Jss choir 2009

Vocal Mania Concert

2010-04-09T22:52:00.002+08:00

heys. here are the details for the concert.

date: 11april (this sunday)

time: for people meeting @ raffles place mrt - 1300h sharp.

for people meeting @ arts house directly - 1310 sharp.

let's enjoy this last performance with the seniors together (:

show and prove to others what we've learnt and we can do it.

impress them.

feel the music.

(: jiayou!

-C

Task :D

2009-12-30T23:15:00.002+08:00

hey choir. enjoy the concert just now?
hope you enjoyed it very much.
i love the counting frogs alleluia and some other more :D
i hope you guys learn alot of new things from this trip yeah? :D
or did you notice stuff like what the tingtongs did? LOL
im not going to say these in details, haha!
alright here's the task in case all of you forgot:

look at how they actually present themselves: how they walk in, how they stand; posture, how they sing and perform, how do they make the performance interesting and excellent (VJC kruhay) etc.

learn and reflect on a piece of paper :D
learn the good and bad points but dont adopt the bad ones. write dow your thoughts and feelings about the concert, reflect! :D

compare them with yourself as a chorister & compare with your own choir.
write down what do you wich for the choir to be next year (2010!)
what do you hope to bring home from the concert & see it, apply or happening (or not happening) in your own choir.

:D alot of stuff? just write your thoughts, seriously.

cherish this experience :D put it in your memory box :D

Hand this reflection in on the first day of training in 2010 :D

HAPPY NEW YEAR, CHOIR (:

-Jingwoon (:
p.s. really sorry to come late >< -apologises!-

Important updates

2009-12-04T23:27:00.004+08:00

heys.

please do really take note on the concert details

it's on the previous' previous post ok?

in case you can't seem to find it.

dont worry about the tickets. we'll most probably be giving it out when you guys reach there.

dinner is not provided for your information,

you might wanna meet up with your batchmates or your beloved seniors for dinner :D

hahaha!

Have fun on that day yeah, it'll be fun really.

also do take note the tags that Ms Goh have left in the tagboard.

2009-12-04T21:42:00.001+08:00

Daily Survival Kit

Fill a baggie with a Toothpick, Rubber band, Band aid, Pencil, Eraser, Chewing gum, Mint, Candy kiss, Tea bag

Then attach this motivational poem to the bag.

1. Toothpick - to remind you to pick out the good qualities in others

2. Rubber band - to remind you to be flexible: things might not always work out the way you want, but it will work out.

3. Band aid - to remind you to heal hurt feelings,
yours and someone else's

4. Pencil - to remind you to list your blessings everyday

5. Eraser - to remind you that everyone makes mistakes,
and it's OK

6. Chewing gum - to remind you to stick with it and
you can accomplish anything

7. Mint - to remind you that you are worth a mint!

8. Candy kiss - to remind you that everyone needs a
kiss or a hug every day

9. Tea bag - to remind you to relax daily and
go over your list of blessings

Celina XD

The Inaugural Choral Elite concert

2009-11-26T21:35:00.004+08:00

hey girls.

the concert details go on as follow:

Date: 30 DECEMBER 2009

Time: 7.30pm - 9.10pm (100mins, however it might drag)

Venue: Esplanade

please take note of the previous post about the Dos and Donts.
Go early, it doesnt mean that you are to be there @ 7.30pm sharp. the concert starts at 7.30pm. it's different ok?

dont forget k? i really copied everything word by word handwritten, haha.

if you want to check out more about the concert, check this website:

http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/the_inaugural_choral_elite/index.jsp

See you there! (:

if there's any changes, will post it through this blog.

-Jing woon

Attending Concerts - What to Do or Listen?

2009-11-21T20:24:00.012+08:00

1. Dress Smartly, Go early (why? read the next point), and once you are there, don't get busy chit-chatting. You are representing your school and such behaviours will only make you look bad and childish and "suaku" (like you've never attended concerts or been to Esplanade, even though it's true, have class please. Ting-Tongs, are you there?). You need to behave like a Professional Audience regardless of the behaviours or dressing of others. Many concert goers dress horribly and very inappropriately, trying to look cool but end up looking like Ah-Lians and Ah-Bengs. Bad Taste, don't do that! No need to over-dress. If you wear skirt, make sure it does not go above your knee. If you wear pants, make sure it's length at least touches the ankle. No slippers!

2. Read carefully the description of each song before the show starts. If you can't help but want to chit-chat, then, do so intelligently but quietly, preferably discuss about the contents of the concert programme, by trying to understand what each song is about. Any comments about the performances, keep to yourself. Perhaps some of you can't help but laughing or commenting on how you feel about the performances, and for the more childish ones, who is handsome and pretty or ugly or weird etc., you figure yourself if it's appropriate.Truth is, you never know who is sitting around you! If you can't help it, communicate through writing, don't speak out!

3. Listen attentively to how much the music and the performance delivers the story as described in the concert programme. Close your eyes sometimes, to see what the music has painted or made you imagine. Has the music or performance touched you in any way?

4. Look at how the singers/choristers present themselves. Look at how they walk in, how they stand, how they prepare themselves to sing, how they sing and perform, how do they make their performance interesting and excellent, how they end (for every song). Good or bad, as audience we see very clearly. Learn all the good and bad points, adopt the good, don't make the bad. That's why you attend concerts!

After the concert, write down your thoughts and feelings about the concert, reflect upon it, compare with yourself as a chorister, and compare with your own choir. Write down whatever you think or feel. Then write what you like or dislike about your own choir, and what do you wish for the choir to be next year, what do you hope to bring home from the concert and see it apply or happening (or not happening) in your own choir.

Hand in to me, so that I know what you hope our choir would be, and I will lead the choir towards it. :)

Yes, That's Your Homework!
I want it handed in when the choir starts it's first day of training in 2010!

Meanwhile, Enjoy The Concert! *big evil grin*

Ms Goh @ JSS Choir
http://ms-goh.blogspot.com/

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCMENT

2009-11-06T18:37:00.004+08:00

hey girls.

do take note the PREVIOUS POST.

AND!

For ONLY Sec 1 and Sec 2s,

there'll be Practice NEXT MON 09NOV at 9AM!

please be there.

for the Sec3s, you're excused due to academic programmes.

I've sent out the training schedule to your emails.

however, there's still some postmaster delivery failure.

For phoebe, huizhen, minhui, yihong, celina

please do email me something, so i would know your correct email and i can send the schedule to you ok?

my email is: jasmine026007@hotmail.com

i wont gasp for exposing my email lol. hackers are welcome -.-

there's no use to hacking email anyway.

so yah. tag when you see this yeah.

-J.Woon (:

2009-11-06T07:37:00.003+08:00

Hey choir.

To the sectional leaders and those who are not informed through phone:

Anyone is unable to make it for CIP (Community involvement programme -.- ) next Saturday?

which is the 14NOVEMBER ?

If you have not receive such message through the phone, please tag on this blog with your name and state whether you're able to make it or not.

Sec3s, you have to complete CIP hours this year so you will not have to attend anymore cip next year and could concentrate more on e studies.

Thank you!

-Jingwoon

P.S. TAG Ah.

CCA resumes

2009-10-21T21:56:00.002+08:00

Hey Choir Girls :)

CCA will resume next week on 28 10 2009. Usual timing :D

see you there :D

JingWoon (:

The Journey Is The Destination

2009-09-21T19:24:00.005+08:00

Quote from One Tree Hill:

" Looking back on what I said all those years ago, all the hopes and dreams I had, I've come to the conclusion that if having things turn out the way you wanted them to is a measure of a successful life, then some would say I'm a failure.

The important thing is not to be bitter over life's disappointments. Learn to let go of the past, and recognize that every day won't be sunny. And when you find yourself lost in the darkness of despair remember, it's only in the black of night that you see the stars, and those stars lead you back home.

So don't be afraid to make mistakes, to stumble and fall, because most of the time the greatest rewards come from doing the things that scare you the most. Maybe you'll get everything you wish for. Maybe you'll get more than you ever could have imagined. Who knows where life will take you. The road is long and in the end,

The Journey Is The Destination. "

Ms Goh @ JSS Choir

My personal thoughts:

Maybe, you don't get much in the end. Does it really matter ultimately? Can we don't care about where we are going as long as we just focus on the journey and live fully out of it? Living simply without having too much expectations out of life, is it easier said than done? Take a look at this then:

The Paradoxical Commandments
by Dr. Kent M. Keith

Not really that easy, still, do it anyway.

Stand Down

2009-09-19T12:58:00.002+08:00

Choir girls (:

Cca will stand down for a period of time due to End Of Year examinations.

So let's buck up and do our best for exams alright?

Piece of advice: Dont just study all the time, have a break too! (Have a kitkat! LOL)

Okay. take it easy (:

Once Cca resumes, i'll post up on the blog okay?

P.s. i just hope im 1 year or 2 year younger -.- (take these wings&Mu Yang Gu Niang)

Best regards

JingWoon (:

Latest NEWS!

2009-09-04T21:03:00.001+08:00

Hello everyone! :D
have you enjoyed the farewell partaye? :D
hope you guys really enjoyed it (:
and very sorry for ending it late ):

and the latest update will be

there will be no choir practise next week.
meaning that there will be no practice during the september hols :D
Cheers for secThrees! haha! Remedials are killing us :X

OH OH!
and there's HOMEWORK :D
SEE!
H O M E W O R K !

haha
Ms Goh wants me to tell you guys that all of you have to
MEMORISE ALL THE SONGS! :D

ALL okay :D

thank you very much (:
loves!

Jingwoon :D

P.S. Photos ltr :D

Scores of the songs

2009-08-27T20:57:00.002+08:00

-edited-

hey choirgirls (:

here are the title of the songs you should have in your choir file :D

-Gloria songsheet
-Visiting Spring
-the love of a song
-days of quiet joy
-Kimi wo no se te
-Hear the music
-Celebration Of life

Oh yes, please remember to bring the SYF pieces as what Miss Goh has mentioned :D
if you have already burnt it or whatever, hmm, we'll deal with it if there's such cases d:

And, if you have a missing score as mentioned above please do inform any sectional leaders and committee members :D
any songs that i've missed out? (tag ah :D)
they are very friendly and dont bite :D
If there's any problem with anything do feel free to find me ok :D (p.s. i dont bite also)

sorry for the late late post >< pardon your dear senior with hectic schedule ok? LOL

One heart. One passion. One voice. (:

-Jingwoon :D
(p.s. blogger is really screwed out; sorry if it doesnt look good)

2009-08-19T18:07:00.000+08:00

EVERYBODY PLEASE HELP US BY VOTING FOR OUR TEAM IN THIS WEBSITE!
http://contest.omy.sg/ncnp/index.html

Team members: Yunhao and Lianxin (along with their classmates Jingrui and Joseph)

Thanks!

Proper way to sing Kimi Wo Nosete

2009-08-15T22:53:00.003+08:00

Sing like this, example from Mononoke Hime:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDJf5IZnEro

Listen to how focused is the tone. Listen to how the singer phrases and connects the lines (rainbows).

Please take careful notice of the pronunciation for "u" vowel, the "r" and "ts" consonant, and "g" consonant which sounds closer to "ng".

Finally, the killer of the fact is, the singer is a Male!
He is a famous counter tenor in Japan. For more information, visit:
http://www.geocities.com/tokyo/fuji/9270/song.html

I seriously DON'T BELIEVE that we female species can't do this better!

Tips: You can arrange for viewing for the whole choir during the 15 minutes before choir practice.

Ms Goh @ JSS Choir

Sunday, 9 August 2009

2009-08-09T15:30:00.003+08:00

NATIONAL DAY!!! Remember to say the pledge at 8.22pm! Remember its 8.22pm SHARP:D
"Singing" off?

Abigail:):):)

To Graduating Seniors - Thank You!

2009-08-08T21:18:00.005+08:00

2009-08-08T11:43:00.000+08:00

eh heh! Blogger is partially screwed. much better (:

uhm. People :D
please note that on the 14th August it's the farewell party for the seniors.
so please sms me the duration of your performance (batch performance)
And NOT tag your performance here ok.
Tell me the duration and all by Tomorrow (National day) (:
I've given my contact to some of you, for the Sec1s, i've given mine to kelly.
Please cooperate as i've to rush out the proposal,
thank you very much :D

-Jingwoon :D

Homework Reminder for Wednesday (5th August)

2009-07-31T20:39:00.001+08:00

Finish writing all the Solfège symbols for "Days of Quiet Joy".
Section leaders please help to make sure your members get this part of homework done before choir starts at 2pm next Wednesday.

Tips: Gather your section at 1.45pm, I am sure 15 minutes is sufficient for everyone to finish copying.

Ms Goh @ JSS Choir

Testing JSS Choir Blog

2009-07-31T20:15:00.001+08:00

Contentment and Happiness in life comes from Right Effort and Labour.
Don't compare with others, don't envy,
otherwise you lose your own treasures before you even recognize them.
Keep a simple mind, and enjoy learning! Compete with no one but yourself;
but if you can achieve something greater with team work, why not?

Ms Goh @ JSS Choir

The new generation

2009-07-31T20:01:00.000+08:00

Congratulations to all the new committee members! The only thing I can say now is, no matter whether you are happy or not with the results, do not dwell on it so much, brace up, and accept it! No matter what happens, we, the graduated seniors (with effect from today) will still love all of you!

(Sorry for this super short post, I wish I can write more but I have a whole pile of chemistry work which I have to complete by tonight waiting for me!)

Smile people! -Lianxin

A new life, Choir

2009-07-28T17:30:00.000+08:00

Hey yo everyone, Celina from Alto 1 here!!! XDXD

Although i m only about 7 months old in choir, dun sing really well, but i do noe a thing bot music! hahahs and i am really excited that i can actually blog here too! XDXD Today, I have something that has always been on my mind, and this person writing here gg drown u with ALOT of stuff. Please.. Please... read till the end... okay? ==

Firstly, i should forewarn anyone hu dun wan to do badly for their English, that i not gg write in FULL PROPER english... hmm... not cos i have something against my eng teacher Mr Bakthair okay..=.= but.... i really have alot on mind... so.. spare me the torture...kay? hahas =)

okay. crap cut. So, here it goes.

Maybe u wld realise by now, we do not have many chances to perform both "outside sch" and in school. @_@

As a performer, we really really.... have to cherish every moment on the stage. Anywhere can be our stage.lols(just being random..) =)

Anw Experience is very very impt. =)It is wad makes a perfect singer. Expertise in Singing is NEVER enough. hmm...We have to understand music inside out. Someone who is really perfect does not only sing well, but can interpret the music by herself. XDXD I personally believe that life is not measured by the moments of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breaths away. Yes this is Life.=) So, Princesses lets all take our audiences' breath away with our music. =) =)
Our sincere, pure, deep music.

To fully feel how the songwriter felt at that moment is not easy.
To fully involve urself in the meaning or "story" behind the song is challenging.
To be Music's friend? hmm... acheivable. =)

So, to gain experience, We, the choir, by hook or by crook or by both, have to hold as many performances as possible, both in sch and in public. =) hmm.. so the prob now is..
HOW? HOW? HOW? @_@

hahas, dun worry, this person blabbering here have lots of interesting plans! =) =)
i FULLY understand regarding the "time" part. Some of u may have a really tight schedule, but if we actually plan everything in SUPERHUMAN speed, WHICH IS SUPER POSSIBLE, nothing is IMPOSSIBLE! <--- (i always cross out this word from every dictionary i see. ahhahs)We start planning now bit by bit, in HUMAN speed. When EOY ends(Oct), We will have alot of bunches of time then we can be transformers and transform into SUPERHUMAN SPEED. Everything is negioable (or however u spell it), okay? XDXD =) =) Okay OKAY so now Problem 1= Time. ------SETTLED------ @_@
Next is the financial part. hmm.. made me wanna sing. "money money, ooh hoo woo.. money money"
Can't recognise this song?
hahhas cos this song is Celina's homemade and not sold on shelves. heehee. this is l.a.m.e. i noe.

BACK TO SERIOUS BIG BeZyNESS, Girls! ==~

For the money part, we can actually start out on cheaper performance places and earn some money 1st. Cheaper does not mean any places with BAD acoustic or not suitable for singing. We still try every means to get a proper performing place. =)))))

As i say, nothing is IMPOSSIBLE. @_@

Don't feel shy. @-@

U r a performer.

U r the PRINCESS, LADY, SHINING SPARKLING STAR or wadeva how eva whom eva, on stage.
YOU control the stage and
YOU control YOU.

Dun worry we can all research about the venues on the net. NO PROB. Although we can write proposal to convince the sch to sponsor us abit, but the sch wouldn't really sponsor us alot.

So, we should slowly prove ourselves through the performances and maybe... more help could be given! Don't worry, my experiences in my previous CCA would certainly help alot with this part. =)

Next prob is something that i dunnoe whether its possible.

But as i say, NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE. Okay. What i was trying to say is, if we were to hold performances, there have to be some "High-value" in our performances to attract the public to pay for our tickets.
There are actually alot that we can do. As we are living in a multi racial society, all languages are impt. Of course. Music is the universal lang that each and everyone of us understands, however, in order to connect with our audiences, we have to learn their music too. =)=)=)

Thats why, PRINCESSES,i have been racking my brains on how i gg bring this up to our "Qween", Ms Goh! hahahs no offense intended, just being random.

okay. SO as wad Celina (me!) have been saying, we could learn other languages of songs too. like Malay.. Tamil.. Korean... Jap.... French... or wadeva, then we can have a concert called "Sensational Singapore" or wadeva as i said everything is "Negioable". #_# This definitely reflect alot on Singapore's multi racial society, and will also interest alot of music lovers from both locals and foreigners in Singapore. XDXD

At this point please don't think i am telling u about my dream. I am letting ur see the choir's sparkling future. Its all possible. trust me.XDXD

We gotta be different from any other choirs in Singapore.
We are blessed with a very very nice Qween who doesn't throw chairs at us if we do not sing well.
We are blessed with a devoted heart to music.
We are blessed with supportive teachers. :)

All the help, support and love are there for us.
All we gotta do is enjoy our music, perfect our music and love our music. As long as u all love to have performances, nothing is IMPOSSIBLE! heehee. XDXD

Do comment in the tagbox about my little humble idea. XDXDXD
Although i have alot alot more to say, but maybe i shld hear out all ur views by then, i can further proceed with all these plans. =)

So now, after such a long long long longggggggggggg........ meeting bezyness, maybe we could relax just a little. =)

lets look at some views of music by some interesting ppl XDXD

hahhahs this is a quote by Friedrich Nietzsche that i really really love! (So much that i even specially designed and ordered a shirt with the words printed on it.hahhas)
*_*Friedrich Nietzsche:
Without music, life would be a mistake. @_@

"If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music .... I get most joy in life out of music." -Albert Einstein

"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." -Aldous Huxley

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything." -Plato

"Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosphy. Music is the electrical soil in which the spirit lives, thinks and invents." -Ludwig v. Beethoven

"Men profess to be lovers of music, but for the most part they give no evidence in their opinions and lives that they have heard it." -Henry D. Thoreau

CCA

2009-07-20T19:36:00.000+08:00

CHOIR PRACTICE RESUMES!
Friday, 1.30pm to 4.30pm @ usual hideout (panel rm)!

People who did not pay up for their photos and are interested to order, please bring your $$$ and pass it to Ms teoh by Idk when cos I didnt turn up on that day, whoever knows please just come in and update thanks!

Oh and those who accepted the permission, I've given all of you admin rights so your can come in and do whatever you want with this blog whenever you want :)

CHOIR PHOTOS

2009-07-12T16:12:00.000+08:00

If you stumbled across this blog and sees this post, good for you. If you came here because you have received some kind of notification, good for you too. But whatever it is, you are supposed to look through these pictures and then think about which do you want to order. It's not compulsory of course, but do consider since this the last photo which the Sec4s are gonna be in............................... LOL.

Please note that there's a sample order form attached below.
Note: You're NOT supposed to print it out because we will give it to you.

The ordering of photos would be held after school on Wednesday, 1.30pm outside panel room. You're supposed to decide on the photo which you are going to order and bring the exact sum of money with you(which you can find the details in the sample order form below).

Please do not hesitate to click and enlarge for a better view:

Sample order form:

KINDLY PLEASE HELP TO SPREAD THIS MESSAGE TO EVERY CHOIR MEMBER! TYVM.

Next part, ADMIN STUFFS.

ALL secondary 3 choir members please kindly drop me a message in the tagboard telling me your email address (which you use for your own blogger acc). If you do not have a blogger acc, you do not have to create one specially for this although it's advisable. Please do indicate if you really do not have a blogger acc so I can tell you the main acc for the blog for you to gain access and update the blog since I can't be forever doing this for all of you. For all the other choir members who wants to have a share in this blog, do not hesitate to drop me a message in the tagboard as well.
Note: This is absolutely compulsory for all secondary 3 choir members.

With that, I shall end this post. Tyvm.

Post Choir Syf '09

2009-04-24T20:20:00.000+08:00

Choir girls,

Everyone's done our very best and that matters most.
Those time I spent with everyone will never be forgotten. ;D
Yes, the colour of the award aint to everyone's liking,
but at the end of the day, its the team sprit, those happy times during many hours of practices that matters, isn't it?
Everyone enjoyed ourselves, we've put up our best performance.
We can't change the results, but we know that we have done our very best.

Don't dwell on the results, don't think too much.
After today, its the battle for those exams!
Let's do our best in our studies, shall we? (:

The curtains are closed and Cinderella goes back to reality.
We should, too.

-Stephanie, with much loves.

JSS cultural night 2009

2009-03-08T10:07:00.000+08:00

GOOD LUCK FOR SATURDAY!
:)

Attention

2009-01-31T19:15:00.001+08:00

First and foremost, let me extend a big welcome to all the newly recruited choir members!
WELCOME
Amanda, Adaha, Minhui, Huibing, Huizhen, Charlotte, Simhwee and Junior Kelly! Welcome to our biggggggg family and we hope you'd enjoy your stay here :)

Next, to all members of the public or people from JSS:
JSS will be having our "My music, my song, my story" cultural night in March! It'd be a great concert put up by our performing art groups (which includes eldds) and we'd like to invite YOU to attend. Details are as follows:

Date: 14th March 2009 (Saturday)
Venue: Republic poly (9 Woodlands Ave 9, Singapore 738964)

(Click to enlarge or refer to http://www.rp.edu.sg/location.asp for more directions.)

Time: Approximately 7.30pm
Ticket price: 8$ each - free seating

If you have anymore queries or are interested, please approach ANY of the CHOIR members, or leave a tag at our tagboard! We really need your support, thankyou!

Fresh beginning

2008-12-30T19:13:00.000+08:00

Okay, here's the newly created choir blog, hope this time round it won't rot like how the previous one did!

Here're some videos which Ms Goh want us to watch (those that I can rmb only, haha):

Barber of Sevielle Overture by King's Singers

Short people by King's Singers

Mission Impossible Theme by Swingle Singers

Lol, I can't remember the others, but basically these are the ones that Ms Goh want us to take not of.

Enjoy!
(Feel free to ask me, Lianxin, for the user and pass of the blog)