Tuesday, March 13, 2012
HEY BAND!
For those who don't have a Facebook account and couldn't see what I posted here's what I told them:
I am so PROUD of each and everyone of you! It has been a long way since we have started practicing for our concert and we have come a long way. The improvement we made is so vast! Not only is it such a big difference from the start where we practiced, but within such a short time frame we were able to improve SO SO MUCH. Take Alvamar for an example, the first time we played it we were practically silent throughout the whole song. However, NOW, we are producing DECENT sound. Yes, we may not be up to Sir's or Miss Ten's standard yet, but what I hear is that the Band could actually play through the whole song without breaking down totally, and that itself is no easy feat for such a difficult song like Alvamar. And TODAY, (13/3/12), Sir told me that the Band PLAYED WELL DURING TODAY'S PRACTICE. And for this, I think we all deserve a pat on the back :) I was SO happy when I heard this from Sir's mouth. THIS JUST GOES TO SHOW, THE HARD WORK WE PUT IN IS DEFINITELY WORTH IT. We may not see the fruits of our labour now, BUT, we will definitely see it as the concert comes and during the concert itself. WHY? Because the audience will be AWED by our performance. Not only will it be AWESOME it will also be BREATH-TAKING! Leaving the audience touched and shocked by HOW WELL PLCB IS! We got to show them OUR REAL POWER. And I believe that ALL of us will put in the extra effort to make this happen :) In Band, WE ARE A FAMILY. WE WILL NEVER FORSAKE ANYONE. SO LET'S ALL WORK HARD TOGETHER AND PUSH THROUGH THIS FINAL LAP TOGETHER! PLCB LET'S GO! :))
Jie Ling
Thursday, September 22, 2011
HEY GUYS!
EOYs are coming so study hard and give it your all for this last push before the FUN starts!
Don't give up and if you are tired you can always lean on God for support!
I know that PLCB members will always give their all in no matter what they do, so REVISE WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT!
I hope you will have a fruitful revison and all the best for your EOYs!
Band Practice will resume on 11 October 2011, the day EOY officially ends for the whole band :)
So please report to the band room on that day!
I will come back with the timing once I have confirmed with Mr Pang!
ALL THE BEST!
Jie Ling :)
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
HELLO BAND!
Well let's see! WE HAVE EXACTLY THREE DAYS LEFT TO OUR FIRST NDP REHEARSAL!
I am sure many of you are putting in the effort to try and memorise and play. I BELIEVE IN EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU!
All of you have the potential to be a good player! You just got to push yourself to go the extra mile and not give up when it is tough!
LET THIS BE A CHALLENGE TO YOU: A CHALLENGE TO OUTBEAT YOUR CURRENT PLAYING SKILLS AND BE AN EVEN BETTER PLAYER!
Let's use this NDP to show the school what an amazing band we are!
I am sure NONE of you wants to put up a sloppy performance! All of you want to show the school HOW AWESOME PLCB IS!
So TILL THIS FRIDAY, THERE IS STILL TIME!
DON'T WASTE IT!
So band,
ARE WE, AS A BAND GOING TO MAKE IT OR BREAK IT?
ALL THIS LIES IN YOUR HANDS
JieLing
Hi Band,
for those who are issuing cheque for the payment of the uniform, please make the cheque payable to "Lynn Style Fashion".
And please remember to MEMORISE ALL SCORES PLUS KNOW HOW TO PLAY THE SCORES by this thursday!
THANK YOU!
JieLing
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
HEY BAND-ITS(:
Tomorrow we are having PT and Sec 1 Orientation!
Aren't you excited!!(:
Please be in the band room by 9am in your PE attire with your pinafore over!
Please remember to bring your house T-Shirt and money for lunch or else you will starve!
Okay(:
See you tomorrow!
<3 Jieling!
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
HEY PEOPLE!!!Tomorrow we are having PT and DRILLS!
so please be in your PE attire!!
and please be PUNCTUAL!(:
Punctuality is IMPORTANT!(:
Those who have not handed up your consent forms please pass it to Kaiying TOMORROW!
Please follow our very own twitter account!
@PLConcertBand
THANKS(:
Have a great day ahead(:
Jieling
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Hey peps! Here is the band schedule for the June Holidays if any of you do not have it:D
Band Practice starts this coming Tuesday, 7 JUNE 2011! From 9am to 12pm! Please do not be late!
Attire is Band Skirt with Band Shirt or School Uniform!
Thanks:D
JieLing
Friday, May 27, 2011
Hi there PL Concert Band!!! Your new DM here ;) Haha okay. So like Lingyi I'm gonna post my impromtu speeches are also not my forte (haha Lingyi!).
So firstly, like what I said in the AVA, I'm quite shocked to become Drum Major. I'm sure all of you know that I wanted to be Band Major right? Haha. I was kinda disappointed at first but now I understand why you guys and the teachers and Lingyi chose me to be the Drum Major. It's because you saw the potential in me! So will make sure I'll work even harder! I will make sure I make Drum Major a post that won't just appear during National Day :) I'm gonna have to enforce the rules so don't blame me if I scold you! I will do it if I have to okay? Oh and as for throwing the mace I'm still scared so don't laugh at me if I drop it okay? Later I cry :( Also as for being your new student conductor (which still amazes me) I will try my best to learn conducting as well as Charmaine and Lingyi! And I will learn the warm-ups! Haha but again, don't laugh at me ah! Being the new SL to flute section I'm gonna make sure I'll bring the flute section to greater heights and make us an outstanding section with the help of Ling :)
Finally, I'm gonna work hand-in-hand with Jieling and the rest of the EXCO to improve PL Band and make us the best CCA in the entire school because PL Concert Band is full of pretty girls (chio bus) and awesome girls who love their CCA and love each other :') United as one, Fight for Glory, I LOVE PL CONCERT BAND!! ♥
Love, Kaiying.
Okay, I think you all are in shock like who's this person writing here~ Its me:D Jieling, your new Band Major :D I made a pact with Kaiying to post a post together! See how close we are^^I am rather awe-struck-ed that i am the new BM, however, since I have been chosen to be your BM for 2011 and 2012, I WILL TRY MY HARDEST TO LEAD THE BAND! :P My leading style maybe different from Lingyi and I know that it takes time to adjust! I hope that I will make PLCB an enjoyable place to be in where friendships can be formed and that we can excel as a band! We may not have to be the best CCA in the school, we just have to be proud as a BAND-IT! That's what I hope to achieve! To make every one feel proud as a BAND-IT because BAND is not like any other CCA in school :D Of course, I won't be able to do this all alone! I need the help of my dear EXCO members and my dear dear KAIYING! Please feel free to tell me my mistakes so that I can improve along the way^^ YAY!!!! PLCB HWAITING! <3
From JIELING!
Hi band!
It's still your EX-bm posting hahhaaha. Okay, this should be my last post before Jieling & Kaiying enter this space~~ :)
As i didn't get to say a proper speech yesterday (impromtu speeches aren't exactly my forte :/), I hope I'll be able to put whatever I wanna say to you guys into words here, for all you PLCBand-its to read. (EXCLAIMER: It might get kinda long....so yeah.)
Yesterday officially marked the end of my band journey in PLCB. It definately hadn't been easy, but one thing it sure is, cliche as it sounds, it is memorable. It is these few years which I'll remember most even when I leave PL in a few months time.
Now let's rewind back to the 3 years back when I was just a recruit in PLCB, nooby and well, smallER? HAHA. As my sister was also from PLCB (she's 3 years older than me), i long knew about the happenings of band even before joining. This includes the crazy passion everyone had for band and music, the tiring practices they went through, etc. Thus i joined the band with that excitement and anticipation to see WHAT EXACTLY IS THIS BAND THAT MY SISTER ALWAYS BOAST TO ME ABOUT. And as you all already know, i was posted to the Saxophone section. This sparked off that interest in me towards saxophone and music-making. So there you have, a really enthusiastic sec 1 trying to master the saxophone (wasn't really successful at that time but oh wells) and looking up to the seniors whom I respected.
When our batch finally joined the main band, i don't know how the others felt, but the first time I played together with the seniors, man, it was just magical to me. Okay maybe at that time i was still new to BAND so basically everything that is loud and tuneful prolly was magical to me. :P That's not the point anyway. The point is, I felt so inspired to one day, be able to play as well as those seniors who did too. I felt so inspired to be a part of that magic created.
I'll skip everything inbetween for now. Then, I got appointed Band Major, I won't repeat whatever happened in the beginning. It's over. And I'm really glad that all of you placed aside all your personal conflicts and differences and came together as one. Many people say i changed PLCB, but I think it's the opposite. PLCB changed me. Being BM really taught me so much, including 'forcing' me to mature. Be it handling different kinds of people, having to be sensitive to all your feelings, controlling my emotions, or even learning to depend on one another, are just some of the many other stuffs which I gained from these time. Supporting and leaning on one another for encouragement and motivation has always been one of PLCB's trait, where you girls helped each other other along the way, pulling one another up and continued to press on!!
The road to SYF definately wasn't easy, and I'm sure you girls know that too. After switching song to Seventh Night of July, we were attempting the impossible. I mean like, HELLO?!!?!?? But Sir still took the risk, because he believed that we would conquer all our obstacles, and we did. :) Thankfully, we started our SYF prep so much earlier such that i didn't need to go through what Mel went through......(the madness from feb to april) From there, we started gearing towards what we wanted. Even though there were times when we seemed to have failed (mini-syf?), but let me tell you, the very fact that we picked ourselves up and continued fighting this battle, was already half the battle won. Why? Because it merely showed that as musicians, we weren't gonna let a little setback pull us down. We weren't gonna let just one performance determine who we are.
Following so, we had our BAND CAMP 10' where we had the amazing race, late night practices, and music exchange with PSSB and VSCB. All these are just another addition to the fond memories of PLCB where we got to know one another even better, fostering better friendships. Oh, I remember when I announced to the band that we would be the one organising the music exchange, especially with VSCB (c'mon, it's a known fact that they ARE good), you guys kinda freaked out..... Like OMG WHUTTTTTT. HAHA and at that time our SNOJ wasn't really ready to be performed, but we still attempted. :)
From january to march you girls practiced tirelessly (even though there were times when we slacked down...), including our second band camp, which was actually an intensive practice camp. We spent more than 10 hours practicing a day. WOW. Then, the music exchange at Deyi sec with more than 15 schools. Those who went for the music exchange at Deyi in 2009 would DEFINATELY remember how painful that experience was. So in a way, we all were kinda scared just by mentioning DEYI. But because of that too, we practiced even harder, to ensure that we WILL NOT let history repeat itself. Compared to the our first performance at the music exchange in Nov, you could really hear the significant improvement of the WHOLE band. :)
Finally, the BIG day came...nervous as we all were, we did not let the nervousness and fear control us. As Sir always say, 'Courage is not in having no fear, but in overcoming the fear.' and as a band, we showed courage. We enjoyed that short 10 mins on stage, not letting all our hardwork for months go to waste. Even though the award we got at the end wasn't what we wanted, but to me, we gained so so so much more than just it. And this SILVER does NOT determine who we are. I think y'all know what's coming......We may have gotten a Silver award, but that does NOT mean that we are a Silver band.
So as the Sec 1-3s continue on their journey in PLCB, you girls are going to walk on this journey with COURAGE, CONFIDENCE and most importantly, ONENESS. Let this new team of leaders steer you towards greater heights, believe in them, let them continue to ignite that passion in you.
PL Concert Band has indeed been an integral part of my life these 3+ years, where the friendships forged will last for a lifetime, where the memories created will never be erased, where PLCBand-its UNITE AS ONE, FIGHT FOR GLORY!
Ling Yi
Band Major 10/11'
Friday, April 1, 2011
Hi band!
As mentioned today, tmrw we'll be doing an item for the teachers (ESP mr pang). Yuppp so for those who are unsure of the lyrics of our band song, here it is:
Father we ask of you this day
To come and heal our land.
Knit our hearts together,
That your glory may be seen in us
Then the world will know,
That Jesus Christ is Lord.
(chorus)
Let us be one band,
To glorify your name
Let us be one band,
Declaring that you reign
Let us be one band,
In love and harmony
And we pray oh God,
Grant us unity.
Now is the time for you and I,
To join our hearts in praise.
That the name of Jesus,
Will be lifted high above the earth
Then the world will know,
That Jesus Christ is Lord.
(chorus) x2
Yupp thats it. :)
2 more days people, 2!!!!!! Tmrw is the final practice before out SYF, I believe that every single one of us CAN make it as long as we put in our very best.
It's the final lap, we will sprint all the way to the finishing line, as ONE band, ONE family. :)
See you all tmrw morning ready by 8am in Agape hall! :)
Ling Yi
