Teacher Jia Ying Says...

"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.


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Lots of Love.
Teacher JiaYing.