Good Evening Band:

To: BPS Symphonic Band

i personally think you can play but you guys and gerls have to improve slightly
more and try to memorise the score by heart so you know all the accidentals and articulations,
the parts with crescendos and decrescendos and other parts thats important.
its important to remember the parts during the change of moods in the song, both
choice piece and set piece. solos and solis and another thing to take note of.
practicing hard is good. but practicing smart makes it even better.
practicing smart is by knowing your important parts. for example;

1. parts where you can be heard clearly,
2. parts where the band is in unison,
3, parts where the whole band change of mood in the piece TOGETHER,
4. parts where even the whole band stopped playing.
there are lots more but i cant seem to remember. just remember that wadever happens
reflects on your band. remember the "One Band, One Sound".
lastly,

Carpe Diem BPS SYMPHONIC BAND!!
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from our Alumni, Hafiz (tubist)

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you guys should know what i am gonna say, so bear in mind what Mrs Seah said too..
(dont bother about the trumpeter who looked down on us.) just concentrate on improving our band. Nobody else can help us if we dont help ourselves...

Bear this in Mind and most importantly, WE HAVE TO OVERCOME OUR FEAR. Whatever we fear, Will happen. As long as you practice and play correctly, i dont see any reason why we must be afraid. To my opinion, A true musician does not ALWAYS think about their CCA points. Instead they should think that, why do people say that i cant play well? What is the problem?. Find out the mistakes we made and correct it. We still can make use of the remaining band practices to improve. We have all the elements which make up a good band, EXCEPT, the attendance, unision, band spirit. Try to come for band practices. We cannot excel if we always have a bad band attendance. We have to practice together, more. Maybe, we can do some combined practice during sectionals, and not just wasting time during sectionals... Yes, that's about all from me... Have a nice Day and practice hard. =D

23 days more to SYF 2009.


(Allyson might add on more)

-- BRYAN :) --