STUDY HARD FOR YOUR MID YEARS!! ALLL THE WAY CHOIR-IANS :D CCA WILL RESUME AFTER EXAMS. LISTEN OUT FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS THEN ;)

HI CHOIR!! HOW ARE YOU GUYS FEELING? HAPPY? :)

HAHAHS WE MANAGE TO ACHEIVE OUR GOAL, SO GOOD JOB! SEE YOUR HARDWORK PAID OFF!!

ANYWAYS MR TOH-PRINCIPAL- WANTS ME TO TELL YOU GUYS THAT HE IS HAPPY FOR US.. -HAHAHS-

AND SO CONTINUE TO KEEP THE DAMAIVOICEZ SPIRT HIGH!! AND BE MORE ENTHUSIASTIC! SILVER WOOTS!

THE COMMITTEE WILL BE GOING UP ON STAGE ON MONDAY TO MAKE A SHORT SPEECH ABOUT SYF'2011. SO MUST CLAP LOUD LOUD FOR US OKAY? XD

AND MONDAY AFTER SCHOOL AT 2.45PM, PLEASE MEET IN THE MUSIC ROOM FOR A SHORT DE-BRIEFING ABOUT SYF! ITS GOING TO BE THE LAST TIME WE SEE EACH OTHER UNTIL MID YEARS EXAMS ARE OVER.. :(

I MISS YOU GUYS SOOOOO MUCH ALREADY!! AWWWWWW. ANYWAYS INFORM YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT THE MEETING AND YOU DONT HAVE TO BRING ANYTHING;

I HOPED YOU GUYS ENJOYED YOURSELF TO THE MAX TODAY AND LIKED THE SMALL PRESENT THE COMMITTEE PREPARED FOR YOU GUYS :D

STUDY HARD FOR YOUR MIDYEARS AND SO CHOIR PROUD WITH YOUR RESULTS! SHOW OTHERS THAT NOT ONLY WE'RE GOOD IN CCA, BUT ALSO GOOD IN STUDIES :) TEEHEE! I LOVE YOU GUYS TTM! <3

I CANT BELIEVE THAT IM STEPPING DOWN SOON D': WILL SURE TO MISS YOU GUYS. HMPH. SEE YOU GUYS ON MONDAY!! ;)

PARTY OVER THE WEEKENDS!

SILVER!!!!!!!!! Finally,our hard work paid off.We manage to break the curse,hurray!!!!:)You guys really put in your best effort today,we're so proud of you.Your feet's are probably aching,I know mine are.After so many practices over the last few months,we can finally rest:)Though some of you may be hoping for something better than a silver,don't be too disappointed.We have a lot of potential,you guys know it,so lets just put in more effort,and theres always 2013.I'm sure you guys had a lot of fun in the bus,we're sorry we can't celebrate with you,i'm sure we miss out on a lot of crazy things you guys did.However,for now,do rest well.The committee would really like to thank everyone,SYF and non-SYF members.WE LOVE YOU.

WELL DONE EVERYONE!THANKS FOR YOUR EFFORT ALL THIS WHILE!!!

SILVER!!!!!!

Hey choir,tomorrows the big day:PLets all do our very best so that we will not regret it.Please put more feelings into the song,feel for the song.We must express what we want to tell about the song through our expression and our singing to the judges.Touch the hearts of the judges,make them feel that this choir is different from the others.And also remember to SMILE!!!!!!!Have enough sleep tonight and also drink more water,take good care of yourself:)We will definitely miss you guys and the times we spent together training.Thinking back,we really spend a lot of time training together.There are times that we may feel frustrated with ourselves because we cant get the notes right.There are also time where we laugh at one another over the silly things that we do.We have really come very far as a whole and made a lot of improvements:)Lets all work as a whole choir tomorrow towards our goal!!!!!:)Remember to SMILE!SMILE!SMILE!(like bob:))

Hello, it's the awesome secretary, XiaoPei here. :3
So, the day has arrived! After months of practice, hardwork etc, I'm sure you guys are ready right! I really hope that we won't screw up this performance and yes, don't screw it up please! ( The rest alr said what I wanted to say! ) Okay, last performance together tomorrow, pray hard we won't go off pitch and such. :)
Anyway, sec 4s and 5s are stepping down after this. I'm sure it'll emotional huh. We'll definitely miss you all, since it's always the syf year that we become really bonded. My mind is really flashing back to when i was sec 1. So cute and short. ( I'm kidding. ) anyway, I'll leave all these till next time! HOPE YOU GUYS ARE SLEEPING ALR! :)

HEY CHOIR ! All the best tomorrow ! Let's work hard together and not let our afforts go to waste alright ? After tomorrow, you guys can celebrate and party all night, hehee ^^ Just give it our best, it will be the last time that the sec 4s will be singing with all of you ~ thereafter, you're all on your own, with a different colour of voices .. although we can't bear to part with you guys, let's make tomorrow a special and memorable day :) WE CAN DO IT ! REST EARLY AND SLEEP WELL ! See you all tomorrow :D

hi choir :)

i will say my piece tomorrow,

but above all, i really want to thank you guys first for all the efforts you guys have put in for the past months!

and i never regreted choosing choir as my CCA :)

thank you guys sooooo much for making my final year in Damai so memorable!

i hope that you guys will apply what we have taught you, cause whatever we have taught you, it was taught by your very own seniors! :)

we hope that you will enjoy the process of SYF tomorrow! its part of the 4Es rmb? :D

dont blame the committee for nagging or scolding, its for your own good! :)

hahahs, you will know after tmr that we meant no harm :)

so please tmr once you have entered the room, create music together! and love what you are singing and doing :D

xoxoxoxo!

CyA tmr!, read the posts below mine :)

1 MORE DAY TO SYF

Heyy Choir. :D

I haven't posted on the blog like for so long.

Hmm, since like yesterday that I just entered choir.

So many things to learn. :D

And I believe, I have learnt what my seniors taught me.

And now, I am doing the same, by teaching you what my seniors told me.

Do you know?

Choir is a very unique CCA.

Unlike other CCA, we are the main attraction.

Our instrument is not a machine or any tool, but our beautiful voice.

That's what I thought when I entered choir. :D

Well, looking back, 4 years past by quickly.

Before I know it, I am participating in the SYF this year.

Its through such tough events, that the choir can bond together.

I know the committee has been like nagging and being so harsh on you guys.

We hope you understand. :D

We really love you guys very much.

We'll definitely miss you guys when we leave.

Don't ever forget us, yeah? :D

Well, I will talk about the SYF stuff now. :D

Don't forget anything we mentioned today. :D

Facial expressions, pitching, dynamics, entry points, etc.

All cannot forget ah. :D

Do our best, and we will NEVER REGRET. :D

Also, whatever we get tomorrow, I know we have tried our best. :D

But let's aim high. :D

OUR BATCH WILL MAKE HISTORY. :D

FOR BREAKING THE BRONZE TREND. :D

YEAH?

GOOOOOOOOOO CHOIR.

I LOVE ALL OF YOU, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU.

WHETHER OR NOT, I KNOW YOU FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, THANKS FOR CHOOSING CHOIR AS YOUR CCA.

I HOPE, YOU GUYS WILL CARRY ON THE LEGACY, EACH SENIOR HAS LEFT BEHIND.

THANK YOU CHOIR. :D

AND, DON'T WORRY TOO MUCH. EVERYONE WILL HELP ONE ANOTHER TOMORROW. :D

14 april 2011

HI CHOIR!
TOMORROW IS A-DAY! (awesome day!)
hahhas :) rest well tonight, for those that are not here today, these are the things to take note:

1. SYF people pls report at 7.30am in the music room in either pe attire/dressdownday, DO NOT TIE YOUR HAIR , reserves report by 11.30am in the musicroom.
2. If you have nailpolish, pls remove them and trim your nails!
3. Bring your own plasters, FOUNDATION! and lipgloss (if you dont have, its okay)
4. SLEEP early tonight!
5. BRING $1 to pay for your ''lunch''
6. REMEMBER THE 4ES: Energy ( of the song to the audience), Enthusiasium ( responding to us and doing things), Elegance (when walking tomorrow, sing elegantly too!) and ENJOY ( what you are singing, express the meaning of the song to the audience by moving your boooody!)
7. LOOK through your scores and previous theory tests and also your note book.
8. CONCENTRATE on MR WONG tomorrow when he is conducting, dont anticipate the notes! [focus]!
9. FACIAL EXPRESSIONS, PRONOUNNCIATION OF WORDS-vowels and consonants, DYNAMICS!!!!
10. Tiptoe when walking on stage tmr and grab your gowns to the right side when you walk!!
11. SILENCE at SOTA corridor
12. Sing the wind like A FAT LADY!! (feel fat and breathe deeeeeeeeppppppp!!!)
13. work on the body movements!
14. SMILE EVEN WHEN YOU ARE NOT SINGING!

all the above points are IMPT~
please take note, and dont be afraid to sing our loud tomorrow and dont be nervous~
CAUSE WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER :D
JYJYJYJYJY! practice once or twice before you sleep and listen to the recording! :)
text us tomorrow if you want to know the results after your performance!

we will tell you more details tomorrow!
love you guys <3

hi. its like 2 more days to SYF. im soooo excited and looking foward to it, im sure you guys are toi right? its like the moment we have all been waiting for!!

anyways to comment on your singing today, there is an improvment in the pitching of the wind, so pls keep up the good work and MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE! for butterfly, pls THINK LOWWWW. especially sop2s. work on your breathing at home. it doesnt requires singing so it wont embarass you in front of other people. breathe deep and low. diudiudang, everybody's ''hohohohoho'' part is stilll getting sharper each time you sing. so please think low and keep your breathe low. tomorrow is the final practice before SYF, please please please please put in more effort during practice.

i know you guys are tired, push yourself to the limit until you cant do it anymore. remember, ''you decide what you take away not what you get'' the decisions lies in you. if you give up on youself, then you will face the conseqences.

and please understand the committee"s frustrations, we are really trying our best not to scold and nag at you guys when you sing wrongly, im sure most of the parts we worked on or talked about wasnt the first time we mentioned it. the committee feels sad after each practice when you guys dont sing well.

when we scold you, we dont scold for the fun of it. there is always a reason. somtimes you give us attitude faces, and mumble under your breath, it actually make us feel that we are not being a good leader and disheartened. then after choir we would like talk about it if we're too fierce or asking too much from you guys. some of you guys no matter how many times we ask you to sing out, you just ignore us, everytime after scolding you guys, its like we are scolding ourselves, because we didnt teach you guys well enough and its our fault..

we actually feel guilty for scolding you guys. do you guys even feel guilty for making us scold you?..

when we tell you guys, we really hope you learn from your mistakes and then we dont have to repeat and we can improve. but if you dont, then we have to repeat and scold. which spoils everyone's moods.

we were once juniors too, we know how it feels to be scolded by seniors and we know the feeling. sometimes we did put in effort and others didnt, then we get the scoldings too. its unfair. i know. but you will realise in due course that being a senior aint easy. much more being someone that scolds you all the time playin the bad guy. we feel sad for ourselves. we are not asking you guys to do much, buy for us things or anything, we are not materialistic people. all we want is you to give 999% effort when singing. and appreciate our good intentions. and be more enthu for choir! thats not too much to ask for right? :)

and please stop dily dehilying when we ask you to do something, we're running out of time. when we open the door, pls hurry up rush in and push back the chairs and settle down, alrights? continue to practice and im sure the bronze will be ours! dont strain your voice and think when you sing! ''make every note you sing worth something!!''

its a day more to AWESOME-DAY! dont give up, chiong all the way and give your best!! :D im sure you guys can do it, i have faith in you guys. :') practice at home!!

9 april 2011

hey choir, im sure you guys have learnt alot of things from the exchange proggramme. our choir is about the same size as theirs, about 50 peeps. even though our voice projection is much louder then theirs, but our pitching and colour of our voice are all over the place. our notes accuracy is not up to standard yet. work on the points mr wong told you and inform the other friends that are not here today. buy at least i heard an improvement from thursday, continue to strive and we will definitely see more improvement, and by then we will be able to acheive our silver. right now, its maybe a bronze? come on guys, we've been talking about SYF since last year. nows the time, our final lap, the last 100m of this long journey, we shall give our all and do our very best. so refrain from eating fried, spicy and over-sweet food and drinks that puts your voices at risk. just to inform you guys, there is a reserve list and there are already afew names appearing on that list. we will inform those people whose name has appeared on the list. theses ppl, you might not get a chance to perform on syf itself but you will go with us to the venue. so im sure all of you want to be in the syf list and be a part of this competition. its going to be the last or the first syf that some of us are experincing. 6days, dont lose momentum. continue to practice everyday for about 15mins of so with the recording. as we have such little time left, we are going to have sectionals on tuesday too. so next week the schedule as followed: 1.MONDAY (MUSICROOM) 3PM TO 7PM 2.TUESDAY (MUSICROOM) 3PM TO 5PM-tentative, comfirm on monday with you guys. 3.WEDNESDAY (MUSICROOM) 2.30PM TO 4PM (EAT LUNCH AFTER CHOIR/HAVE HEAVY MEAL DURING RECESS) 4.THURSDAY (MUSICROOM) 3PM TO 6PM 5. FRIDAY-SYF (MUSICROOM) AKA, awesome-DAY! 7.30PM TO 4.30PM please inform your parents about the timings and if you have to leave earlier do inform or notify us, we dont want to to keep quiet and then in the end your parents call to complain. also i was kay-po, so i want blog hopping and looked at other choir's blogs, i manange to find photos on how SOTA hall looks like. here's the link: http://cchmschoir.blogspot.com/2011/03/syf-venue-sota.html imagine the enviroment you are going to sing in so that you wont be too nervous on that day. practice people. 6more days. dont let your guard down, strive to acheive to win with victory (schools' houses) hahahs

6 Days Left Till SYF. Please take note of the points Mr Wong highlighted just now,practice and memorise them.I hope that you will give your all for the remaining few practices we have.We can do it,you guys said that you want to archive at least a sliver,so please put in more effort.Today's exchange was a fruitful one,so remember the comments given,and take note of the other choirs' good points and try to use it in your singing.Don't disappoint Mr Wong or any of us.Next week is going to be even more tough,and we may release you very late,so tell your parents that you will be home late.If you have to call your parents during practice to inform them,please let us know.Lets work hard together,6 days left,we can do it:):):)

12PM AT AV THEATRE OUTSIDE TOMORROW IN FULL UNIFORM. PLEASE EAT A HEAVIER MEAL BEFORE CHOIR. THOSE THAT ARE UNABLE TO MAKE IT BY 12, BE THERE BY 12.30PM, UNLESS YOU HAVE TOLD THE COMMITTEE. BRING ALL 3 SCORES. tmr is the exchange, please dont make a fool out of yourself, and the whole choir. its the final lap. no pain no gain. if you dont want to put in effort now for the lat week. i dont know how to help you. you have to have self-motivation and self-discipline. we are all in this together. one for all, all for one. please please please please dont disappoint me anymore. im tired to feeling disappointed after every session. i know you guys can do it. put your heart and soul when you are singing the songs. enjoy singing those songs, and you will bring us a step closer to our goal. ok?

SEE CHOIR! YOU DID IT AGAIN. YOU GUYS CAN SOUND NICE WHEN YOU PUT IN YOUR HEART AND SOUL INTO THE SONG :) EVEN THOUGH IT WASNT THE FULL STRENGTH THAT CAME TODAY, YOU GUYS MADE AN INPROVEMENT FROM MONDAY'S PRACTICE. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND WORK HARDER. DONT FORGET MR TOH AND MS LEE IS COMING IN TO HEAR TMR. SO PRACTICE AT HOME AND THEN DONT STRAIN YOUR VOICES! TMR REPORT 3PM AT THE MUSIC ROOM SO THAT YOU GUYS CAN CHANGE INTO YOUR COSTUMES, THOES WITHOUT COSTUME PLEASE WEAR FULL UNIFORM. PRACTICE YA? WE ARE AWESOMEE

i really dont know how to comment on your singing yesterday. but im sure i can sum it up with one word, disappointed. Thursday is the performance for Mr Toh ans Ms Lee. Saturday is the exchange proggramme with other schools. Mr Wong even said that SOTA's hall was the worst place to sing in. with yesterday standards, i have a bleak expectation. ... i read your reflections, every single one. i understand that many of you are not musically educated and dont know how to pitch your voice correctly to the perfect tone and note. if thats the case then you should have told us during sectionals to clear ALL doubts. but in any the case we will try to teach you all by monday. so sunday night i want eeryone to have an early sleep, so that you wont feel tired during sectionals. and also, monday sectioals we would most probably end sectionals at 6.30pm the earliest. Do let your parents know if they they are picking you up or expecting you home before a certain time. Dont over strain your voice over the weekend, if you are unwell do see a doctor. this are the links that we let you guys hear on monday, you can download the video/convert itinto a song into your phones and sing with it. listen out more to other section's voices in the video then sing along. listen out for your parts in the video and blend your voice. use your head voice and not your throat voice to sing, got to use your diaphragm. practice and show us a greater improvement on monday - 3pm outside music room.

Butterfly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gpRmcaT84E (take note of how they come in together, the voice so unite for every section. the sound that every section produced is in tune with each other. their dynamics, is very distinct especially ''flitter flutter flit, flirt'' pg 3. and their beginning captured your attention cause their entry point's impact was there.)

DiuDiuDangA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLy2n9y75XY (take note of their body movement, how much they were in the song. Also their emphasises on the words are very clear. look at you score while they are singing. if you see this ''>'' on your score above/below your notes, that is an accent, you have to emphasise on that note. their dynamics were also very clear and each section was singing as a whole with no voices sticking out. and their entry points are there, they didnt come in suddenly, they blended in then crescendo together. their ''chii'' the steam engine sound, they used alot of teeth if you can see, that was also a point mr wong told us. also their rhythm is correct.)

work on those points, not to leave out, Alynn' s post below mine. GUYS DONT BE DISCOURAGED. IM SURE WE WILL ACHIEVE WHAT WE WANT O ACHIEVE. WE THE THE DAMAI CHOIR FOR CRYING-OUT-LOUD. I HAVE THE FAITH IN YOU GUYS. LETS MAKE THIS SYF A MOMENT IN OUR LIVES THAT WEWOULD NEVER FORGET. ITS THE LAST LAP. THE FATE OF CHOIR LIES IN YOUR HANDS!

with much love, sharleen :) 1 april 2011.

Hi choir . You all should know that SYF is in 14 days time . Yes, only 14 = exactly 2 weeks . Our performance yesterday was totally disappointing. Even worse than wednesday's . I believe you all can see how Mr Wong felt too right ? SYF is coming, and as he said, we need to polish up all the flaws and minor details of the pieces in order not to lose marks during SYF . But with the singing yesterday, the songs were not even sang on tune . And important breath points, going sharp going flat flying everywhere, the notes were all over the place. It is not just the effort that we put in, I believe all of you had put in effort . But it's about whether you use your brains to sing . Think of the notes, memorise the scores, put in the effort to make yourself in tune. Memorising the scores thoroughly as mentioned by Mr Wong . Be a singer that thinks and not just sing blindly just for the sake of singing . That is what we learn in choir that others DO NOT . So why not put what we have learnt in use ? Especially the seniors, most of you have been in choir for 3 or more years, you guys should've known by now right ? As mentioned before, the committee, sec 4-5's are helping YOU GUYS . Most of us had already attained an A1 for our cca, FYI . Why are we still here ? To help you guys get the award that you guys aim for . Think about it, you are the one benefiting after this year's SYF. After SYF, we are going to step down and the sec 4-5's are going to leave . We don't get the benefit okay . In the future and the next generation, will depend much on this year's SYF . We are taking our O levels this year, we have much more homework, test, and stress inflicted on us . Yet we still take out time to give you guys extra sectionals . Do you think it's fair for us ? To be rushing our homework late after choir ? And then you guys give us such crap singing . Would you even know how we feel ? I hope you guys have given some serious thought on the issue . If there is still no improvement during the next practice, enough . You guys can practice on your own . No choir practice . Then when SYF comes, we can go up the stage, embarrass ourselves in front of a crowd and get a COP for nut's sake . Nobody wants that right ? So please please please, practice practice practice . AND PRACTICE TO IMPROVE, NOT STAY THE SAME . THINK WHEN YOU SING AND SING AS YOU THINK . I hope to see a big improvement next monday alright ? MUST IMPROVE !

14 MORE DAYS TO SYF ! GIVE IT YOUR BEST GUYS !