sexysaxes

2010-08-04T20:10:00.002+08:00

Had a blast in sydney,
p.s. one month ago we were in sydney (!!!)

Time flies guys. All of you (Sec 3s & sec 2s) are seniors of the band now!! Be good role models to your sec ones & make sure they do well for sec one recital!!

Hope you guys get along well and continue making good music and enjoy your band experience to the fullest. Good luck for the upcoming section comp, just enjoy yourself ;)

Love you guys always
Melissa :)

2010-03-28T11:09:00.001+08:00

Hi peeps :) We've done it for Fantasia VIII. It has was a great end off for the sec 4s, and I believe a great beginning for the sec 2s as well. Thanks for the memories guys.

xoxo

2010-03-21T20:08:00.002+08:00

We're 6 days away to our concert, Fantasia VIII guys! ;)

Have faith in yourselves because the sec 4s believe you all can do it! We'll rock CJC hall on saturday, 27th March :) Everything'll be over soon!

xoxo

2009-12-30T18:53:00.002+08:00

Hello All! There are some notices to take note

1) Sec 2s (2010), please memorise the set of Akiyama warm ups (Low chromatics, Fifths, Fourths, Thirds) by end of January. You will be tested on them when the date is near. You will not be allowed to refer to the paper that we've given you once it's Feb.

2) Sec 2s (2010), please memorise "Majulah Singapura" and the school song by end of january. You will be tested on them as well. If you're not sure about the rhythm or the notes please approach any of your seniors.

3) There will be sectionals on either mondays or tuesdays when school reopens (In january), so please keep both days free.

4) Please practice hard on the orientation pieces, Sing, Tomorrow & Nobody. These pieces are to be perfected before 16th January, so you only have about 2 weeks to learn them. We will be working on these pieces over the next few band practices and during sectionals, but you are expected to get your notes correct (e.g your flats and sharps especially for nobody)

That's about it. Please work hard on the pieces for orientation, because they determine how many juniors we're gonna get :)

2009-12-12T18:43:00.002+08:00

Hey All!
I guess you should have received my message about the section outing.
It's confirmed!

Date: 22nd December
Day: Tuesday
Venue: Marina Barrage! (We can meet at Marina Bay MRT station and take a shuttle bus in together)
Time: We'll meet at about 12 plus (Tentatively), Will confirm when the date is nearing
What: Picnic, Flying kites, Frisbees, Bonding etc
What to bring: Picnic mats, Kites, Frisbee, Snacks, Food eg. Sandwiches etc (Will confirm with you guys who's bringing what so we don't get a food overload, or we can go get them together before heading there! )

Please be sure to confirm with me whether you are able to make it on that day via SMS latest by 19th December.

Those who will be overseas on that day, have a fun time and enjoy yourselves! :) Remember to practice during the holidays and catch up on whatever you need to do :)

See you guys on the 22nd, if not 28th!

P.S Rui Ann, you have to miss this one out :'( :'( We will bring your picture with us K ;)
Mel

2009-09-12T17:40:00.000+08:00

Hi all!

Today marks the last day of band practice for the break for the exam, and it was also the secondary one recital and section competition!

Sec ones, we're all really proud of you guys, to have been able to come such a long way from January to now, the improvement you all have made has been really great! :) From hardly any knowledge on your instrument, to what you all are today!

"Change is easy, but sustaining change is hard",

do keep this in mind, as you strive and work harder to improve your tone and technique on the saxophone. The change that you all have experienced is probably going to be one of the greatest in your secondary school life, yes, it is easy to see the improvements in your playing, but always remember that in order to maintain your tone and constantly improve yourself, you have to practice regularly, not only when a concert or performance is coming up. As of today, you guys have graduated out of "essential elements", and will be learning more things, and soon, you will be on the stage performing your concert pieces with the whole junior band. I really hope you guys will improve tremendously as time progresses, put in more effort to finding out more about your instrument (which includes taking care of it and not banging it around!) and if you're ever in any doubt, just feel free to approach any of us, we'll be more than happy to help you guys! :)

Sec 2s & 3s, though we may have won the title of the section of the year for 2009, please continue to work harder, and improve our sound and ensemble-ship(If there's such a thing), but you get my point! :) We really have to listen to each other a lot more, and there is definitely a lot of room for improvement, especially on our concert pieces. I know all of you have put in a lot of effort into this section competition, and I really appreciate that fact, for without any of you guys, the title wouldn't have been ours, and we wouldn't have made it this far. So thank you all for putting in the effort and spending time to practice the pieces, and acting (hehehehehe). Thanks for making this section competition a meaningful one for us (Sec 3s), it'll be your turn next year sec 1s & sec 2s! :)

Seniors, Thanks for coming down today, and giving us so much strength, to put up a good performance. You guys being there, were already good enough for us :)

To end off, I'm really proud of every single one of you in the section, study hard during the break and practice occasionally, and we'll see you guys after the exam break! :)

Melissa

2009-09-04T17:52:00.000+08:00

Our blog hasn't been updated since a long time ago, so here goes, :)

Section competition & Sec 1 Recital is coming in one week's time (!!!!). Please work hard on your recital pieces respectively and section competition pieces mainly, can't take my eyes off you, hard to say I'm sorry, you are not alone, and heal the world. We'll be working on the songs together during sectionals, so try to get your parts ready by then. :)
Attire (sec 2s & sec 3s) : Band polo tee & Jeans
(sec 1): Full school uniform - Blouse & Pinafore & School socks

Hopefully our section comp pieces won't last more than 7 minutes ... Start studying guys! The exams are in about one more month's time! :)

2009-06-24T19:56:00.006+08:00

Hi All. You guys have received so many messages from me over the past few days, and I probably thought I'd post here so it serves as a reminder to you guys :)

1) There will be NO junior band or main band on the first week of school, which is 30th June and 1st July respectively.

2) Sec 2s & 3s, please stay back on Tuesday, 30th June. Further details would be explained on the day itself.

3) The sec 4 farewell has been postponed to 11th July, and NOT 4th July.

Please take note of the following. If you are unsure of anything, please feel free to ask any of the seniors. Though there won't be band on the first week of school, everyone is still highly encouraged to go back for self-initiated practice.

:)

2009-06-16T21:23:00.002+08:00

Hey Ya'll :)
I just felt that we needed an update from April since it's already June! :) I'm really impressed by the tremendous improvement everyone has made since the start of the June holidays, especially to the sec 2s! :) Do continue working hard and practicing your parts so you guys will sound great by the time it's SYF showcase!
By the way, here are some 'major' events we'll be having throughout the rest of the year (Because I don't know what else to type!)
4th July - Sec 4 farewell :'(
17th July (or is it 18th) July - SYF showcase
28th November - Faith, Hope, Love III Concert! :)
Mel :)

2009-04-16T16:53:00.000+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO RUI ANN OUR DEAREST SL!

With love,
Saxophones

2009-03-31T19:52:00.002+08:00

WE DID IT GUYS! WE DID IT!!!
Rui Ann, Celine, Max, Ying, Nic, Beatrice :)
We did it togetherrrrrrrrrrrr :)
Thanks for a wonderful SYF journey :)

& Also to the juniors (Jing Wei, vivian, Valerie, Jiaping, Jamie & Rachel!!)
:) :)
Go saxiesssssss :)

2009-03-22T15:23:00.001+08:00

I love you guys :)

2009-03-21T19:13:00.002+08:00

Heeeeeeeeelloooooooooo Saxies :)
How was band camp? Our supper, with egg + ham with bread, and our potato chips breakfast! :) Even though chips are ... er... not really good as breakfast, but haha! :) Omg, our section is such a camwhore, but we phaiiiiiiiillllllll at jump shots :( Hehehe. Our last band camp with the sec 4s have ended :'( :'( :'( So sad :( But I really enjoyed myself thanks to you guys :)

There's 9 more days to SYF!!
Let's make sure our Saxy parts are awesome by then :D
And do our best on tuesday & the following monday :D
(& don't freak out on the actual SYF day)

P.S Pictures from band camp are on faceboooook :)

Lots of Love
Mel

2009-03-11T20:32:00.002+08:00

Hey people! It's 19 days to SYF, and our section blog is dying.
Shall we have section outing during march holidays :) Be glad I'm asking ya'll because Melissa Chua never suggests for a section outing. Let's wear our saxy shirts :) Speaking of which, let's wear it on saturday :D KK :D Lol.
Let's go listen to the results after SYF :)
K :) Then we can go out -.- again :)

Lol. K la, let's all work hard towards SYF, the final 19 days to SYF, and then we'll say goodbye to our saxy parts ))))))))))):
YAY :)
Work hard ya'll :D

2009-02-01T10:12:00.001+08:00

HELLO Y'ALL :D
Our blog is so dead :(
AUDITIONS TOMORROW! :(
Good luck all :) Let's hope we can go through SYF together as a section :) :)

I love you all :)

P.S Don't you guys find our new seats pretty cold :( :(

2009-01-11T17:23:00.002+08:00

Hello All :D

Thanks for making my birthday a wonderful one :D Love you guys :D
also,
CONGRATS NIC :D
We'll be waiting for you to be coming back with us :D :D :D
YAY :D

Okay, since school has reopened for a week or so,
our blog is dead :'(
Yup.
Kkkk, let's practice for overture and DF :D
And play all our saxyyyyyy parts :)
Woohoo.
Kk, bye all :D

Love Mel :D

2008-12-20T18:17:00.002+08:00

Hello :D
I just thought our blog needed to be filled with something :)
So I'm here to post
About what?
I have no idea.
Anyway, let's work hard together :)

Love you guys long time,
Mel

2008-11-27T11:03:00.003+08:00

Hello everyone! :D

Our last update was august, which was a pretty long time ago. I think you guys must have seen the new layout already :) Hopefully it's not too bright for you all, compared to the previous one, lol. Anyway, concert's this saturday & I'm sure all of us are excited, whether we are going to play or not :)

See you guys on saturday :D

We will keep anyone who needs help, courage, strength, in our prayers. Hopefully they will recover soon.

Mel

2008-08-19T16:05:00.002+08:00

Hey Saxophones. Okay i know no ones comes to this blog so i shall 'revive' it.

Since i have absolutely nothing to do i shall write my first post on this blog.

I really miss everyone and band. HAI, i really want to play for SYF okayy but i dont think i can..

So anyways, when i go back we shall have fun :]

-Nicolette

2008-05-11T18:23:00.005+08:00

hello everyone

good job for fantasia VII. im sure shalyn would have enjoyed it just as much as i did.

anyway, at this point of time, i know everyone hasnt been feeling too good of what has happened. No matter what, we must still stay strong for we know she would be well in time to come (:

our next goal : BEIJING in june. we will get the gold! lets do it for them and for ourselves!

joycelyn

(PS please leave your name when you post. aha)

2008-05-07T16:57:00.004+08:00

Hello All, Take care & All the best for the mid years,
All Right [:

2008-02-23T23:28:00.000+08:00

everyone loves the soprano sax :DDDDDD

2007-12-30T12:59:00.000+08:00

Hello Fellows :) No one updates & School's starting, So,

Merry Xmas & A Happy new Year (:

Thanks for the cards & Presents :D
& Please let me know your birthdates :D
Mine's 6th January *Hint hint*
Nah, I'm just kidding,

Love lots,
Melissa.

2007-12-11T20:40:00.000+08:00

Hello everyone, I'm here :D It's actually my first time here so I won't be using the word 'Again'
It's been a great year in the band so far, but that's all in the good ole history, So let's look on the bright side since there's quite a long break, Christmas is twelve days! :( Anyone has something t fill my stocking :D Nah, I'm just kidding.
Oh wells, Happy holidays (:

have a nice holiday

2007-12-10T22:31:00.000+08:00

hei yo everyone !!
hmmm
have a nice holiday !!
XD

good job for the concert !!

loves
ruiann

2007-12-07T22:46:00.000+08:00

I MISS CONCERT!!!

good job to the sec 1s for learning the 3 songs and playing it well for concert. now that theres band break, memorize your warm ups and learn the national anthem :D

<3joycelyn

2006-08-31T18:49:00.000+08:00

SAXOPHONES ; SECTION OF THE YEAR.

i love you all

<3 joycelyn

LIGHTS ; CAMERA ACTION!

2006-04-04T18:28:00.000+08:00

LIGHTS ; CAMERA ACTION!

hey. heres a detailed account of the actions we are doing for the saxophonce ensemble.
come on we can do it. PERFROM YOUR BEST TMR YA?

-formation (when walking onto stage)
from left stage: alyssa, denise, shalyn
from right stage: phoebe, beatrice, sabrina, joycelyn

-phoebe gives a signal "1,2,3,4" with her hands. EVERYBODY WATCH!

-the moment we play the first note, we start walking towards each other. Both groups will meet each other at the centre. Walk according to the tempo = walk very slowly. We should be at the centre by bar 4-5

-Get into the curved ( inverted 'u' ) formation. Shalyn and joycelyn at the outest-most, phoebe at centre. STAY ROOTED TO THE SPOT BUT SWAY YOUR BODY TO THE MUSIC. This action will last through the whole first time house and until bar 7 of the second time. At second time house, that is bar 11, move into the straight line formation. So, Shalyn and Joycelyn and the rest must move back and out. Phoebe does not move.

-by bar 13 we should be in the straight line formation already.

-phoebe givews the cue.

-bar 15 phoebe steps out. bar 16, 2 1/2 beat, tenor steps out. bar 17 bari steps back in. bar 18, 2 1/2 beat alto steps out. bar 19 tenor steps back in. bar 20, 2 1/2 beat bari steps out. bar 21 alto steps back in.

-bar 22 ALL step out. remember to play as du-dah!!

**note for this section:
when you step out, remember to raise your instrument as high as possible, and look at the audience with confidence! if you're not playing the melody, hunch and lower your intrument and move left and right.

-bar 22 third beat, sabrina's solo: no movement

-bar 23, move left and right.

-first time house, no movement.

-bar 15, repeat the same actions as the first time.

-bar 22 third beat, sabrina's solo: no movement

-bar 23, the group on phoebe's left (alyssa, denise shalyn) will turn left. Alyssa and shalyn will sway right first, and denise will sway left. After every 2 beats change direction. So, Alyssa and shalyn will sway left and denise right. Phoebe will be in the centre, so she faces the audience and do whatever she wants. Likewise, the groups on phoebe's right (beatrice, sabrina, joycelyn) will turn right. Beatrice and joycelyn will sway left first, and sabrina will sway right. After every 2 beats change direction. So, beatrice and joycelyn will sway right and sabrina left.

Therefore, the big picture is phoebe in the centre and and "in-out-in-out" movement thing on each side of her. It should be a mirror image

-this will last till the 2nd time house. At bar 32, everybody faces the front. At bar 33 1 1/2 beat eveyone will run to their final positions, which is :

Phoebe runs towards the font of the stage. Alyssa will run to her position which is 1 m away from phoebe (on her left) and denise 1 m away from alyssa. Likewise, beatrice will run to her position 1 m away from phoebe (on her right) and so on.

Therefore, the big picture is eveyone standing in a straight line 1 m away from each other.

By bar 34, we shld be at our final positions.

-at the forte piano note (last note) everyone one must suddenly bend their instrument down and slowly raise their instrument according to the volume of the note. Hold the note as long as poosible. Remeber: be DRAMATIC!

ok that's all. what a long entry.
If you need to clarify any doubts, please feel free to call sabrina, denise or joycelyn.

OPEN YOUR EYES AND MEMORIZE YOUR SCORE!

sabrina <3>

2006-03-26T21:22:00.000+08:00

hello all,

ATTENTION PLEASE!
we decided to repeat the song (as in not to cut parts of the song)
yup! it will sound more complete that way.
and besides, the song is quite fast,
therefore even if we play the whole song, it will hit less than 2 min 30 sec

dont worry.
i know we can make it
with the determination we have, perserverance and all...
just dont be nervous! (:

pray hard!
and we shall prove them that our section is the best!!!
we shall overcome all the obstacles ahead together!
"hold on to this dream", it will definitely come true!

GO GO JIA YOU!

denise(:

2006-03-25T22:29:00.000+08:00

hey everyone:)
today was so fun. we like so spent so much time looking and finding for THE song to play! HAHA. thanks sabrina, denise and whoever who helped to transpose the score. saxophone ensemble will rock the whole concert.
rejoice!!
<3 joycelyn :)

2006-03-14T14:42:00.000+08:00

HEY EVERYONE!!! auditions tomorrow! AHHH!
to sabrina and phoebe-since you both are testing, you both better save me!! lol.
anyways, i need to say a big thank you to DENISE!!! denise has been such a good scientist having helped me in my project! thank you thank you!!

see you guys on thurs. :)

btw, when there's denise, there's alyssa. WHERE'S SHE? lol

<3 joyceLyn :)

2006-03-10T20:05:00.000+08:00

march hols are here = auditions are near = band camp is drawing near too!

practice hard and i'm sure all of you all will definitely pass, i dare say, with flying colors!

band practices schedule for march hols
-11 march (sat)
-audition date
-band camp (thurs-sat)
-break camp bout 6pm.

<3. sabrina

2006-03-06T20:08:00.000+08:00

hello

yay! thanks to sabrina we got a sax blog! like finally! (:
so pple please update yar? or else it shall be so dead!!!
we must be better than the flutes!

anyways with this blog, we can pen down our thoughts abt whatever concerning the section!
heehee(:

so yup!
bye!
cheers

-denise-

2006-03-05T19:19:00.001+08:00

hello.lovely selmar paris up there sab!!where's the bari sax?!it's missing!! hahahaha,selmer paris bari sax''s an absolute beauty.

http://www.selmer.fr/index.htm

good webby for tips on sax :

http://www.saxontheweb.net/

note the exercises.really good for embouchure.

2006-03-05T19:19:00.000+08:00

cheers

2006-03-05T00:12:00.000+08:00

the template is now done! pardon me if you object against the hot pink.
Please feel free to edit anything on the template.
I have yet to create the tagboard. Well, that's about all.
Cheers to our newly created blog((:

<3, sabrina

The Very First Post

2006-03-04T22:04:00.000+08:00

test test. ok the template is so fugly, i'm gonna change it.

-sabrina. teehee this is so fun.