Dunearn Military Band Official Website!

Wednesday, 21 November 2007 @ 16:33

Hi Band. These are the Recent Announcements.

1) Practice your instrument.
Why?
- To achieve something during Genting Trip
- There will be a 'test' on Saturday whereby the Majors will check one by one
- Audition for Genting Trip starts next week when Mr Yeo comes back from HK
- To play well

Most importantly, you are a band member, so you need to practice.

2) Higher Woodwinds
Report to school this Friday by 945AM . Bring along your consent forms
Why?
- The woodwinds' running notes are way too messy
- We need to play as one whole woodwind section
- Try to sound like a 'wind'
- Tune together
- Play with metronome!

If you cannot make it, please either Call or Message Christine.

3) Reflect on yourself
Why?
- Have you been practicing hard enough?
- Do you know your music well enough?
- Are you making at least an effort to prove others you are right?

4) Brass/Lower woodwinds
If you think you need more practices for your own brass/lower woodwinds section, come and look for either Christine or Huldah with a date, time and reason being.
Why?
- Play as one brass/lower woodwinds section
- Intonation
- Articulation
- Long tones
- Tuning

Ps: For the Trumpets section, please find initiative to look for the Flutes and Oboes section to practice Moonlight Kungfu together.

Dear Band, Once again. I hope all of you will at least make an effort. Don't try, you must.
Set a goal for yourself, it'll be good. Do it, at least for yourself. Would you want to be in the band now, or a band that it united? The choice is yours.

Everywhere we go ooo! Everywhere we go ooo!
People want to know o! People want to know o!
Who we are ah! Who we are ah!
Where we come from! Where we come from!
So we tell them! So we tell them!
We are from DMB! We are from DMB!
Dunearn Military Band! Dunearn Military baaaaand!
Oleh oleh 3X Oleh oleh 3X

Non italic= 1 person shout
italic= Band shout as one

DMB! HAAAAAA*!
DMB! HAAAAAA!
DMB DMB! HA! HA! HA!

*May vary. (Can be yeah or any word that is chosen to be said.)

Yours Truly,
Christine & Huldah

profile: About DMB.

Dunearn Military Band has a long history dating back to 1966 when it was one of the first twenty school bands set up in Singapore.
The band started with only twelve pioneer members and has grown to a membership of 120 and is one of the oldest of all the uniformed groups in Dunearn Secondary School.
The band attained a Silver Award at the 11th Australian Music Festival in June 2000.

The band also participated in competitions like the National Band Competition in 2006, which it obtained a silver award and the Singapore Youth Festival (SYF), in which it obtained three consecutive gold wards in years 2001,2003 and 2005 and obtained a silver award in year 2007.

In December 2007, the band travelled to Genting Highlands and participated in the 21st Century International Music Fesival and attained a silver award. In July 2008, the band participated in the 1st Singapore International Band Festival and attained a bronze.

Also, the band had an opportunity to perform overseas at Hong Kong in December 2008, with the Tom Lee HK Youth NeoWinds Orchestra.

In the SYF central judging 2009,the band clinched a Silver award.

The band participated in the Singapore International Band Festival 2010 and they achieved a Silver award in return for their hard work.

In the recent SYF Central Judging, 2011, the band attained a Bronze award.

The Band is currently under the baton of Mr Louis Yeo.
Assistant conductor: Mr Zhong Kai Yi
Band Strength: 55
Teachers in Charge:Mr Beh Yong Hua; Ms Dewi Marlina ; Mdm Lee Eng Hong ; Miss Jester Chong Sin Yee

COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Drum Major: Isaac Hong An Jie
Band Major: Lua Shi Hwee
Quarter Masters/Mistresses: Tok Xie Ying [Woodwind] | Tan Yu Yi [Brass] | Nurul Afiqah bte Rashid [Percussion]
Librarians: Aslin Haziqah Anuar | Crystal Chan Xin Hui
Uniform Managers: Anthea Tan Ee Qin | Augustine Wong Chew Yuan
Function Mistresses [Events Manager & Treasurers]: Hazel Lai Kai Yun | Gracelin Chan En Hui

SECTION LEADERS

Flute/Oboe SL: Tey Xue Yue
Clarinet SL: Vera Low Yun
Saxophone SL: Lua Shi Hwee
French Horn SL: Gladys Tay Ching Hui
Euphonium/Tuba SL: Isaac Hong An Jie
Trombone SL: Desi Marina Muhammad
Trumpet SL: Tan Zhi Xin
Percussion SL: Aaron Seah