Good evening all, Enning here. Hahaha, I'm here to update. It's my first time posting in this blog, so yeah. (like what, lol.) So do inform me if there's a need to change anything that I've typed below. Thanks, and sorry for any inconvenience caused, people.
So.. I think there's a need for me to type down our choir golden principles, so here's it.
Our mission
1. Making full use of our singing talent
2. Understanding the techinal and theoretical aspects of singing
- Important qualities of sound needed to produce: Clear, Full, Healthy and Expressive.
- Learn to sight read.
3. Creating a choir identity
- Realising the importance of each member in a choir.
- Feel proud of ourselves while accepting feedback and comments from others.
4. Building confidence and qualities such as discipline, commitment, and responsibility
- Taking initiative for the benefit of the Choir.
- Learning to prioritize.
- Willing to make sacrifices.
- Respecting fellow members, teachers and conductors.
- Being serious in learning and performing.
- Stay forcused during practices.
5. Apreciating and enjoying music while sharing the joy with our family, friends and community.
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Attendance
1. Inform your Sectional Leader in advance if you're not coming to choir or going to be late.
2. Please mark the attendance as soon as practice starts.
(0): For those who are absent at that point of time.
(0 with a /): For those who were late but only after facing the consequences (Refer to below)
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Performances and rehearsals
1. Smile, enjoy yourselves.
2. Mobile phones are not allowed.
3. Appropriate attire (Informal/formal)
4. Before performing: Only conductors/teachers are allowed to use verbal communication. Hand signals are allowed.
5. When performing, no communication is allowed between members, no giggling.
6. After performing, enter or exit quietly, smiling and gracefully. No communication till reaching the holding venue.
Practices
1. Be punctual.
-15 minutes allowance if raining
2. Bring pocket files for every practice with required scores filled in.
3. Switch your phones to 'Silent' mode during practices
4. Do not use your phones.
If one fails to do so, is to face consequences.
Consequences
1. Attendance
- Absent with no valid reasons (e.g. more than twice per month: 10 minutes of "Chair")
- 2nd offence: Special Yoga
2. Performance and rehearsals
- If any members fails to obey any of the rules without an acceptable reason: 5 minutes of "Tabletop"
3. Practices
- If caught for not obeying any of the rules, a detention of 30 minutes will have to be served after practice. Alternatively, you can choose 5 minutes of both "Chair" and "Tabletop".
*Rules/Consequences are subjected to changes only with agreement of the whole choir including conductor and teachers.
< Warning: For the below, there's not a need to read it. But if you want, sure. These are just some thoughts from me. And some boring words. So yup. >
Here's it, it's not much work actually if you think about it. We do not need a lot from you. We just want you to listen when it's time to listen, come to practices punctually, and concentrate. (and stuffs like that, ya know.) Please pardon us if we ever sounds bossy, or am asking too much from you.
You're not the only one going through all these, the whole choir is. So, just do these favours. I hope it's not too much to ask for. As for me, I'll do them too. (I know I hadn't be oh-so-awesome, but you see, I'll try.) Next year shall be our SYF, let's aim for a Silver? I believe we could do it if we give it our best shot. Nothing is impossible right? You reap what you sow, so let's all just work hard together.
Please do not keep skipping choir practices just because you don't feel like coming, or because you think it's too bored. It's mean sometimes. You've to understand what goes wrong when you get scolded instead of getting sulky and complain. Think about it and put yourself in others' shoes. No one like nagging, neither do I like getting scolded. I'm like you, so I understand exactly how you feel. So don't keep doing that. Especially next year when SYF's already coming.
I really hope we could do it, because we can if you all work together. I'm sorry for being so naggy and draggy. Please pardon me for this long post. Sorry that I'm being such a humdrum person. (did I use that word correctly?!) alright, takecares choirmates. Hope you're enjoying this holiday alright. ^^ see you all on 28 alright!
Enning, 2324-34h.
Once again, thanks for reading this long post. (if you did bother to read it all)
