by Seow Yibin | Feb 24, 2022 | Memories |
The year 2022 looks promising for the wind band scene in Singapore. There is a gradual lightening of the Safe Management Measures (SMM) as we prepare the band program this year. It is a good year to join band and consider which instrument to play. Perhaps you wonder:...
by Edmund Chang | Feb 3, 2020 | Perspectives |
Every band member will have to go through the process of being sorted into different sections at the very beginning of their ensemble music-making journey. Most students will have an instrument in mind before they even know name of the instrument or the sounds they...
by Stuart Ang | Jul 25, 2018 | Perspectives |
[blockquote author=”Velominati, the principle of bike ownership”]The correct number of instruments to own is n+1. While the minimum number of instruments one should own is three, the correct number is n+1, where n is the number of instruments currently...
by Seow Yibin | Feb 17, 2016 | Perspectives |
10 most memorable stuffs about being an untalented bandsman in a band during secondary school that only untalented people from there will understand[1] The rehearsal time is largely occupied by rehearsing you. Your name is mentioned when music goes bad, whether or not...
by Editor | Dec 12, 2014 | Perspectives |
Anita Collins wants you to know that when you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become engaged and active. But when you actually play an instrument, that activity becomes more like a full-body brain workout. What’s going on? Anita Collins explains...