Hey choir! :D Concert was a blast, wasn't it?! Uploaded some pictures from the zillion my dad took (:
Love, Ashley! :D
Love, Ashley! :D
Chung Cheng (Main) CHOIR: "We Sing Together!"
Thursday, November 13, 2008
We Sang Together; they Heard Us Sing. (yes I know, very cold.)
Heyo, Ms Yin here. I realised I was typing similar messages to various students, so I thought I'd just put it here for everyone.
I received feedback and comments for today's concert - that the singing was off at certain places, the sound could be better, the chords weren't tight enough, and a buncha other stuff (They're all true by the way. Moving forward, let's aim to eradicate all possibility ever hearing a repeat of those comments and feedback ya?). But as I listened to them speak, I felt indignant and quite protective over you guys. Not because they are not valuable feedback, but because they did not see or hear you a month ago. Or even a week ago, and their judgement was made only based on absolute terms; on what they heard today. But when I heard you today, all I could feel was pride.
For the very fact that you were all on that stage together, singing your hearts out and following my conducting as closely as possible, and you didn't sound half bad. Particularly for the evening concert, I felt you actually sing the music, not the notes, as one choir, not as sections. It was a very moving scene. It's not often a conductor gets to watch his/her own choir performing, as an audience, and I was very glad I had this opportunity. Beauty and the Beast was really Beautyful, and not at all beastly. (Gaston, you made me laugh every. single. time. Beauty and Beast, it was really something sweet.) Seeing each and every one of you on that stage, hearing you sing the Beauty and the Beast theme song, it occurred to me how far you have all come as individual singers and as a choir in the last year (or for some, the last few weeks).
Girls, I must thank you for being ever so consistent and unwavering. You bring so much stability to the choir.
Guys, I must thank you for not giving up. You have improved a thousand percent, particularly in the last few weeks, and it is commendable. Please keep it up. And don't just grin in front of your computer screen and forget the words you've just read.
All in all, it's been a pleasure conducting you guys today. I'm looking forward to repeating this line again many more times to come.
See you all on Wednesday!
Cheers,
Ms Yin
I received feedback and comments for today's concert - that the singing was off at certain places, the sound could be better, the chords weren't tight enough, and a buncha other stuff (They're all true by the way. Moving forward, let's aim to eradicate all possibility ever hearing a repeat of those comments and feedback ya?). But as I listened to them speak, I felt indignant and quite protective over you guys. Not because they are not valuable feedback, but because they did not see or hear you a month ago. Or even a week ago, and their judgement was made only based on absolute terms; on what they heard today. But when I heard you today, all I could feel was pride.
For the very fact that you were all on that stage together, singing your hearts out and following my conducting as closely as possible, and you didn't sound half bad. Particularly for the evening concert, I felt you actually sing the music, not the notes, as one choir, not as sections. It was a very moving scene. It's not often a conductor gets to watch his/her own choir performing, as an audience, and I was very glad I had this opportunity. Beauty and the Beast was really Beautyful, and not at all beastly. (Gaston, you made me laugh every. single. time. Beauty and Beast, it was really something sweet.) Seeing each and every one of you on that stage, hearing you sing the Beauty and the Beast theme song, it occurred to me how far you have all come as individual singers and as a choir in the last year (or for some, the last few weeks).
Girls, I must thank you for being ever so consistent and unwavering. You bring so much stability to the choir.
Guys, I must thank you for not giving up. You have improved a thousand percent, particularly in the last few weeks, and it is commendable. Please keep it up. And don't just grin in front of your computer screen and forget the words you've just read.
All in all, it's been a pleasure conducting you guys today. I'm looking forward to repeating this line again many more times to come.
See you all on Wednesday!
Cheers,
Ms Yin
AUDITE NOS SONO ROCKED! :D
All our hard work and efforts have finally paid off, and I hope you people really enjoyed yourselves. So this is what we've been working for months and maybe even years, and we've finally got it!
Hope that this concert really sparked off your true love and passion for this choir and please come back to reality that SYF is just months away!
Will see you people on Wednesday, and please hand in all your ticket money also hahaha.
And someone left a bag full of things at the backstage so please claim it on Wednesday too.
And sec1s and newcomers please prepare to pay for your costumes, and everyone please pay for your necklaces and ties cos we owe Miss Yin alot of money okay.
We'll start working full force towards the SYF and attain the recognition we deserve (which is definitely possibly higher than gold ^^) so please continue your passion and enthusiasm!
Christina :D
All our hard work and efforts have finally paid off, and I hope you people really enjoyed yourselves. So this is what we've been working for months and maybe even years, and we've finally got it!
Hope that this concert really sparked off your true love and passion for this choir and please come back to reality that SYF is just months away!
Will see you people on Wednesday, and please hand in all your ticket money also hahaha.
And someone left a bag full of things at the backstage so please claim it on Wednesday too.
And sec1s and newcomers please prepare to pay for your costumes, and everyone please pay for your necklaces and ties cos we owe Miss Yin alot of money okay.
We'll start working full force towards the SYF and attain the recognition we deserve (which is definitely possibly higher than gold ^^) so please continue your passion and enthusiasm!
Christina :D
Monday, November 10, 2008
hello choir
heyys choir, sheryl here. how did u all find today's practice? personally, i rly felt that is was not bad. people, i rly rly believe that with miss yin leading us, with each of us putting in our all WE'RE GONNA ROCK THE STAGE.IT'S FOR REAL!!! we're gonna show them that the CCHMS choir aint one u can mess with!hahas. looked at how everyone laughed during practice? i juz ask for a little more attention, more focused everyone! and we'll have a blast for the concert and a well deserved fun bonding camp tgt. guys, we're so very close to our concert, let's juz give it our all ok? like what nat has said, when we have succeeded then when we look back at our sacrifices, they are all worthwhile. i know we've been practicing every day, long hours, very tiring,but heyy.we had fun didnt we? we achieved something.we didnt leave feeling lousy, we were all smiling, laughing, the only thing that was bothering was our grumbling tummies. people, let's work hard TOGETHER. AS A CHOIR.OK? LOVES LOVES LOVES
sheryl
sheryl
Friday, November 7, 2008
Hi, Nat here if you can still remember me :) Just some encouragement here, won't kill to listen :)
You guys have to make this concert a blast. The audience out there are paying to watch a Gold choir perform. You have to show off that Gold quality in this Choir, and you are gonna do it. This is a chance for you guys to bring up the whole Choir morale.
Concerts usually boost the morale, so give it your all, and then strive to earn that Gold for SYF 09. Yo, Gold is never an easy thing. The whole having-a-gold-for-syf trend in CCHMS Choir used up loads and loads of hardwork, sweat, tears, and sacrifices. You guys have the potential for Honours too okay. All it takes is hardwork, cooperation and really... sacrifice.
Sacrifice for this Choir, and be willing to give your all. This way, when you leave CCHMS you'll never forget this Choir. Because when you look back and see your sacrifices were paid off, that satisfaction in you will be so great it's indescribable.
The comm and you people have been improving tremendously and nothing should bring you guys down now, when concert is just 6 days away. Concerts and competitions have never been destinations for Choir. They are part of your journey in Choir here. So after this concert, anticipate for the SYF. Not "Phew it's over time to slack". It's "Next up, SYF 09. Gold!"
The Gold may be for the school, for the reputation blahblah. But ultimately, it's for you. The efforts you guys put in must be fully paid off, and duh you have to get the Gold then.
ALL THE BEST, CCHMS CHOIR! :) You guys have great potential. I want to see it on 13th Nov, and so will everybody else there :)
Ah feels so great to say all these again.... I miss you guys!
You guys have to make this concert a blast. The audience out there are paying to watch a Gold choir perform. You have to show off that Gold quality in this Choir, and you are gonna do it. This is a chance for you guys to bring up the whole Choir morale.
Concerts usually boost the morale, so give it your all, and then strive to earn that Gold for SYF 09. Yo, Gold is never an easy thing. The whole having-a-gold-for-syf trend in CCHMS Choir used up loads and loads of hardwork, sweat, tears, and sacrifices. You guys have the potential for Honours too okay. All it takes is hardwork, cooperation and really... sacrifice.
Sacrifice for this Choir, and be willing to give your all. This way, when you leave CCHMS you'll never forget this Choir. Because when you look back and see your sacrifices were paid off, that satisfaction in you will be so great it's indescribable.
The comm and you people have been improving tremendously and nothing should bring you guys down now, when concert is just 6 days away. Concerts and competitions have never been destinations for Choir. They are part of your journey in Choir here. So after this concert, anticipate for the SYF. Not "Phew it's over time to slack". It's "Next up, SYF 09. Gold!"
The Gold may be for the school, for the reputation blahblah. But ultimately, it's for you. The efforts you guys put in must be fully paid off, and duh you have to get the Gold then.
ALL THE BEST, CCHMS CHOIR! :) You guys have great potential. I want to see it on 13th Nov, and so will everybody else there :)
Ah feels so great to say all these again.... I miss you guys!
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Monday, October 13, 2008
Sunday, October 12, 2008
CCHMS CHOIR PRACTICE SCHEDULE
Oct & Nov 2008
13-10-08(Mon): 3-6pm Music Room
Sec 1BN, CR, DL, EP, FG, HM members are to report by 3.45pm [Art Museum Visit]
Sec 3BN, CR, MD, RP members excused from practice [Heritage Tour]
15-10-08(Wed): 3-6pm Music Room
Sec 3DL, EP members excused from practice [Heritage Tour]
Sec 1GR, IT, JT, LY, MD, RP members report by 4.45pm [Art Museum Visit]
17-10-08(Fri): 4-6pm Music Room
20-10-08(Mon): 3-6pm Music Room
[School Promotion Day]
21-10-08(Tue): 3-6pm Music Room
22-10-08(Wed): 3-6pm Music Room
23-10-08(Thurs): 2-5pm Music Room
Sec 3CR, EP, GR, IT, LY, RP students excused from practice [Self-Awareness Workshop]
25-10-08(Sat): 9.30am-1pm Music Room
28-10-08(Tue): 2.30-6pm Music Room
Practice optional for Sec 3 members taking HCL [O Level CL preparation]
30-10-08(Thurs): 9am-12.30pm Music Room
Sec 3s excused [Extension Week]
31-10-08(Fri): 9am-12.30pm Music Room
Sec 3s excused [Extension Week]
4-11-08(Tue): 2-5pm Music Room
No practice for Sec 3 HCL students [O Level CL paper]
6-11-08(Thurs): 9am-12.30pm Music Room
Sec 3s excused [Extension Week]
7-11-08(Fri): 9am-12.30pm Music Room
Sec 3s excused [Extension Week]
10-11-08(Mon): 2-5pm Music Room
Concert Programme Run-through 1
11-11-08(Tues): 9am-12.30pm Music Room
Concert Programme Run-through 2
12-11-08(Wed):9.30am-3pm Music Room
Concert Programme Run-through 3
13-11-08(Thurs):Full Day Singapore Arts Museum
Concert
17-11-08(Mon): 9am-12pm Music Room
19-11-08(Wed): 2-5pm Music Room
20-11-08(Thurs): 9am-12pm Music Room
24-11-08(Mon): 2-5pm Music Room
27-11-08(Thurs): 2-5pm Music Room
All are to attend unless specified or personally excused by Miss Ng or Mr Loh (not by your SLs). Your SLs will hold extra sectionals at other times and attendance is compulsory. Attendance will be marked for sectionals and Miss Ng can fail your attendance if you don't turn up without a valid reason.
Tuition classes, piano classes, or whatever other classes you have (as usual) are to be re-scheduled in order not to clash with choir practices. Do not expect the whole section or the whole choir to wait for you to catch up with the songs and preparation because you went missing (it's not like the whole choir went tuition with you).
As seen from the schedule we do not have much time left to our concert so please treat everything seriously. If you don't know your songs, ask your SLs or go learn it on your own.
We're not putting up a concert just for the sake of it. Everything that we've accumulated over this period will eventually be useful in the future (especially SYF next year).
And those who've not watched or heard Beauty and the Beast, please take the initiative to go and watch it or listen to it, so that our speed of learning can be doubled. (It's available on Youtube)
Also, I hope you've all prepared your songs for busking, it's coming soon!
Lastly good luck to all Sec 3 HCL students for our O Level paper!
Christina :D
Oct & Nov 2008
13-10-08(Mon): 3-6pm Music Room
Sec 1BN, CR, DL, EP, FG, HM members are to report by 3.45pm [Art Museum Visit]
Sec 3BN, CR, MD, RP members excused from practice [Heritage Tour]
15-10-08(Wed): 3-6pm Music Room
Sec 3DL, EP members excused from practice [Heritage Tour]
Sec 1GR, IT, JT, LY, MD, RP members report by 4.45pm [Art Museum Visit]
17-10-08(Fri): 4-6pm Music Room
20-10-08(Mon): 3-6pm Music Room
[School Promotion Day]
21-10-08(Tue): 3-6pm Music Room
22-10-08(Wed): 3-6pm Music Room
23-10-08(Thurs): 2-5pm Music Room
Sec 3CR, EP, GR, IT, LY, RP students excused from practice [Self-Awareness Workshop]
25-10-08(Sat): 9.30am-1pm Music Room
28-10-08(Tue): 2.30-6pm Music Room
Practice optional for Sec 3 members taking HCL [O Level CL preparation]
30-10-08(Thurs): 9am-12.30pm Music Room
Sec 3s excused [Extension Week]
31-10-08(Fri): 9am-12.30pm Music Room
Sec 3s excused [Extension Week]
4-11-08(Tue): 2-5pm Music Room
No practice for Sec 3 HCL students [O Level CL paper]
6-11-08(Thurs): 9am-12.30pm Music Room
Sec 3s excused [Extension Week]
7-11-08(Fri): 9am-12.30pm Music Room
Sec 3s excused [Extension Week]
10-11-08(Mon): 2-5pm Music Room
Concert Programme Run-through 1
11-11-08(Tues): 9am-12.30pm Music Room
Concert Programme Run-through 2
12-11-08(Wed):9.30am-3pm Music Room
Concert Programme Run-through 3
13-11-08(Thurs):Full Day Singapore Arts Museum
Concert
17-11-08(Mon): 9am-12pm Music Room
19-11-08(Wed): 2-5pm Music Room
20-11-08(Thurs): 9am-12pm Music Room
24-11-08(Mon): 2-5pm Music Room
27-11-08(Thurs): 2-5pm Music Room
All are to attend unless specified or personally excused by Miss Ng or Mr Loh (not by your SLs). Your SLs will hold extra sectionals at other times and attendance is compulsory. Attendance will be marked for sectionals and Miss Ng can fail your attendance if you don't turn up without a valid reason.
Tuition classes, piano classes, or whatever other classes you have (as usual) are to be re-scheduled in order not to clash with choir practices. Do not expect the whole section or the whole choir to wait for you to catch up with the songs and preparation because you went missing (it's not like the whole choir went tuition with you).
As seen from the schedule we do not have much time left to our concert so please treat everything seriously. If you don't know your songs, ask your SLs or go learn it on your own.
We're not putting up a concert just for the sake of it. Everything that we've accumulated over this period will eventually be useful in the future (especially SYF next year).
And those who've not watched or heard Beauty and the Beast, please take the initiative to go and watch it or listen to it, so that our speed of learning can be doubled. (It's available on Youtube)
Also, I hope you've all prepared your songs for busking, it's coming soon!
Lastly good luck to all Sec 3 HCL students for our O Level paper!
Christina :D
Thursday, October 9, 2008
heyys choir
heyys choir please be reminded that tml is the first choir practice after exams EVERYONE TURN UP K!!! FULL ATTENDANCE!! it will be from 10-1pm at the music room, bring along your scores and all ppl. by the way, we'll be doing BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, so..GEAR UP PPL!! we'lll be taking to the stage on nov13, not much time left, COME ON! SYF 2009 CCHMS CHOIR GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD. not that far to reach, juz put in your 101% during practices, a heart for the choir, we'll make it there. WE WILL. cyaaz all tml. sheryl wants to see all her choirists tml!
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