Hi sec 3 violists,
Think about what I told you on MSN. You have to work hard to raise the standard of hciso violists. We dont want another Gold during SYF, we need a GOLD WITH HONOURS.
Remember what I told you people, especially the section bonding and how it affects discipline part.
Zhao Hong, you have to believe in yourself. Don't repeat the same mistake. This is your second chance to improve in this area. And you remember what I told you about climbing mountains. Don't hide at a side and absorb quietly.
Cong Ning, change your attitude towards others in your section. And you must practice constantly. Don't learn from me by picking up this habit only a few months ago.
Jia Quan, remember what i say about micro work. You have to understand what is going on in hciso. Understanding every little detail keeps you focused. You play as a section, and your section plays with the orchestra.
I don't want any of you, or any of our future juniors, to regret, and start to mug only when they reach sec 4. Make sure no more chay choongs appear in the viola section. Every member counts.
Without wax,
Chay Choong
A compilation of (funny?) Dr Yeo quotes
1. "What the...."
2. "Keep away from the fingerboard!!"
3. "Play that again I'll throw my shoe at you"
4. "Larry why are you so horny?"
5. "(talking about games..)Hey you know this game is darn cool, and... HAO MENG YOU ARE OUT OF TUNE!!"
6. "Match with your open strings!"
7. "Give me your viola. (follow up with demo)"
8. "Why are your nails so long? I am going to cut it with a scissor next time if I see it again!"
9. "NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"
10. "Heard that? It all starts with your scales." (Added by Wilfred, 31/3/08)
11. "Do you want me to lie or tell the truth?" (Added by Wilfred, 31/3/08)
12."Dig into the string!!" (Added by Hao Meng, 31/3/08)
13."Play this for me next time.(for those who failed to pass lessons)" (Added by Hao Meng, 31/3/08)
lol you are free to edit this post and add more quotes..
something funny happened today during Hao Meng's lesson
YJW: Im stuck at this stage
CC: Lemme help you
YJW pass PSP to choong and choong tried to do some lame stuff
CC: You should be able to get across once you activate the switch wad..
YJW: Heck la I'm having a lesson now.. (keeps PSP)
CC: Can I play??
YJW: NO..
around 5 mins later
CC: OH YEA I JUST REMEMBERED have you obtained the Zeus gauntlet thingy?
YJW: yea..
CC: USE IT TO SMASH THE DOOR
YJW: OHHHH YEAAAA!!!!!! (takes out psp while hao meng is halfway through a melodic minor scale) COOL I NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT!! haha i'll give you extra credit for you lesson!!
XD
In my (Wilfred's ) lesson...
Wilfred: Oh darn, I can't play all the scales yet. I only learnt 5. Bleh
YJW: Never mind, just play.
Wilfred: O.O
10 minutes later...
YJW: I want you to memorise all your scales by next week
Wilfred: HUH??!!
YJW: They're all the same. Once you know one, you know all of them.
Wilfred: HUH????!!!! There's a reason why they have different names for each scale!!
After playing Tchaikovsky...
YJW: Remember to memorise your scales
Wilfred: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.........
YJW: Do you have the Courante already?
Wilfred: Um, yes
YJW: Did you look at it?
Wilfred: Uh yea, I "LOOKED" at it.
YJW: Good, play it for me next week
Hi violists,
You have just chanced upon the first viola blog post by a Sec 3 (haha), this is in accordance to my recent but short-lived success in the academic field of the humanities. Remember I said I would post if I got A1 for History test? It was totally unexpected and being a man of my word, I am somewhat compelled to post. Anyway, this wasn’t posted for the sake of posting; I felt that there was a need to motivate the sec 3s which includes me and my fellow juniors who should learn to start visiting the viola blog frequently.
For my fellow Sec 3s, I am sure we would agree that Term 1 for you and me has been a stressful term. I can see that many of you are feeling pressurized in your academic areas, as well as your commitments to the orchestra. You’ll be surprised how a number correct to 3 significant figures (your msg) can cause you to be a totally different person. During rehearsals, I can sense a powerful competitive spirit and an eagerness to keep up to standards. Based on what I am going through now, I think it’s time should ask ourselves how much we are willing to set aside for our various commitments and how we effectively prioritize our work. On the whole, I think we are doing relatively ok and if we work hard enough and present a united section, we should be able to do quite well for concerts and SYF…
As for lower secondary violists, it would be good for you to know that violists have always been leading predominantly over all other sections in terms of our discipline. This is further corroborated when Mrs Nancy Tay highlighted to the orchestra that we have near 100% attendance. However, It is to my displeasure and a shared sentiment amongst the sec 3s to be hearing the Sec 2s pluck random tunes and some even falling asleep when Mr Chan was trying to talk to us on Friday. I feel that it is basic respect to listen to the speaker and not engage in your own private activities, definitely not falling asleep during EP3 times. Thus, I feel that there is a need for you to improve on your general behavior during orchestra as you are already sec 2s and should be setting a good example to the sec 1s who are joining us.
Heres to better terms ahead (: Hope you appreciate my post.
Great Music begins with Me…
Jiaquan’08
