by Edmund Chang | Feb 3, 2020 | Learn |
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 Editor | Sep 30, 2016 | Contribute |
Teo Kay Min (Singapore) Tubist/ Woodgrove Secondary School Ngee Ann Polytechnic Concert Band Ngee Ann Polytechnic Alumni Band West Winds My music journey began when I was in secondary school. I remembered my choice of instrument was the Double Bass but as there was... 
by Editor | Sep 8, 2016 | Featured |
Jointly organized and presented by Music Elements, The Band World and Music Gear Singapore, the Singapore Low Brass Festival 2016 is a 3 day ticketed event. As the biggest gathering for low brass musicians in the region, the festival runs from 16 – 18... 
by Editor | May 29, 2016 | Featured |
The Singapore Youth Chamber Winds (SYCW), under the baton of Professor Emeritus Rodney Winther, will be presenting its inaugural concert on 5 June! The SYCW is made up of youth musicians selected from an audition held earlier this year, who are going through a... 
by Editor | Jan 8, 2015 | Featured |
Established in 1967, The Order of Canada recognizes “outstanding achievement, dedication to community and service to the nation.” On December 26th, 2014, his Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, announced that Dr. CC (“Chuck”)... 
by Louis Yeo | Dec 26, 2014 | Learn |
A brass instrument will usually outlast a woodwind instrument; they are basically a piece of sturdy piece of metal engineering. So when the band is given funding to replace old beat up horns, tuba players in the school band usually look over to the woodwind players... 
by Louis Yeo | Dec 15, 2014 | Learn |
Tuba players are generally a forgotten lot, located next furthest from the conductor to the percussion and visually impaired from him by our prized tool of music making. It is no wonder that the conductor pay less attention to us. To economically use the... 
by Editor | Oct 24, 2011 | Interviews |
Daniel Kiang first started out playing the Trombone. At the age of 14, he picked up the Tuba while studying at Xinmin Secondary School. In 2001 he was appointed as the band’s drum major and band advisor in the following year. After graduation, he continued to pursue... 
by Editor | Nov 26, 2010 | Interviews |
A Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts diploma graduate, Aaron Yong is presently pursuing his degree in Tuba Performance at the Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University. Currently under the tutelage of renowned soloist and pedagogue Prof. Daniel Perantoni, Aaron has had the... 
by Editor | Nov 22, 2010 | Interviews |
A proud native of Texas, Tim Buzbee didn’t realize he wanted to play the tuba professionally until he was almost twenty-one. After attending Texas A&M University in Commerce he was appointed Principal Tuba of the Acapulco Philharmonic. Shortly after, he won...