FSMB Trumpet !

2008-10-24T05:16:00.000-07:00

Hello, now sch over le, which mean playing time. But now I just need you guys to concentrate more on your playing, tone. Jiayou all!! SYF is just next year, so better buck up.

The Star of Dreams

2008-10-22T07:22:00.001-07:00

Happy people, it's The Star of Dreams!!!

-Jian Xing

Band Break

2008-09-22T07:14:00.000-07:00

Hey people, it's like 1 week after the band break, you all got practice or not? Please remember to practice if not your embouchure might change. Or you might deprove like mad. Sec 1s, please don't start deproving when you have just started improving...

Either way, just remember to practice! Even a little helps a lot.

Oh and don't forget to study.

Common Test

2008-08-19T08:53:00.000-07:00

Common test is over, and most of you are getting back your result. Don't be too sad about your result and be more happy about your result! But either ways, please practice your trumpets! There are days that they band store will be open after school, some of you(Especially sec 1) can practice there. If need any help just ask. Ask. aSk. asK. ASK!

-JianXing

Siew Fang

2008-08-09T06:36:00.000-07:00

Happy birthday SIEW FANG!!! Photos are UPDATED!!!

A Group photo without Aiyin cause she's taking the photo... It's black because we were at a dark dark place...

Look at SF's hair.. HAHA

SF getting buried...

Look at the stone...HAHA

The wall of SF...

The card we gave SF. CUTE RIGHT?!!?!

-End-

2008-08-06T04:40:00.000-07:00

A gentle reminder to trumpeters, I have the right to appoint who taking which trumpet. If i appoint you this, means this, is final. From now onwards please do not ask me for another trumpet unless it really have problems. I will check the trumpet if there is any problems.
BenLee

2008-08-02T08:48:00.000-07:00

Today was the August 2nd Green CC's national day celebration with residents. There was really a big crowd. I would like to thank-you all for having a full attendence( trumpet section ). But there are certain things that we need to improve. Though we did not knew that when we first played was the actual one( thought that it is a rehearsal but is not ) I regretted about putting the very best at the start, so does everyone feels. You guys got to improve more, not only sec1 but the rest including me for this upcoming year-end concert. We could tell Ms Chong's dissapointment with us that even the National Anthem song we could not even play well. I have to really say this. National anthem is almost daily song we heard, yet melody part could be played wrongly. =( Seriously, if not going to improve, i will start to hold sectionals. So please be prepared if some of sectionals clashes your activity. Most probably on fridays after commontest.
I hope you guys would make an effort to come for sectionals to improve.

-SL

Improvements

2008-08-02T05:33:00.000-07:00

After today’s performance and what BS told me, I decided to write certain problems and how you people can improve.

Problem: Unable to pitch, Cannot slur properly
Solution: Just practice lip slurs, there’s a piece of paper Ms Chong gave us to practice, or you can practice the I recommend on page 4 too.

Problem: Not very nice tone
Solution: To solve this, you need air support which can be gained from practicing long and low notes. Don’t just play the note for like 4 counts, play for much longer.

Problem: Cannot count properly
Solution: For this, you just have to train by yourself to not rush and look at Ms Chong! Make sure you don’t remember the rhythm by heart or you’ll mess it up when Ms Chong accelerates or slow down.

Problem: Sight Read not fast enough
Solution: For this, just try your best and don’t give up. When Ms Chong gives us a new piece to try, don’t just wait until she tell us how to play. Try to count the part that you don’t know slowly when she’s teaching other section or before the song starts.

Problem: Fast tempo phrase that you can’t play
Solution: If the real tempo is too fast for you, train practicing at a slower tempo first before speeding up. Which means you have to practice that phrase a lot of time each time getting faster when you are ready. Practice with a metronome if you are unsure of the tempo.

You can ask if you need any help playing too. If you're free, you can practice in the band store after school. Most probably, either Elsen or Weijie will open the band store.

-Jian Xing (With the help of BS)

Ben Lee

2008-07-22T05:52:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Ben Lee!

A Picture Speaks A Thousand Words :)

2008-07-19T03:56:00.000-07:00

HELLO GUYS!! There will be an upcoming performance about national day on August second! Jiayou everyone for that performance! RMB to do ur utmost best for that , especially national anthem! DO PROUD FOR SINGAPORE ! LOLS

7th July

2008-07-07T05:00:00.000-07:00

Happy Seventh Night Of July trumpeters. Hope we can play this piece nicer! Too bad it's a fake seventh night today.

-Jian Xing

2008-07-04T04:00:00.000-07:00

I Believe in Music(IBM) concert 2008

27th July 2008, July

Singapore Polytechnic Convention Centre

6dollars ( Got sponser by boonsiong so is lesser

Piece: Marriage of Figario

English Folk Song Suite

John Williams: The Symphonic Marches

Gelato Con Caffe

Abracadabra

Chorale and Shaker Dance

Machu Picchu

I Believe In Music

A section piece by Saxophone section

A few alumni will be performing are, Boon Siong♥, ChongXiang, Emily, Huishi, Kokkeong♥, Mabel, Seklin, ShiTian, WeeSeng, DO COME SUPPORT THEM!!

SP Concert

2008-07-01T07:04:00.000-07:00

There would be a SP concert at Singapore Polytechnic Convention Centre. Boon Siong would be sponsoring the trumpet section 2 Dollars for the concert. So please come! More information on the Band blog.

-Jian Xing

2008-06-27T07:20:00.000-07:00

Erm, Please tell us your birthday dates, to all trumpeters only, So that we can put it on the blog ^^

Trumpet Sect. blog

2008-06-22T04:46:00.000-07:00

Finally we have a blog for our trumpeters of fsmb! Really a big THANKYOU to Huini and Cheryl for their help in making of this blog ^^ But still changing some stuffs.
Ben