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TohTohTohToh Ok dudies, my new name is TohToh.. like Kaka? hahah ok, live with it! Anyway, I'm actually kinda surprised that no one has blogged since our return to reality. Anyway, this band camp has seen many changes to my playing and life. Anyway I think Sajcband has greatly improved. On the first night, the music we created was absoutely beautiful. I gotta admit, in my sec sch life, I only heard such music just once as my band was all about techniques and hardly about anything called tone. My conductor was always going "use your tongue to say TI or DO" and instructing as when to breathe and how to play and about fingerworks and fast tonguing, and projection and being trapped in a ball of sound but I hardly heard anyone saying anything about producing the RIGHT sounds or the RIGHT tones. Only when I came here I learnt about this, about this information which was seriously lacking in not only VS band but almost every band in Singapore. And after learning about techniques for 4 years then did I realise that Tone was another aspect which was lacking in me which will ultimately make me a more complete player. When I heard Ave Maria which we created, I was just inspired to go on and on. And for the 1st time I wasnt looking at the blue square on the wall. Over these 3 days, much alteration has been done to the band and I think we did come out strong. Honestly when some of us fought for the band camp extra night, I really did not fully believe that the extra night would do any good. I didnt even think the camp would do any good. But I still decided to give it a shot and not give up on the band so the big mouth exploded. Ytd during dinner then only did I realise the amount of work done and the results that we clocked. The band has totally changed its sound and sounds and we sounded great at many moments. Even at St Pats, when I heard Amanda play the oboe solo, I didnt know it was her. I seriously thought it was some St Pats player. When I realised it was her, I felt that same feeling where you hear a player with great potential and cant seem to wait to hear her improve and become a fantastic musician. The musicians in SAJCBAND have greatly improved. I have to comment on my section. Everyone has improved. Melvyn's tone changed and now he sounds good and confident, esp at St Pats, he was a different Melvyn I heard on Wed morning. A Loo is now playing with so much more confidence and with a rounder and fuller tone. Although she makes mistakes frequently she still whacks the notes away, and being bold and confident is the 1st step to being a good musician. Huimin has improved alot as her tone is now fuller too. And her confidence has also grown, and I felt it alot when I heard her SIGHT READ Toccata. I really have to thank all of them for putting in so much effort for the band and holding on although their lips where about to drop off. Overall the whole band has really matured in a short 3 days, but ITS NOT OVER YET. It will never be over. No musicianis perfect. But you could be perfect at enjoying music. Anyway the idea is for us to continue to work hard. I think even Jie has shown so much more confidence in his conducting. The band has also grown so much more closer. Just think about the batch games. We were laughing together. Together is the word. Sajcband is now so much more stronger. Hold on people, just work hard. Mr Glosz has changed the band and so have we. Continue to place confidence in him ok? Tml outing at his house, lets just party together, I can truly see his "I'm enjoying SAJC coz they are making music" days are back. Let them never go away. The camp was as painless and as enjoyable which I never thought it would have been. Salahuddin Haque, May and Jie did a fantastic job too. Peace, the camp was fantastic. Toh Toh. at 7:07 PM 0 comments 
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