Can you all believe it? SYF in 6 days!! It seemed like yesterday when we first got canzonetta and I was wrinkling my nose cause it was like the conductor score. We've really come such a long long way from then.
I know we all are kinda sick and tired of playing those two pieces over and over again, but I tell you, that 10 minutes on stage when we play our best will definitely be worth all the effort we put in. Yes, even the mindless repeating and intonation perfecting. Trust us, we'd been there, done that 2 years ago. And we whined too before SYF.
Anyway. The point is, PLAY YOUR ABSOLUTE BEST. I'm not gonna say that the results don't matter, cause we all know they do, but the journey really counts too. Next year, or two years later, I bet you all will look back at this and smile. And the reason of that smile is because you know we played our bestest and got what we deserved (distinction, obviously). Plus, I even bet you all will be trying to play these 2 SYF pieces again, and seriously relishing the memory. (and maybe even telling your juniors how awesome we were then:) )
Like what Valerie said the other day, "There is no room for mistakes."
And that's really true. Leave the stage smiling and knowing you did your best for yourself, and for the orchestra. Because the regret you have after leaving the stage might just stay with you forever until you leave SNSO. Not being melodramatic here.
So here's the stuff to do on that day to make sure you leave the stage beaming:
1) Stare at Mr Chan and your SL. Like seriously. View him as like the hottest man on Earth (I mean come on he's not ugly) or some cute hamster that makes you smile, and imagine your SL is like some ultra gorgeous girl.
2) MOVE MOVE MOVE. You guys know this. Now do it.
3) Remember everything!! The human brain has the capacity to remember and store everything that we learn in our life. That's a fact. So very little room for excuses. This point includes articulation, dynamics, intonation blah blah..
4) Sit half chair ( i'm sure most of you'll are already doing this ^^)
5) Sit up straight, don't slouch. It'll affect your playing,seriously.
6) Try to use the same part of the bow to play as your SL ( I know it's a little hard to coordinate but try your best!)
7) More More More vibrato!! Vibrato like it's the last chance you'll ever get to vibrato!!!
8) Beware of the dynamics ( Although the seniors say they can hear the dynamic contrast, we must do even better to have the 'X' factor k! Not everyone is doing it, especially the fz part where there is a dim )
9) Don't keep staring at your fingerboard, maybe just for notes that you're not confident of.
10) BREATHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE (more obviously)
11) Don't rush (We'll all be nervous, watch Mr Chan! Don't go off by yourself! )
12) Don't tap your foot when you're playing
13) Make sure your bowings are all fixed
14) Listen to your own & other sections when you play. At least your own section if you can't hear the others so that you guys will come in together. The SLs are coordinating with each other so that we'll breathe together. Watch so that we will all come in together k!
4) Sit half chair ( i'm sure most of you'll are already doing this ^^)
5) Sit up straight, don't slouch. It'll affect your playing,seriously.
6) Try to use the same part of the bow to play as your SL ( I know it's a little hard to coordinate but try your best!)
7) More More More vibrato!! Vibrato like it's the last chance you'll ever get to vibrato!!!
8) Beware of the dynamics ( Although the seniors say they can hear the dynamic contrast, we must do even better to have the 'X' factor k! Not everyone is doing it, especially the fz part where there is a dim )
9) Don't keep staring at your fingerboard, maybe just for notes that you're not confident of.
10) BREATHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE (more obviously)
11) Don't rush (We'll all be nervous, watch Mr Chan! Don't go off by yourself! )
12) Don't tap your foot when you're playing
13) Make sure your bowings are all fixed
14) Listen to your own & other sections when you play. At least your own section if you can't hear the others so that you guys will come in together. The SLs are coordinating with each other so that we'll breathe together. Watch so that we will all come in together k!
15) Enjoy yourself. I'm not being cheesy or cliche or whatever here. I mean it. Enjoy yourself, and people will enjoy the music we make.
Its probably really hard to remember all 15 points at one go, but try your best!!! If you just blank out that day, at least remember to watch & listen!
SNstrings may not be the BEST secondary ensemble in terms of our technical skills, but we always take pride in being able to play together really well!
Some of the seniors say we're too dead.. which I'm sure you guys already know since Ms Loo has said this many times.. SM:)E!!! 10 minutes will be over in no time. All these hard work just for 10 minutes, make it count. Also, I know a lot of you have been putting in quite a lot of effort. We've seen a lot of improvement since last month, now we just need the 'X' factor. It's already the final lap! jiayous all the way~
Its probably really hard to remember all 15 points at one go, but try your best!!! If you just blank out that day, at least remember to watch & listen!
SNstrings may not be the BEST secondary ensemble in terms of our technical skills, but we always take pride in being able to play together really well!
Some of the seniors say we're too dead.. which I'm sure you guys already know since Ms Loo has said this many times.. SM:)E!!! 10 minutes will be over in no time. All these hard work just for 10 minutes, make it count. Also, I know a lot of you have been putting in quite a lot of effort. We've seen a lot of improvement since last month, now we just need the 'X' factor. It's already the final lap! jiayous all the way~
Both pieces are actually really nice sounding:) We may have overplayed the pieces, but on that day, we must act like these pieces are the best pieces on earth. I think alot of you prefer & enjoy playing Wiren more than Canzonetta right?:) So for Canzonetta, just imagine: [theme 1] You are in a ballroom. You see a man you have a major crush on coming your way. He asks you to dance with him. [rit] You're confused, you thought he has no interest in you. [theme] But you end up accepting and dancing with him. You're really happy:)
Can you imagine how it feels like? Play it out. Express your emotions through your instrument, through music. Canzonetta will be alot more interesting, and not quite as boring as you think. Emotion is something we're really lacking for Canzonetta so try your best!
A 'just average' playing is not good enough for SNSO. So continue working hard this final lap and make SNSO proud! Please don't be the one that everyone is unhappy with as you did not do your part. We're all in this together!
We're not expecting perfection, just a 110% of your effort.
we can definitely do it. WE WILL GET DISTINCTION.
Can you imagine how it feels like? Play it out. Express your emotions through your instrument, through music. Canzonetta will be alot more interesting, and not quite as boring as you think. Emotion is something we're really lacking for Canzonetta so try your best!
A 'just average' playing is not good enough for SNSO. So continue working hard this final lap and make SNSO proud! Please don't be the one that everyone is unhappy with as you did not do your part. We're all in this together!
We're not expecting perfection, just a 110% of your effort.
we can definitely do it. WE WILL GET DISTINCTION.
Yeah that's about all. Sorry for boring ya'll!! Here's a lame joke as a reward for those who read all the way: How does a lion like his meat??
ROAR.
Get it??:)
Haha. Anyway. 6 more days. Let's do this. We're masters are last minute crap.
Love, Atay and Ellen :D
SNSO without a doubt;
snstrings ftw
snstrings ftw
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