If we're alrdy stress, what about other school band?
Alot of bands practice from morning till night during holiday, almost everyday got at least like 8 hours of practice.
Somemore, the other school band seniors also have to concentrate on their studies, so they also need to study, which will take up like 2-3 hours (or 1 hour maybe), then you only got like 5-7 hours to sleep then next day is another cycle again.
I can't imagine what will happen to us if our band is really like this.
and our school system sucks, i was like say it so many times -.-
TIC do things so slow, and for the whole holiday, sec one have NO PRACTICE.
What is this? Focus on SYF for seniors, but we don't care about juniors?
Juniors also need to practice mah, and somemore after SYF, seniors all stepped down :(
Then we need to start training the juniors so they can play in the main band.
I know that i myself isn't a good senior that set a good role model to all juniors, but i would like to say this:
If you guys are alrdy stress, what about the seniors? What about the leaders (SL, majors) ?
Aren't they tired too?
Totally so true about Mr Ng Hoe and Mr Tan 's words.
But i also can't judge, i'm also one of them, and i know myself, not being a really good senior that set good example to juniors and often give bad advices (like encouraging them to pon some useless programs in school to come for practice *IS THIS COUNTED?*) or like very suibian.
I also like can't be strict much, seriously if i really get strict or serious during band, then Jiaen and Yingxuan will be suffering alot. *because they sit right beside me :D* (okay not really maybe, sometimes i joke with them too much alrdy.)
and i myself during band also will lose concentration easily :(
and sectionals too, like sometimes play too much.
Okay anyway, sometimes maybe if you really feel stress, it might because that you feel you're not doing good, and wanted to improve yourself more, but you still can't do it, this is where the stress come in.
Though like the seniors want you guys to really improve and buck up for the SYF (so we can really get a good result - maintaining a silver! or even getting a gold.), but if you feel stress, you aren't putting the 100% effort too. (same, if you really feeling super sick, you aren't putting the 100% effort during practice, take care of your body! You have to perverse till the SYF's over! After all, health is the most important so you can concentrate 100% in practice and improve much faster!)
So, the best thing is like treat your practice fun.
Yeah, practice might be boring sometimes but of cos, PERFECT PRACTICE MAKE PERFECT.
Practicing can be fun if you see the fun of it.
Those scales (studies, chromatic, appergios), long notes, tonguing, lip slurring etc is important and sometimes, if you really know those scales studies and able to play it without score and remembering the fingerings, you will get a satisfied feeling after.
At least, for me it is, everytime when i'm able to finish the whole studies of scales.
and i will be like more motivated to practice and beginning to learn other scale studies or tonguing excersise etc.
Of cos, long notes are important too! Train up your stamina which now my stamina super lousy.
Side track abit....
Can't even complete a whole scales this morning since i was feeling HEADACHE and stomachache, omg, what's this feeling? :(
I need to 'train' my diaphragm alrdy!
and during your own time practice, make sure you have like at least 1 hour of basics (long notes, scales studies, tonguing, TUNING EVERY NOTE), at least 2 hours of practicing the pieces that are important (what i mean by important is really IMPORTANT, for example - RIDE & Singapore Flyer, for OUR SYF!) and if you got time, practice some fun pieces (for me, i will just like practice random pieces that we're not even playing right now) but don't blast too much (blast meaning your embouchure will change once you play too loud and sometimes you might not have enough air to hold on to the note.) since it's not good for your embouchure actually (in generally?)
But if you really have no time for the day (like after lesson super late alrdy or going out to concerts until super late LOL), like only got 1/2 hour, or even like 30 mins.
Play long notes, tonguing, scales for 15 to 45 mins, then other time all practice the pieces that are important (please see the definition up there), and don't bother to practice the pieces you like to play first.
What's more important is the basics and the pieces we're currently playing.
But since you have alrdy no time, just do all this bah.
Okay, i say alot, just end here now.
Sorry if this post is offensive, and i seriously think seniors are really very super lenient alrdy. NO OFFENCE as i said.
anyway, you guys have to BUCK UP!
It's like less than one month or even less than 3 weeks to SYF alrdy.
We don't even have enough practices since crappy school organised such a WONDERFUL camp during this period. (see my sarcasm?)
We have to really practice alot (x 10000)!
Anyway, the above method of practicing is like quite effective to me since i often practice clarinet with long hours (& resulting in lesser amount of time spend on STUDIES!) *but ever since this year, i have like lessen my time liao D: D: *
You can try it maybe, but let me say, please don't practice those fun pieces you like to play, practice what you don't know in important pieces and keep on repeating if you want to get to the speed. Use metronome, it really works! :D
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