Hi band,
The band room will be opened @ 1.30pm-5pm tmr, 25/8, and also on this thursday, 27/8. SLs, pls conduct sectionals with quality time. To all committee members, there will be meetings tmr and this thursday. Our committee meetings will be conducted for approximately 1hr.
For our fullband this wednesday, 26/8, pls report in the band room settled down with your instruments by 2.30pm. If everyone cooperates, our physical exercises and warm up exercises can be conducted more smoothly.
Band members, I know that most of you are facing difficulties in band, whether on learning on how to play your musical pieces well as a member or to be able to carry out tasks assigned to you as a SL, but please remember this:
1) Mr Wong and our teachers-in-charged love us.
They put in a lot of effort to make the best out of us. Our teachers show respect to us, shower us with love and care, and never give up hope on us. I believe that you also love them dearly. If you love them, do the same thing as well. We are very blessed to have such great teachers who will always support us.
2) You are not alone. When you feel stressed, everyone can feel the tension as well.
Have you heard of the phrase 'One for All, All for One'? We are a band. When one of us is unhappy, we will be affected. When your senior is unhappy, you will be unhappy as well. Never to forget that.
3) Don't give up!
What happens when you tripped over your leg one day and fell? What will you do? Sit down there and cry? No. When you fall, get up and continue to walk. Similarly, when you make mistakes in your playing, learn from your mistakes and make sure that you will not repeat the same mistake again.
4) Don't bottle up your feelings!
When you have something that is bothering you, please find someone to talk to. I understand that you feel stress most of the time in band as music is not an easy language to learn. You may find it difficult to cope with what you are learning and sometimes these things may overwhelm you.
5) You are responsible
The seniors are responsible to teach the juniors how to play their instruments well. However, this does not mean that the seniors are to be blamed when the juniors are unable to play well. The juniors are responsible for asking questions when they are at doubt. When you are unsure of something, don't hesitate to ask for help. Nobody in the band will eat you up when you ask a question because nobody in the band likes to eat humans.
6) Enjoy!
Everyone here is a musician. We are musicians. We know music, but the question is, how good are we at making music? Musicians make music to bring joy to the audience. Musicians make music to bring satisfaction among them. Musicians make music to deliver a message from the composer. Musicians make music, not noise. To be good musicians, let's start by learning how to appreciate music and be responsible for our learning!
