HI everyone,

CH DANCE has made the school proud by attaining their GWH! for 2 consecutive SYF. Congrats to them! However, i hope this spurs you guys on to work harder for your own GWH!Remember.If we get GWH this time round, it would be the third consecutive GWH for CHSCO. The previous batches of CHSCO seniors worked very hard for CHSCO, SO LETS DO THE SAME :D

20 days to SYF.

CHSCO'11 Batch Of Excellence

Gibson :D

Hi-Low PPL :)

dunnoe whether anyone is reading BUT we will try our best to keep the blog alive. feel free to express urselves by commenting on the cbox.

anyways, the practice on Friday was rather okie. i thought it was rather efficient. The reason why Long lao shi allows u all to do homework doing co is to let u guys make use ur time. Because wei lao shi goes into details at certain parts of practice, not all of us are needed at times. Thus, you guys can use to time fully by reading or doing homework.

HOWEVER, i hope you guys treat it as a privilege instead of an entitlement. As long as you guys dun make noise when unneeded, i m perfectly fine with it. What i saw last practice is that you guys have made improvement. We are generally more co-ordinated now but at some parts we tend to speed up and lose track of the rhythm. However, i m still confident that we will improve.There are still room for improvement though...

As the SYF period edges closer, other CCAs like Band , Dance and even the EL Drama are gearing up for their chance at a GWH. We should too. Right now, i m satisfied with the performance but PLS REMEMBER not to slack. Remember tat this year's SYF will be more difficult because the results will be announced only at the last day. It might be more difficult BUT we must prevail and i m confident that we will do well in the end.

Remember, sacrifice now and reap the benefits in later.

The worst feeling is the feeling of regret.

This is our journey.

CHSCO'11 BATCH OF EXCELLENCE

Gibson ^ ^

Hello.

Today's practice was quite satisfactory. I believe we put in our effort and achieved today. This is the kind or improvement we are hoping for leading up to SYF.

However, let us not become too proud of our improvement and be complacent. We have a month or so ahead, and we still have room for improvement. One problem Long Laoshi had noticed and pointed out was that we still lack discipline. Latecoming, talking during practice... that sort of disruptions.

The excos had a short talk with her about it, and we have come up with a reason for it, and hope to solve it. We know that Wei Laoshi's style is to have a full orchestra before we begin practice, and to solve errors we come across. Thus, those who arrive early wait, and we spend time waiting while he practices a certain individual or group. We understand that he can spend a considerable amount of time, and leave others with little to do but sit and wait. People end up getting bored and talking, and the waiting has (we speculate) caused some to feel that there is no need to report on time, as they will have to wait anyway.

Starting Term 2 we will have to solve the attendace issue, and cannot tolerate latecoming. As for those who feel time is wasted sitting and waiting, we are trying to adjust the way we practice to maximise that time.

Another reason we have to wait long is that whoever is being practiced by Wei Laoshi ends up having to repeat practicing again and again and again and... ... ...
So, Dazu time is spend solving individual or group issues, which should have been gone through during Xiaozu or morning practice. Morning practices are called practices for a good reason, they are not meant as an excuse to skip assembly to eat breakfast, or talk to friends, or play handphone games.

Instead of playing the entire song over and over in the morning, we should follow Wei Laoshi's strategy of using each practice to be sure of 1 part, a few bars. Concentrating on a problem and practicing solves it, not playing the wrong thing repeatedly.

Monday's group practices should be used for the same purpose, so that when we all meet for Dazu, what we practice is playing together, and not one person playing his own part.

Dazu time is precious, we have around just 10 left.

It is time to get serious.

It is time to put in our all.

Focus.

Each person has his own part to be responsible of.

Don't let us down!

But don't hold us up...

You can never practice too much.

Jiayou!!!
Ivan :)

Below are the March Holiday schedules for Sectional and Combine Practice:
Do take note for those who did not turn up for practice on Friday.

MONDAY 14/3 :
Percussion 1030-1400
Erhu 1430-1800
Cello&Bass 0800-1200
Dizi 0900-1200

TUESDAY 15/3 :
Percussion 1030-1400
Cello&Bass 0800-1200
Yangqin 1200-1500
Tanbo 0930-1230
Sheng&Suona 0930-1230

WEDNESDAY 16/3 :
Erhu 0830-1200
DAZU 1300-1600

THURSDAY 17/3 :
Tanbo 0930-1230 cancelled
Sheng&Suona 0930-1230 cancelled
Percussion 1330-1630

FRIDAY 18/3 :
DAZU 0900-1200
Tanbo 0900-1200 [Non-SYF]

Attendance is compulsory for we only have less than 25 practices.
Let's all work hard together and achieve our goal!
CHSCO, WE CAN DO IT!

Benjamin

Hello one and all, yesterday Joshua represented CHSCO to ballot for our SYF performace time slot.

We have gotten #46.

Date: 21st April 2011

Time: 11.10 a.m.

As we all know, we have less than 40 days, and less than 25 practices. This is just the beginning of the final lap. At this point in time, we should not be spending practice time going through problems with rythm, pitch and timing. It is time we focus on the more important emotion.

Everyone can play the same song, but what sets us apart, and makes us unique is the way we play it, the emotion the audience should be able to feel hearing us play our piece. As Joshua mentioned, that contributes to 50% of the SYF score. And that means that it is IMPORTANT!

Wei Laoshi has exaggerated exaggerates his actions, trying to cue us to play louder, softer, or slower. But it seems that a lot of the time, there is little response. And that brings me to my next point, watch the conductor. As Wei Laoshi has mentioned, he may not conduct the same way all the time, but what is important is that everyone follows him.

Those of you who went for the previous SYF would understand fully the importance of doing so. And besides paying attention while playing, please pay attention otherwise, it is truly frustrating for Wei Laoshi to ask a question and receive no reply, or signal for silence and have to wait long for us to settle down. That takes time.

Precious time.

Time that we could spend going through something crucial.

Furthermore, it spoils his mood to be ignored. With that said, I hope that you all can each brush up in whatever area, using this holiday week to catch up.

Practice hard!

You can never practice too much.

Enjoy your holiday week!

CHSCO GwH!!!

Jiayou!!! Ivan :)

TMR is balloting for SYF. WISH US LUCK :D

Gibson :)

Today's practice was all over the place and many of us are not putting enough effort. It is already MARCH and i do not see any sense of urgency. It is really frustrating...

Ask yourselves one question.

"How big does CHSCO stand in your heart.?"

How much are you willing to put in for CHSCO.?For all that it has provided for you, you should learn to reciprocate. CO belongs to each and everyone of us and it is our responsibility to protect it. OUR LEGACY, OUR PRIDE,OUR CHSCO.

Ultimately, getting GWH is possible if each and one of us put in the effort and the hard work. GWH needs to be earned. I truly hope for the day where GWH is what we all believe we can get not something we all yearn for. And i believe it is possible.

Dare to dream and dare to achieve

WE CAN DO THIS

CHSCO"11 ( GWH )

Gibson Law :)

PLS BE PUNCTUAL FOR TMR DAZU

Be in the co room by 3.15pm

we onli have 15 more dazu!

CHSCO"11 GWH :D

Gibson :)

well, today's rehearsal was not up to standard. It was not entirely terrible but it is definitely not enough.It was really disappointing, today is the 27 of feburary and SYF is in April 19-21. How are we able to go up on stage and defend our GWH,ESPECIALLY NOT WITH THIS KIND OF PERFORMANCE? A Gwh performance requires more than just playing the notes , it is the feeling, the emotions. Although some of us are performing well but it is all about the teamwork, the team effort. How is it fair that half the CO put in so much effort whereas the other half just do the bare minimum. Is it fair to those that worked so hard.? Is this truly an orchestra.?

Music is more than just playing the notes it is an expression of your feelings and emotions.

Use your heart to play ur instrument , this is how it feels to really perform. It is not always about the piece which you play but what kind of music you want others to hear.

A truly good piece of music is one which is felt by the heart, one which others would want to hear again. Right now, it is still lacking in our orchestra.BUT i believe tat we can achieve it. IF EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US PUT IN THE EFFORT.

Start now. Make a difference.

加油! CHSCO'11

Gibson Law :)

jiayouuuuuu for syf!

HELLOS EVERYONE!!
Now that MRs are over (or at least after today) and practice resumes,
give your all for all the practices from now on ya! :D

Will come and visit soon! :D

JINHONG

Happy Chinese New Year one and all!(I know, it's a bit early).

This morning, CHSCO welcomed the chinese new year as a CCA as we did the traditional Lao Yu Sheng. Best of luck for the new year and practice hard for SYF! GwH!!!

CHSCO Annual Camp

Hello CO members, hope you are enjoying your holidays so far.

Our Annual CO camp will commence on 29 and 30 November, (overnight) in school.
Reporting time is 9.00 a.m. on 29th(Mon) and dismissal at 5.00p.m. on 30th(Tue).

Here is a recap of the packing list...

1. Enough clothing for 2 days 1 night( recommended to bring 2 sets per day, including 1 PE and 1 House tee)(dun forget undies and socks)

2. Long Pants (outdoor activities and sleeping)

3. Jacket (optional)

4. Toiletries

5. Towel

6. Stationary Stationery

7. Enough money(up to your discretion, for emergency)

8. Laundry bag

9. Sleeping bag

10. Mug (IMPORTANT!!!)

11. Medication (if necessary)

Please do NOT bring any electronic gaming devices, and handphones will be kept at the start of the camp...
In the meantime, please prepare yourselves for SYF, we will get the set piece on monday, then it will be practice, practice, practice.

Work hard, play hard, have fun!

Jiayou!!!
Ivan :)

To Sec 4s

Hi Sec Fours.
If you have yet to return your blazer, please bring it on the 16th of November, Tuesday
when you come for the JAE Briefing that day.
Please pass it to Liu Fang Lao Shi, Chen Ping Lao Shi or any of the current Sec 3 excos.
Thank you so much for your cooperation.

Hey guys,
It's been a busy month with all the performances like our Biennial CO Concert,
HSBC Mid-Autumnn Festival Celebration performance,
Opening Ceremoney for Commonwealth Games 2010 &
our school's performance for Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration.
Thanks for all your hardwork despite the EOYs less than 2 weeks away.
You guys are great and put up many great performances!
As of today, there will be no more practices till further notice.
Hence, please study hard for the EOY Exam and achieve good results!
加油！

Pictures of our HSBC CIP Performance:

WILSON - 二胡

ENZEN - 笛子

IVAN - 柳琴

BENJAMIN & ZACHARY - 扬琴

弹拨乐

CHEERS,
Benjamin

THANK YOU :D

Hey guys!

Okay again, for those who do not know me, I'm xuanming from batch 2009 haha.

Anyway, great performance people! :D

You guys totally rocked the SCH down yesterday.

As a chapter of CHSCO closes, a new chapter unfolds, yet again.

This time round, Sec 3s, it is your turn to rise up to the occasion.

SYF is next, but I'm sure that you guys can do it!

Yesterday's performance was pretty optimistic :D

Watching CHSCO as an audience for the first time in 4 years, I am proud to say that I was from CHSCO and will always be (:

Enjoy your time in CHSCO okay!

You guys will love it in time to come.

It is here when you understand what it means by an equal mix of work and play ;D

(I had a fair share of mine too!)

You will know why in time to come (:

Thanks for the music yesterday people (:

And... taupok -.-

LOL.

It certainly brought back memories of the old days when I used to wear that maroon blazer and standing on stage as a CHSCO performer.

Haha.

Even though I know that those times will not come back again, at least I know that I was once part of it and I am very, very glad to be so.

Anyway, some final words to the current sec 3 batch:

You guys are really a friendly group of people! =)

Since getting to know you all since you were sec 1, you guys have really matured a lot and have blossomed in many ways.

I still remember the lame pranks that you played on us LOL.

(Pulling our hair, taupok, piggy-backing, pinching...) -.-

Yeah I lost 4 strands of hair I think.

Haha although you may look back and think that it's lame, but it is, after all, part of the growing up process.

Now, after 2 years being under the careful nurturing by us and the current sec 4 batch, it is time for you all to step up.

There is the SYF next year, no doubt it is a massive task on hand.

But dun worry k! We are confident that you guys will be able to accomplish your mission.

For you guys are CHSCO. (:

As quoted from Zhenwei (2008-2009 Vice-Pres),

Music is our talent, Winning is our Art.

Always remember that we seniors are always here for you all and will always lend our support in whatever that you do :D

This is a promise! And I'm sure the other seniors feel this way too (:

So... yup.

Dun want to say too much already =]

Reach out for the stars, guys!

Nothing is impossible.

You guys can do it, for you have the potential.

You guys can make breakthroughs, for you have the willpower to do so.

Most of all, you guys definitely can reach out for the skies, for you are CHSCO (:

All the best for your future endeavors guys! :D

No matter where we are, we will be silently watching you all, from afar =]

With bucketfuls of my best wishes,

XUANMING ;D

CHSCO 5th Secretary (08-09)

and a proud member of CHSCO! (2006-2009) :D