Overseas Trip Rough Brief

Hello CO!

Hope everyone's doing fine!

Yup I'm just here to spread what long lao shi told me yesterday.

Ok basically overseas trip SHOULD be held as usual this year,

and if I dun remember wrongly,

long lao shi said that the dates will be from 30 November to 8 December.

Yups.

This year SHOULD be JAPAN.

(Notice I used "Should" twice", cos it's almost confirmed only, not totally).

かわいい～

But yeah anyway, for those who want to go (including sec 4s!) please try to keep that period of time free yeah? ;)

And to the rest who are still in CO (Sec 1 to 3s),

I really encourage you to go, cos it's really a FUN and ENRICHING experience.

Yepp.

Ask your seniors who went before, and you will know. =)

Anyway, jiayou for CO and EOYs!

Listen to your seniors alright? =)

They are the role models to follow.

Jiayou everyone! See you guys soon. :D

Any enquiries about this, um, please try not find me...

Just ask long laoshi, liu laoshi or liang laoshi ba.

Or ask your Sec 3 seniors. Yup.

See you people!!! :D

Xuan Ming signing off (:

C BOX Issue

己所不欲，勿施于人。

这句话相当普及，却百听不厌。

但我却赫然发现，就连在公教中学，我国顶尖的学府，还是有人摸不清其中的道理。

此现象滋生，反映了我国教育系统的残缺，漏洞。

在这日新月异的二十一世纪，竞争激烈。无论是白领阶层，蓝领阶层，也都如此。在这你争我夺的环境，人情味早已不复存在，原始的品性行为，待人处事，这重重的本能也都流失了。

长一辈的人，只能眼睁睁地看着我们这一代逐渐腐蚀，时不时摇摇头，叹叹气。他们束手无策，被击败了，被科技，金钱，贪婪，所击退。

这却不是出乎意料的。

科技，对他们展开战争。它持着威力强大的武器，如电脑，电视，游戏机，向人类进攻。这军队蜿蜒如龙，杀气如风。我们这一代的年轻人，早已败在它脚下。我们的前辈，不但得面对前方的敌人，还需尽力维护我们，不让我们受到科技所带来的不良影响。

但我们不争气，思想不成熟，是敌是亲，都分不清。最后盲目地视敌为友，反攻我们的守护者。

这样个里应外合，两面夹攻，前辈们自然地招架不住。

金钱，

不是万能的。但没有它，万万不能。

就因如此，我们犹如傀儡一般，在金钱的驱使下做了许多不应该的事。

我们的生活，围绕着“钱”一字。

做任何事之前，都得先想：“我这么做会有什么回报？”

我们只注重金钱利益，金钱也成为了做许多事的出发点。

就这样，“钱”只需单车入宫，辗过前辈们懊丧的脸孔。

我们对钱的欲望无可衡量。

也就是钱，促成了我们贪婪的个性。

朴学亮的“子曰”，把这现象表达得十分深切：

有了车子 想要房子 有了妻子 想要马子
有了银子 想要位子 有了位子 拿了架子
搞了圈子 使了性子 贴了胆子 望了老子

“钱”也使我们忘了饮水思源的传统美德，报恩的观念，回馈父母，社会的意念。

这一场不流血的仗只有文化，传统，品德会受伤。

人类逐渐被击垮，仅存的，用双手就能点数。

为什么人会那么的脆弱? 那么的不堪一击?

因为我们少了“仁”，孔子的中心思想。

仁是古代中国人的一种伦理观念，是中国古代重要的道德标准、人格境界及哲学观念。

当孔子的徒弟樊迟问他什么是“仁”，孔子回答 ：“爱人”，主要是善待他人。

“仁”的表现是：

己欲立而立人

己欲达而达人

己所不欲 勿施于人

如以人为本体 表现在具体的行为上：

对父母为孝 对兄弟为悌
对朋友为信 对国家为忠
对人则有爱心

这纯粹可以以表面意思来理解。

现在，我将切入正题。

在这部落格右方的联络格（Cbox)，最初建立的目的是想鼓励团员们提供意见，无论是对练习，对华乐团有力的建议都会受到欢迎。另外，也是想为团员提供一个联系彼此，了解对方的平台。

如有任何不满应以尊重的语气直接向组长，行政团员（主席，副主席，等等）或任何一位负责老师倾诉，反映。而不是在这联络格上发泄，做出人身攻击，语无伦次地批评，嫌弃，埋怨。

我们的团员真的少了“仁”吗？不懂得善待他人，不懂得尊重，不懂得感激，不懂得礼貌。

我为什么会这么说？

最近，在联络格上看见有位匿名人留言，指我们主席放上的华中华乐团的录像，抒情变奏曲，是盗版的。

这不但显示出那个人不但不会感激，反而品性低劣得必须嫌弃。

可悲，也只有这词能形容他。

自以为躲在电脑荧幕后就能随心批评，但我告诉你，逃得了一时，逃不了一世。
品德教育欠缺的你，如不“改头换面”，长大后一定在社会上吃亏。不管你有都么聪明，最终还是会沦落成社会的人渣，是败类，是窝囊废。被社会排斥，排挤，追后舍弃。

到时，看你是否还能得意。

你要知道，在你说这番话的同时，放映出你的家教不足。你的父母也是这样吗？实在令我质疑。

另外，还注意到有人作出人身攻击。同样的，放映出那个人的低劣，和道德教育失败的最佳示范，反面教材。

不知不觉，你已成为大家的笑柄，是我们唾弃，嘲笑的对象。又一个可悲的人。

我不是你们的老师，我不是校长，也不是你们的家长，因此不能教育你们，也不能给你们一巴掌。与其批评他人，不如先自我反省。都是个中学生了，怎么还这么懵懂无知? 思想这么不成熟？

己所不欲，勿施于人。三番四次地提醒，就是希望团员们在做任何事之前，先仔细想想，如果这句话变成是对我说，我会有何感受？会不会受伤害？任何举动之前都需经过大脑洗涤，过滤。

在这以科技，金钱为主的社会，人早已忽略了“仁”。

人世间变得冷漠无情，但希望至少我们华乐团不会推波助澜。

希望我们华乐团的成员都能品德兼优。

学习出众，品德高尚，音乐才华横溢

这是我们各位都应迈向的方向，是成功的指南针，是我们共同的目标。

长篇大论，只希望同学们有所领悟。

我知道你们不想听，但没办法，我就是要写

你们可能永远不能体会

显微镜下的我们，可能会更现实更自私


但至少我知道，我已经尽力了。


终

程隽

Thanks to the guy who posted at the tag board :

24 Aug 09, 21:32
me: see this, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdiczhD3X44

I found the Hwa Chong JC's version of 抒情变奏曲 which is the version 魏老师 condensed into 8 minutes.
Enjoy (:

EXCO 09/10

Hey guys. The Exco 09/10 were announced yesterday, and they are :

EXCO 09/10
President - Jin Hong
Vice President - Cheng Jun
Secretary - Martin Tan
Assistant Secretary - Kuan Hoe
Quarter Master - Yi Long

弹拨乐
SL Joshua Tay
ASL Benjamin Chua

弦乐
SL Ren Jie
ASL Wilson

笛子
SL Eugene Tan

笙/唢呐
SL Yi Der

Cello / Bass
SL Yu Fan
ASL Shawn Lee

打击乐
SL Guo Chang

*SL - Section Leader / ASL - Assistant Section Leader


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A few announcements :
1. Practice starting on Monday, 24/8/09, will be back to 3 hours.
Both 小组 & 大组 would be from 3.30 - 6.30 .

2. Tentative practice schedule :
Monday 小组 - with respective instructors.
Wednesday 分组 - 魏老师 will teach individual groups.
Friday 大组

3. Wednesday 大组 tentatively will be changed to 分组 till furthur notice as we are wasting our time during 大组 because we have not learnt the new song at all. Please make good use of the 小组 and 分组 practices to learn from the instructors. SLs and ASLs please remind your respective instructors to teach you guys.

4. Please make sure ALL MEMBERS including Sec Ones learn both 梦蝶 and 抒情变奏曲 for the Concert next year.

5. If you are unwell and missed practice, please pass your MC to Martin / Kuan Hoe. Excuses such as tuition, project, etc. are not accepted. If you have any extra lessons, tests or retests, please inform your SL/ASL beforehand. You are expected to turn up for practice after your extra lessons, tests or retests.

6. Sec 4's who have not returned blazers, please pass it to Yi Long / Kuan Hoe ASAP.

7. Those who have not paid for the CO Shirt / SYF Photo you ordered, please pay to Martin ASAP.

8. Please fill in and hand up the HOMECOMING 2009 Donation Form. All profits will go directly into our CO FUND which will be used for activities like our annual camp.  (:


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Thanks.

Erhu Group Briefing

Hey Guys,

There is a meeting for all erhu section members(sec 1 to 3s) on wednesday at 2.50pm outside CO Room. I am conducting briefing for the Grading Examination and at the same time to collect the 15dollars for GECO concert DVD.

Those who cannot make it please imform me or Renjie beforehand. If not, i expect all 21 of you to be present. Kuan Hoe and Yiwei are excluded. Those who are not going for grading this year are expected and required to be present as well.

Please bring along 15dollars for the DVD. And i may want to discuss with you all on a possible sectional outing with you guys one of these days. I need your suggestions and ideas though. Please think about it.

If the assembly programme for the lower sec is delayed, then please come right after the assembly. Will wait for you there.

All absentees must be accounted for.

Till then.

Thank you

Cheng Jun

Practices :
Monday - 小组 3.30pm - 5.30pm
Wednesday - no practice.
Friday - 大组 3.30pm onwards.

Please take note :
1. Secondary 1's are to come for 大组 starting next week.
2. To those who ordered the SYF photo 2009, please bring on MONDAY.
3. To those who have not paid for the CO TSHIRT, please bring $15 as well.

CFA Chinese Instrumental Examination

Hey Guys

This is just to inform you all that the registration of NUS Centre of the Arts Chinese Instruments Grading Examination has officially opened today, 14 July 2009.


Inclusion of new instruments into the examination syllabus :

In addition to the instruments in the examination syllabus (Erhu, Dizi, Guzheng, Pipa, Yangqin, Ruan), 4 new instruments will be included in this year’s syllabus, namely the Liuqin, Sheng, Suona and Cello.

Registration starts from 14 July 2009 and will close on 2 October 2009.
Registrations made by 11 September 2009 are entitled to an early-bird special rate.

Please visit http://www.nus.edu.sg/cfa/chime/registration.html for more information about the rates and important details of the examination. And also to download the registration form.

For Erhu Section, do not submit the forms and register for the examination on your own.
It is compulsory that we submit both the forms and money together under our school name and group when sectional practices resume.
For erhu members, you will be informed of when to bring the cash/cheques and forms for submission.
As in previous years, we submit the necessary documents as a group to facilitate the notification of results and for everyone's convenience.

In the meanwhile, please practise diligently.

All the Best

Cheng Jun

CO for week 3 is cancelled as well.

Please be informed the collection of money for
1. CO Tshirt and
2. SYF Photo
are still ongoing. Please bring on Monday.

EDIT : Please note that there won't be CO Practice for Week 2.

There is no CO practice during T3W1.

1. DO NOT wear the CO Shirt to school tomorrow.

2. Please bring the CO Shirt to return.

3. You may wear Half-U tomorrow.

4. Remember to bring your uniform for the concert.

5. There is NO sectional practice for those not taking part in the concert.

6. Sectionals will resume on 13th July.

7. Please check your seating arrangement for the concert. Seating plan will be up in the CO Room.

Please note that tomorrow is NOT a full dress rehearsal, neither do you need to bring your uniform.

Please take note:

1. Week 4, Wednesday, 24/06/09
大组 is CANCELLED.

2. Week 4, Thursday, 25/06/09
There is 大组, 10am - 1pm.

3. Week 4, Friday, 26/06/09
大组 and Rehearsal, starting at 10am.
Sec 4s please bring $15 for the CO Tshirt as well. (:

4. Please check your uniform,
-BLAZER
-PANTS
-Long-sleeve collar white shirt
-Black socks
-Black leather shoes

Thanks.

Collection of t-shirt money and homecoming fund raising forms

Hey Guys,

Two things to take note:

1. For those who have not handed up the $15 for CO Tee, please remember to bring it during your sectional practices next week and pass it to your section's representatives respectively.
2. Bring the sponsor cum fund raising form for CO homecoming which was given out last week.A nil return is expected if you are not donating.

The following representatives please aid me in collaborating the forms and money collected during that day.

• Benjamin;Joshua (Tanbo)
• Ren Jie;Yi Long(Xuan Yue)
• Eugene;Yi Der(Winds)
• Guo Chang(Percussion)
• Gerald;Shawn(Cello;Bass)

Representatives, please keep the forms and money in safekeeping and pass it to me on latest Friday, when everything is in. And please clearly list out those who did not hand up either the forms or money on a piece of paper.Those who need extra fund raising form please get it from Jin Hong.

The Sec 4s will be coming to practice on Friday, and i hope you all can find a way to remind them beforehand about the CO shirt money.To bring on that Friday and collect from them. We ordered for every sec4s except Leon who doesn't want to have one. So please call or sms them to inform them about it.

Thank You

Regards

Cheng Jun

Change of Erhu Sectional Practice Timing

二胡组的成员请注意以下事列：

原本拟定在下星期一的小组排练已从原本的

一点到四点

改成早晨

九点半到一点半

这个更改是张老师提出的要求。
我会在约七点半时开华乐室，以供任何想提早练习的成员能来练习。
成员们请在星期一之前把达姆达姆练熟，尤其是国中二年级的成员。
我不想也不愿在当天现场让你们羞辱，所以为了避免此不快事件发生，请你们趁这周末把那首歌摸熟。
当天排练改成在华乐室进行。

另外
那些还没把精音演出的票钱和华乐上衣的十五块钱请在当天把钱带来，交给组长（仁杰）
有原因而不能出席的组员请尽早通知仁杰，好让他能向张老师为你们的缺席而做个交代。
请注意我的用词；原因，而不是借口。要明辨。
星期一准时到场。

到时见

谢谢

程隽

2009 June holiday schedule

dear all,

this is the newly updated june holiday schedule. please take note of the changes and come for the right practises at the right time. if there are any problems, pls feel free to alert us about it. a copy of the schedule is already in the CO room. please do not ruin or harm it in anyway. thank you. (:

- martin

PRACTICE SCHEDULE FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE

Cello / Bass
1/6/2009 0800 – 1200 CO Room
8/6/2009 1000 – 1200 CO Room
24/6/2009 0900 – 1200 CO Room

二胡
1/6/2009 0930 – 1330 Class Room 3-1
8/6/2009 0930 – 1330 Special Room 4C
9/6/2009 0930 – 1330 Special Room 4C
22/6/2009 1300 – 1600 Special Room 4C
23/6/2009 1300 – 1600 Special Room 4C


弹拨乐
1/6/2009 1530 – 1830 Special Room 4C
8/6/2009 0900 – 1300 Special Room 3C
22/6/2009 1300 – 1700 Special Room 3C


笛子
1/6/2009 1300 – 1600 Special Room 4A
8/6/2009 0930 – 1330 Special Room 3C
22/6/2009 0930 – 1330 Special Room 3C


管乐
1/6/2009 1530 – 1830 Special Room 3A
8/6/2009 0900 – 1300 Special Room 3A
22/6/2009 1300 – 1700 Special Room 3A


打击乐
1/6/2009 1300 – 1600 CO Room
8/6/2009 1000 – 1300 CO Room
23/6/2009 1100 – 1400 CO Room

扬琴
1/6/2009 1300 – 1600 CO Room
8/6/2009 1000 – 1300 CO Room
23/6/2009 1100 – 1400 CO Room


COMBINE
3/6/2009 1000 – 1300 CO Room
5/6/2009 1000 – 1300 CO Room
11/6/2009 1000 – 1300 CO Room
12/6/2009 1000 – 1300 CO Room
25/6/2009 1000 – 1300 CO Room
26/6/2009 1000 – 1800 CO Room/Hall (Rehearsal for Esplanade concert)