1. All your names up here, existing DMNChoristers!
2. New committee.
3. Teachers.
Hopefully the whole choir can take a pic together, all wearing the red Choir Tee 2009. Wouldn't having that as the header pic be great?
From this...
Awful, gaudy piece of shi*.
To this...
Unoriginal, taken from http://www.ourblogtemplates.com/
To THIS!
ULTIMATE RED AND GOLD BLOG!
Gold signifies GOLDWITHHONORS, duh. And red signifies blood. DMNCHOIR is one big family and I guess blood is thicker than water? Okay I'm talking rubbish.
Anyway, I really love the new design! It's so... undescribable!
Spent the entire afternoon+evening doing this up, with Hweesze as my consultant (hahaha) and Brenda for the header pic, which is also this year's choir tee front image, btw. Thanks Hweesze and Brenda!
I know you love this blogskin too!
I shall go reward myself with a nice cuppa now~
Paul MJ.
From Sing4Harmony...
Date/Time: Tues, 30 Jun 09, 7.30 pm
Venue: Esplanade Concert Hall
Ticket Price: $20, $16 for students and above 55yrolds.
---Start of Extract---
Eric Whitacre
The Seal Lullaby
Sleep
Lux Aurumque
Nelson Kwei
Yu Chang (Male Chorus)
Maiden of Miao (Miao Jia Shao Nu)
Vytautas Miskinis
Ave Maria
Ave Regina coelorum (Female Chorus)
Bob Chilcott
Aesop’s Fables
Hear the choir explore different genres of music, in particular contemporary choral works.
Immerse yourself in Eric Whitacre’s intricate choral piece set to powerful literature and be transported to the rolling meadows and hills of a pastoral landscape with Nelson Kwei’s colourful arrangements of two Chinese folk melodies. Then, feel the soulful tug of Vytautas Miskini’s music, and hear the morality tales of Aesop in a new way with Bob Chilcott’s Aesop’s Fables.
---End of Extract---
Do go for the AHSconcert! They're a really good choir, and they've got the same passion and vibe for music as us!
More details here.
CHOIR RESUMES THIS FRIDAY, MAY 22nd 2009!
As usual, please be in the AVT by 1.30pm.
And, please keep yourselves free from 5-7 June (Fri-Sun), because we're gonna have choir camp!
:)
"Choir number thirty-seven: Dunman Secondary School. Gold with Honors!"
Congratulations, DMNCHOIR, for the GWH! Your hard work has reaped its rewards! Let's strive to be better musically as a choir!
SYF IN THIRTEEN DAYS OMG OMG OMG.
Anyway, minutes of what Ms Yeo briefed on Friday.
TUESDAY 7 APRIL 2009
Prerequisites
SCORES MEMORIZED! (This should've been done donkey years ago.)
Have a filling breakfast.
Buy a bun just in case hanger pangs strike.
Bring a 1.5 litre bottle FILLED WITH WATER.
Before VCH
Sectionals from 0730 to 0815.
Report in AVT after assembly.
Change into full dress
Bus ride to VCH: do productive stuff.
Arrive VCH warmed up and ready to perform.
At VCH
Move silently and orderly.
No fooling around.
ORDER
1st round- perform
2nd round- rehearsal
3rd round- perform
Objective
Get used to senses of performing on stage.
After VCH
Lunch in school until 1440.
1445-1615 choir practice.
THURSDAY 9 APRIL 2009
Additional practice
1500-1830
FRIDAY 10 APRIL 2009
Good Friday
No choir practice
Therefore, REST!!!
SUNDAY 12 APRIL 2009
Easter Sunday
Additional choir practice. (Compulsory, of course.)
1530-1830
TUESDAY 14 APRIL 2009
Choir practice
1500-1900
WEDNESDAY 15 APRIL 2009
Tentative additional choir practice
1930-2130
If not up to standard on 14/4.
THURSDAY 16 APRIL 2009
Rest day
Go home straight after school
Revise scores
Rest well
Get more sleep
FRIDAY 17 APRIL 2009
SYF DAY!
Pre-requisites
Exercise upon waking for at least 5 minutes. Skipping recommended.
Bathe and brush teeth and make sure you're like normal people
Dress in full dress attire
BE IN SCHOOL BY 0615!
MISCELLANEOUS
Full dress attire
MALE
Maroon long-sleeved shirt
Black pants
Black blazer
Silver tie (for sec ones, the ties will be given. Don't panic!)
Black socks (Definitely black!)
Black shoes (FULLY BLACK high-class-looking shoes)
Hair at acceptable length, combed neatly; gelled if necessary
FEMALE
Choir gown
Court shoes (Black, shineeeee)
Hair bunned up (mandatory for bun-able hair)
Forbidden food
Anything that causes vocal imperfections.
The list goes on and on, but here are some of them:
Fried food
Spicy food (for the most obvious reasons)
Dairy products (yes, cheese and yoghurt are included)
Caffeinated stuff (soft drinks and coffee contain caffeine~)
Acidic food (citric food like oranges, and condiments like ketchup and chilli)
Sweets (or anything excessively sweet)
Chocolate~~~~~
Most delicacies (duh, since most are spicy, sweet or sour)
Try to avoid cold drinks as far as possible
13 days to V!
Hello all!
RJC concert yesterday was wonderful, yes? We shall strive to be like them, if not better!
So, updates.
SYF songs are probably as follows:
1. The White Horses (2009 set piece) by Stephen Leek.
2. Kasar Mie La Gaji (Western song choice) by Alberto Grau
3. Dravidian Dithyramb (Asian song choice) by Victor Paranjoti
Dravidian isn't really confirmed, but since it's only a month before SYF now, it's a probable choice.
Holiday practices:
1. 16 March, Monday. 2.30pm to 6.30pm
2. 18 March, Wednesday. 4.30pm to 7pm
3. 20 March, Friday. Meet in school at 4.10pm.
All other practices are as usual.
SYF Rehearsal: 7 April, Tuesday. 9am to 2pm. Victoria Concert Hall (meet in school). SYF team excused from classes from 9am. After rehearsal there's still choir practice in school.
Additional practice: either 10 April, Friday (Good Friday) or 12 April, Sunday. Both from 3.30pm to 6.30pm.
THE BIG DAY: 17 APRIL 2009, FRIDAY.
Remember, no unsuitable food until SYF. "Unsuitable food" includes mainly fried and spicy food. Other foods that will harm your voices are included. You know yourself.
Work hard, everyone! We can do it! Aim for a Gold with Honors! It's not impossible if you believe~~~
I was searching for remedies to cure my tone-deaf self when I found this. Really relevant to everyone!
1. Open your mouth when you’re singing!
Singers who keep their mouths mostly closed are likely tense in the tongue and are far from achieving maximum quality of tone. I like the two finger rule. If you can fit two fingers between your teeth while singing (esp on open vowels like “ah” and “oh”), then you’re good. If not, open your mouth more.
2. Relax the tongue.
After years of giving voice lessons, I’m convinced that 65% - 85% of all vocal problems involve tension in the tongue. Worst part is most people aren’t even aware of it. Look in a mirror while singing. If the tip of your tongue isn’t dominantly resting on your bottom front teeth then you’ve got problems. Relaxing the tongue more forward in the mouth will help.
3. Don’t take in too much air.
If you breathe in too much air, then you create pressure under the folds that can easily hinder you ability to sing freely. It can prevent you from singing high notes and it almost always causes tension in your neck. To fix it, become aware of just how little is involved in regular breathing and try to mimic that sensation when singing.
4. Keep the larynx steady.
If you don’t know what the larynx is, it’s where your adam’s apple is (or where it would be ladies). If this area of your neck is raising or lowering while singing, then you’re throwing off your whole vocal mechanism leading to many different complications. Rest your hand on your larynx while singing and make sure it stays steady.
5. Open and relax the back of the mouth.
This is equally as important as allowing the front of the mouth to be open, if not more. If the back of the mouth is closed off, then the quality of the sound is shot (and I guarantee you’re tense). To get a feel for it, hold the “ng” sound of hung and feel how closed that is. Now say “ah” like you’re in a doctor’s office… that’s more open. Leaving the back of the mouth open like the “ah” sound can help create a beautiful resonance in the voice.
6. Sing with ENERGY.
I can’t express this enough. Singing is a very physical activity. You must be energized and excited about what you’re doing or else it lacks passion (and it’s flat!). Singing with energy helps you hit higher notes and helps keep the sound out of the throat. Allow yourself to get excited before singing… do some jumping jacks or walk around a bit before getting started and realize just how much it helps.
7. Believe what you’re singing.
I once read a quote that has stuck with me for years. It was something along the lines of, “that which comes closest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” Music is a form of expression. It’s alive and has a great ability to influence listeners. But that’s only true when you believe what you’re singing. Try to connect to the song through some personal life experience and see how alive the music you’re singing becomes.
8. Get out of your own way.
Singing should feel like speaking. There should be no pressing, tension, straining, reaching, or grabbing when vocally active. These sensations usually happen when we try to force the sound out of us. If you’re not able to sing something, try to bring it back to speech first. You’d be surprised how easy that high “C” can be when you speak it.
Date: 28 December 2009, Sunday (TOMORROW!)
Time: 4.30pm to 9pm (?!)
Venue: School
Items to bring:
1. Extra clothes
2. Your gift for gift exchange (must be $5-10 in cost)
3. Your gift for the sec fours
Have fun! =))
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