PERCUSSION

2010-12-29T20:38:00.003+08:00

FAREWELL @ IJTPY 2010

p.s. ( flooding with Pictures , But not all here though)

The Whole Percs section & a Double Bass camerawoman (:

Our Graduating Seniors !

Shannen , the Oldest & The Wise One ♥

Crystal , our future bassist ♥

Zena , Our Timpani Player ♥

Xinyi , Our Forever understanding SL ♥

I guess that's all ? :D

So here's a letter out to all of the Seniors ;

Dear Seniors ,

Thank you for everything for the Past Year in 2009 & in 2010 . The times that we spent together are really unforgettable . And as the Year is ending , thankyou for all the things that you have taught us . From Sec 1 to Sec 2 . & Now , going to Sec 3 . Times flies , the new batch of Sec 1's , which are Charlene , Kamini , Zhimin , melanie, Celine . they are moving on to Sec 2 now and we're gonna have a New batch of Sec One's Again ! we'll never forget all the laughters that we had @ KFC , in the band room etc . The Tears that we shed in sydney . it brought us all closer together as one . Busking tgt with YOG . The T-shirts , it makes me proud to be part of the IJ percs family ! :D There's still alot of stuff to say , but Yeah . i guess it's all in the letters , so Yeap . God Bless you guys ! And do Visit us often ! You know we love you , ♥

IJ PERCS FTW , WE'RE FAST , BOLD & STRONG

xoxo ,
Patey (:

2011

2010-12-27T13:26:00.001+08:00

hello ! yeap, its gonna be 2011 soon, your SYF year ! :D
hope yall like the new skin , cuz the old one doesnt have a picture
c yall soon!

crystal

2010-08-22T18:35:00.002+08:00

REALLY PROUD OF YOU GUYS!! ;D
having been able to plan this whole section comp within a week?
yall have done well, i'm serious!!
keep up the good work peeps. (:

sec ones, i didn't manage to get to the dance studio in time to watch your recital.
having taught yall for less than a year, yall have indeed improved a lot. (:
according to patey, yall did a great job.
so, well done!! (:

IJ PERCS FTW.
seeya peeps in school! <3

love

2010-08-08T22:12:00.003+08:00

hello percussionists :D
to juniors, section comp is coming right? its a time for yall to be more bonded as a section,
with a bonded section means yall can play together well :D
dont let small things affect you! chase those section politics away, listen to kia ying, rena and grace okay? and percs! please listen to what patey and denise have to say, after all they are your leaders :D
yup i hope to see a happy section when i come back to visit ,
and thanks for all those time i had together :D
everyone makes mistakes, you just have to learn from it :)
love you all :D

ROCK THAT STAGE !

crystal

yog

2010-08-02T20:39:00.002+08:00

hello percussionists ! YOG is in a few days time :D its a honour to be able to play right ? :D yup , its a happy n joyful event ! MOVE TO THE MUSIC :D sing like nobody :) hehe

love

2010-06-24T22:18:00.003+08:00

hehe .. uh.. days of band practices coming to an end :( im pretty sad thou, all the things we did , all the songs we played , all the time we spent , and all the time we had fun together.. stuffs that i cant forget ! :D

yup sydney is in like 3 days :D im going to spend quality time with everyone . now i can finally know how my seniors felt on the last day of band, the last day of the trip.

well, WE CAN DO IT PERCUSSIONISTS !!!
most important thing is to BELIEVE in YOURSELF

like what shannen n i always say : STOP SAYING YOU CANT , AND START PRACTICING !!
hahahhaha yeah :) seen yall all grown up and getting much much better :)
and also to zena , shannen , xinyi , heather and kiaying , thanks for all the time yall had spent with me !!

and juniors >:( HAHAHAHHA continue to work hard okay ?

YAY SYDNEY HAHAHAHAHHA all the fresh food , milk and fishes :)

okay thats it

I LOVE YOU ALL .

Olympics!

2010-06-18T01:21:00.003+08:00

Check it outttt random photos:

Oh, look. Shannen's back again. >.>

What else do I post about besides YOG, yeah?

So these are the songs we're playing:

Dancing in the Moonlight

That Thing You Do

Super Mario Theme Song

Eye of the Tiger

We Will Rock You

Are You Gonna Be My Girl

Celebration (just the chorus for fun)

Poker Face

And we may try Flight of the Bumblebee (Y)

*omg so many songs!*

YES. Cos Idk how long we have to perform for. Must be ever ready!

DRUM SET.

Denise - We Will Rock You

Josephine - Celebration

Patey - That Thing You Do

Rachel - Eye of the Tiger

Y'ALL DREW LOTS. It's final ;D

We need an alumni to play drum set for Poker Face ): [JMV if you read this, volunteer! 8D]

ee I'm damn lame.

K I think I'm done here.

BYE BYE BYE BYE BYE BYE.

P.S Perc Shirt: $18. I think Grace is overseas, we'll guess her size. (Y) Lol. YAY love y'all, awesome repliers.

perckie teee

2010-06-12T21:40:00.001+08:00

back
front
HAHAHAH hey finally something nicer....

YOG

2010-05-30T23:32:00.004+08:00

Heya Percky-werkies!

Here's the low down on YOG, open your EYES. O.O

We haven't fully decided what songs to play yet, but we've got a few in mind.

Poker Face is set in stone, deal with it! We've removed Nobody, I Got A Feeling, and All The Small Things cos y'all didn't want it. (: We are very nice.

EVERYBODY has to play SOMETHING for MOST songs (and that means short of one or two).

We would really appreciate if y'all don't complain or anything, because we put our time, money, perspiration (believe it or not) and a lot of effort into this. Scores for some songs we don't even simply find on the net, we make 'em ourselves (have to admit it's fun but that's besides the point).

That takes SO MUCH time. Mmhmm. (: (We do it cos we love you)

Be nice and don't complain yeah?

"Persevere on!" Don't give up! Use the time in YOG practices (we'll tell you later on...) wisely! Figure things out at home and come back to practice and with questions you can't find the answer to (if any). Hope y'all don't mind staying back some Saturdays and scattered extra pracs.

Relac arhhhhhh. The more relaxed you are the easier it is! And I don't mean relaxed as in... not doing anything. Yer nerves must be supercool yeh!

Yeap so other than song-songs, we're doing Percussion stuff (duh). Lord of The Dance, Happy Mallets, all those 'random' things luh. I believe Veron and Jayni are coming back to do their IJ Heartbeat? (; (: (; Funky stuff.

Yeah Veronica, Jayni and Monica are comin' back to join us! (: [see, must work hard to impress them].

BE POSITIVE ABOUT THEEEEEES. Don't forget we MAY appear on TELEVISION (for those of you who like, wanna be like, famous, like, rye-eet).

update: Don't worry guys! Everything is pretty simple (can't guarantee that for mallets like Bells & Xylo's...)! Nahhh, simple simple. We're splitting everything up so individually everything is easier = more time to study. 8) P.S choice of songs mostly relates to top "Sports" songs yup.

(Y) =D

2010-05-11T22:50:00.002+08:00

hey there ij percs!
it's been long. ;D

hope you'll did well for MYE.
i didn't though.
oh wellz.

btw, please refer to the band blog for the holiday schedule for the timings and days for band prac this hols before our sydney trip. :D
i've seen the timings, and it's quite intense.
let's all work hard for this trip during our hols prac. :D
i'm sure all of you would wanna do well for the competetition. ;D

have an awesome break these few days and i'll see you on saturday.
yes, this coming saturday will be the day we resume band.
same timing, 8-1!
please be correctly attired.
you wouldn't wanna do superman on the first day of band prac.
that'd be terrible.
seeya then. (;

Zena! ;D

2010-03-28T19:00:00.002+08:00

hahaha, i forgot the user and pass for this blog for a while just now.
anyway, GREAT FANTASIA EVERYONE!

though i kinda think i pulled everyone down for playing the timpani.
anyway, the sec 2s, all of you really improved a lot.
i'm gonna miss percs when i graduate after the Sydney trip.
hahaha.

heard that the section didn't get the chocolates i bought.
sorry cause idk where it went to then.
i didn't bring it home.
all i had with me yesterday was my bag and nothing else.
so idk where are the chocolates.

POKERFACE PLAYED BY PERCS = <3
i'm being very serious.
hahaha, but it happened too suddenly.
hahaha.
i was kinda in a state of shock when the section started playing it.

on the whole, thank you for putting up such an awesome show!
work hard for mid-years please.
and i'll see everyone prac-ing for sydney after exams.

I LOVE IJPERCS! <3

Busking

2010-03-11T22:27:00.003+08:00

Hello percs. (;

HAPPY RIGHT? Mr Chan gave us the green light on busking! *cheer*

So the songs that we are definitely playing are Nobody(DANCERS.... =)), All The Small Things (try to speed this one up a bit, can?), Poker Face (drum set is paramount!), I Got A Feeling (listen to this more, yeah? It'll help, trust me. Yes. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday... lalala).

Yes. (; We are cool people. We do NOT make NOISE. We make MUSIC. And if others are incapable of appreciating it, they've got a big problem. Who cares, it's their loss. They're missing out on the finer things in life. ♥

Songs we gotta work on are.... drumroll please...

A Little Piece of Heaven~

Coordinating Happy Mallets/Lord of The Dance AKA 09 section competition piece~

Other in betweens (i.e. Gallop, Apocalypse, etc)~

Not sure about the order yet. Nobody and Poker Face cannot be after one another though, cos everybody knows both songs well, therefore we must spread out! Or it'll be wasted right, everyone listens to the two and then... walk away. D; HAHAH. (plus, my thumb cramp is gonna kill me). (;

I'm talking rubbish. :/

BUSKING is coming! And we've got some time in sectionals for it too! Officially permitted by the top of the hierarchy! (Y) HAHA. We must be top notch by first week of term 2 yeah? (;

I know we can do it. POWER.

HOWEVER... Don't forget about Der Vogelhandler. Especially are-rer! That's the FAST and AWESOMEST part. It's all about time management. *gives sunglasses emoticon face*

We are the Percs please. We can transpose any instrument into a Percussive part.

Tell yourself this: I believe, I believe, I believe.

NEVER say you can't, or that you give up. When you persevere, in the long run you benefit SO MUCH more than you would've if you'd given up. Am I right? I'm right. (;

Anyway, this is getting long. So. Percussion rocks, we can do it if we put in the effort- chomp stamp guarantee! Busking and Vogel are important. Yes, Vogel is a competition piece. But busking is next next week. There's more time for Vogel than busking (don't neglect Vogel though).

BALANCE. (;

haha

Love y'all. (y'all should know who I am by now right...)

Percussionists! Remember: Stay HAPPY and STRONG alright? Don't let anything get you down cos you deserve more than that! Anyone giving you problems, we'll kill them and it's their loss not having you in their life!

Wtf I can be motivational speaker. 8)

OK I'll end now. :/

Ciao!

our beautiful busking practice :)

2010-02-28T22:05:00.003+08:00

hello , remember how much fun we had on saturady ,27th feb? yeap hahahaha every single thing made me laugh , and to the juniors , yall learn very fast :) and to all that made the effort to come down for busking practices , yall are awesome . SEE HOW MUCH U CAN GAIN ? SO COME FOR BUSKING PRACTIES !! only like 3 more to go :D

we r busking pokerface n i'll be there tooo

2010-01-18T15:59:00.005+08:00

hey hey ,
we are playing poker face by lady gaga and i'll be there by jackson 5 and All The Small Things by Blink 182
hope yall like the pieces.
And also are yall free on thurs or friday ? we need a day to practice =)
and , if we know how to play everything already , yall might want to choose more pieces to busk ^^ =)

oh yea and
everyone is gonna play different instruments for all the songs heehee that means.. even if u dont know how to play the guitars,piano , u will have to play it toooo if you want luh haha, cool right?
YAY cant wait to start jamming ^^this is awesome ^^
and.. we can like make posters and stick it all around the school haha

~crystal~

So undecided

2010-01-18T02:06:00.002+08:00

HEY PERCS.

Your thoughts on the new skin? Got it cos the old one had the annoying photobucket thing. =)

Any comments, criticism? Updated the links and profile too.

So, this wednesday we're gonna ask mr Chan about busking right? =D Can't wait, he won't disallow it cos it brings in the cash! (and advertises band)

Looking forward to it!

Rock on Percxzsxzsxs. Hhahahaah.

busking piece

2010-01-10T15:30:00.002+08:00

hello percs !! crystal here =) rmb our seniors did busking 2 years ago to earn extra cash to subsidy for the beijing trip ? why dont we do it this year too =) well so that the whole percs family can go and the rest of the band who need help =)

the busking piece -a little piece of heaven-avenge sevenfold, ( shannens idea =) )
theres these parts..
1.drumset~ shannen [hardcore part]
2.electric guitar~heather [ hardcore part]
3.bass guitar~crystal[bass]
4. piano/glock/xylo ~ xinyi ,zena ,kiaying [ melody part is really cool !! ]
5.flute 2 [ not for percs] [ counter melody]
6.oboe[not for percs] [ melody !]
7.recorder/saxophone [optional] ( if yall can play recorder haha its boring luh)

cool right? its kinda a rock+gothic+classic rock kinda piece , its really nice =)
HOPE WE CAN PLAY ^^ hahaha that would be so cool , and also we can drag our friends, classmates and teachers to support us :D <3

hope yall like these ideas =P

2009-12-08T16:52:00.001+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHANNEN !!!
we <3 U !! =)

2009-11-15T09:53:00.003+08:00

Hello percs :)

MONICA hereeeee!

why is the blog dead?! tsk tsk.

Anyways :D

Concert's in 13 days, less than 2 weeks. How excitingg.

So, remember to practise hard and play well folks.

And, all the best for your auditions next week (or tomorrow).

Plus, have a good band camp (: I'll drop by, hee.

All in all, work hard and work together as a section!

P.S. i lovee the t-shirt design :D

HELLO

2009-08-30T09:23:00.001+08:00

i can't believe i forgot the password for a while :O
so i couldn't get it :(
but then i remembered again.
haha :D

anyways section comp is coming up everyone;)

and you all already know what we are playing right?
YES. and i can't put it here cause other very jealous sections will come and kaypoh and copy our all AWESOME ideas :D

yea, we are surely gonna win (apart fromt the fact that I'm here :P)
HAHA. no okay, we are gonna win because we all rock :D

LOL. okay so since we are second last year, we are going to be the second section performing, so the plan is ....

we must leave an impression so that by the end we are still the ones that they remember.
hahahaha, okay so you all go and practice the mallets first. the scores are already given to the people who came yesterday,
those who don't have photocopy from the others please.

OH AND VERONICA!! DO HELP US WITH IJ HEARTBEAT:D

zena will be calling you today (:
and there will be sectionals this thursday timing to be confirmed. yea bring all your section comp scores!

okay thats all I can think of at the moment ...

so PRACTICE reallyyy hard. we can do it.

so i leave you all with a quote...

The future depends on what we do in the present. - Mahatma Gandhi

so the future: winning section comp
is what we do in the
present: PRACTICE.

:)

love you!
XIN YI.

ps: go listen to the G** W**** song first:D

random

2009-08-19T21:27:00.001+08:00

HAPPY PERCUSSIONIST DAY !!
lol there isnt 1 actually , haha someone write something pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

2009-08-01T13:26:00.000+08:00

Hello all (:
Monicaaaaa here!
How are yall doing? HEE.
I shall visit soon. I think.
Anyways, just wanna say keep working hard!
15th anniversary concert!
all the fantastic achievements of IJ Band for 15 years (:
I shall be there scrutinizing your playing. HAHAH.
SO, play well! work hard folks. Give your all.
i think i'm being unduly worried right?
I'm sure all of you are doing your morning runs and coming for band regularly :D
I am confident that all of you are practising with your positive attitudes and love band as much as me!
YAY!

All the best for section competition too :) 1st, 2nd, 3rd. Nothing less!
GO FOR IT AND BE AWESOME.

With love,
Monica :DD

2009-07-27T23:26:00.001+08:00

okay.

next friday, 7 August, please meet after school.
we're gonna go over to xinyi's house to watch that perc video of ours.
please reply xinyi if you're able to make it or not.
thanks.
(:

ZENA. (:

2009-07-16T18:22:00.009+08:00

IJ Percussion loves you! :D

perc tee

2009-07-11T15:25:00.003+08:00

dear percs , so r yall okay with the design ? i bet yall want the tee as soon as possible , so tell me ur answers n commets yeah? will try to change it till ur okay with it :/ oh yea nicole , please post ur front pic on the blogs n thanks =)

2009-07-03T17:21:00.001+08:00

HELLO FRIENDS. (:

there's no band next week too.
and farewell is postponed again.
to the third saturday of the month which is on the 18 July.
take note yeah.

OH, AND SYF SHOWCASE IS CANCELLED.
and it's all thanks to H1N1.
hahaha. (:

let's be quarantined together!
i'm just joking. (:

ZENA. (:

a green perc tee

2009-07-02T16:05:00.003+08:00

zena say we r nt '' into'' red this year so it truned green =) environment friendly lol XD

2009-06-29T21:15:00.003+08:00

HEY PEEPS.
morning runs have stopped till further notice.

you'll should have received the message from xinyi already.
and can you'll please reply to smses that we send out to you'll?
hahaha.

xinyi and i don't have unlimited smses yeah.
(:
thank you very much.
HAHAHA. (:

ZENA. (:

2009-06-25T17:50:00.002+08:00

hello, message from xinyi. (sms)

SEC ONES, please note that from now, you've to run twice a week.
one on the weekday, before morning assembly.
and one on saturday.

as for next tuesday and saturday's practice, it's cancelled.
and btw, on the day of farewell, there'll still be morning prac.
so don't pon.
hahaha. (:

ZENA. (:

2009-06-25T00:22:00.002+08:00

hello percs.

farewell is postponed to 11 july, second saturday of june.
morning runs will resume once school reopens.
6 rounds per run.
as usual, run once a week. (:

some of us are rushing our homework eh.
i'm rushing mine too.
anyway, seeya when school reopens!

remember that shannen's housewarming is this coming saturday!
hahaha.
i have yet to get shannen a housewarming present.
should i?
hahaha!

ZENA. (:

2009-06-23T18:23:00.004+08:00

hello section.
here's a message that i just received from kelly.

sectionals has to be cancelled tmr as the school has decided that no activities are allowed to be held in school until school reopens.
so even if you go to school tmr, you'll get turned away by the guards. (:

sms me once you have read this post.
thank you. (:

ZENA.

NEW: NEXT WEDNESDAY, 1 JULY'S BAND PRAC IS CANCELLED. PLEASE DO TAKE NOTE. THANK YOU. (:

2009-06-22T16:31:00.002+08:00

hello everyone.

i'll be giving out scores for SING during sectionals.
i think it'll be tuesday.
not confirmed.

and also, xinyi and i have made slight changes to some of the parts.
we'll be printing the list out on who is taking which part.
and if your part is changed, please take your other score.
so yup.

and percs, please tell me if you're coming down for sectionals or not.
thanks.
don't make me lose my smses for nothing.
i don't have unlimited.
hahaha. (:

oh yes, SING might be changed also.
it's still tentative cause there's some parts that are not allocated properly.
will confirm again another day.
but i'll give out the scores according to the paper first.

do come for sectionals yeah.
thanks.

ZENA. (:

2009-06-21T23:08:00.002+08:00

hey percs.

sectionals on tuesday, 11AM - 2PM.
there'll be breaks in between.
don't worry (:

sectionals on wednesday, 11AM - 3PM.
same thing.

sms me if you're coming or not.
and we've already sorted out the parts for SING.
i'll ask xinyi, think will be giving out on tuesday or something.
see how it goes. (:

ZENA. (:

2009-06-04T21:15:00.006+08:00

HELLO (:

Here are the songs for which yall should have scores:

Eagle Bend
Tommorrow
Ponyo
Finale
Amazing Grace
Dream City

Extras in band file:
Complete set of chorales from 1 to 15

Please write down a list of the scores you dont have and pass it to me by saturday.
Oboe scores are also included. Each person should have their own score.

AND, those who dont have eagle bend recording can ask me :D

till then, enjoy your hols while Shan and I suffer with lessons....

2009-05-23T15:36:00.004+08:00

MORNING ASSEMBLY
25th May 2009

Majulah Singapura

Snare - Xin Yi
Bass - Nicole
Crash - Crystal
Suspended - Zena

School Song

Snare - Heather
Bass - Grace
Crash - Kia Ying

HEE. Pleaseeeee practise and go through your parts at home ppl. the sec 4s will be watching you.
WE'RE WATCHING. muahahah.

Later, Majestia XXIV! meet at 5pm at red circle (:

oh and sectionals next week! i'm sure all of you have LOTS to practise. so all can come back next week right? i think most probably monday. anybody cannot? please tag :)

ah, learning new songs is very difficult, i agree. cause our sight-reading sucks. butt, we'll try especially hard to figure out our stuff kk? must get it all done before endofjune so that the second half of the year will be less draining. AND, it's so much more fun to play the songs if we can get all our notes right :D the feeling of satisfaction, wheee. so pls self prac and prac and prac till you can get it right! work hard and put in your efforts to be AWESOME in somethng you love! (i hope yall love band especially percussion) hahah.

"Commitment leads to action. Action brings your dream closer."
i wonder what your dreams are though :O

anyhow, be happy always. i'm leaving soon. WAHAH. keep smiling and trying your best in all that you do, peeps. love you! :D

--MONICA!

2009-05-15T22:16:00.002+08:00

Hello percs!

HAPPY HAPPY POST EXAMS :D

i know it's kinda late but my exams only ended yesterday. boohoo :/
anyways, hope everybody's had a good time away from band cause i'm here to spoil your holidays. MUAHAHAHAH.

there's band tmr! 8am please (: and sec ones, prac is cancelled for yall. junior band resumes on tues and seniors must come too! hahah...

oh, and our whole section's gg for Majestia! wheeee.
but seriously. we should have a REAL section outing. with the sec ones. before i leave :)
any ideas?

and this blog is gg to die. bleah. post more often! ESPECIALLY sec threeees.

kk, till tmr, GOODNIGHT :D

enjoyyy!

--Monica

2009-04-05T22:47:00.004+08:00

Missing Heather, Kia Ying, and Rena. =(

Kay back. I'm sure you had fun looking at the peektures. ^

2009-04-05T22:24:00.008+08:00

HAHAHAHAHA. Somebody started browsing in this store. Gawsh. ALL OUR NONSENSE CAME UP. Percs we rock luh. All our memorable and enjoyable crap.

Courtesy of Heather. Mirror peektures. HAHA. Cliche, cliche.

Yeah SOMEONE said, it never works eh? My camera's the best, that's why this worked. ;D

HEY AWESOME PEOPLE.

TODAY'S SWENSEN'S DINNER WAS POWER. COS IT WAS PLUS THE AFTER-TIME. HAHA. THANK YOU TO MONICA.

We do, however, still need a real section outing. Which INCLUDES Nicole and Grace. =)

Peektures. [Quote from MONICA hee hee] GAWDOODLES.

Hope y'alll didn't die from image-overload before you read this paragraph that I've written/typed. HAHAA.

Percussion rocks kay. Disagree-ers better stay far away from this blog. >=)

Kay no more space. As in, the button died on me. Another post for the rest of the photos of each a different camerman. And the MRT reflection one HAHA.

Had fun with y'all today. I will remember this for like, ever. Omg that sounded damn bimbotic haha. DO NOT CALL ME A BIMBO. =)

2009-03-31T20:26:00.004+08:00

YO.

Kay, these peektures are EPIC FAILS. Everyone is always looking in different directions.

AND BTW, WE ROCK KAY. Cos of the GOLDDDDDD. We were utterly euphoric.

IJ girls gotta be more sensitive though, not scream so much when there are other bands cos hey, not everyone got a Gold right? Well, at least Percs weren't so INYOURFACE. HAHA.

Kay peektures. That were epic fails. Most of em. Hope you've enjoyed em. HAHAAH. Omg so commercialised, that statement.

OH AND I'M SORRY THAT THEY'RE SMALL. I just remembered that I wanted to change it... A bit late. Heh.

We all gotta work hard for the EoY concert and next year's overseas trip kay? We gotta make all our seniors proud, and talking about EoY and Next year, that includes our much loved SL now, MONICA. haha. =)

2009-03-30T20:38:00.004+08:00

GOLDDDDDD!!!

happy like mad right? hahah, me too!!!!!
and i just wanna say that athough today wasn't our best performance, this gold is for all our hard work. everybody's (:

BIG THANK YOU LETTER:

One and only GOD! this is the first competition that perc ever prayed so much together. hahah. more than three times today man. God is good, Praise the Lord!!! (:
Today was a miracle. really. THE POWER OF BELIEVING.

kk.

Firstly, to my one and only section
PERCUSSSSSSSSSIONNNNNNN (:
yeah, i know that i've scolded yall so many times and all. forever nagging at yall to lift higher, play louder, watch the conductor, not to talk during band prac, not to slack during sectionals. yall must hate me by now :X oops. hahah, no matter what, i guess yall have realised that hard work pays off. and each and every one of you has improved. TOADLOADS. seriously. hahahh. so be happy! and remember that even after I leave yall, PERCUSSION WILL GET THROUGH ANYTHING. ANYTHING, AS LONG AS WE REMAIN UNITED.
like this year :D no conflicts/major issues. hee. thanks for being an awesome section.
and a big SORRRRYY for all those times i scolded yall and became upset. it's all done with good intentions in mind, kk?

and i'm finally saying this:
I'M SO PROUD OF EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU. AWESOMEEEE JOB! :D
ah, we rock.

Second is definitely to the seniors!!
Old, new, young, greying...hahahah
we wouldn't have gotten the gold without your teachings since we were sec 1 and even before!
and those who came so many times to help us out (: yall are seriously awesome!
PERC SENIORS, WE LOVE YOU!

Thirdly, Mr Clarence Tan!
Hahah, although perc has been called out a lot of time during pracs, i guess we're all really grateful for his guidance right? hee. and his encouragement after today's performance. really really nice conductor (:
{will he read this? maybe we should write a letter to him}

Fourthly, Mr Leonard Tan!
His message to us backstage al the way from Indiana conveyed by some random guy was the bomb, hahahh. and his ever encouraging messages. and his kindness, even helping us out all the way from the US! if not for us, this gold is at least for our two fabulous conductors, the MR TAN DUOS. hahah. two awesome music teachers (:

Fifthly, Teachers-in-charge!
HAHAHAH. i can read many of your minds now. ah, although we're always picked on, for playing too soft, for hair, nails and i dunno-what-else, Mr Chan, Mr Tang, Mrs Kwan and Miss (?, sorry i'm not sure) have been supportive and really dedicated. hahah, band teachers are funky, i suppose. mmhmm.

Next, IJ BANDDDDD!
we love ij band! we truly have the spirit, it's not lost. and honestly, today our band moved a lot. like mad (: we rock. GOLD :D good job!

Lastly, all our well wishers. our friends, teachers (special mention to Miss Tan), parents and all folks out there. thanks for your prayers and "good luck"s :D

sorry if i misssed anyone out.

SWENSONS DINNER ALL. MY TREAT! (: BUT the budget is 100 bucks only. HAHAH.
is saturday night okay? tag. all seniors and juniors are invited! :DDDD

MONICA (:

2009-03-29T19:02:00.004+08:00

BOO.

Please scream. =)

Hey hey, guess who. I'm the Percussion screamer! And starer. HEH. It's a habit luh.

OK, tomorrow is... SYF day. One thing, be glad that we're on the FIRST day and not any other day. Because WE set the standard and not have to reach a certain one set by other bands, some of which may or may not be Gold or GwH bands. We just have to give it all we have, our best shot and hope it'd be good. Focus focus. We set aside everything else we have on our minds, just for that half an hour. The minutes before our performance and especially during the performance.

Oh no wait, from the time we are in the bus too.

Being mentally prepared is extremely important because if we are not mentally prepared, standing on that stage is going to turn ourselves into a nervous wreck, yes? Just that little while and then we can let everything go. It'd be over. And as we've heard so many times, just do our best and whatever the result, at least we did our best. =)

I know y'all can do it kay. We've done the same two songs over and over. It is etched in our brains already. We just need to tune out all distractions and just think about the SYF and putting in our months of practice into achieving something!

C'mon, we can definitely do it. We've improved SO MUCH along the way, now we can reap what we've sown.

We have it in us, we just have to bring it out in our music.

We move, we watch, we play, we win. I know we can do it, we can, really. We just gotta believe that we can.

Tomorrow, no one can say "cannot luh, I cannot I cannot". I know what stage fright feels like and stuff like that, but tomorrow we gotta put it all aside.

Just remember that we CAN do it. Affirmative.

These few months have been a good experience eh? At least we've all grown in some way or another, from all this.

Just believe, and everything will be alright. ;D

2009-03-29T15:33:00.002+08:00

hahah, i shall post what to bring (courtesy of Shan's qn)

STUFF TO BRING:

1. BAND U
skirt, blazer, shirt, stockings, court shoes

2. extra stockings just in case

3. comb + extra hairpins

4. nail clipper (pls cut ur nails today btw!)

5. band file, sticks

6. homework (if you want)

7. FOOD! (: hahahah. for us, perc pigs!

8. Pls wear full sch uniform
Blouse, Pinafore, Sch socks and shoes, Badge!

er...did i miss anything out?

oh, and here's crystal's request:
THAT WE ALL SAY A PRAYER TONIGHT FOR SYF. SO PEEPS, PLEASE SAY A SPECIAL PRAYER FOR OUR BAND TONIGHT AT 10PM BEFORE YOU SLEEP :D

God's surely on our side! :)

2009-03-29T10:39:00.005+08:00

HELLO PERCS!

kk, morning assembly roster (:

30th March 2008

Majulah Singapura

Snare - Monica
Bass - Heather
Crash -Xinyi
Suspended - Kiaying

School song

Snare - Zena
Bass - Crystal
Crash - Shannen

yup :D

SYF's tmr folks. Ah, all our hard work for the past dunno-how-many months.
May our efforts be fruitful. And remember 2 things. Most important.

1. MOVE!
hahah, i know its very hard for percs to move without looking weird or retarded but as everyone says, IJ Band's forte is that we are a VISUAL BAND. especially since percs can be seen way too clearly by the judges. so just move even when you're not playing. WE'LL BOB OUR HEADS AND LIFT OUR STICKS (mallets!) AND BE INVOLVED IN THE MUSIC ESPECIALLY AT THE TWO Hs. yeah? but pls remember that they're musical moves not dance moves.

2. WATCH!
98% conductor, 2% score or mallet/drum head. mmhmm. all our focus on Mr Tan tmr kk? We can surely play well as long as we're in sync with the band. so keep looking up and listen to the other sections too. try and adjust vol if too soft/too loud. yeap.

Parts to generally play louder:
timpani
mallets
snare (at E)

Parts to generally play softer:
Crash
Snare (at A)

Remember what Mr L Tan said?
"PRACTICE LIKE YOU'RE THE LOUSIEST, PLAY LIKE YOU'RE THE BEST"
We've prac-ed all we can alr. so tmr, we're the best.
IJ BAND IS THE BEST AND NOBODY CAN STOP US FROM PLAYING TREMENDOUSLY AND SUPERBLY WELL (:
just try your best. and rmb to listen to the two recordings today!
and sleep by 10pm (not my command). hahhahah.

kk, off.
see yall tmr, peeps!

SYF IN ABOUT26 HOURS TIME :O

2009-03-21T22:40:00.011+08:00

PERCUSSION, ALL THE WAY ((:

yay! band camp was funn. hope yall liked it although i know its wayyy tooo shhorttt.

at least we improved and all :D and the gross wet games :D slimmee.

kk, here's the band schedule for coming week.

MONDAY

Sectionals 3-5pm

TUESDAY

Sectionals 4-4.45pm

Soundcheck @ SCH 5-9pm

**Full band uniform with stockings

Sec 2s not in SYF : Full sch uniform

WEDNESDAY

Main Band 3-6.30pm

FRIDAY

Sectionals 2.30-4pm

SATURDAY

Sectional

Main band Till 1pm

Comm elections 1-1.30pm (SEC 2S, yall also have to vote :D)

SUNDAY

1 day before SYF :O

30th march

SYF!

update!

2009-03-20T10:34:00.004+08:00

sorryy for not posting for so long.
i think the last time i posted was when i'm sec one :O

its because i forgot the password :X
sorrrryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy,
anyways monica bugged me to post. haha

BTW- we have new timpani stickss :D
its 4 actually--
from articulate to rollersss :)

sir says its 60-80 bucks each :D

so we're rich(i supppose?)

anyways the exchange rocked :D
we did so so so much better than the other time at SJI
which was bleeeehhhhh
and although the instruments were so old (mallets were uneven, drumset smelled of valve oil, timpani "panel" was lateral instead of vertical and had masking tape) we did wellll :D

but of COURSE there's room for improvement!
special mention to Shannen and Heather: both of you improved the most.
shannen could keep up and memorize the last two bars (thanks to my counselling skills! :D ) and heather made an effort to pin her hair and watched better (:

bravos both of you;

anywayss.
band camp (the official stayover one) starts today!
so excitingngngngngng!
bet we're gonna have loads of fun.
remember to bring all your stufffff (:
i bet crystal's gonna bring that milo chocolate :D

yummayyyeeeeeeee

oh and yesterdays dinner was FUN:D
kiaying and heather!!
you missed out :O
but its okay there's still other chances!

we went to KFC and monica was acting all pro and asked us who was the founder of KFC.

zena shannen crystal and rena remained silent. (don't ask whyy)
and i said: C something(which was right (: ) haha. shall not go on about my egoness.
anyways she said COLONEL SANDERS. or something like that.
weird rights? thats monica..

so smart eh?
me too:Kentucky Fried Chicken, pioneered by Colonel Harland Sanders, has grown to become one of the largest quick service food service systems in the world - with more than a billion "finger lickin' good" Kentucky Fried Chicken dinners served annually in more than 80 countries and territories. But success didn't come easily.
In 1896 Harland's father died, forcing his mother to enter the workforce to support the family. At the tender age of six, young Harlan was responsible for taking care of his younger siblings and doing much of the family's cooking. A year later he was already a master of several regional dishes. Over the course of the next 30 years, Sanders held jobs ranging from streetcar conductor to insurance salesman, but throughout it all his skill as a cook remained.

sorry waste of space but yea, talk about history (smug look)
HAHA, that was from the KFC.com by the way, OHOH and here's his dashing photo:

so dashing you all can continue to daydream:D

byes!

oh yeash: whoever wants the crazy pictures yesterday can ask me :D

- ciao!

xin yi

2009-03-19T19:16:00.004+08:00

Hey percs.

KK, list of stuff to bring:
Packing list for band members
Sleeping bag
Stationery and markers
Blindfold (School belt can be used also)
Toiletries (Toothbrush, toothpaste, comb, etc.)
Water bottle
Slippers
Towel
Dark coloured shirt
CLOTHES (Only black/dark blue FBTs allowed)
Cup noodles (:
Chocolatessssssss, if you have

and, report by 6.00pm

the schedule briefly is:
FRIDAY
Night prac
Supper
Games

SATURDAY
Breakfast
Games
Morning prac

so, yall will can estimate how many clothes to bring (:

KFC dinner was awesome :D Hahahah. Those who have the pics, post the better ones! :DD

ANDD, good job for exchangeeeee! We improved by MILES (: yay! those sectionals have paid off. continue to work hard, ppl! we'll be the BEST section on SYF day. hhahhah (:

P.S. Thanks Joanna, Asyikin and Veronica for visiting! Perc seniors are the best.

sect photo

2009-03-15T16:28:00.002+08:00

HAHAHA ppl are getting so high during band ! zena , mon , ky , shann , rena, nicole , grace and xin yi ! thanks for making me high and happy too !! :D yay LET'S TAKE A SECTION PHOTO ! sry for being random hahaha ]

2009-03-13T20:14:00.003+08:00

Heylo!

Why am i posting so often? Hahahah :X

Anyways, during the hols, we should have sectionals. so which day do yall want?
Of course, wed to sat is out. So Tues afternoon can? We can combine sectionals with junior band prac :D some teach while others prac (move instruments out) and then switch. cause i dont think yall are free on monday either right? GAH. all our holidays just gone like tt.

24th March - TUESDAY
soundcheck at SCH!!!!!! very very important.
its frm 5.45 to 6.45pm in full band u with stockings. pls keep the time frm after sch to b4 soundcheck free too.

30th March - SYFFFF!!!
its at 1.45 pm so we'l most prob miss a whole monday of lessons! wheeee. after tt, we need to come back to sch till dismissal. then we'l go back them for results (optional)

kk, tht's all percs.

see yall tmr at band, 8am :D

--monica

2009-03-07T16:33:00.003+08:00

MORNING ASSEMBLY - 23RD FEB 2009

Majulah Singapure
Snare - Xinyi
Bass - Shannen
Crash - Kia Ying
Suspended - Monica

School Song
Snare - Crystal
Bass - Zena
Crash - Rena

kk, percs. honestly, i think we all also agree that we're dragging the band down, especially for overture 1. but i guess like what they said, this shall be our wake-up call. deep down, i know all of you wanna play well also. so why dont we just do it? why dont we just prac our butts off for the next three weeks and reap the rewards on 30th march? i know we can do it, we've done it before. like SECTION COMP! hahah, even we didnt think we could even be in the top three. but hey! who's runner up? PERCUSSION! (: yeah, we can and WE WILL. somehow, someway. we will focus with all our might during pracs, exchange and for SYF and prac with the metronome until we can play perfectly. 100% CORRECT AND IN TEMPO. we will be satisfied with nothing less. we'l achieve excellence. and to do that, first, we'll accept that we suck. and we'l change that by practising and WATCHING. that's the only way to prove ourselves both to the band and to the ppl who r judging us.

so in short, WE'RE GOING TO WORK AND WORK TILL WE GET IT ALL RIGHT. yes? and it wont work if some prac and others slack or day-dream or think they play well enough. cause we're all one section. one person's mistake is the entire section's mistake. so we wont drag each other down and we will ALL work together to make IJ band a GOLD band. not cop, not bronze, not silver. GOLDDDDDDDD. although we cant smell the gold yet, it'll be right in our hands on 30th march. we'll do everything it takes to play well, at least to our own expectations.

IF WE SET OUR MIND TO IT, WE CAN ACHIEVE IT. CAUSE WHAT'S IMPOSSIBLE?
NOTHING!

Monica :D

2009-03-03T22:16:00.002+08:00

hello.
with orders from the SL, i'm here to post.
and yes people.

SYF is on the first day and we're the third band in the afternoon.
and for your information, first day is on the 30MARCH.
which is less than a month.

anyway, heather, if you're reading this.
monica & i are begging you to
PLEASE DESIGN PERCS SHIRT.
hahaha.
and the sec ones are kinda interested to know when is section outing.
so when you're done planning, tell ALL OF US.
hahaha. (:

first day, first day.
third band in the afternoon.
fast huh.

zena; NANNYTAN.

2009-03-01T13:46:00.003+08:00

COMING WEEK

Monday - 3-6pm
Section auditions - c'mon percs! WE CAN DO IT! (:

Wednesday - 3-6.30pm
normal band prac

Saturday - 8-1pm
SJI Exchange
Pls wear BAND POLO TEE, BAND SKIRT & COURT SHOES
(Sec 2 peeps included! :) Band for yall also 8 to 1)

BAND CAMP DATES
it's no more an overnight camp

WED - 1pm to 9pm
Dinner provided

THURS - 8am to 5pm
Exchange at TKSS in the morning and band prac in afternoon
Lunch provided

FRI - 6.30pm to 9pm

SAT - 9am to 1pm

2009-02-23T21:05:00.001+08:00

Hey hey percs.

Sorreh for the crazy pms-ish mood swings today yeah. Especially Xin Yi, I feel so bad now heh.

-Shannen

2009-02-21T16:50:00.004+08:00

HEY percs!

Some pretty important notices as follows...

WEEK 8 BAND SCHEDULE

Monday
- Report to band room at 3pm
- We'll go to hall for honour's day rehearsal
- Band ends at 6pm
- Sec 2 percussionists (grace and nicole) do not need to come

Wednesday
-Normal band prac 3-6.30pm

Friday
**** Bring court shoes
-Report to band room at 2.30pm
-We'll go to hall for final hounour's day rehearsal
-Ends at 5.30pm

Saturday ( HONOUR'S DAY)
****Wear band uniform without stockings
-Will confirm reporting time later

We're playing captain's fanfare (perc not involved) and sch song! (:

Snare - Heather
Bass - Shannnen
Crash - Zena
Bells - Monica

BAND CAMP DATES

it's no more an overnight camp

WED - 1pm to 9pm
THURS - 6.30pm to 9pm
FRI - 6.30pm to 9pm
SAT - 9am to 1pm

yeap, pls dont go overseas! hahah :D

MORNING ASSEMBLY - 23RD FEB 2009

Majulah Singapure

Snare - Shannen
Bass - Nicole
Crash - Heather
Suspended - Rena

School Song

Snare - Kia Ying
Bass - Bass
Crash - Grace

Come by 7am to band room!

have a good weekend, folks.

P.S. Lord of the Rings sounds awesome. Hope yall play it for EOY concert!

lallla

2009-02-21T15:54:00.001+08:00

hey guys i am here ......... rena >>> k >> let me say some random thing>>>>. n that is hi >>>> hahaha >>>> k i post ale >>>> gd goin

2009-02-15T21:05:00.003+08:00

HELLO (:

our new drumset's colour :( weird-ish skin colour.
but at least we have two drumsets now. SIDE BY SIDE. cool :D

oh and come for junior band this tues! we can choose our juniors. hahahah.
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE ARE ACTUALLY HAVING A RHYTHM TEST :O

Btw, section audition is on 28th FEB 2009. so, prac hard! the new sticking control book is fun, ain't it? :D we should SO start from the back. hahahah, the thrill of playing something HARD. wheeeee.

Forgive my random-ness, i rarely string my thoughts properly :X

P.S. PERCS (: Do yall want to make a t-shirt?

--MONICA.

2009-02-11T19:57:00.002+08:00

HEY PERKIES, I MISS EACH ONE OF YOU TO MADNESS, ESPECIALLY YOU SHANNEN KANG. I'll come back to visit, I promise. IJ rocks harder than NYJC, haha.

OH, I don't think I'm joining band in NY anymore. It's real horrid to be a junior, honest. I understand what some of you go through now, folks. What the heck, they give me the lousiest parts, or even no parts at all, stupid J2s.

I'll definitely come back cos in due time, I'll miss my marimba like nuts. Alumni band, probs.

Have fun in band practices, toodles.

VERONICA

2009-02-07T16:03:00.005+08:00

Heelo folks!

kk, here are the parts.

MONDAY - 9th FEBRUARY 2009

Majulah Singapura

Snare - Zena
Bass - Rena
Crash - Xinyi
Suspended - Crystal

School Song

Snare - Kia Ying
Bass - Grace
Crash - Monica

Please learn your relevant parts and come early on monday and HELP OUT with e instruments.

--Monica :D

2009-01-27T11:53:00.000+08:00

HEYO percs!

Here are some jokes to keep this blog not-so-dead and for yall to laugh this cny holiday (:
Sorry, I didn’t put up musical jokes. The percussion-related jokes I found were absolutely cold and insulting :X
So, here goes… ENJOY! :D

Q: What is a cow's favorite day?
A: Moo-years Day! (Yep, yesterday!)

Q: What did the light bulb say to his man?
A: I wuv you watts and watts.

Q: What game do elephants like to play the most?
A: Squash

Q: Why did the man stare at the label of the orange juice ?
A: Because the label said concentrate!

Q: What did the painting say in court
A: I’ve been framed!

Hee.

P.S. People (especially sec twos), please post more often! Anything under the sun (: our blog might just die ya know.

--Monica :D

happy niu year

2009-01-24T22:20:00.000+08:00

HAPPY NIU YEAR PERCUSSIONIST !! :p

2009-01-08T22:00:00.005+08:00

Hee, from now on, the morning assembly duty roster'll be up at least two days before the Monday, so please go through your parts over the weekend (:

MONDAY - 12TH JANUARY 2008

Majulah Singapura
Snare - Monica
Bass - Xinyi
Crash - Zena
Suspended - Crystal

School Song
Snare - Heather
Bass - Crystal
Crash - Kia Ying

Dear Sec twos, y'all must come for morning assembly too. Watch and learn the parts well, kk?
:D

AND, please report to band room by 7.05am latest. If we all chip in and carry the instruments together, it'll be so much less tiring, yeah?

Important dates to note:
17th Jan - Sec 1 Orientation Performance
28th Feb - Honour's Day Performance
19th to 21st March - Band camp
24th March - SCH Soundcheck
30th March - SYF week begins!

Let's all work hard together and get that GOLD! (:
Our '09 resolution as a section! Hahah.

--Monica

a post to make things alive

2009-01-01T00:07:00.006+08:00

its always HARD to HATE someone... but its EASY to LOVE !! lets make things AWESOME for everyone!! yea, spread the good stuffs around n make things GREAT ! because god LOVES everyone N everything :)

2008-12-20T23:33:00.005+08:00

Hey all!
kk, i shall not let the perc blog die and be gone with the wind. Hee.
Firstly, I think yall know how we played on the 15th of dec. Yeah percs?
It shall not happen again. We must prac till we're gold material man. And more than that, till we're pro enough to call ourselves GOOD. I really hope that we'l all try our best and strive!

As sir says it,
"It's not how good you are but how good you want to be"
(:

And, MERRY XMAS TO ALL! May the spirit of love touch y'all this christmas season to be a more bonded and loving section :D

Thank you Lord for helping Shannen to recover so fast, you know how much we love her and need her :) Praise the Lord!

2008-12-08T20:08:00.001+08:00

shannen's always posting happy birthday posts for any percs's birthday.
today's her turn so,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHANNEN!
the section loves you! <3

2008-11-18T14:39:00.006+08:00

Hey all! Monica's here :D hahah. One of the rare times!
This is my second official post on the perc blog! I shall post once every year!
Anyways, firstly (to all non-band members) :
TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT!! FAITH, HOPE & LOVE 2 SHALL BE FULL HOUSE!!

Audition results shall be released soon. Btw, good job percs! Continue to self-prac. All the way!
And all the very best to our juniors who are auditioning tmr!
Believe in yourself and play with confidence (: Just do your best!

Concert's in 11 days! We will put up an awesome concert I'm sure! So all of yall have to step up and really work hard the next 1.5 weeks kk? We can do it! And, it'll be a night to remember :)

Things to work on:
1. Rhythm (100% correct!)
2. Musicality!
Must must move! Be groovy and funky!
3. Togetherness
We shall be ABSOLUTELY, TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY together. It's a challenge that we
shall win, yeah?
4. FUN!
Hope yall really have fun practising and playing on the concert day! Love what you do & do
what you love! :D

All of yall have the potential to SHINE and play well, so just focus and practise hard. AND, pray hard too! You will reap what you sow. So let's give it our ALL and be all that we can be!

29th November 2008 shall be a day to remember!

Every note shall resound
Every beat shall echo
Every tune shall resonate
Every chord shall reverberate &
Every memory shall last through all eternity!

I WANT PEACE IN THE SECCTION !!!!

2008-11-13T16:09:00.003+08:00

I WANT PEACE IN THE SECTION !!!!
Dont hate anybody lol its stupid , childish n dumb

2008-10-12T19:19:00.002+08:00

HAHAHAHAHA
YESSSS
I DID IT
EVERYTHING - RECOVERED!!!! =D
HAHAHAHAHA
AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAH
WAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHA.
I'll stop now. Hahaha.

K everyone, band started, time to get serioussssss. ;D
And we all can concentrate yes? Cos exams are OVER.
Our LAST concert with Mr L Tan. *Cries*...
Make it damn damn good.

Wahaha. I'm feeling so euphoric now.

2008-08-28T22:26:00.001+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO
JAYNI
<3

=D

2008-08-27T23:50:00.001+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO
KINNY
<3

=D

2008-08-26T20:37:00.000+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO
TUTU
<3

=D

2008-08-23T15:52:00.001+08:00

WAHAHAHA SECOND for section competition!

not bad,not bad at all! :D

..

2008-08-09T22:28:00.001+08:00

hey uhm, if any of you guys think anything is unfair or ppl are being unfair about parts or signs of biasness, speak up yeah?

Heather.

new hammie pic

2008-08-06T15:58:00.007+08:00

drummer

bell -sie

guitarist
timpanist

hey people sry for wasting place hahaha oh these are the new perc pictures hope u like it as much as i do . from: crystal ur all time favourite!

Hello :)

2008-08-05T13:50:00.002+08:00

hey hey hey hey heyyyyyyyy, Heather here. just got out of the shower, feel clean.. and smooth, like baby butt. BLA BLA BLA BLA BLA BLA BLA BLA BLA

hahaha idiot, you just wasted a few seconds of your life reading my post (irrelavent to your life)

kidding.lol.cheap thrills.sorry

2008-08-02T17:32:00.006+08:00

EVERY
SINGLE
PERCUSSIONIST
Has the potential
To do well.
The MORE you practise,
The MORE potential
You unleash.

Everyone has an important part to play, every part is important yeah? Even one note is important, if it wasn't, the composer wouldn't have put it there.
Everyone is important.
"The strength of the band is the strength of its weakest player."
Remember what Sir said?

Moral of the story, come for practices[including self practice if you have time], and you'll be damn good. =D

We can do it. It takes time, effort, will, practice, passion and LOVE for percussion and percussionists.

Remember what Sir says, as much as you can. He speaks words of wisdom HAHAH. No I'm serious. It's good to listen to him.
Ah yes and Mr Tang and Chan too. =)

OK yes I'm being annoying now aren't I.
I love you all <3!

2008-08-02T00:12:00.008+08:00

HELLO
=)

SYF is just around the corner. Next yeah. Haha.
COME for practice, PRACTISE your parts...
And a lot of other things.
Percussionist! We can do it! =)

2008-07-23T22:57:00.002+08:00

WHOOO, first time posting here.. awesome laa.

ij percussion..

sexy
hott
hardcore
funky
awesome

people.

Heather (:

2008-07-23T22:45:00.005+08:00

hello.
here's something regarding junior band next week.

the conductor, mr lim won't be coming in for junior band next tuesday.
so he wants the seniors to go down for sectionals with the juniors.
he wants us to work on the recital pieces with them as recital is coming.
shimin also said that she wants to see sec3s coming down for junior band also.

please do come.
thank you.

zena.

2008-07-11T12:29:00.001+08:00

thanks to all sec two and threes.
haha too much for words. (:
God loves you all.

-JAYNI is sick. boo. ):

2008-06-23T19:13:00.003+08:00

HELLO!

i'm feeling quite bored.
so maybe i'll come here and start posting rubbish.
hahaha.
okay.

so we're back from beijing with a GOLD award!
hahaha.
i'm happy.
i mean, who's not?
hahaha.
yay!

okay.
lame here.
shall go now.
woohoo!

zena

2008-06-16T18:04:00.002+08:00

it's tmr dear percs. and yea, our perc shirt's cool stuff. (: thanks.
remember what to do the first thing you step into your room. :D
inyaj

2008-06-10T12:25:00.002+08:00

hello!veronica here.

we're going to have our last and final sectionals on the ensembles on
thursday morning.

please do make it!its crucial.
we havent even started work on ran kan kan.
:/
so,those involved in ran kan kan,come at 10 yess?
the rest,come at 11.30.
then we can all have lunch and all before main band practice.

percs involved in ran kan kan:

Kia Ying
Heather
Kinny
Dianah
Zena
Xinyi
Monica

ah darn.and,sry if i take parts away from you :(
its due to time constraint you see!
rawr.

thousand apologies!

when we graduate,yall will definitely get better parts.
but that's if u practice! [please do.]
if not,we wont know how to help you :(

ok,so the Beijing trip is in exactly one week.
those who need more self practice (ensemble pieces counted!you know who you r),
make the effort to just come down,even if its only for half an hour.

yeshh?

:D

!!!!!

2008-06-06T22:17:00.002+08:00

hello.
arent ya'll happy the sec fours and fives are graduating?
i sure am. (maybe not really)
it's YOUR time to shine now! oh yay.
this time there wont be anyone to steal the cool parts away!
no one to nag bout this and that.
(but SEC THREES GOTTA DO IT)
and so many more!
oh yay it's freedom time!

okay. made new friends from bendemeer today.
sorry bout the sec twos.
SEC TWOS!!!
why werent ya'll interacting and all!
it's not a "senior" thing.
but oh well. be nice. (:
will be seeing them at the airport, plane and hotel.
sheeezsh adam(?)..

oh thanks for the countdown btw.

p-e-r-cu-ssion.
something something wasabi in the band.
HAHA pfffft.

i think SQ 80* would be friggin noisy.
how sad.

lotsa LOVE, inyaj. (:

2008-06-04T18:48:00.003+08:00

ok amendments to e last post:

full band uniform to be worn on mondays only.
heh sry.

practice schedule from today onwards for those who wanna know:

6/6 friday 2-6pm (Exchange with Bendeemer Sec band)
7/6 Saturday 8am-12
9/6 monday 2-6 (Full band u)
11/6 wednesday 2-6pm
12/6 thursday 2-6pm
14/6 saturday 8am-12
16/6 monday 8am-12(Full band u)

17/6 tuesday BEIJING!

ok,so friday's the exchange.
ALL percussionists to be in school be 1.30pm.
that's cos Bendeemeer's prolly arriving around 1.45pm.

Sec4 percs,be in school by 12.45pm.

:D

2008-06-02T08:48:00.002+08:00

hey percs, just a reminder.

after band practices,don't run off immediately unless u have something extrememly urgent.
PLEASE help with the packing up,and OPEN YOUR EYES.don't leave anything behind.

next time anyone gets fined for confiscated items such as files,aux perc instruments,etc
EVERYBODY pays.

cos it's everybody's responsibility to keep everything after each practice.

ok?
ok.

:D

oh and its full dress rehearsal from today's practice onwards.
pleasepleasepleaseplease bring ur band uniform.

IF NOT,it'll be counted as wrong attire.
and what's the punishment for wrong attire?

the whole section has to do an extra set of conditioning.
and dont purposely pon morning runs la.
pffft.

68

2008-05-20T22:39:00.002+08:00

Hello Percs!
This is... Shannen here!

Haha.

VJC CONCERT TOMORROW!
*excited*

Nicole, you will NEVER know who Keane is, give up already. Zena and I ain't telling you. =)
"Lalala~"

KK.
I am here to... No reason luh.
I love percs! <3

percussion the peeps (:

2008-05-14T20:01:00.001+08:00

okay nows the update for the sec twos (:

alpha order:

crystal:crystal is quiet lil girl :X but now its different HAHAA. hahas.shes the rev. althou idk what that means :X but i know she likes it ((: she has it on her watch :)

heather: shes the happy one (: and she is enthu and a really fun person to hang around with (: she is a good comforter tooooooos (:

kaiying: kiaying is always asking "why?" lol. she is really nice cuz she is very concerned and kind (: her reactions are also very funny, hahaa.

simone: you will actually laugh at her. shes real sweet too <33 shes willing to learn and really can talk to you for very long <3 oh yes : SHE CAN STAY UP ALLLLLL NIGHT AND NOT GET TIRED <3

zena: she is good in her mallets <3 did you see merry widow? hahas. and she is funny and is there when you need her.:D and thats really sweetttttt (:

peeps. we are like the most bonded section <3 stay that way!
God will help us. all the troubles all will be GONE <3
believe, believe in him <3
ILY all<3
xoxo
xinnie

2008-05-11T13:17:00.003+08:00

REMEMBER!

quite alot of things to bring tmr.

1)insurance: $20 + form

2)VJC concert: $15

3)Beijing: $750 CHEQUE

ok actually not alot.

three things.

REMEMBER REMEMBER REMEMBER.

by tmr!

hellllllllllllllllo :D

2008-05-11T09:01:00.003+08:00

hello peeps(:

guess WHO (:
okay i'm not gonna let anyone DIE of wild imaginations

its xinyi (: aka xinnie (: thanks to shannen:D

heres to super nice seniors!

kinny~teaching all the single strokes, rolling... :D

veron-super organized section leader with REALLY GR8 mallet skills <3

fels-FLIES LIKE A FAIRY AROUND HER TIMAPNI? :D

jayni- she practicallys OWNS the drumset (:

shannen- advices (: and when you POUR you troubles unto her, she doesn't contradict or say bad stuff ~ she listens (:

monica~ smartypants (: she helps me do my kumon worksheets. oopps no erm shes smart and does things for you like counting and all (:

barbie doll~ seriously shes very good <3 just have to come more (: don't worry we love you (:

seriously scared; bout being a whole senior thing:X

lastly;
i really really want to thank God for my lovely lovely perc mates;
you all lent a helping hand, a shoulder to cry on.
you all mean a lot when i'm up or down;
sometimes when i'm left behind by the one i love,
and i need to move on, you all were there for me
all the hugs, prayers, messages, words and thoughts,
i can feel and know it; right here.
right here in my heart.
thank you all so much.

percussion lives forever~!

xoxo xinyi

2008-05-09T19:31:00.003+08:00

helloooo~!
hahaha. first time posting here. feel so weird.
veronica gave the user and pass to me just now.
i'm so boredddd!

(: by the way, zena here.
hahaha.

2008-05-07T16:17:00.002+08:00

pssshhhhtt!

mine and felsies' midyears are over.

have fun mugging! (:

k la k la.
& if yall dont know the email and password to this blog,

yall better ask from me now.
including sec1s yea.
yall are part of the family now.

whee.

beijing trip: 40days

:O

maybe we should start a countdown thingamajiggy!

!

2008-05-02T21:15:00.003+08:00

YES 10TH MAY IS VERY IMPORTANT!

haha.
shalyn (saxophone) and INYAJ are getting water baptised maaaaann.

come if you want!
10th may yes.
5pm.
Trinity Christian Centre
21 Adam Road
4th floor auditorium.

lotsa love mannn, THE WONG. [the ONE (okay, jayni)]

2008-05-02T17:22:00.003+08:00

8DAYS TILL BAND RESUMES!
don't forget don't forget this ULTRA important date.

10may

i miss playing muchmuchmuch.

NEXT STOP : BEIJING.
so excitinggg!

i can't wait anymore,this is like genting no.2! (for those who went :D)
mustmustmust get the gold.
(:

&i hope none of you are crumbling under immense mugging sessions.
haha.

go get the A1s!

gd luck alll (:

2008-04-26T09:59:00.000+08:00

I LOVE YOU BUNCH!

2008-04-21T21:24:00.002+08:00

ok so who's gonna say it with me

come on lets say it together.

1.
2.
3.

FANTASIA'S OVER!

wheeee.
gd job all!so proud of you.
wahaaa.
ensemble was LALALAA.
apparently people were talking about the ensemble when they were walking outta the concert hall.

see,we leave IMPRESSIONS.
(:

ah yes, HAPPY BIRTHDAY XINYI,SIMONE AND FELS!
(:

ah,im so going to miss my marimba this band break.
poofy

WAKE UP CALL.

2008-04-15T20:53:00.002+08:00

i doubt this will help.

but look, are you ALL ready for this?
fantasia?
yes, no?
maybe everyone knows how to play their parts.
GREAT!
but as percussionists, the most important thing is to playing TOGETHER with the SECTION, and the BAND.
i dont know why.
are we taking it too lightly?
i guess so.
cause we're forgotten.
not all the time.
most.
not that's it's sooooo important to be remembered.
but yeaa. k that's not the point.

make this fantasia a good one please?
only GOD CAN HELP US ALL NOW.
and about the conflicts.
dang.
like, before fantasia?
FORGET ABOUT IT FOR NOW PLEASE?

ATTENDANCE WISE,
you KNOW who you are.
get it right, or get OUT of band.
im sorry.
you'll be letting sir, the teachers, the band, and of course, US down.
yes i am SO SORRY.
but the truth hurts.
if the "valid reason" is for TOO long.
and i mean TOOOOOO long. how valid is it?
your choice.
shall not stress on it.

now we all gotta FOCUS, EVERYONE.
FFFOOOOOOOOCCCCCUUUUUSSS.
most important.

dear God, we lift fantasia into your hands. and by your GRACE LORD, let this be a success. whoohoo. and let us enjoy ourselves in your presence too! in Jesus' name we all pray, AMEN!

go percs, if we put our heart into it, we can all do this together!
i love you all manzxzsxzx.

and blessed birthday xin yi.

SMOOTH

2008-04-05T22:07:00.002+08:00

Hey hey!
When was the last time I posted something here HMMM
I LOVE SMOOTH
SHMOOTH
SMOOTH SMOOTH SMOOTH :DD

SANTANA ROCKS
SMOOTH ROCKS :D

CLICK HERE

Yeah man. haha.
CLICK
CLEEECK.

Hahaha.
=D
I'm like over dramatizing.
PERCS remember I was asking about DOMINIC PACHEL? HAHA. No such person on Google =( But I got Dominic Paschel. A business man. -.-
Out of point
HELLO PERCS
I LOVE YA'LL

THIS is called sucky Our Director. Hehehe.

HERE is a band playing Dona Nobis Pacem =)
(I don't know what midnight clear stuff but yeah)
Do you see the ENTHU mallet player behind. Teehee. Near the Tubas. Haah
I think Sir is more enthu than their conductor. HAHA.
Oh but I also found another one :D
IT sound different. Little more funkehness. HAHA

THE MERRY WIDOW!
Nice nice nice. =)

PIANO-ish version of Jamaican Rumba
It's quite nice but it's missing the coolest parts... The percussion parts. AAAAHAHAH omg. Haha

TWO WEEKS! O.O

2008-03-21T13:00:00.002+08:00

ok hey all FANTASIA VII is in like,less than a month away.

anddddd.WE HAVENT DECIDED ON OUR ENSEMBLE PIECE!
options:

1)we play smth we've played before(seniors)
2)we play smth new.

both options arent that gd actually.
pfft.if we play smth we've played bfore,ppl'll be like 'hey!they've played it before'
but if we play smth new,im not sure if we'll have enough time to practice.
and it might be hard for a few ppl.

:(

here's one i saw on youtube.quite cool.
go check it out percs.
tell me if u like it.we can have SOMETHING like this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-q49bENt30

if not we'll think of another option.

tell me what yall think alright.
i need opinions.

and who knows places to find funky perc ensemble scores!
esplanade is not counted.

2008-03-11T17:39:00.003+08:00

HEY PERCS.

i've put yagi bushi,merry widow,and domus into ur sharing folders.
they'll start synchronising when yall come online.
so yea,gotta wait for a while before u see it there.

please do listen to the recordings and download into ur mp3s/ipods whatever yea!
make the songs stuck into ur head till you cant get it out.
like how domus is now to mine :/

ok,so please listen to em whereever u are,in e bus or whatever.

and yes,practice ur rudiments!
i didnt ask yall to bring back the sticks for no reason.

:D

2008-02-27T17:27:00.003+08:00

YAY,its revived.
(:

honours day rehearsals tmr and friday,i dont think i'll survive through it.
long hours of WAITING.

goshgoshgosh.

and there're only 3songs to play!(can't take my eyes off you, classical canon, school song)
in total: 6parts.
13percussionists.

goshgoshgosh.

i have enough cip hours!can i not take part? pfft :(

sec1 juniors!they're a nice lot.
(whatever that i say here,im not saying that past juniors were not good or anything alright! :D )

sec3s!yall must take over soon to teach these juniors alright.
sec4s&5s are graduating in like,what,3months?
GOODNESS.
THREE MONTHS.

im gonna miss you bunch.
shannen,dianah,monica,zena,xinyi,crystal,kiaying,heather,simone.
:(
gonna miss all ur nonsense.
ur gossips.
ur rubbish.
ur WHATSNOT.

i know yall will miss me too (:
4years.gah,too fast,too fast.

and yall better buy me souveniors from beijing!
kidding,kidding.china products.oh,better not.
:X

i love domus.

sry zena.for the domus propaganda.
(:

good morning

2008-02-24T08:57:00.004+08:00

hey.im so bored now so i shall post? or update?whatever you wanna call it.
okay! first issue, anyone interested to design our damn section teeshirt?? design to be shown asap okok.at least before the seniors leave band, so we can wear it for beijing or....morning runs.(:

upcoming event:FANTASIA
date:18 and 19 april (i seriously prefer to have one fantasia)
ticket price:$15
book now before its too late!

I heard people say (including me) that band is kinda boring these days, but bear with it! if you`re bored, go and create or figure out something new.dont you like new stuffS? okay i think im getting random.

I love domus.

i dont know where is dianah.
simone is in lala land.you both have alot to catch up with! xD and good luck with that.

we seldom run together anymore.

BOO.

2008-02-09T22:58:00.001+08:00

HELLO!
See luh. Everyone is tagging but no one bothers to log in and come and post. Haha. So I shall. HAHAHAHAH

Pool was fun.
It's sad that some of us couldn't make it.

VERONICA: Since you are section leader. May i suggest you um change the names... Because ya'll are sec4 now and everyone is one level up...
Yeah...
If you don't want to then just say the magic words and I will =D

Thanks.

YAY
percussion rocks and don't you ever forget it sial. haha.
<3