Get Your Tempo Right.

& Friday, June 6

HI KIDSSSS!!!!!! ITS MEEEEEE! EUNICE THE ALMIGHTY HERE! :D
MISS ME??????
OF COURSE RIGHT! HAHAHAAHAH! :DDD

LETS GO FOR SECTION OUTING OKAY!
I realise for the we have been eating like ALOTTTT for the past few section outings.
Like the one at seoul garden and jeanette's BBQ.LOL!
So lets do something different this time okay???? :D
Spare the retirees' brains, the young ones go plan lah! hahahah!

Im sooooo boreeddd.

Okay!BYE!

xoxo,
eunice :D

( 10:19 PM )

& Monday, June 2

CALLING MEL, JEANETTE, LISBETH, WINGYAN AND EUNICE. COME BACK TO VISIT! its been ages!

ok i totally forgot this blog even existed!

someone remind me to upload the photos of us sending ashleigh off atthe airport.
update on upcoming events:

This June:

3rd june tuesday junior band from 2pm to 5pm
4th june wednesday senior band from 2pm to 5pm/
east zone band camp for vanessa, michelle and oli

5th june thursday east zone band camp for vanessa michelle/
east zone band camp concert at pasir ris crest sec from 5 to 7 ( its free)

16th june monday whole band from 2pm to 5pm
17th june tuesday senior band from 2pm to 5pm
18th june wednesday whole band from 2pm to 5pm / lydia's birthday

please come back for self practice as often as possible

In July:

> visit to st joseph's home
> Big day out
> Singapore international band festival

In August:

3rd August performance at the istana/ SINGFEST!

In September:

> Junior Band Festival

okay thats about it. Some events are without dates because the exact date has not been comfirmed yet (: WHOS COMING FOR THE EAST ZONE BAND CAMP CONCERT?*GRIN*
i was thinking of going for section dinner after that. whos up for it?

anyway, work hard guys! i'll update the repetoire section soon.

oh ya, good job at loyang today, though we could have done better. i totally blanked out during canticle of the saints :

i love you guys! keep working hard,
OLI

( 8:46 PM )

& Saturday, April 12

FROM MOST IMPROVED SECTION OF THE YEAR 2007

TO BEST SECTION OF THE YEAR 2008

WELL DONE PERCUSSION! looks like all those moving of instruments, pespiration, blueblacks and scars, INJURIES, sacrifices, back aches, muscle aches, polishing, tears, scolding, lecturing and all that we've done has been worthwhile!

i cannot express how much i love every single one of you * tries to pull a MOTHERLY FACE*
HAHAHA and i would hug everyone right now but i cant do that so if youre reading this right now. . . . . . . . .

*VIRTUAL HUG!!!*

i cant help but smile and feel so warm and fuzzy on the inside whenever i think about it.
like, stop the clock, take a step back, and just look at it as a big picture and progress chart.
it makes me feel so bloody proud to be part of this section. I WANT TO BURST INTO TEARS OF JOY LEH! this is so GAY!

Most importantly, sorry for being such a big bitch to everyone.
Sorry i yell /lecture/ give you that pepek face/ get picky over the slightest details alot. And i hope you guys understand my reason for doing so.

"1,2,3 GOOOOO PERCUSSION!"

get your tempo right.

Love Oli.
we'll get this award again next year, wont we?

( 8:50 PM )

& Friday, April 4

UUBER PROUD OF YOU,KIDS!(:

You guys did really well!You should be proud of yourselves too.All the effort and hard work has really,really paid off.So I hereby congratulate you all on an AWESOME performance last night.(: and keep up the good work,okay.

I know the midyears are coming up already,yea.JIAYOU too alright.(: I'm sure you will all do fine.

LOVE YA'LL TO BITS.(:
stay united;
LISBETH(:

( 10:40 AM )

& Saturday, March 15

YOU GUYS?!?!?! IS IT ME OR WAS YESTERDAYS PERFORMANCE REALLY GOOD?
Im bloody happy and proud of everyone haha .
You can get the recording from me.

and its freaking 19 days left plus 4 practices.
crazy i tell you.

Love Oli.

( 1:28 PM )

& Thursday, February 28

Hey all.
concert's in 35 days!
so i wanna take the chance to tell you all,
that when you are performing right,
it will be good if you all relax and breath with the band.
for me that helps la.
i'm not sure if its works for you all.
cause when you are nervous right,
you tend to screw up.so yeah.

and breathing with the band helps too!
cause when you do that,you can feel the pluse
and emotions!
give it a try during combine.
it will be like different!

-jas

( 11:32 PM )

& Monday, February 25

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amDE5o252g8(CLICK!)

You wont regret it :D

( 2:21 AM )

& Tuesday, February 19

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnfW03869SA&NR=1

one word: INSPIRED.
bodhran bodhran bodhran bodhran bodhraAaAaAaAan~

though the video is in russian, i totally understand it! :D
no i dont speak russian, but i still kinda understand what the guys trying to teach us.

ive came up with two reasons why

1) body language is the international language.

OR

2) we have percussionist telepathy D:

hahahahahahhahahahahhahaahahahahhaahha .
have fun at camp guys! mere and i will be in school. ALONE!
who knows what we'll do.
probably take the time to practice since we have the hall to ourselves and slowly settle whatever needs to be settled for band or maybe , even, burn the school down.

you'll see when you get back!
hahaha
44 days and 11 band practices,
we're getting closer and closer.

love oli

( 8:50 PM )

& Saturday, February 16

MERE WAS MY VALENTINE ON THURSDAY.

Huge load of polishing done on friday. my hands have never felt so dirty in band.

the before and after photos are really bad though. you should be there so compare for yourself.

you'll be amazed D:

theres 47 DAYS and 12 PRATICES LEFT.

if you ask me, its as close as tomorrow .

please work hard.

Love, oli.

( 11:27 PM )

& Thursday, February 7

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR KIDS! :D
lots of love,
lisbeth(:

( 9:14 AM )

& Sunday, February 3

EDIT: click the url seriously, its alot easier on your eyes
Hello friends!

for those of you who asked me on friday , " whats a tam tam?"
and i replied " a tom tom" HAHAHA ( it sounds stupid when you type it out)

i was wrong haha. a tam tam is actually a gong.

Here's the exact definition and description:

Among percussionists, tam-tams are instruments very similar to the gong. There are two distinctions between "gong" and "tam-tam":

1)The center of a gong has a protrusion opposite the natural curve of the saucer-shape, whereas the center of a tam-tam is flat.

2)A gong is meant to produce a long and sustained tonal sound, whereas a tam-tam is more aimed towards producing a shorter and louder crashing sound.

Uses for the tam-tam are virtually limitless. The tam-tam can be used for some background ambient sounds, or for loud crashing accents. They are employed in "classical" genres more often than most people are aware of. There have also been several rock bands that have used this instrument, although almost always incorrectly.

How to Play the Tam-Tam

First you must select a mallet or beater. As opposed to a gong, you will want to use a mallet with a softer head. Most proper tam-tam mallets resemble oddly-shaped hammers. The shaft and most of the head are usually wooden, and the part (or parts) of the head intended to strike the tam-tam will have a thick cotton covering.

For describing playing technique, I'll be assuming that you are right-handed. Stand facing the tam-tam with the right half of your body being directly in front of the face of the tam-tam, while the left-side of your body is outside the instrument. Stand about 10-12 inches away from the striking side. Now angle your body about 30 degrees to your right and extend your left leg out a bit. Grip the mallet/beater similar to that of a baseball bat. Your stance should now be sort of like you are about to perform a slapshot in hockey. It should be pretty comfortable (for a short period of time), so adjust if it feels too strange.

Now that you know how to stand, you need to learn how to strike the tam-tam. Everything I am about to describe is critical to not only producing a good sound, but also to avoid damaging the very expensive instrument.

Before playing any actual notes, you will need to "warm up" the tam-tam. This is accomplished by doing light taps around the tam-tam with the mallet. You want to do these taps right between the (usually colored) center area of the tam-tam and its perimeter. Do the light taps in a circle (clockwise or counter-clockwise doesn't really matter) while being careful not to produce too much vibration. Too much vibration would make your taps audible, so if you start to hear yourself, play softer.

You are moving your mallet along the tam-tam keeping an even vibration. Now you are ready to strike and play your note. Never ever strike the tam-tam directly in the center! Doing so will likely break it on contact or create a lot of microcracking that will shorten its lifespan. Instead, strike above the center of the tam-tam. You want to hit it just a little bit closer to the middle than when you were warming it up.

**CRASSSHHH** You just produced a huge sound (or sometimes small one depending on the music you're reading and how you struck it) and this baby is going to ring for a very long time. That means you have to "cool down" tam-tam. Again, this is strictly governed by the music. To do the fastest muffle possible, you'll press your arm and body into the front of the tam-tam while reaching around and laying your other arm across the other side of the metal monster. When doing this, make sure that you don't have anything metallic to ram into the tam-tam (such as a belt buckle or a set of keys). It's not too dissimilar from the way Steve Irwin jumps on a crocodile. This method isn't very good for the health of the tam-tam, but some music requires it. Not to mention that it's fun.

Most likely, though, you'll want to do a gradual cool down. An easy method for this is to step behind the tam-tam and then press the palms of your hands on the back of the instrument and then removing them again at regular intervals. You do this over and over again until you have silenced the tam-tam where you desire

STOP SCROLLING. I BET YOU JUST SCROLLED THROUGH THE WHOLE THING AND ONLY READ THE FIRST AND LAST SENTENCE. RIGHT? RIGHT? RIGHT?

now please go back up and read every single word because that information is extremely useful and easy to understand. or click here so dont just scroll through it! read it carefully. its very detailed and very very helpful . and actually, most of it has already been taught by mr j .

PLEASE read it! especially sec threes and twos cos theres a tam tam part for symphony 5.
ive sent the recording to most of your emails but if you didnt get it, you can ask me! ( oli haha ).

i currently dont have a picture of a tam tam but based on the description that its flat in the centre, i think its the one PB has, aka the one ariel and juli played for renegade or the one vanessa played for safari AND! famously, the one that descended on jaslynn's toe.

but then again ah! if you look at this website (click) , and scroll all the way to the bottom, the comment says that another name for the tam tam is a tom tom.

SO IM NOT WRONG. HAHA in terms of name though.

ah well.
its a big big wolrd of instruments. ( omg corny)

i hope this answers most of your questions!

love oli (((((((((:

60 DAYS AND 15 BAND PRACTICES LEFT.

hahahahah omg i took this picture and i think its fucking cool.

and just for the fun of it...

( 3:15 PM )

& Saturday, February 2

HI ALL!
61 MORE DAYS!
61 more days!
61 more days!
61 more days!
61 more days!

its gonna be 60 days in half an hour!
have to work our ass off yo.
anyway,i was bored,
and i tried searching ,looking at different
type of cymbals.
HERE ARE SOME REALLY AWSOME ONES!
LOOK!

HOW I WISH OUR DRUM SET HAS
THAT MANY CYMBALS!

IN CASE YOU DON"T KNOW,
this is part of a high-hat.

OH OH!AND THIS ONE!
DAMN COOL OK!
its called a spiral cymbal!

AND THIS ONE!!
PLATINUM CRASH CYMBALS OK!
it cost around like $6000 plus.
I WANT!

know what.i don't mind polishing all
the cymbals up there.
but i think i'll take like a day to do that.

61~

( 11:07 PM )

& Tuesday, January 22

Hey Guys. i was just looking at our blogskin and thought it needed a change. so heres a new blogskin for the new year. I've also updated the profile column cos it previously didnt contain a "profile" anyway.

i'll soon put up the repetoire and countdown to our concert. But so far, its seventy two days left til the big 3rd of april, and also EIGHTEEN band practices left. (thats very little if you ask me).there was a miscalculation. i forgot to minus camp corri days and chinese new year breaks.

so i shall repeat.

72 DAYS

18 BAND PRACTICES LEFT

work hard guys!

love oli.

im serious. work your ass off.

P.s: i think we should give access for this blog to all cb percussionists when theyre sec two. hows that?

( 7:25 PM )

& Monday, December 31

HEYHEYHEY people(:
You guys are staring school soon.
WAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
oh,and jeanette too.
but the rest of us are FREE(:
whee.HAHA,I'm so mean.
but don't worry,like I said,
WE'LL BE BACK.
so the retiress shall be nice enough to drop by during practices once in awhile(:
ANYWAY.what happened to the section outing?
HUH,HUH,HUH?!
We shall go to Hog's for outing one fine day.
HAHA.and burn a hole in our pockets.
we shall take pictures while washing their dishes. :/
HEY!I rhymed!(:
HAHAHAHAHA.okay,whatever.
eh,people.
I'M STARING WORK AT VIVO.come visit me,if you can find me(:
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
hope ya'll have a wonderful 2008(:
work together as a section for the concert and other stuff okay.
I'm so proud of all of you.
oh,and BE NICE to the new incoming juniors.(:

LOVE YOU ALL TO DEATH.
lisbeth(:

PS:smee smee smee smee SMOOOOOOOOOOOO(:
just had to :D

( 9:28 AM )

& Wednesday, December 26

Okay, I'll update again. The dinner's this sunday 30th Dec. Lets meet at 4 okay.
Where do you guys wannna eat?
1. steamboat
2. pizzahut
3. pepperlunch(?)

Please decide on somehwhereeeeee then we'll meet at the nearest mrt station.

&Merry Christmas! :D

♥ WY

[EDIT]

DINNER'S OFF!

[/EDIT]

( 9:30 AM )

& Monday, December 10

Okay okay, as Lisbeth's wish, we're going to have a section outing again!

TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS TOGETHER OKAY.

Haha, the date's still not decided yet, please try to give a date or something.

We'll be going around to shop & having dinner.

Yeap, reply soon.

( 9:07 PM )

& Saturday, December 8

HELLO!(: Bbq today was funfunfun!(: Amazing.We should have more of this.But oh wait.I just remembered.You guys have school!HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.And the retiress are like free birds man.That's the good life.(: But don't worry little ones.Like I said,WE'LL BE BACK.And we most def will(: Be prepared for more visits.HAHA.

Yeps.Everyone should thank Jeanette for the bbq,cos she doesn't want us to pay her back for the ingredients and stuff.SO THANK YOU DARLING!(: We really had fun,or at least I did.(:

Never had so much fun since Hawaii man(:

Anyway juniors dear,the performance on Friday was good.Wasn't the best you guys can do,cos I know you can do better,but it was good enough.Lets work together for the concert next year alright?(: I know we can do it.

The year is about ending,so take a break and reflect on the whole 2007.Leave whatever shit behind and lets look forward to a better 2008!(:

LOVE YA'LL,
lisbeth(:

( 11:12 PM )

& Tuesday, December 4

HELLO PEOPLE(: here's a very lame convo between me and jas.Don't know why.just put it here to entertain you.(:

jaslynn-DAMN says:
how my present comming along?
jaslynn-DAMN says:
you decorate ard?
lisbeth(: &instant classics. says:
not yet
lisbeth(: &instant classics. says:
HAHA
lisbeth(: &instant classics. says:
(:
jaslynn-DAMN says:
TSK!
jaslynn-DAMN says:
STILL DARE TO SAY
jaslynn-DAMN says:
*slaps slaps*
lisbeth(: &instant classics. says:
*tears your book into half.*
lisbeth(: &instant classics. says:
RRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP
jaslynn-DAMN says:
*GASP!*
lisbeth(: &instant classics. says:
*LAUGHS!
lisbeth(: &instant classics. says:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
jaslynn-DAMN says:
*shouts WALAO EH*
lisbeth(: &instant classics. says:
*pretends to ignore*
lisbeth(: &instant classics. says:
*rolls eyes*
jaslynn-DAMN says:
*SLAPS AGAIN*
lisbeth(: &instant classics. says:
*tears the book into a quater*
lisbeth(: &instant classics. says:
*LAUGHS
jaslynn-DAMN says:
*ON THE VERGE OF DYING BUT STILL HOLDING ON*
lisbeth(: &instant classics. says:
*LAUGHS EVEN MORE*
jaslynn-DAMN says:
*inhale*
lisbeth(: &instant classics. says:
*chokes you*
jaslynn-DAMN says:
*struggling*
jaslynn-DAMN says:
*fights for oxygen*
lisbeth(: &instant classics. says:
*YOU DIE*
lisbeth(: &instant classics. says:
*laughs*
jaslynn-DAMN says:
*kicks*
jaslynn-DAMN says:
*you fly away*
lisbeth(: &instant classics. says:
*YOU DIED*
lisbeth(: &instant classics. says:
DIED
jaslynn-DAMN says:
*my soul is talking to you*
lisbeth(: &instant classics. says:
*ROLLS EYES*
lisbeth(: &instant classics. says:
we should post this up
jaslynn-DAMN says:
lol
lisbeth(: &instant classics. says:
on the section blog
lisbeth(: &instant classics. says:
HAHA
jaslynn-DAMN says:
you post la
lisbeth(: &instant classics. says:
okay

HAHA.(:Hope its easy to read(: yeps.ANYWAY.JEANETTE'S BBQ IS COMING SOOON.Finally we can all come back together as a section and spend some time together(: yay!Juniors dear,JIAYOU for the upcoming performance.(:

OH OH OH!eh,if you guys are bored,go check Miss Swan out.She's amazing!(:

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=miss+swan

LOVELOVELOVE,lisbeth(:

( 10:14 PM )

& Monday, November 19

HELLO!(: I am uuber happy.EH.Let me tell you guys a story.Its about this 3 crazy friends.Crazy Cow,Sh*tface and Stupid Chocolate.(: Okay.Just listen to the story okay(:

Once upon a time,there were this 3 friends.They decided to go out one day after band practice.So they went to Bugis.They were hungry and so went in search of food.After walking a few rounds in the restaurant section of Bugis Junction,they decided to eat at Pastamania.However,much to their dismay,Pastamania was closed down for renovation.So they went in search of other food,and they came across a directory.So they pressed their oily noses to the brightly lit directory and pondered over what to eat.After awhile,they decided to have Swensons.So off they went walking in a general direction.While they were laughing happily away,

Stupid Chocolate:Eh!

Crazy Cow and Sh*tface stop in their tracks.

Stupid Chocolate:Wait,where is Swensons?

All 3 crazy friends turned and looked at each other.And burst out laughing.All the way back to the now oily directory.But in the end,they decided to eat at Food Junction where the food was cheap and good and the place was crowded and noisy.After buying their food,

Crazy Cow:Eh,want water or not?

Stupid Chocolate:I want,come I go with you.Come on,lets all go.

Sh*tface:If we all 3 go,who's going to look after my chicken rice?

Crazy Cow and Stupid Chocolate:Errrr...

Crazy Cow:Gimme your money la.I go buy for you.

Sh*tface hands a handful of cash.

Crazy Cow and Stupid Chocolate walk to the drink stall.

Stupid Chocolate:Eh,wait.

Crazy Cow:What?!

Stupid Chocolate:What does Sh*tface want to drink?!

Classic right?(: That's not the end of the story.HAHA.Got more.Read on(:

So after walking around,they decided to take a bus down to Whitesands for the fun of it.And they settled down in The Coffee Club and argued over what to order.

Crazy Cow:Eh,got FONDUE. *drools*

Sh*tface:Yea,yea,lets get the fondue!

Stupid Chocolate:But..But..

And they end up ordering the Fondue anyway.After attacking the poor innocent fruits and drowning them in thick rich and creamy chocolate sauce,they proceeded on to stuffing the chocolate coated fruits into their salivating mouths. :/ And then went on to getting high.Lets just blame it on the endorphins.After laughing their balls off,

Crazy Cow:Omygosh.What's gotten into me?

Stupid Chocolate:CHOCOLATE! :D *feeling all smug with herself*

Crazy Cow:HAHA!yea!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

And on the way out,Sh*tface trips on the step.And they burst out laughing,Again.And again,and again.And AGAIN.

FUNNY RIGHT?!I don't know,it just seemed so funny to me just now.HAHA.If you think the 3 characters sound anything like some people you know,well,here are the roles uncovered.(:

Crazy Cow-Jaslynn Ng.

Sh*tface:Adel Woon.

Stupid Chocolate:Lisbeth Ng.

The Crazy Clique also comes in videos,comics and on television.Stay tuned for more!(:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA.ITS SO FUNNY.We 3 were going nuts la.Oh wells.Watch the video,its not really funny,but it was funny at that time.Well,like I said,blame it on the endorphins.HAHA.(: sorry,cannot post the video,got some problem.PFFT.Yeps.but here's some pictures though(:

WAHAHA.FUNNEST DAY!(:

Lisbeth(:

( 10:52 PM )

& Monday, November 12

WE ARE NOT GOING BOWLING.
BOWLING IS NOT AN OPTION,SO ADEL WOON,
FORGET IT.
(:
We shall go do something else.
Something funner.
HAHA.
SIGH.
dear juniors and everyone out there,
MY LIFE SUCKS.
Damn,I fell pathetic.
OH,I KNOW.
I know what we can do.
We shall go to some ulluu place,take a gun and find someone to kill me.
Sound good?
It sounds perfect to me.

lisbeth.is.in.the.dumps.

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