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
