NUSWS Times
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Monday, December 11, 2006
NUSWS Masterclass with Dr John Lynch
it was a memorable evening as NUSWS welcomes Dr John Lynch for a masterclass workshop. Dr Lynch is the Director of Bands for the University of Kansas (biography here)
besides teaching the band some concepts, such as beat tuning, posture, and sound production, Dr Lynch also went through with the band some of the Da Capo repertoire, such as Kirkpatrick Fanfare, Fantasia and Sea Songs. Dr Lynch taught the members the importance of playing together as an ensemble and interpreting the music together and not as individuals. the band needs to listen out to each other and create music as a band instead of playing individually. in summary, he described the band as having good individual players, but has some way to go before becoming a good ensemble. 'potential is the word', he said.
all in all, it was an enlightening event. pity the attendance was down, due to the holiday season. perhaps such masterclasses should be held at a better period next time to avoid a low attendance rate, and so that more people could benefit.
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besides teaching the band some concepts, such as beat tuning, posture, and sound production, Dr Lynch also went through with the band some of the Da Capo repertoire, such as Kirkpatrick Fanfare, Fantasia and Sea Songs. Dr Lynch taught the members the importance of playing together as an ensemble and interpreting the music together and not as individuals. the band needs to listen out to each other and create music as a band instead of playing individually. in summary, he described the band as having good individual players, but has some way to go before becoming a good ensemble. 'potential is the word', he said.all in all, it was an enlightening event. pity the attendance was down, due to the holiday season. perhaps such masterclasses should be held at a better period next time to avoid a low attendance rate, and so that more people could benefit.
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Thursday, October 12, 2006
Instrument Clean Up & Post Da Capo Celebrations (12/10/2006)
now that da capo is over, it's time for the band members to focus more on their studies as project deadlines and the major semester exams are approaching. but before everyone takes a break from band, there are several things that needed to be done, namely cleaning instruments and having a da capo post-concert celebration!
as cedric said, the instruments won't be touch for a long time until after the exams, so its important that they be cleaned first before being stored away. well, atten
dance was decent i guess, haha.. but more people came for the bbq after that! =) mr leonard tan was there as well. if you missed the bbq, u missed out on some delicious bbq chicken! furthermore, the bbq was sponsored by a kind nusws alumni who was impressed with the da capo performance. see? hard work pays! haha.. there were many activities done during the bbq. some sang group songs, some played soccer, some played cards, while some chit-chatted. so if you didn't go..next time must come ok! =)
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now that da capo is over, it's time for the band members to focus more on their studies as project deadlines and the major semester exams are approaching. but before everyone takes a break from band, there are several things that needed to be done, namely cleaning instruments and having a da capo post-concert celebration!as cedric said, the instruments won't be touch for a long time until after the exams, so its important that they be cleaned first before being stored away. well, atten
dance was decent i guess, haha.. but more people came for the bbq after that! =) mr leonard tan was there as well. if you missed the bbq, u missed out on some delicious bbq chicken! furthermore, the bbq was sponsored by a kind nusws alumni who was impressed with the da capo performance. see? hard work pays! haha.. there were many activities done during the bbq. some sang group songs, some played soccer, some played cards, while some chit-chatted. so if you didn't go..next time must come ok! =)
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