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BAND SCHEDULE
Main Band schedule for Alumni's to download and also for people who have not gotten the schedule.

January 09 (Click to Download)
December 08 (Click to Download)
November 08 (Click to Download)
September/October 08 (Click to Download)
August 08 (Click to Download)
July 08 (Click to Download)
June 08 (Click to Download)

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UPCOMMING EVENTS
The following are events happening in November 09. For add-on's please tag with your name.

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CONCERTS
Tag with your name if you know any upcomming concerts available for SJC Bandits to attend.
Btw, if you are interested to attend any of the concerts, on the concert day itself, go to the venue and buy the ticket.

HCImpressione
Performing: Hwa Chong Institution Band
Date/Day/Time: 28 Nov,sat,7.30pm
Venue: Hwa Chong Institution(college) Auditorium
Ticket price: $8
Conductor(s):MR Darence Leng, Daniel Kiang
Repertoire:
Machu Picchu (Satoshi Yagisawa)
-Mononoke Hime (Jo Hisaishi/ arr. Takashi Hoshide)
-Little Mermaid Medley (Alan Menken/ arr. Takashi Hoshide)
-Imagine (John Lennon/ arr. Takashi Hoshide)
And Many More!
Inform:Commitee Members

Posting on behalf of the Drum Major who sent an email over, requesting to post this message on the blog. Hope everyone who read this would be enlightened, reach nirvana and sit under a bodhi tree, reflect. ABOUT HOW TO ACHIEVE THAT SILVER MEDAL.

hope everyone who read this would reflect on your own actions.


Hey band, Elysia here. I know that lately, most of you have been complaining about the new song, The Light of Dawn. Some of you just dont feel like playing that piece for SYF '09 next year and you'd rather play something else which is more challenging. But come on, before you even start complaining, give a thought to this question: What or who actually caused the instructors to give a second thought to our choice piece?

Didnt any of you thought that we, the bandsmen, were the ones who had indirectly led to this result? Didn't any of you feel guilty for complaining and 'blaming' the instructors for changing the song when we were the ones who caused this?

If none of us had been so stubborn as to contiunue with our 'Bad Habits' in playing BRS, we wouldnt even be facing this situation now... If we had actually tried to practice harder and be a little more hardworking during sectionals, we would already cleared BRS by now.

You all have to understand that the change of song is so that we dont continue with our mistakes. Don't you think that we shouldn't continue hanging on to BRS when we very well know that our sound is not up to standard. So, to prevent us from falling deeper towards something that we DONT anticipate for, we should just move on with another piece that we know that we can handle.

So for now, let's just give the instructors time to try out this song. They must have a reason to every decision they make, and I trust what they are doing. So why dont all of you also give it a try and practice for it. You wont know when the instructors might give us other chances to play other types of songs. But of course, if they do, you too have to work hard for it and dont let everything go back to the way our BRS was.

Come on band, please put in your effort and and work hard for anything that is coming up next. The instructors, clare and I cant do anything further to help this band unless YOU work hard for this band. So if you guys want to get the Silver that we aimed for, do something. DONT JUST SIT THERE AND WAIT FOR MIRACLES TO HAPPEN, FRANKLY, THEY DONT...

Now, that its the new start of the song, we should all do it the right way and not make further mistakes or, to be blunt, it's Game over. Think about this; Do you want to continue to dislike The Light of Dawn and not practice for it until the time when nothing can be done to salvage situation? Or do you want to move on and ensure that there is still the chance of us succeeding. Really, think about this. please stop giving us those responses like you did on wednesday when clare and I talked to you guys.

If you dont have any intention of working hard and commiting yourself to this, why did you join band in the first place? Don't give that excuse that it was forced on you. If it really was, dont you think that since you cant leave and you are already here, it becomes YOUR responsibilty, unknowingly? It is really time that you wake up and really do something. Speaking without actions don't bring you far..


~ Elysia
Drum Major