your fringe. We’ll do attire check and hair check on Saturday morning itself.
J1s
VIVACE!
We’ll be having your first combined rehearsal for about an hour on Friday with the Main Ensemble, please be mentally prepared that it’ll be a tight squeeze. We’ll try to think of a possible venue that can fit all 100 people.
Anyway, keep practising your Blue Moon.
Here’s perhaps a bad news or maybe a good news for some. After much discussion with some of the SLs, we’ve decided that you all will not perform YRMU with the Main Ensemble as there isn’t time to perfect the piece before Vivace. We always seek to perform the best quality music to our audience, and not some piece that we are not confident of right?
Yup, but don’t worry J1s, you’ll have your CIP performance up very soon in June, so, you’ll get to perform some other pieces too. By the way, each of you will need to sell 2 tics for Vivace! So you can start promoting. :)
Violinist and pianist for YRMU, please scroll up and listen to the soundtrack. Apart from getting your notes right, you can play it more emotionally, more feel. Don’t be in a rush, your tempo should be adagio.
Also J1s, you’ll need to get full black attire for Vivace and your subsequent performances for this year. PLAIN black LONG-SLEEVE blouse/shirt with PLAIN black pants and black court shoes, with SOLID RED/YELLOW/AMBER ORANGE tie.
If you have seen the Main Ensemble’s hot pink tie, yes your tie should be of that ‘hot’ solid colour. We leave it up to you as to whether you want to get red/yellow/orange, yup strictly just these 3 colours. You will need to get your attire by 17 May, Monday. We will be doing an attire check on that day.
Here are some stores you can visit to get your attire.
Plain black long-sleeve blouse/shirt and plain black pants – G2000
Pants from G2000 priced at $39 (Code number : 01 251016 Colourcode : 99) for the girls
Court Shoes
Guys, I believe you know where to get right?
Girls, strictly plain black court shoes. I’ll advise you to get from Bata or Isetan. NO THIN HEELS or pumps.
You can get your ‘HOT’ solid red/yellow/amber orange tie from Bugis.
Here’s some images of not acceptable shoes and acceptable tie, please have a look.
NOT ACCEPTABLE,
No thin heel
No design or buckle, it should be PLAIN.
ACCEPTABLE TIE COLOUR
Alright, there’s no practice for everyone on Wednesday due to sports day, but there is a briefing for all J1s in the morning on Wednesday 12th May, at 8am sharp. DO NOT BE LATE. I will post up the venue once it is confirmed.
Thanksss!
Keep practising, 2 practices for the main ensemble, and 1 practice left for J1s!!
and we’re all out to present the best ever, Vivace 2010!! :D
ANGELYN.