• 1500h
  • Eugina Koh, Celine Goh, Shi Haixin
• 1510h
  • Celyne Halim, Kang Yan Ling
• 1515h
  • Arviel, Ong Xin Hao, Sheryl Tan
• 1520h
  • Lim Si Zhou, Rui Ang, Hou Jing Yu
• 1530h
  • Chee Wei Lin, Yeow Shang Mian
• 1535h
  • Michelle Goana, Paiboon
• 1540h
  • Winston Wong, Leong Jia Hui
• 1550h
  • Gillian Ong, Crystal Lim
• 1600h
  • Tang Yi Qi, Teo Ming You
• 1605h
  • Leong Hwee Yang, Odelia Ong
• 1615h
  • Wong Jun Ting, Tan Ning Xin
• 1620h
  • Sim Xin Wei
• 1630h
  • Janice Chuan

1) SOPs of Events/Performance

a)      When there is an event/performance, the teacher-in-charge will inform the 3 leaders (Chairman, Vice-chairman & Student Conductor). They will then inform the orchestra.

b)      The 3 leaders will do the selection of songs.

(i)                  It should be appropriate for the occasion, eg, livelier songs for CNY, more grand or impressive songs for Founder’s Day.

(ii)                There should also be a consideration for the difficulty of the songs, so that all the performers will be able to learn the pieces within the period of time given.

(iii)               At any time, there should be songs in our pocket – i.e. songs that performers are ready to perform without much rehearsal eg, Nobody.

c)       Selection of performers by SLs. If possible, rotate the performers so that everyone has an equal chance to perform. Selection can be done based on the following:

(i)                  Priority is given to upper sec students as they will be graduating soon.

(ii)                Exposure opportunities – younger members, if given the opportunity to perform, can have the chance to hone their skills and rise up to the occasion.

d)      The 3 leaders will submit the list of performers and repertoire to Ms Ong.

e)      The 3 leaders will decide the days and timings of self practice. You are encouraged to make use of Thursday bass practice. Ms Ong will update the leaders regarding the teacher in charge of the self-practice.

f)       SLs/3 leaders will take attendance during the self practice for the performers who are involved.

g)      If there is a need, Ms Ong will issue consent forms and confirm the attire for the event.

2)      Normal Practice

a)      Attendance will be taken by SLs. Please submit the marked attendance to your instructor for verification (sign at bottom of attendance sheet). Please marked “0” for absentees and “L” for latecomers. For absentees, SLs should collect the photocopied MCs and pass to Student Conductor for filing.

b)      In the event of the instructor unable to come for practice, the section will continue with self practice. Please inform the teacher in charge the instructor is unable to come and do not dismiss section without the teacher’s permission.

c)       Please keep practice venues (CDS and auditorium)clean and tidy and take good care of them. NO FOOD AND DRINKS IN THE PRACTICE VENUES.

d)      At the end of practice (Saturday’s Dazu), acknowledge and thank the teacher on duty after debrief.

3)      Instruments

a)      Please take good care of your assigned instruments. A suona can cost more than $1500, a wind chime or the yangqin cost about $1000 etc.

b)      A lot of money has been spent on the reparation of instruments. If the situation worsens, we may look into the option of getting the students to co-pay for the repair.

c)       The CDS will be opened on Friday mornings on practice day 7.15am to 7.45am to let you to return your instruments to CDS so that you do not have to carry their instruments around the whole day.

d)      In the event where any (ex-) student needs to borrow NASCO instruments for audition, please inform and request through Ms Ong. The student needs to produce a letter stating the loan and return date, purpose of the loan, the instrument and include your contact details in the letter.

e)      In the event where any (ex-) student needs a letter of recommendation, please inform and request through Ms Ong. Please inform Ms Ong of the leadership position (if any), achievements, grade level of your instrument, number of years you learnt the instrument and anything useful that you think you want to include in the letter.

4)      Attending activities/concerts

a)      All students are encouraged to attend C.O. concerts. When there is a concert, Ms Ong will inform the 3 leaders and also publish it on the blog and FB.

b)      Students attending the concerts are to seek parents’ consent. Note that though it is an encouraged-activity, it is not endorsed by the school.

c)       The 3 leader will then inform Ms Ong of the students attending.

We will be conducting an audition for all who are interested in joining NASCO. The details are as follows:

Date: 7 January 2011 (Friday)
Venue: CDShelter
Time: (To be confirmed)

Registration is necessary so that we can estimate the numbers and prepare the instruments. It’s alright if you have no musical background, though it will definitely be a bonus!

Please click HERE to register.

You may direct any enquiry to lim_hui_min@ngeeannsec.edu.sg or post on our wall at our Facebook page!

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU (and having you join us!).
Brought to you by The happy yellow people

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Please obtain the password from our chairman and DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT change the password or reveal it to anyone who is not from NASCO. Strictly for us to review our own performance so the content is highly sensitive.

Anyway, latest videos uploaded are

• An audio clip of the river, and
• A full Zheng, albeit stitched up by bits and pieces of audio clips recorded during dazu today. Log in to listen to the differences between our first attempt and today’s!

HOW TO VIEW

1. Log in to nascotic.
2. Click on ‘NASCOtic’ at top right hand corner > My Inbox
3. Click on ‘Shared with you’ in the left column. At the moment, you should see SIX msgs, which means NgeeAnnSecCO is sharing SIX private videos with NASCOtic.
4. Click on the message heading and there will be a hyperlink to the video.
5. CLICK on the hyperlink.

Best listened with your headphones/earphones worn. You need to be able to listen very keenly with minimum background noise.

PLEASE VIEW THE VIDEOS. Can’t emphasize enough the importance of reviewing and learning through our mistakes. We are not blind mice nor froggies in the wells!

• Yellow Blazer
  • Ask for one from Crystal if you have yet to
• White long-sleeved shirt with a stiff buttoned-up collar
• New school tie
• Black dress pants (NO skinnies/denim)
• Black socks (your socks can be seen when you are seated!)
• Black shoes (NO converse)
  • Dress shoes for guys (Go google ‘Men’s Dress Shoes’)
  • Covered flat shoes for girls (okay to have a little heel if you really can’t find flats)

2. Ticket sales

If you’re still holding on to money from the sale of the tickets or you need more tickets, please approach Mrs Wee.

3. Stage Presence

Please keep in mind that YOU are the very reason why your friends and family are attending OUR concert, so it is up to YOU to move them with the music you play! In the days leading up to the concert, you have practised hard, got many scoldings from Guo Lao Shi and instructors and returned home exhausted with the many self-pracs. You will only let your effort go down the drain by looking stoned on stage! You are young and full of life!!! SHOW THAT YOU ARE ALIVE LAH.

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There’ll be more announcements in the days leading up to the concert. So check out this space some time midweek.

So now we need you to vote again, on where you want the piping (the yellow line thingy) to be. After all it’s going to be our casual performance attire so the usual plain black polo is… somewhat too plain.

Click on images to enlarge

Design 1

Design 2

Design 3 (different font)

Vote wisely!

We need a budget estimate and we also have to decide the material and between the yellow or the black tee. Also, (not shown in the pictures) the word ‘musician’ will be printed on one of the sleeves. Please take note that the material will affect the cost of the tee (though at the moment I have no idea whether dri-fit or cotton is cheaper)

Front logo – embroidered
Back graphic and text on sleeve – silkscreen-printed

Click each picture to view the enlarged version.

The collar will look something like this. Cast your sacred vote now and vote wisely!

Thanks Shufang for the back graphic design!

乐 ● 舞
Dance and Music are two forms of art believed to have shared origins. Traditional Folk Music have acted as accompaniment to festive ceremonies and celebrations. Minuets and French gigues have been court dance music during the Baroque era, while modern Tangos and Foxtrots ruled the roaring 20’s dance floors.

Arts Sphere Chamber Ensemble presents three of their best musicians, Chua Yew Kok, Adrian Wee, and Tan Qing Lun (NASCO alumnus!) on the Pipa, Erhu and Dizi, forming a trio to explore these dance music in a refreshing new style. Playing a wide range of genres ranging from traditional Chinese tribal dances to Piazzolla’s Tangos, let the Arts Sphere Chamber Ensemble Trio get your feet dancing with “Dance. Music”.

Pipa: Chua Yew Kok
Erhu: Wee Kuan Chieh Adrian
Dizi/Xiao: Tan Qing Lun

Venue: The Arts House
Date: 27 June 2010 (Sunday)
Ticket Price: $20
More information: http://www.bytes.sg/EventDetails.aspx?EventID=86

Repertoire:
中原锣鼓
南屏晚钟
山村来了售货员 （唢呐重奏，笙伴奏）
我把世界来周游
龙腾虎跃 （打击吹管）
秦腔 (筝）
战台风 (筝）
草原英雄小姐妹 (筝独奏)
Por Una Cabeza (Alumni)
画沙 (Alumni)
展望 (Alumni)
电视剧主题曲联奏 (合)

SEE YOU THERE OKAYYYY.

Date: 31 July 2010 (Saturday)
Time: 7.30 – 9.30pm
Venue: Singapore Conference Hall

Tickets: $12 & $15 (highlighted zone. Click on thumbnail below to enlarge.)

Free seating within each zone.

Please contact any NASCO or NAS Guzheng members if you wish to purchase tickets. You may also place your orders with Qikai at 82284119.