A few days after the Form 3′s finished their PMR examination, they were off to clean the music room. They diligently cleaned the music room for 3 hours starting from 9 o’ clock.
Cleaning the windows of the music room
While some are cleaning, the rest are arranging the files.
Taking a break after a long time cleaning
Back to work after a 30 minute break
At 12 sharp, the music room was squeaky clean and everybody left feeling tired after a long clean up.
Done by,
Amelia Jong
On the 26th August 2011, the school celebrated Malaysia’s 54 years of independence grandly. The whole school was asked to come in traditional clothes to symbolise racial harmony. The band members were also spared from wearing their band uniform on this day. The event was held at the school hall. A total of 49 band members participated this event. All Form 1, 2 and 4 band members and a few Form 3 band members performed. The school band performed two songs ‘Wannabe’ and “Taylor Swift in Concert’ lead by our conductress, Heather Tan. All hard works and effort had been put into this performance so that it would be a successful one.
the band and their members and crazy president
Band Group photo
with seniors
Report by,
Guinevere Liaw
This year’s AGM was organised by the Form 4′s. We were given a theme from the seniors: The Night of the Living Dead. The AGM was held at Heliconia, BanQuet.
Band AGM ticket designed by Abigail
Band AGM Poster designed by Abigail
The AGM was held on the 9th of July 2011. We did our preparation a week before the AGM and also on the day itself. 
working on the designs
trying to work on the dance move for the performance
Painting eyeballs
being vain with the zombie which was designed by Cindy 
putting everything together on the backdrop
and of course being vain at the same time
After all the decorations were set up and settled, we went home at noon and came back at 5pm to check on last minute changes. At around 6pm, guests started to arrive (and they were really really early).
Arrival of guests
our usherers bringing lost people
the form 2's having a group picture with two seniors budging in from behind
seniors posing for the camera
Flute senior and junior
our very busy receiptionist
our emcees hiding on the stairs to give a surprising entrance
Our very supportive teacher, Mr Teo who actually dressed up according to the theme for the night
the form 5's with their group picture
At 7pm, the dinner officially starts. Our emcees started by greeting everyone followed by a series of speeches by the representative of the band teachers; Mr Teo, the band instructor; Mr Marvin and the president; Michelle Goh.
our zombie emcees
the seniors with another group picture
saxophone section group photo
taking pictures while enjoying the food
another picture of eating while posing for the camera
After everyone has taken their food, it was time for the entertainment. The Form 4′s did the opening of the entertainment with a dance performance, Thriller.
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Lucky "Draw" first round
the next activity: Fashion Show
Michelle, taking the lead of the fashion show with her outfit: a vampire
then christine and amy decided to go in pairs with their costumes: an ah lien vampire and a witch
after that the seniors decided to go in groups of four consisted of a vampire, a loss memory kid, a devil and a dead Desperado
another group of seniors
the last group of models
the performance by the Form 1's with the title: You're My Senior
Lucky "Draw" second round
Sharon who was reluctant to do her dare which was to recite the band cheer in bimbo style
So, all the Form 5's decided to join in
performance by the Form 3's
Finalists for the Best Dressed Fashion Show
Best Dressed Contest: Third place, Michelle
Best Dressed Contest: Second place, Christine
Best Dressed Contest: First place, Eleena!
the Form 5's performance
Announcement of the new committee member
Our new committee of 2011/2012!
President: Joan Ling
Vice President: Angelene Chin
Drum Majorette: Melody Chong
Conductress: Heather Tan
Secretary: Guinevere Liaw
Vice-secretary: Amelia Jong
Treasurer: Jennifer Choo
Uniform Mistress: Bridgette Philip
Duty Mistress: Aina Rashidah
As for our new Section Leaders and their assistants, we have…
Flute: Yvonne Sharon and Alicia Lee
Clarinet: Voon Geok Ting and Melissa Tiong
Saxophone: Nabilah Hazirah and Joyce Tiong
Trumpet: Gladys Tan and Athina Luqman
Trombone: Mariana Peter and Midori Ngieng
Horn: Odilia Tang
Basses (euphonium and tuba): Nadia Foo and Growenzie Grace
Percussion: Jennifer Choo and Khariyah Zailani
Basses's section leaders and assistant section leader
Trombone section leaders and assistant and seniors and 1 trumpeter and clarinetist budging in
Flute section leaders and seniors
Duty Mistresses, Aina and Valentina
Bridgette and Martha, Uniform Mistresses
Vice Secretaries, Amelia and Rebecca
Secretaries, Guinevere and Valerie
The conductresses, Heather and Christine
Drum Majorettes, Melody, Sharon and Eleena
Our new Vice President, Angelene Chin
and the Presidents of the band, Joan and Michelle
the new band president giving her speech
The Form 5's group picture with the teachers and Mr Marvin
The whole band
the presidents with another picture
Percussion Section
The Flute Section
The Trombone Section
The Clarinet Section
The AGM was over. Everyone went home at 10.30pm and we had lots of fun. For more pictures (soon to be upload), visit http://www.facebook.com/guinliaw ’s Facebook photos.
On the 26th May 2011 until the 30th May 2011, the school’s band conducted an educational trip to Singapore. A total number of 39 students and 6 teachers were involved in this educational trip. The objective of this trip is to broaden the students’ educational music experience and knowledge. Not only that, it builds up self-confidence and leadership skills.
All 39 students and the teachers’ arrival at the airport at 7.00 in the morning on 26th May 2011. Our flight to Singapore departed at 9.50 in the morning. We reached Singapore at 11.15 in the morning and met up with the tour guide, Mr. Roland Chan. The bus that was our transportation for the whole trip took us from the airport to the Costa Sand Downtown East Resort where we will be staying while we were in Singapore.
The resort we stayed in Singapore
After checked in, we all gathered at the lobby before loading the bus and set off to our first school visit, Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music NUS. We were introduced to a few of the stuff members there who gave us a tour around the Conservatory. We were glad to see the orchestra hall, concert hall, recital studio, recording studio, ensembles room, practice rooms and the music library. 
the music library
practice room
Orchestra Hall
Group Picture in Orchestra Hall
After the tour, we went to visit the conservatory’s own gallery. Then we returned to our resort. Everyone had their own free time to walk around the nearby shops.
On the 2nd day, 27th May 2011, everyone gathered at the lobby before heading out to Ai Tong Primary School for a band workshop. The instructor of this band workshop was Mr. Ho, Ai Tong Primary School’s own music instructor. The band was able to learn a lot from this workshop.
Ai Tong Primary School
Mr. Ho teaching us
After lunch, we continued on to the Science Centre. We were able to learn more about science and how things works. We took this opportunity to watch the Hubble in Imax at 2 in the evening. After the movie, we continue walking around in the Science Centre.
Science centre
one last shot before leaving Science Centre
We left Science Centre at 4 in the evening and set off to China Town.
Valerie, Joan and Christine in China Town
Everyone gathered at the meet up point
We left China Town at around 6 in the evening and return to our resort. After we had a brief rest, most students accompanied by the teachers went to Esplanade by the local LRT train. The students and teachers were fortunate to be able to watch a performance of a group of five Japanese dancers. It was a splendid performance. We left Esplanade at 9 at night and went back to the resort.
The next morning, everyone gathered at the lobby to head out to our first stop, Bukit View Secondary School in Bukit Batok. We had a band exchange among Bukit View Secondary School, Tiong In Scondary School and Ai Tong Primary school. We started by performing a few songs from each schools.
Bukit View Secondary School performance
Tiong In Secondary school performance
Our school band performance
Ai Tong Primary School performance
After that, we had a short break. Then, we were divided according to sections for ice breaking games. Everyone had a great time getting to know the each other from different schools. After the ice breaking games, we gathered back in the hall. All the secondary schools played a simple piece instructed by one of their own instructors. It was a great opportunity to learn new things and experience playing with other bands.
Playing together
picture together with our friends in Singapore
At noon, it was the end of the band exchange. After saying our goodbyes, we head off to our second stop of the day, Nanyang Academy Fine Arts. We were fortunate to be able to participate the student festival band programme.
Singapore Brass Explosion
Nan Yang’s Brass Band practicing
After staying at the academy for around 2 hours, we return to our resort. We took a little rest and went on our way to Orchard Road. We were allowed to walk around the malls and left Orchard Road at 9 at night and called it the day off.
On the 29th May 2011, we gathered at the lobby once again in the morning as we set off to the landmarks of this city, Singapore. First, we went to the Merlion Park where it is famous for its Merlion statue. Then, we went to the Asian Civilisation Museum which is located very near the Merlion Park.
Group picture outside the museum
Sentosa
another picture taken near Merlion statue
Everyone was then excited as we head to our next stop, Universal Studio Singapore!
excited in Universal Studio
We spent about 5 hours in Universal Studio. Everyone had a wonderful time. Next, we went to Sentosa and spend our time walking around and at the seaside. At 8 at night, we set off to watch a mesmerizing show, the Songs of the Seas. This show was held with a live cast, dramatic effects and pyrotechnics. Water jets, flame bursts, lasers and captivating music make this a one-of-a-kind entertainment spectacle. Everyone enjoyed the show. It was late when it finish, we took the bus straight back to the resort.
On the last day, we wrapped up with breakfast on that Saturday morning and loaded up onto the bus one last time for the trip back to the Changi airport. Everyone was sad they had to leave Singapore but we all had a great experience during this exchange programme.
A new year has arrived thus the band board needs a new makeover! So, it’s the Form 4′s turn to design the band board. A meeting was held to discuss about the design.
Then, we finally decided to come for 2 days as we want to include EVERY single one of us!
And… we have:
GUINEVERE!Finally, the board is done! DDDD
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And so, the year of 2011 has reached us. New band committees have been elected and our seniors have retired. And so the handling of the blog has been passed on as well. And so…new layout!
In this month of January we had band auditions. With new juniors and new pieces, we aspire to heighten the band’s skills, in whatever aspects we can.
Theory classes will be held weekly while our current seniors teach their new juniors about their instruments. Everyone is encouraged to practice to their utmost ability for our upcoming concert this May as one of our fundraisers for our trip to Singapore this coming May.
Further updates will come soon.
We play it well, play it loud, play it proud.
This year, the new committee of 2010/2011 planned the Band AGM. The committee of 2009/2010 gave us one theme: Hawaii, and so we decided to hold it in school!
Our first draft of the ticket design by Eleena Bakrie.
Our first draft of the Poster (designed by Eleena Bakrie). Venue was later changed to School Grounds because we wanted change 
It was held on 4th September 2010, Saturday. Band practice was from 9 – 10 am only and the rest of the time was spent setting up our decorations for AGM that night!
Some of the juniors who helped carry the tables all the way from the KH room!
Sharon, Valerie and Valentina: arranging the layout of tables
Our seniors, practicing for their performance tonight!
Oh no, Lala spotted us!
Our new Drum Majorette
She’s very serious sometimes.
Excited band members! :D (LOL)
What it’s like inside.
Our designer, Eleena Bakrie.
Our photographer, Alicia Eng.
Creative shot of the barbeque set!
Some of the lights we hung around the school grounds.
We had lanterns too because we put in a lot of effort and work, because we wanted the best for our seniors.
More lanterns! This was SO hard to light up in the evening as the wind kept blowing ahahah!
Some of our (stolen, cough) leaves
LOOK! IT’S SHINY.
Working hard~~
And still having fun!
Working magic.
The juniors went home at around 11am – 12pm while some form 4s stayed on to finish up the decorations and setting the whole place up. We went home around 2pm to get ready and took turns coming back until 6pm, where the form 4s all gathered to light the candles, fire up the barbeque and set up the music.
6:45pm, everyone starting to arrive.
First time ok! So burnt a bit ehhehehehe.
Our super awesome BBQ Team! :D:D
We were in need of lots of tape as our lanterns/flowers/leaves kept falling.
Our registration table, tickets in the corner!
Eating!
Our teachers 
People who finished eating early played limbo inside!
Our pretty president, with the flowers we hung in the doorway 
Our form 5 seniors
Stephanie Nina, ex-president, giving her speech and passing down all the posts.
The handing down of posts.
It was shortly followed by a short video presentation of the Form 4 high committee, just being crazy. The songs used were You and I by Ingrid Michaelson, followed by Mountain and the Sea, also by Ingrid Michaelson. The video can be found here: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=461112802007
it was suggested and brought by our band instructor, Mr. Marvin Jong.
Finally it’s the form 4s turn to design a new noticeboard
This was our first design, personally handled by Eleena Bakrie.
COOL LOOKING, RIGHT? hahahah! But then it got old and faded, so we had to say goodbye.
So for our next noticeboard, we decided to involve EVERYBODY! we gave each of our members a small piece of coloured paper, and asked them to write what band IS to each of them. We had many many responses
and many many others. (‘:
(credits to Danielle Tan for the above!)
band is about…
togetherness in practices, with determination and dedication..
having fun with friends and music….
getting to know seniors and juniors of different ages…
and not caring what others think! xD
you got that right. (:
photo credits © Alicia Eng & Christine Ling, 2010
We resumed practices as usual after an eventful January. We had sectionals on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and combined practices on Saturdays with our instructor from International Music House (IMH), Mr. Marvin Jong. We started our combined practices on Saturday with warm ups such as scales. Then, attendance would be taken. This is then followed by sectionals where the section leader from each section would teach their new juniors the proper way of blowing instruments and the ‘Rubank’. Meanwhile, the other seniors would practice the pieces assigned. By ten a.m., the seniors would practice together in the band room with the guidance and help of Mr. Marvin and the juniors would be taught some basic theory to aid them in sight reading. Practices would end by 12 p.m. During one of our sectionals on the 13th of February, we received another piece entitled ‘The Check is in the Mail’. On the 20th of February, we were given another new piece instead, ‘Footloose’. We are practicing this piece for the upcoming celebration of the school’s 125th anniversary.
Reported by,
Rebecca Su
The first band meeting of the year was used for registration. All the current band members and the new juniors arrived in the band room on this day to give their names to the current Band Committee.
The St Teresa’s Band Committee 09/10 also held the band audition for the newcomers this year. The tradition of band audition is held every year to let the new juniors try out different instruments and to make the committees job easier to determine who should be in which section. This was exactly what was done by the section leaders and assistant section leaders. The other band members were asked to rearrange pieces into appropriate files and go for sectionals. After the auditions were done, everyone was called back into the band room for a short briefing from Madam Kong and the President of the band, Stephanie Nina. The newcomers were also informed about some of the band rules.
In the month of January, the band also had movie day. Mr. Marvin, the band instructor from IMH, had arrived that morning to set up some of his equipment and we were all asked to pay attention while watching the movie ‘Swing Girls’. The objective of watching this movie was to give the band an idea what a big band was suppose to sound like. Mr. Marvin wants the band to work towards becoming a big band.
Aside from those activities, the band has had normal practices going on for the remainder of the month. Sectionals were usually held for an hour before Mr Marvin arrived to work on our new pieces for the 125thanniversary dinner of the school.
Reported by,
Michelle Goh
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