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Thursday, 29 January 2009 @ 20:44

Hi band

I'm very sure most of you are feeling that today's prac

was not good

So pls band, learn from your mistakes, coz it is stupid to repeat mistakes

over and over again.

For those of you who don't know, Mr Yeo has changed

the tempo of Pecos Pueblo's 3/4 part to crochet=166 instead of 160

Remember that the success of a band starts from You.

You have to make the effort to practice the rhythm, notes, know

the key signature, accidentals, articulation, etc. as an individual

Without knowing them, you will be wasting time during sectionals

and combine. Sectionals is for the section to get together to work out balance, togetherness and intonation rather than practicing what you shoud have already done as an individual.

Combine is for the whole band to put together what we have practiced as an individual and as a section. It is not a time for Mr Yeo to work out rhythm,

remind you about key signature or accidentals. It wastes his time, your time and the whole band's time. So please, make an effort to at least read your music at home, during your free time, whenever you can. Section leaders, pls make sure every section member can play his/her part with correct rhythm, notes and articulation. Make each sectionals a productive one so that in turn, combines are more productive than repeating the same thing over and over again, which is wasting time. With that said, remember, it starts from the individual.

For the exchange this saturday, if I'm not mistaken, the following schools will be there:

Yuying Secondary School (host school)
Dunearn Secondary School
Kranji Secondary School
Mayflower Secondary School
St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary School
Geylang Methodist Girls School
North Vista Secondary School
Pasir Ris Secondary School
Bedok View Secondary School
Anderson Secondary School

Please fall-in at 8:30 am

Attire: Black band tee with school skirt for girls or long pants/shorts for guys. No PE shorts. No other attire

There will be practice in the morning. There will be a break before we leave to have your meal (breakfast/lunch/brunch) whatever u wanna call it. Bus will leave at 11:50a.m. There will be no lunch provided at the exchange so pls eat during the break, there will probably be only some refreshments. So band, pls do your best, put up a gd show during the exchange. I'm sure you want other bands to praise you. Also, since there are so many bands there, learn from their gd points and don't learn their bad points. Pls don't critcise anybody or any band there coz it creates a very bad impression about us. Pls revise your scores tmr so that you can be more prepared for the prac in the morning and the exchange itself. Pls remember to look at Mr Yeo's conducting. Cya all! :]

~Jasper~

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