Hmmm... dunno wad to say... One of my friends (Kenrick) in TPJC was certified brain dead on Monday (not a joke ok?) and I'm not sure but from what his parents say, they'll give him until today to see if he has any responses.. If not, they'll pull the plug...
Well, I do not really know him well... He's not even from the same class... But then... I met him sometime back in 2005/2006 during Chinese New Year... That's how I got to know him...
Anyway, from what I heard from his mum (through my mum), he wanted to see me... If I'm not wrong, he was searching for me online to tell her about me... So end of the day, his mum only knew that he wanted to see a person called "Gabriel", but do not know how I looked like... Anyway, if I'm not wrong, I was the last "outsider" whom he wanted to see... I wonder why...
Currently, he is lying brain-dead in Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Ward 3A, Bed 7... He is really in a very bad condition (not sure if any hope left...)... He is on full life-support... He can't even breath on his own... There is a machine which pumps Oxygen into his body to keep him alive... Really sad case... All this is because of a black spot (from MRI scans) in his brain... Doctors till now have not found out much about what that is...
Kenrick, if you are around somewhere reading this message, we would miss you greatly... I still wonder why you wanted to see me (or maybe someone else...) and what you wanted to say to me... In fact, the whole of TPJC would also miss you... I pray that you would pass away peacefully and that your earthly body would not cause you any more problems... You have been a friend to me and I appreciate that...
Death is just another part of life... But you would not know when death would come... This is just an example to show that death does not only come to those unhealthy + old people...
So, while you are living, appreciate that the good Lord has given you another day to live. Do not waste it as it may suddenly be taken away from you!
Go ahead and call me a emo kia...
Here's a song for all entitled "The Magic of Believing":
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Visit to ESChorale on 11/01/2008...
I visited East Spring Chorale on the 11 Jan '08...
Good to see that they've got a new conductor... Heard from Kai Li that they didn't have a conductor for 4 months!
Anyway...
Listening...
Sops/Altos are very airy! Must ask them to work on their pitching too! More sectionals would do you good =)
1 way to try to be less airy is to support more... (But I dun blame them... they were without a conductor for abt 4 mths liao... i expect them to forget quite a bit) Maybe the SC/SLs can help?
Baritones... Check your pitching! More sectionals would also be good... Considering that you have learnt Laudate Dominum for quite a while already, I still don't see any reason why you just can't get that part right =( Very sad as this is such a nice piece and you don't do it well... Ask you SL to guide you in the jumps/how to get notes/... if you are not clear! (Well... SLs need to be good in their music anyway... haha..)
Try to achieve in-section blending (as in.. everyone try to sing the same style so no one would stick out...)...
Warm-ups...
I spoke to Kaili about some warm-ups you should do... (It worked in my choir at least...) Try to implement it... While Physical warm-ups are good, I feel that you should place more emphasise on the vocal part of it... Might want to ask your instructor to come say 1/2 hr later? so you would have more time to start warm-ups on your own before he comes in... It may also be used for sectionals (that's what my choir does anyway...) to revise through songs which you may have forgotten and clarify the part you do not know before the instructor comes... This is so that you can save time and money and at the same time be more productive...
Try singing chords, thirds and fifths... *Must make sure you can hear the overtones before moving on to the next chord!*
Note: The following are examples and they can be transposed!
Eg. Baritones: C, Altos: G, Sop 2: E, Sop 1: C
Baritones: C -> D -> C, Altos: E -> F -> E, Sop 2: C -> D -> C, Sop 1: E -> F -> E
and Baritones+Sop2: C, Altos+Sop1:G
ESChorale Forums
I've created a forums for you all more than 3 years already! and many of you do not know about it (or you don't care about it =( )
SCs/SLs I've also put up a MIDI making program on the forums so you can type out the music and upload it for your section to listen! MIDIs are quite a good way especially if you do not have a piano/music background at all... If you ever need help in it, you may give me a call at 9738 4238 (PLS call after 8!) or ask Yan Zhi for help...
If you need me to give you a demonstration on how to use it please tell me too... I'll try my best to help you... (But don't ask me to make them for you!)
Overall...
I feel this new conductor is quite good... Cooperate with him and I'm sure the Chorale would be able to achieve better heights =)
Try to learn how to sight-sing too! (At least identify and know how to sing note up/down, thirds, fourths, fifths and octaves)
BTW... If you ever need help, I should be able to help out... (like that Friday... I'm generally free on Weds too...) just give me a call... I'll try to be there...
Disclaimer: I'm just a SL... Forgive me if I've said anything wrong and if I've missed out on anything...
Plaisir de Chanson 2008 would be held in the Esplanade on the 19th May 2008! Come support!
Good to see that they've got a new conductor... Heard from Kai Li that they didn't have a conductor for 4 months!
Anyway...
Listening...
Sops/Altos are very airy! Must ask them to work on their pitching too! More sectionals would do you good =)
1 way to try to be less airy is to support more... (But I dun blame them... they were without a conductor for abt 4 mths liao... i expect them to forget quite a bit) Maybe the SC/SLs can help?
Baritones... Check your pitching! More sectionals would also be good... Considering that you have learnt Laudate Dominum for quite a while already, I still don't see any reason why you just can't get that part right =( Very sad as this is such a nice piece and you don't do it well... Ask you SL to guide you in the jumps/how to get notes/... if you are not clear! (Well... SLs need to be good in their music anyway... haha..)
Try to achieve in-section blending (as in.. everyone try to sing the same style so no one would stick out...)...
Warm-ups...
I spoke to Kaili about some warm-ups you should do... (It worked in my choir at least...) Try to implement it... While Physical warm-ups are good, I feel that you should place more emphasise on the vocal part of it... Might want to ask your instructor to come say 1/2 hr later? so you would have more time to start warm-ups on your own before he comes in... It may also be used for sectionals (that's what my choir does anyway...) to revise through songs which you may have forgotten and clarify the part you do not know before the instructor comes... This is so that you can save time and money and at the same time be more productive...
Try singing chords, thirds and fifths... *Must make sure you can hear the overtones before moving on to the next chord!*
Note: The following are examples and they can be transposed!
Eg. Baritones: C, Altos: G, Sop 2: E, Sop 1: C
Baritones: C -> D -> C, Altos: E -> F -> E, Sop 2: C -> D -> C, Sop 1: E -> F -> E
and Baritones+Sop2: C, Altos+Sop1:G
ESChorale ForumsI've created a forums for you all more than 3 years already! and many of you do not know about it (or you don't care about it =( )
SCs/SLs I've also put up a MIDI making program on the forums so you can type out the music and upload it for your section to listen! MIDIs are quite a good way especially if you do not have a piano/music background at all... If you ever need help in it, you may give me a call at 9738 4238 (PLS call after 8!) or ask Yan Zhi for help...
If you need me to give you a demonstration on how to use it please tell me too... I'll try my best to help you... (But don't ask me to make them for you!)
Overall...
I feel this new conductor is quite good... Cooperate with him and I'm sure the Chorale would be able to achieve better heights =)
Try to learn how to sight-sing too! (At least identify and know how to sing note up/down, thirds, fourths, fifths and octaves)
BTW... If you ever need help, I should be able to help out... (like that Friday... I'm generally free on Weds too...) just give me a call... I'll try to be there...
Disclaimer: I'm just a SL... Forgive me if I've said anything wrong and if I've missed out on anything...
Plaisir de Chanson 2008 would be held in the Esplanade on the 19th May 2008! Come support!
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Piano exams... and maybe more...
Well... It's been awhile since my piano exams have finished...
Recalling, I do not think I have done too well during the exam...
1st song: Mozart Sonata in C, Kv 309
First movement: Ok... Though I think I may have rushed a little too much in the beginning... Should not be the real problem =)
Second movement: Ok... Supposedly my most confident movement... Not too fast, not too slow, so I think this movement also should not be the real problem =)
Third movement: (The one which must have killed me
) I rushed (hopefully not too much) and I tripped a lot on the notes... Especially when the page didn't turn!!!
2nd song: Intemezzo in A by Brahms.
Quite nicely done, except for a slip on the 3rd page...
3rd song: Prokofiev Visions Fugitives 1-5
1-3 movements: I think I screwed those movements... Nervous? Should be bah...
4-5 movements: Not as bad as the first 3 movements... I hope..
Overall not too good... I really wish I can pass though...
Wadeva..
Recalling, I do not think I have done too well during the exam...
1st song: Mozart Sonata in C, Kv 309
First movement: Ok... Though I think I may have rushed a little too much in the beginning... Should not be the real problem =)
Second movement: Ok... Supposedly my most confident movement... Not too fast, not too slow, so I think this movement also should not be the real problem =)
Third movement: (The one which must have killed me
) I rushed (hopefully not too much) and I tripped a lot on the notes... Especially when the page didn't turn!!!2nd song: Intemezzo in A by Brahms.
Quite nicely done, except for a slip on the 3rd page...
3rd song: Prokofiev Visions Fugitives 1-5
1-3 movements: I think I screwed those movements... Nervous? Should be bah...
4-5 movements: Not as bad as the first 3 movements... I hope..
Overall not too good... I really wish I can pass though...
Wadeva..
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Hi all readers,
I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2008!
May the new year bring you happiness =)
Btw those free on 20th Dec, I'll be performing with my church (SACC) in Orchard...
I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2008!
May the new year bring you happiness =)
Btw those free on 20th Dec, I'll be performing with my church (SACC) in Orchard...
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Piano Exams and some other updates...
Hi... Sorry for not being able to post for the past month... I have been busy on some things... (choir stuff mainly...)
First...
Grandparent's day concert on 25/11 @ Ancient Civilization Museum... TPJChoir performed 3 songs: Come Go With Me, The Lion Sleeps Tonight and finally Those Lazy Hazy Crazy days of Summer... The concert was quite ok... zao sia sometimes but overall ok... Haha... Hopefully this would give us some publicity so we can have more JC1 intake next year
Next...
The Samuel Ting Tribute concert on 28/11 @ Victoria Concert hall... TPJChoir performed 8 songs: 4 alone, 3 combined with VJC and the last one combined with VJC and Amadeus Choral Society Singapore... The 4 songs we did alone were "Abiding in Christ", "The Magic of Believing", "The Way that he Loves" and "Fatimah"... The 4 combined songs with VJC are "Joyful Dance (欢乐舞曲)", "Nightingale (夜莺之歌)" and "Yuan Nian (远念)"... The last song with all the singers was "The Lord's Prayer"... TPJChoir's performance was "Very Good" as said by one of Singapore's best conductors (and also our choir's director), Mr Nelson Kwei... and since a lot of secondary schools went for the concert (most of the tickets were sold to secondary school choirs), this meant more publicity for us YEAH!!
Finally... the biggest thing....
My Piano Diploma exam!!! Coming soon... 19th December 2007 in Robert Piano music school at Marina Walk... ARGHHH!!! Now going to practice hard after I finish blogging...
BTW Plaisir de Chanson 2008 is coming soon! Do check out my blog for more information
First...
Grandparent's day concert on 25/11 @ Ancient Civilization Museum... TPJChoir performed 3 songs: Come Go With Me, The Lion Sleeps Tonight and finally Those Lazy Hazy Crazy days of Summer... The concert was quite ok... zao sia sometimes but overall ok... Haha... Hopefully this would give us some publicity so we can have more JC1 intake next year
Next...
The Samuel Ting Tribute concert on 28/11 @ Victoria Concert hall... TPJChoir performed 8 songs: 4 alone, 3 combined with VJC and the last one combined with VJC and Amadeus Choral Society Singapore... The 4 songs we did alone were "Abiding in Christ", "The Magic of Believing", "The Way that he Loves" and "Fatimah"... The 4 combined songs with VJC are "Joyful Dance (欢乐舞曲)", "Nightingale (夜莺之歌)" and "Yuan Nian (远念)"... The last song with all the singers was "The Lord's Prayer"... TPJChoir's performance was "Very Good" as said by one of Singapore's best conductors (and also our choir's director), Mr Nelson Kwei... and since a lot of secondary schools went for the concert (most of the tickets were sold to secondary school choirs), this meant more publicity for us
YEAH!!Finally... the biggest thing....
My Piano Diploma exam!!! Coming soon... 19th December 2007 in Robert Piano music school at Marina Walk... ARGHHH!!! Now going to practice hard after I finish blogging...
BTW Plaisir de Chanson 2008 is coming soon! Do check out my blog for more information
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
NO MORE PW FOR ME!
Yay! After a gruelling 7 months of PW, it is FINALLY over!
A very BIG Thank You to all who have directly / indirectly supporting my group TP118 in this tough period of time.
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To TP118, 2007:
(Quoted from the online message I sent on tpjc.net)
Just wanted to say a thank you for all that you've done in this year's PW... I've learnt a lot from doing this project... (i'm sure you'd agree... whoever would know that Philo Farnsworth was the inventor of the first electronic TV?).. I'm proud to be in this group, TP118~! haha...
Muz especially thank Wen Fong and Ting Ming for their extra work they put in, and Yun Shuo for being such a good secretary and last but not least, Timo for being the group's leader...
Of course, this would be the best team I ever had for any project... so yah... let's hope we can get an A or B for our PW grade...
anyways...
NO MORE PW FOR US!!!
(but let's still continue to be like how we've always been, considering that part of the team may not be able to make it to next year...)
------
Rest assured, I won't forget all those wonderful times with the groups, all the 5.29am meetings online, the meeting overnight at Timo's house, the fun we had during PW lessons (till Mdm Lim had to "scold" us),... And the 198+MB PW folder in my laptop :)...
FYI I still have all the chat logs stored in my computer... One day must go look back at those meetings... Hahahaha...
After the Preliminary Ideas came the Group Project Proposal...
Still recalled... First Group Project Proposal meeting was at my house... Decided to do project on PHILO TAYLOR FARNSWORTH, THE INVENTOR.
Wen Fong did the ENTIRE 1st GPP draft! (so hardworking sia... haha)
2nd GPP meeting online, we (except Timo) slept at 1am+
3rd GPP meeting online, we (except Timo) slept at 1.30am+
4th GPP meeting online, we (except Timo) slept at 1.30am+ (this one we managed to reach 10 pages, the minimum required by Mdm Lim)
Then came the Written Reports...
Hmmm... If I'm not wrong, 1st draft we (except Timo) slept at 1am+
2nd draft, we (except Timo) slept at 3.30am+
3rd draft, we (except Timo) slept at 5.13am+ (<<made me late for school!! Lucky was teachers' day, so not counted... haha)
4th draft, we (except Timo) slept at 4.30am+ (<<made me late for school!! But this time counted as 1st time late...)
5th draft, All done in Timo's house overnight... No one slept this time... (coz we forced each other not to sleep)... Longest PW meeting ever! I even brought my printer to his house! From 11th October 11am+ (after Chem promo paper) to next day 12th October 12.30pm+ (deadline for Draft 5 was at 1pm)
6th draft, we (except Timo, Wen Fong and Yun Shuo!!) slept at 4.45am+...
Final final final WR... All completed by 17th Oct 12pm... Burned to CD provided by Mdm Lim... (No more WRs for us! TQVVM!)
Then came the Oral Presentations (wooo... very close to the end of PW 2007 already!)
OP room: D204
Practice dates:
22/10 D204: 12:30pm - 5pm
23/10 D204: 8.30am - 3.50pm (but we left at approx 1pm as some stupid aunty chased us out...)
OP Dry Run on 26/10 in D204, time slot: 12pm to 1pm. Had to be audience from 8am to 10am, 10-11am break, 11-12pm practice, 1-2pm audience (again...)
Practice again...:
30/10 D204: 8.30am to 4pm (Ting Ming nvr come for this practice :( )
31/10 D204: 8.30am to 4pm
Final practices.... ...
2/11 B104: practice very long lah... haha...
5/11 in my house :) - 8.30am to 7.30pm... (1 day before OP!!!)
Finally: the OP!
Report to school: 7.15am (Wen Fong was abit late~!)
Go to class: 7.50am+
Be audience: 8am to 10am
Break: 10am to 11am
Practice: 11am to 12pm
The OP: 12pm to 1pm
Be audience (again): 1pm to 2pm
Go home~!
End of PW 2007.
Ahhh...
Now just hoping our hard work would pay off and we get an A or B for PW!
(long post sia... haha)
A very BIG Thank You to all who have directly / indirectly supporting my group TP118 in this tough period of time.
-------
To TP118, 2007:
(Quoted from the online message I sent on tpjc.net)
Just wanted to say a thank you for all that you've done in this year's PW... I've learnt a lot from doing this project... (i'm sure you'd agree... whoever would know that Philo Farnsworth was the inventor of the first electronic TV?).. I'm proud to be in this group, TP118~! haha...
Muz especially thank Wen Fong and Ting Ming for their extra work they put in, and Yun Shuo for being such a good secretary and last but not least, Timo for being the group's leader...
Of course, this would be the best team I ever had for any project... so yah... let's hope we can get an A or B for our PW grade...
anyways...
NO MORE PW FOR US!!!
(but let's still continue to be like how we've always been, considering that part of the team may not be able to make it to next year...)
------
Rest assured, I won't forget all those wonderful times with the groups, all the 5.29am meetings online, the meeting overnight at Timo's house, the fun we had during PW lessons (till Mdm Lim had to "scold" us),... And the 198+MB PW folder in my laptop :)...
FYI I still have all the chat logs stored in my computer... One day must go look back at those meetings... Hahahaha...
After the Preliminary Ideas came the Group Project Proposal...
Still recalled... First Group Project Proposal meeting was at my house... Decided to do project on PHILO TAYLOR FARNSWORTH, THE INVENTOR.
Wen Fong did the ENTIRE 1st GPP draft! (so hardworking sia... haha)
2nd GPP meeting online, we (except Timo) slept at 1am+
3rd GPP meeting online, we (except Timo) slept at 1.30am+
4th GPP meeting online, we (except Timo) slept at 1.30am+ (this one we managed to reach 10 pages, the minimum required by Mdm Lim)
Then came the Written Reports...
Hmmm... If I'm not wrong, 1st draft we (except Timo) slept at 1am+
2nd draft, we (except Timo) slept at 3.30am+
3rd draft, we (except Timo) slept at 5.13am+ (<<made me late for school!! Lucky was teachers' day, so not counted... haha)
4th draft, we (except Timo) slept at 4.30am+ (<<made me late for school!! But this time counted as 1st time late...)
5th draft, All done in Timo's house overnight... No one slept this time... (coz we forced each other not to sleep)... Longest PW meeting ever! I even brought my printer to his house! From 11th October 11am+ (after Chem promo paper) to next day 12th October 12.30pm+ (deadline for Draft 5 was at 1pm)
6th draft, we (except Timo, Wen Fong and Yun Shuo!!) slept at 4.45am+...
Final final final WR... All completed by 17th Oct 12pm... Burned to CD provided by Mdm Lim... (No more WRs for us! TQVVM!)
Then came the Oral Presentations (wooo... very close to the end of PW 2007 already!)
OP room: D204
Practice dates:
22/10 D204: 12:30pm - 5pm
23/10 D204: 8.30am - 3.50pm (but we left at approx 1pm as some stupid aunty chased us out...)
OP Dry Run on 26/10 in D204, time slot: 12pm to 1pm. Had to be audience from 8am to 10am, 10-11am break, 11-12pm practice, 1-2pm audience (again...)
Practice again...:
30/10 D204: 8.30am to 4pm (Ting Ming nvr come for this practice :( )
31/10 D204: 8.30am to 4pm
Final practices.... ...
2/11 B104: practice very long lah... haha...
5/11 in my house :) - 8.30am to 7.30pm... (1 day before OP!!!)
Finally: the OP!
Report to school: 7.15am (Wen Fong was abit late~!)
Go to class: 7.50am+
Be audience: 8am to 10am
Break: 10am to 11am
Practice: 11am to 12pm
The OP: 12pm to 1pm
Be audience (again): 1pm to 2pm
Go home~!
End of PW 2007.
Ahhh...
Now just hoping our hard work would pay off and we get an A or B for PW!
(long post sia... haha)
Thursday, September 27, 2007
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