Hi band..

We will be stepping down for EYE soon uhh.. There are some things that i really need to say before that.
Hope it'll be a something for u guys.. Might be long..
Please encourage your members to come to this blog more often!

Hmm.. after all this while in band.
I realised that most of you have no enthusiasm in band at all. Attendance are really becoming worse.. Most of you come for band just for CCA points. I know that way of thinking..
When i was in sec 1 .. I wasn't very interested back then.. At that time, going for band practice was a tiring chore for me as hours were really long and we had to practice in the long hours of sectionals.. It was horrible as i have to bear with the tiring training from my seniors back then..
I have got no interest in my instrument at all and didn't practise hard.. Band practices are just so boring & having to receive punishments, drills & scoldings. But after a time, i slowly went in and made myself to really understand the band and what the leaders & seniors were actually doing.. Through all these experiences, i realise i learned a lot. In having self-discipline and confidence to stand up.

I started to realise that band was actually a really fun place where many will sit together and play together just like a community when i was in sec2.. Back then.. Practices had became an event that i look forward to every time. My passion in music & band grew & that was when I was starting to be afraid, in not being able to play well like my senior then, that made me aimed to practise hard.. I knew many were just like me before. That will be your beginning..

As i go up to sec 3, I looked back at the challenges i've faced. After Mr Wong & Ms Tan gave me this chance as your current DM, everything changed, that includes my life.. I faced in many problems in the beginning, gone through with many difficulties. I became so ambitious, & i struggled through, wanting to reach out for a higher standard by myself, but that was a serious mistake that i had made. Success comes from step by step and with the help from the members and being united as one band one sound, but not at all once alone. In stepping up, there were many mistakes that i had made, but i believe everybody should be given chances to continue to improve and change for the better. Both of them were the one who changed me, and taught me those important values that should be kept in and to face all the problems. :)
That was my story, so how about you?

In SYF'09, that was the moment that i will never ever forget. Remember? All that we've gone through? HFMD, cancelling of pratices, MCs , lack of players and we nearly weren't able to take part in SYF. But thanks to the leaders, conductors and teachers, we made it through right? Just look back.. We made it, with perseverance. We nearly gave up back then..
But we showed our unity and perseverance through those torturing days.
But how about for now?

I really see that the section leaders and committees aren't putting in efforts at all that really disappoints me. Not even the seniors are encouraging your juniors to come back for practices.

One determined person can make wonders, and that a group of determined people can make a significant difference.
So why not?

I hope that after reading this, it'll really make u realise something and reflect..
In the mean time! STUDY SMART and STUDY HARD FOR YOUR EXAMINATIONS!!

I'm willing to take in feedbacks from all of you members at all times in improving the band and we leaders and the committee. If you think that something needs to be improved or missing from what u guys wish to have, we leaders will be more than happy to hear from you okay.

Good luck for your exams! =DD
Your DM :)

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