ANNIVERSARY!!!

HELLO MY DEAREST GUITARIANS!

TODAY, RIGHT NOW, WE CELEBRATE AND HONOUR THE 48++HOURS ANNIVERSARY OF OUR GWH (need i spell it out?) HAHA OKAY, I'M SO EXCITED EVEN TYPING THESE I CAN CRY NOW. LOL AND I'LL BE CAPSLOCKING ALL THE WAYYYY :)

IT'S BEEN SIMPLY THE MOST AMAZING MOMENT IN ALL OF OUR LIVES (besides the day I was born lah) I BELIEVE, RIGHT (left?) RIGHT ?? AND A HUGE SORRY IF ANYONE OF US INCLUDING ME DID NOT HAVE A 101% FAITH IN GUITAR BEFORE THE SYF. BUT I'M REALLY REALLY GLAD THAT MANY OF US HAVE PUT IN THE VERY VERY LAST DROP OF EFFORT, EVEN IN YOUR SWAYS AND SMILES :) :)

WHATEVER IT IS, LET US ALL BE PROUD OF OURSELVES BUT NOT PROUD IN OUR ATTITUDES. WE'LL GO A LONG LONG WAYYY. AND GOOD THINGS DON'T COME TO AN END! IT'LL LIVE FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS (like how i'm in all of your hearts) HAHA RIGHT, I KNOW.

GIVE YOURSELF A PAT ON THE BACK AND REMEMBER TO KEEP TUNING IN TO ALL THE RECORDINGS! HAHAHA IT'S THE BEST MEMORY! AND YOU'D BETTER BE ABLE TO MEMORISE THAT SENTENCE BY NOW!

WEIWEI THE GREAT LOVES YOU!

GOLD WITH HONOURS GOLD WITH HONOURS....
we did it ! ahsguitarians rawks man! all thanks to ur effort....
big thanks to our juniors- the sec2s and 3s.....
of cos...sec 4s the best of allllll.....

we gonna get very high...but dun forget...everything comes with a price...its becos of our time and effort through so many prac....its becos of mr shi's love and effort and its becos of mrs koh who accompanied us through those days....n mrs tan for helping...and of cos alumni and so mani supporters....

so we must treasure it...treasure our memories and the honours...
treasure one another...and continue to be enthu in guitar....

rmb: ONCE A GUITARIAN, ALWAYS A GUITARIAN!
im so proud of u all....be proud of urself too!


Luv Miss P- HUiYI

hey people,we did it. just listen to it! okay,now just rest well and find some way to get rid of the dark eye circles!

-*mavis "DDD

:D

:D:D:D:D:D
IM TOTALLY BASKING IN THE HAPPYNESS (: HAHAHA IT DOESNT SEEM REAL, DOES IT?! HAHA CANT BELIEVE IT'S FINALLY OVER. LIKE, AFTER 348029482 PRACS HAHA! IM SURE WE ALL FEEL SUPER GOOD NOW. SO I SHANT NAGNAGNAGNAG (:

SO, ENJOY YOUR GOLD WITH HONOUR PEOPLE !!
AND WHO SAYS HOT PINK IS UGLY/UNLUCKY?! HAHAA!

WE DID IT ! FOR MR SHI, FOR MRS KOH, FOR OUR SENIORS AND FOR OURSELVES ! WHOOHOOO!

GT 014 ANGLICAN HIGH SCHOOL ... ... GOLD WITH HONOURS ! *CHEERS*

IROCK,

GERMAINE (:

TOMORROW'S THE BIG DAY!


LET'S GOLD!


:):)

Hey guys! New blogskin again, mainly because the other one was kind of constricting. Thanks Genevieve for helping me find this :D


OK, so it's almost 2 days to SYF... are you guys confident? I know all of us are tired and dragging ourselves to practice every day after school's a chore but just think! The feeling of getting gold isn't replaceable. It's something that changes your life forever, believe me. It's not about pleasing the school (or Dr Boon), it's not about pleasing Mr Shi or Mrs Koh (but we still have to, I mean)... it's about bringing glory to ahguitar. I think choir got Sustained Achievement before, and are we going to let them win? WE SHALL GET THAT SUSTAINED TOO! Like Mr Shi said, it takes 6 years to do it all over again. Since we've come this far... why not complete the journey? And it'll be so honourable - AHS value yeah! - to be part of the group accomplishing the Sustained Achievement Award... it's something no one can emphasize any further.


Right now our timing's still not very good. Don't rush during Mezza Luna or everything will be screwed. Lover's Theme is supposed to be a slow song, so please play gently and with as much feeling as possible!

EXPRESSION: For 1st song, sway and smile. Some parts require the move back move forth thing, but the most important thing is to make Mr Shi feel at ease. Don't act like stones! If we display good showmanship, it may just determine our Gold/Silver. For the 2nd song, I think it's best to move back and forth... but not like robots, do it naturally. YOU'RE PART OF A COLGATE AD! There's no need to act cool and worry about your image on the SYF stage. Just give it your all.


- Trim fingernails. Keep short ones for the left hand, and file the edges of the right hand fingernails till they're rounded. That way, the quality of the notes will be better.

- Make sure you can pick your pick up on time for tremolo during the 2nd song. Put tape or Blu-tack it to your guitar body. (Mrs Koh's idea)

- When playing tremolo, play near the bridge. 2ND GUITAR: don't play so loud that you overshadow 1st guitar. On the score, it says Mp and then P so follow it.

- If possible, highlight all the phrasing for the 2nd song in your scores. Mr Shi has said phrasing is very important, so if we can't show the judges the difference between our loud and soft, it's not going to guarantee us the gold.

- Make sure guitars are properly tuned and any sticking out guitar strings at the top or bottom are cut off. Anything wrong with your guitar, please tell me! And bring rags for polishing tomorrow!!

- Put Post-its to mark the pages for Mezza and Lover's so that when you go on stage, you know where to open to. Flip the page after the 1st song simultaneously.

- Remember, DO NOT bow before we start playing. Bow only when we finish everything and Mr Shi signals for us to stand. Put guitars on the right foot before and after playing when we stand up. CROSS LEGS! Leave 2 empty seats each at the end of the row for 3rd row.

- IMPORTANT: Start the songs together! There can't be a single guitar playing a note before everyone starts because the hall is VERY BIG. Any note you play, anything you drop can be heard. Also, when Mr Shi gives the signal that the song has ended, press your hand down on the strings to stop reverberating of the strings. Don't let it twang on.


Okies, that turned out very long. 6 AM on Thu! Remember to bring stockings (flesh-coloured), black socks for the guys, costume, shoes, make-up, files, picks, footstools, your guitar and most importantly... YOURSELF and YOUR RADIANT, BEAUTIFUL, STUNNING, GORGEOUS, BLOW-YOUR-MIND-WORTHY SMILES!!! :)

Don't be scared when the time comes. Just remember, we are one ensemble and we're doing it together! LOOK AT MR SHI WHEN THE SONG IS GOING ON so that if tempo goes out, he can control us. He is the most handsome guy in the room!!!! Look at his Goldlion tie and be stunned!

And go to the toilet before boarding the bus. :D

Alumni will be going with us to the Singapore Conference Hall so do them proud! Let's get the gold! Because I know we can do it. It's just a matter of confidence. Pretend you're a rowdy dancer for Mezza, then you're breaking up with someone for Lover's. We're the 14th ensemble and the last one before the 2nd interval, so we MUST MAKE AN IMPRESSION ON THE JUDGES. Who says we can't be as good as RI? Blow them away! Make them remember AHS GE for years to come!

OK, I gtg study Chinese liao. I shall flunk all the tests this week, lol... smile people, and let God guide the way.

~Louisa~

:D

yay lao shi !

!COUNTDOWN: 7 DAYS!
ONE MORE WEEK TO D-DAY !
yes 7 more days. and i believe that the days will just zoom past quickly! so... we'll have to grab every moment of the guitar practices and work on perfecting our songs alright(: huiyi feels the stress already, dont we all?(: COME ON EVERYBODY ! we'll give our best shot for this last 7days and do it for mr shi, mrs koh, huiyi, our seniors AND OURSELVES(: we dont want all our effort to go to waste, do we?(:

jiayou & takecare, for those who were sick recently !
(: see ya'll at pracs (tomorrow and a few more tomorrows to come)

germaine (:

PEOPLE!
Another 2 hours will be 10 days to SYF!
Do you feel it?
Do you feel the preeesureee coming on?

Well, I'm 100% certain that everyone has felt it.
At least those that are in SYF lol

My friend, my classmate, Jiahao.
He is from Concert Band and I asked him last week if he was feeling nervous for SYF which is on 10th April, this coming Tuesday.
& he replied, "Nope. Scared for wad. The whole band is going to face this tgt."

I think that was like so.... li3 zhi4 de4 xiang2 fa3.
So, we gotta chill yeah?

Gee, I know it's like so TOTALLY not very appropriate for me to be saying all this because HAHA I'm a first timer xD

But anyway *sighs* let's just GOLD for it?

YESSSS!!!

hahahahhhaa

loves charrr... *winks* :D

The story behind the picture:

So, on thursday, Xiang Yi, Alicia, Clara Koh, Charr, Cheryl and company were walking home from prac. Close to the MRT station, two certain people had the impulse to do the Kallang Wave. Too bad I couldn't click the phone button in time to capture the moment properly, heh. Enjoy. X)

-Genevieve.

SYF IS COMING!

hey guys! carrie here! well SYF is coming REAL SOON! i know you guys are feeling nervous alr right?! (at least, i hope so! YOU SHOULD BE OK!) well us seniors are very very nervous for you all too! i know you'll heard this alot of times, but really, this year is very crucial because a 3rd consecutive gold will mean a Sustained Achievement Award! you guys will go down in HISTORY! i know alot of you are very sianded by the amount of practices you have a week, but when you guys get the gold (WITH HONOURS MAYBE HAHA!), it'll all be worth it! it's just one shot for the sec3s, the last time for the sec4s, first time for the sec2s, everyone must work together and pia ok! it's not just about one batch working hard, it's about the whole Guitar Ensemble! Just a few more weeks to go, you guys can do it! think about the gold (with honours!) that will belong to AHS GE! you just have to put your heart and soul into playing, and not play the song for the sake of playing! you have to FEEL the song! like for the second song, it's more sad, so you guys can try to think of sad things and relate the song to it, then you guys will be able to play with feeling. and swaying, it has got to come naturally to you! and i know it's very stupid to smile at NOBODY but heck, just do it! anyway i think on the actual day you guys will smile at the audience naturally la haha.

rmb to look at mr shi ok! not stare at his face or what, but at his baton! when he flicks it up and down and left and right, follow his timing hor!

GO AHS GE! you can do it! if CO could, you can too! let AHS be flooded with gold and gold honours! =)