"SIT!" and all of you will sit
"ZIP!" and all of you will keep quiet
"WHEN I AM TALKING YOU?" and all of you will say "SHUT UP."
"DID I ASK YOU TO BARK?" and all of you will shake your heads and say "No."
It was quite a memorable few days, this Camp 2009 with The LittleNoise Choir and Juniors and I am truly glad to have met all of you, and especially appreciate the parents that has helped so much (bringing you children to and fro every day, preparing your lunch boxes, some even helped you comb and tie your hair, make steamboats and bring snacks and food for the kids).
First day was get to know and have fun day, and I think everyone pretty much enjoyed the warm-ups and solfeges we went through. "Rhythm, rhythm, rhythm... this is a quaver, ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti" was especially loved, along with the "Shark" warm ups. Some may enjoy the Scale warm-ups where you had to sing the whole scale and then skip some of the notes in the middle... But I think most of you feared the interval practice. HAHAHA~ It was very fun to torture all of you.
Kids. As usual, some are unbelivably cute and adorable and bubbly and smart and lovable... well the rest can be normal and some are unbelivably NAUGHTY!!!!! But all of you are VERY NOISY! (Suits the name LittleNoise... well, you guys are BIG BIG noise.) The few that really caught my attention are (from Juniors) Ming Ki because she is SO tiny yet smart (and always picks her nose in front of everybody), Ming Jack because he's so much more mature than he looks, Celine because of her outstanding performances, Sue Jun for talking to me very much... and ah, the FIGHTING GANG!
Mastermind - Chit Yee Kit
Gangster No.1 - Beh Wen Chong
Gangster No.2 - Tee Liang Han
The Naughty Boy - Beh Wen Zhuang
Waaa... seriously naughty lor!!! So naughty that they fought with each other in Room One and made me threaten to throw them off the building. (Of course I won't lar, so heavy how to carry?) Then I made them face the wall silently as punishment... then Tee Liang Han started crying... NON STOP for 1 hour. Funny thing is, after the 1st concert the Gang played with each other like nothing happen... kids. Who knows Liang Han's mother called again later on in the afternoon and the principal told her that her kid fought with others and refused to eat Lunch... don't know what the mother said to him through the phone... the boy cried for another hour. @.@ betul betul boleh nangis.
As for the LittleNoise Choir, I think it was quite fun working with you guys during the first Drama practice. I can tell that most of you were quite surprised (in a happy way) how the whole concert can be so different just because you add in drama and spice it up. I was also rather impressed by the speed you guys reacted towards comments, either from me or from teacher Yann Sen. Like Somewhere Out there for instant, after I explain phrase by phrase, you can actually feel and express the song immediately... some of you were even near to tears~~ GAM DONG! hehe. And Edelweiss too, when I told you about the Main Character who's a captain forced to leave his country after serving it for so many years... I think you guys got the feel also. Quite impressive to see so much changes at such a short time.
BUT AHHH, so young ah, so FORGETFUL! Always train your teachers to NAG NAG NAG. No wonder Teacher Yann Sen call you guys Bian Tai. tsk tsk tsk!!!
The concert is a great experience, many things can be learned from it (Ticketing problems, Emcee forgetting their words, how teacher Yann Sen manage to SHH the audience and hit the children's head and come back immediately to his smiling conducting face, what to do when the piano plays something horribly wrong, what to do when you are the pianist, how to help each other, must return what you took to the original position and return simshen to its original state after concert... means have to clean and vacum and... and etc.), bonds among friends are definitely much tighter after the camp and concert.
Words for each LittleNoise member:
1. Angie - RELAX. Try to handle stress coolly, do not let it defeat your body.
2. Hooi Ping - You did a really good job performing, but there's space for improvement, especially in the non-performing (concert-managing) field.
3. Jia Huey - Let go, let that self-conciousness dissapear when you are on stage, be somebody else. When you can do that, only you can become a true performer. Put your voice down... don't let it hang in between your neck... you san fu we listen also san fu.
4. Shu Qing - Smile! Put more expression on that bitter face. Learn to enjoy the moment... whether it is singing or being with your friends. ENJOY IT!
5. Ying Xin - ^^ You are adorable and very funny with a great memory!
6. Ying Tian - Nobody is perfect, everybody has flaws... that's true. But everybody also have so much more good things that you can learn from. Remember that when you point a finger at someone, you are pointing 4 fingers at yourself... It's also okay to make mistakes, everybody does, I don't hit you when you make a mistake, so you have no reason to do the same. RELAX. CHILL. Yes, Choir is a lot of work, but also a lot of fun.
7. Sze Theng - I'm surprised you came and join the LittleNoise Choir, I think they would love to have you with them for the coming years!
8. Wei Sun - Stand up straight, be confident and stop worrying about what others think of you.
9. Kah Fai - Look in that mirror and stare straight into the confident person who is dying to come out... stop sitting under that black cloud. LittleNoise people are full of sunshine, I hope you will stay and get some sun into your grey gloomy thoughts.
10. Jackson - Why did you leave again??? BRING YOUR MOTHER EVERY WEEK IF YOU HAVE TO! Ask her to come with you. Don't break Teacher Yann Sen's heart again... just because somebody else died crossing a HIGHWAY. There is NO HIGHWAYS in Simshen.
^^
Lots of Love.
Teacher JiaYing.
Monday, August 31, 2009
The moment with "Noise".
The moment with "Noise" ! Yes! this our most recent event, the moment with LN(Little Noise)!It's sound crazy that we made it, 1st i need to thank to Jia Ying, she help me, help us a lots! Thanks for the advices to me, the practices with them, and the music camp and great accompaniment for the concert, this how marvelous and what a helping hands for me. Thanks a lots!
Thanks those were paying their hearts for the concert as well, Simshen De Classic, the parents, the audiences and those Little NOISES!
So many thanks, now we talk about the ideal of starting this concert! i think some of you will know we decided to have concert this year from last year, but many things had happened as both of us(Jia Ying and I) though that, the LN was not mature enough to have a concert to public, but we just though that how about a very mini concert to public just held in Simshen? maybe 1 hour duration program is enough, then we sing few songs and promote LN as well.
Then you know, we had had a luxury music camp in Genting last December, then we had Master Class, Choral Eisteddfod, mini Recital, we keep singing those songs, i need to make sure you have the ability to hold up a concert! However some members were out out and in in, that's you know them, the progression up up and down down! anyway I still happy with those who paying heart that never or nearly never miss a class in sunday! When I saw there are 7 members, there are 5 members that day, I don't know what to do with you guyz! But, what I can do, or we had done was just practiced with those who appeared.
Teaching LN is not easy for me, you have your monthly recitals, year end, and so many others that we planned, sometime I was afraid that we just get quantity of repertoires but how 'bout qualities of music? This I more concern, but sometime i feel hard and very tired to me, i need to keep saying the same thing by times to times, right? my cuties?(or those "Bian tai de" members) , anyway sometime was touch that you are still there! when under my violence( ha is my temper). That is the only and the most relief to me!
It's hard to say any details in the latest concert, i was so consoled and encouraged by so many things and people, those I have mentioned before. The concert made me angry(those bad things supposed not to be happened among PERFORMERS and those typical MALAYSIAN annoyingly audiences, it's really made me crazy, BECAUSE for the performers you have the responsibility to show your whole heart and paying high attention into every show,there is not only for audience, it's for you, for your parent who give you chance, love, money and time to learn things, for everyone who put heart in the concert! And what i angry with the audiences was, yes! they pay the money but is to watch and not to interrupt my performers and other audiences, they don't respect you guys, I wouldn't respect them too, my Job was to protect the show and my performers, that is my duty and I don't care how they thinking of me! SOOOOOooo, your jobs were to make the show entertain enough and sing well enough!), The concert did make me proud to say I'm a part of LN, I'm their conductor!
There still a long way for LN, for you and for me! We never conceited, but we also never look down ourselves! We don't know how long we can stick together, but we still know we laugh sometime, we sad sometime, we make noise sometime! It's memorable and it's precious to me, and i keep telling myself sharing what i think is correct and never bring you into wrong way, it can less but never wrong, I hope! Improve together!(in many way) cheers!
from: Yys
Thanks those were paying their hearts for the concert as well, Simshen De Classic, the parents, the audiences and those Little NOISES!
So many thanks, now we talk about the ideal of starting this concert! i think some of you will know we decided to have concert this year from last year, but many things had happened as both of us(Jia Ying and I) though that, the LN was not mature enough to have a concert to public, but we just though that how about a very mini concert to public just held in Simshen? maybe 1 hour duration program is enough, then we sing few songs and promote LN as well.
Then you know, we had had a luxury music camp in Genting last December, then we had Master Class, Choral Eisteddfod, mini Recital, we keep singing those songs, i need to make sure you have the ability to hold up a concert! However some members were out out and in in, that's you know them, the progression up up and down down! anyway I still happy with those who paying heart that never or nearly never miss a class in sunday! When I saw there are 7 members, there are 5 members that day, I don't know what to do with you guyz! But, what I can do, or we had done was just practiced with those who appeared.
Teaching LN is not easy for me, you have your monthly recitals, year end, and so many others that we planned, sometime I was afraid that we just get quantity of repertoires but how 'bout qualities of music? This I more concern, but sometime i feel hard and very tired to me, i need to keep saying the same thing by times to times, right? my cuties?(or those "Bian tai de" members) , anyway sometime was touch that you are still there! when under my violence( ha is my temper). That is the only and the most relief to me!
It's hard to say any details in the latest concert, i was so consoled and encouraged by so many things and people, those I have mentioned before. The concert made me angry(those bad things supposed not to be happened among PERFORMERS and those typical MALAYSIAN annoyingly audiences, it's really made me crazy, BECAUSE for the performers you have the responsibility to show your whole heart and paying high attention into every show,there is not only for audience, it's for you, for your parent who give you chance, love, money and time to learn things, for everyone who put heart in the concert! And what i angry with the audiences was, yes! they pay the money but is to watch and not to interrupt my performers and other audiences, they don't respect you guys, I wouldn't respect them too, my Job was to protect the show and my performers, that is my duty and I don't care how they thinking of me! SOOOOOooo, your jobs were to make the show entertain enough and sing well enough!), The concert did make me proud to say I'm a part of LN, I'm their conductor!
There still a long way for LN, for you and for me! We never conceited, but we also never look down ourselves! We don't know how long we can stick together, but we still know we laugh sometime, we sad sometime, we make noise sometime! It's memorable and it's precious to me, and i keep telling myself sharing what i think is correct and never bring you into wrong way, it can less but never wrong, I hope! Improve together!(in many way) cheers!
from: Yys
Thursday, August 20, 2009
The LittleNoise Weekly
Hello fellow members and friends of the LittleNoise Choir,
I decided its kinda nice to have a blog just for the choir members to hang around, type whatever and post whatever you want whenever and wherever you want. Pretty cool huh?
There was a blog for LittleNoise before this that I have totally forgotten until like 2 minutes ago when I tersalah type the blogspot address from thelittlenoisechoir to littlenoise and WALLLLAAAA, I run across the old LN blog: Days Under the Sun (c) LittleNoise that was created ... don't remember by me or by Pui Mun. So I imported all the old blogs into this site.... and TA DAAAA... suddenly we have tons of post. (Ok, 16.)
Anyway, I created two blogs at the same time:
1. thelittlenoisechoir
2. thelittlenoiseweekly
The first one is for information only, like updates on what the choir is doing on a whole. More official kinda thing... the second one is for fun. You guys (Members of LN & Juniors + Alumni) can post too... Just MSN me and ask for the username and password and BAMMM, start spamming away. Fun.
And yes, both blogs are still under construction, I have the teachers part to finish for thelittlenoisechoir and the X - Noise (Alumni) part for thelittlenoiseweekly. Type so long back pain already.
P/S If you have ideas, just comment here in this post or tell me on facebook or MSN me or ... you know. CONTACT ME.
Your oh so lovely JiaYing~~~
Gan Jia Ying. (Since we have 3 JiaYings in the choir now)
I decided its kinda nice to have a blog just for the choir members to hang around, type whatever and post whatever you want whenever and wherever you want. Pretty cool huh?
There was a blog for LittleNoise before this that I have totally forgotten until like 2 minutes ago when I tersalah type the blogspot address from thelittlenoisechoir to littlenoise and WALLLLAAAA, I run across the old LN blog: Days Under the Sun (c) LittleNoise that was created ... don't remember by me or by Pui Mun. So I imported all the old blogs into this site.... and TA DAAAA... suddenly we have tons of post. (Ok, 16.)
Anyway, I created two blogs at the same time:
1. thelittlenoisechoir
2. thelittlenoiseweekly
The first one is for information only, like updates on what the choir is doing on a whole. More official kinda thing... the second one is for fun. You guys (Members of LN & Juniors + Alumni) can post too... Just MSN me and ask for the username and password and BAMMM, start spamming away. Fun.
And yes, both blogs are still under construction, I have the teachers part to finish for thelittlenoisechoir and the X - Noise (Alumni) part for thelittlenoiseweekly. Type so long back pain already.
P/S If you have ideas, just comment here in this post or tell me on facebook or MSN me or ... you know. CONTACT ME.
Your oh so lovely JiaYing~~~
Gan Jia Ying. (Since we have 3 JiaYings in the choir now)
Current Committee
2008-2009
PRESIDENT
ANGIE GOK
President Guide
1. Frequently report choir activities to Simshen de Classic's Principal, The LittleNoise Choir's Music Director and Choral Teachers. 经常将合唱团活动汇报于新声华乐艺术中心院长、合唱团音乐总监及合唱老师们知道
2. Delegate tasks and responsibilities among groups (C.S./Funding/C.I.) and help whenever help is needed by members. 把任务及责任分配到各个组里并常给予帮助
3. Make sure everything goes well and smoothly. 确保合唱团行政上的顺顺利利
CLUB SERVICE
Main: HOOI PING
Assistant(s):
C.S. Guide:
1. Contact/inform/remind members about notices/changes/new announcement/attendance. 联系、通知、提醒团员们有关任何变化、新报告、出席率等等。
2. Prepare any form of paper-work that is needed. 准备任何有关书信写作的文件
2. Keep track of time and prevent delays or cancellation of practices/rehearsals/concerts. 确保团员们清楚并按照练习、排练、演出的时间进行
3. If traveling/tour/road-trips/camping events occurs, must plan about lodging/food/transportation for all members. 如果合唱团需要外出则需规划或安排团员们的吃住行
FUNDING
Main: YING TIAN
Assistant(s):
Funding Guide:
1. Plan events/concerts/food-sales/cd/T-shirts, etc. to raise fund for the choir 策划为合唱团筹款赚钱的活动项目（演出、买卖会、唱片、T恤等等）
2. Keep track of fund records (Photostats ... ), both income and expenses with black and white statement 清楚的在簿子里记录着合唱团的账目
COMMUNITY INTERACTION
Main: JIA HUEY
Assistant(s):
C.I. Guide:
1. Publicize & Advertise the LittleNoise choir whenever there's an event/concert OR just to increase its members. 大量的为合唱团作宣传（演出或招生）
2. Preparation of all publicity materials such as posters/fliers/press articles/banners etc. 准备所有有关宣传所需的材料，如：海报、传单、报章文章等等
3. Maintanence of The LittleNoise Choir's blogsites "thelittlenoisechoir.blogspot.com" & "thelittlenoiseweekly.blogspot.com" 维护、长期更新合唱团官网及部落格
PRESIDENT
ANGIE GOK
President Guide
1. Frequently report choir activities to Simshen de Classic's Principal, The LittleNoise Choir's Music Director and Choral Teachers. 经常将合唱团活动汇报于新声华乐艺术中心院长、合唱团音乐总监及合唱老师们知道
2. Delegate tasks and responsibilities among groups (C.S./Funding/C.I.) and help whenever help is needed by members. 把任务及责任分配到各个组里并常给予帮助
3. Make sure everything goes well and smoothly. 确保合唱团行政上的顺顺利利
CLUB SERVICE
Main: HOOI PING
Assistant(s):
C.S. Guide:
1. Contact/inform/remind members about notices/changes/new announcement/attendance. 联系、通知、提醒团员们有关任何变化、新报告、出席率等等。
2. Prepare any form of paper-work that is needed. 准备任何有关书信写作的文件
2. Keep track of time and prevent delays or cancellation of practices/rehearsals/concerts. 确保团员们清楚并按照练习、排练、演出的时间进行
3. If traveling/tour/road-trips/camping events occurs, must plan about lodging/food/transportation for all members. 如果合唱团需要外出则需规划或安排团员们的吃住行
FUNDING
Main: YING TIAN
Assistant(s):
Funding Guide:
1. Plan events/concerts/food-sales/cd/T-shirts, etc. to raise fund for the choir 策划为合唱团筹款赚钱的活动项目（演出、买卖会、唱片、T恤等等）
2. Keep track of fund records (Photostats ... ), both income and expenses with black and white statement 清楚的在簿子里记录着合唱团的账目
COMMUNITY INTERACTION
Main: JIA HUEY
Assistant(s):
C.I. Guide:
1. Publicize & Advertise the LittleNoise choir whenever there's an event/concert OR just to increase its members. 大量的为合唱团作宣传（演出或招生）
2. Preparation of all publicity materials such as posters/fliers/press articles/banners etc. 准备所有有关宣传所需的材料，如：海报、传单、报章文章等等
3. Maintanence of The LittleNoise Choir's blogsites "thelittlenoisechoir.blogspot.com" & "thelittlenoiseweekly.blogspot.com" 维护、长期更新合唱团官网及部落格
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