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Thursday, May 29, 2008

I took the liberty of revamping the blog but there are some glitches with the tagboard. Can anyone help? =p

In any case, figured it's easier to see if there's any new posts in this blog though Azryl did a good job with the old template. I kept a copy of it in case you guys prefer the old blog style..

I am pleasantly surprised at the recent posts.. Haven't came onto this blog in a while. Perhaps it would be a good idea to put the website of this blog on the notice board? :)

Well done to the Games Day!
One of the first few events organised by the committee members this year and definitely not the last. The next thing that you can look forward to (aside from the National Band Competition) will be the band camp at the end of the year.

I do understand that many people have some complaints aganst the conductor. This is something that I've said before and I don't believe that I'm wrong.

Mr Ng does have his style of teaching and conducting. Yes, he does scold but think about it. How was your standard of playing during the band practice? Was there any improvement? If not, why? If yes, what went wrong? If you haven't been practising and the way you play consisted of repeated mistakes despite many trials, don't you think it would irritate anyone, not just him?

I don't side or favour any one. Mr Ng does have his flaws and I know he means well. If not, he would not have caused our band to be able to achieve Bronze at the SYF after so many years with Certificate of Participation (aka, thank you for participating but sorry, you're not good enough for a bronze). In fact, sometimes when I watch the behaviour of some of the students during the practices, it does guarantee a scolding from myself or Miss Ong as well.

When someone scolds you, take it as he is testing you, to see if you can prove him right or not. If you just complain and run away, it only proves him right that you are unable to do well. If you face it, work on your mistakes and well, show tremendous improvement, you'll be able to see a (hopefully) nicer side of Mr Ng. :) if not, you'll see a nicer side of the teachers-in-charge.

NBC is just one month away. So ensure that you work hard and meet Mr Ng's expectations, as well as mine, Miss Ong and the senior's expectations.

So the next time you think of leaving or complaining because of Mr Ng, you have to answer to me first!

As for the seniors, whenever you can, do drop by to help, especially the sectionals. :) You're always welcomed..

Love,
Miss Tan

PS: do give me some time (loads of it) to upload the photos taken during speech day :)


Profile of ESMB East Spring Military Band 12 yearsOLD Tampines St 33 East Spring Secondary School Ze Music Bender Mr Ng Kok Hin Ze Teachers-In-Charge Ms Maybeline Tan Mr Evan Lau Ze Commitee Band Major : Denise Drum Major : Hanif Quarter Mistress : Sheryl Secretary/Treasurer : Adelina Recruit IC : Li Wei & Dika Librarian : Cai Ling & Anis Drill IC : Denise & Hanif Uniform IC : Tay Bin & Shuling Concert Head : Joey & Cenli Members of ESMB FLUTISTS Irfi (Section Leader) Adelina Joann Jia Qi Haziqah CLARINETISTS Cen li (Section Leader) Miao Yi (Assistant Section Leader) Shuling Cai Ling Sylvia Xin Hui Chai Ling Ming Ming Pei Xuan SAXOPHONISTS Joanna (Section Leader) Denise Sheryl Anis Darren Si Min FRENCH HORNISTS Joey (Section Leader) Amalina Mei Ting Chao Qun TRUMPETERS Dika (Section Leader) Kammie Shafiqah Yanti Ain Nikko Jolene Huda Cecilia TROMBONISTS Yong Qiang (Section Leader) Adeline (Assistant Section Leader) Tay Bin Radin Jocelyn EUPHONISTS+TUBISTS Li Wei (Section Leader) Kenny Justin Jeremy Ray PERCUSSIONISTS Atikah (Section Leader) Max (Assistant Section Leader) Hanif Jia Qing Carla Nee Sheng Adrie Alumni of ESMB 9th Batch (2008) Michelle (Saxophone)-Band Major Jia Sheng (Tuba)-Drum Major & Drill I/C Enrica (Euphonium)-Quarter Mistress Shafiqa (Trumpet)-Secretary/Treasurer Zhi Ran (Trumpet)-Recruit I/C Jia Qian (Clarinet)-Uniform I/C Anna (Flute) & Kenneth (Tuba)-Concert Head Bradley (Clarinet)-Section Leader Syafiq (Percussion) Syahir (Trumpet) 8th Batch (2008) Farah (French Horn)-Band Major Firdaus (French Horn)-Drum Major & Section Leader Ashikin (Clarinet)-Quarter Mistress Nasuha (Saxophone)-Secretary/Treasurer Syafiq (Percussion)-Recruit I/C Eugene (Percussion)-Drill I/C Wen Wen (Saxophone)-Uniform I/C Fadhilah (Clarinet)-Section Leader Khairunnisa (Trombone)-Section Leader Nabilah (Euphonium)-Section Leader Erwin (Percussion)-Section Leader Asri (Percussion) 7th Batch (2007) Jared (Clarinet)-Band Major Glenn (Tuba)-Drum Major Tiara (Saxophone)-Quarter Mistress Syamsiah (Clarinet)- Secretary/Treasurer Kenneth (Percussion)-Drill I/C Emilia (Clarinet)-Uniform I/C Fatin (Flute)-Section Leader Izzah (Flute) Zhi Jun (Flute) Maisharaqh (Clarinet)-Section Leader Jia Min (Oboe) Christin (Saxophone)-Section Leader Kai Lin (Trombone)-Section Leader Azryl (Euphonium)-Section Leader Adilah (Trumpet)-Section Leader Carleen (Trumpet) Azri (Tuba)-Section Leader Hafiyan (Percussion)-Section Leader Yan Wei (Percussion) Samuel (Percussion) Sounds of ESMB Awards of ESMB ~2nd NBC : Silver ~SYF '07 : Bronze ~SYF '09 : SILVER!! ~3rd NBC : Silver Archives of ESMB	Thursday, May 29, 2008 I took the liberty of revamping the blog but there are some glitches with the tagboard. Can anyone help? =p In any case, figured it's easier to see if there's any new posts in this blog though Azryl did a good job with the old template. I kept a copy of it in case you guys prefer the old blog style.. I am pleasantly surprised at the recent posts.. Haven't came onto this blog in a while. Perhaps it would be a good idea to put the website of this blog on the notice board? :) Well done to the Games Day! One of the first few events organised by the committee members this year and definitely not the last. The next thing that you can look forward to (aside from the National Band Competition) will be the band camp at the end of the year. I do understand that many people have some complaints aganst the conductor. This is something that I've said before and I don't believe that I'm wrong. Mr Ng does have his style of teaching and conducting. Yes, he does scold but think about it. How was your standard of playing during the band practice? Was there any improvement? If not, why? If yes, what went wrong? If you haven't been practising and the way you play consisted of repeated mistakes despite many trials, don't you think it would irritate anyone, not just him? I don't side or favour any one. Mr Ng does have his flaws and I know he means well. If not, he would not have caused our band to be able to achieve Bronze at the SYF after so many years with Certificate of Participation (aka, thank you for participating but sorry, you're not good enough for a bronze). In fact, sometimes when I watch the behaviour of some of the students during the practices, it does guarantee a scolding from myself or Miss Ong as well. When someone scolds you, take it as he is testing you, to see if you can prove him right or not. If you just complain and run away, it only proves him right that you are unable to do well. If you face it, work on your mistakes and well, show tremendous improvement, you'll be able to see a (hopefully) nicer side of Mr Ng. :) if not, you'll see a nicer side of the teachers-in-charge. NBC is just one month away. So ensure that you work hard and meet Mr Ng's expectations, as well as mine, Miss Ong and the senior's expectations. So the next time you think of leaving or complaining because of Mr Ng, you have to answer to me first! As for the seniors, whenever you can, do drop by to help, especially the sectionals. :) You're always welcomed.. Love, Miss Tan PS: do give me some time (loads of it) to upload the photos taken during speech day :)