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PSLE Oral ExaminationTo all my students taking the P6s Oral examination, remember the most important part of something stressful is to NEVER FORGET TO BREATH in and out. Learn to be in control of your own heartbeat rather then to allow it to control you. Controlling your breathing is a method in which you can control the speed of your heartbeat. forcefully panting in and out will accelerate your heartbeat and taking in long and deep breathe, will help slow down your heartbeat. When you are nervous, remember that breathing helps so do your breathing exercises. Just a few tips to help you on your way to a better Oral Examination results.
1) Don't pretend to have an Accent or slang your words if you don't have an accent naturally as faking an accent or slanging just makes it sound weird and pretentious.
2) Reading a passage slow and steady with added crescendo and decrescendo at the right part of the passage will help the teacher understand your emotions behind the words as well as to hear you articulate every single word clearly.
3) When you have made a mistake, don't panic! Just start from the last full-stop and with CONFIDENCE, read that sentence again. (Remember that 1 mistake is already made, don't stick your tongue out, say "OPPPSSSSS", say "AIYAH!" or any other form of unnecessary body gestures as that just shows a lack of confidence and add on to the mistake already made)
4) Tile your paper and hold it up from the table as placing it flat on the table will just make you bent your neck (closing your windpipe) and read to the table. (Clarity is lost)
5) NEVER stop reading the passage halfway even if you are struggling, finish it as confidence is half the battle won.
6) LASTLY, BREATH IN and BREATH OUT! We all need air to survive so just do it.
I personally feel that you can't practice charisma, but everyone of us have a natural form of CHARM and fluency when we speak to others. Just speak the way you speak to friends, family and even teachers, and you will do well. Thinking that it is an examination will just make you way too nervous to concentrate on the words you have in front of you.
Lastly, Good luck and all the best. I believe that you will all do well and not disappoint you band teachers, instructors nor any of your teachers.
JG
Labels: PSLE Oral
the passion lives on;
8:20 AM
8:20 AM
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
FRIENDSTER GROUPHey, My dearest students. I have open a Friendster's Group to link us all together. If you have a friendster account, please send me your particulars and i will approve your membership. Thanks. :)
As i do not have everyone's email account, i would appreciate it if you could email me your email address and your name to qnpsbrassband@gmail.com and i will invite you all to join the group. Or alternatively, you can go to www.friendster.com/qnpsbrassband to join.
Thank you.
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the passion lives on;
2:01 PM
2:01 PM
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Our Own IdentitySeeing as you all are capable of playing some Secondary School repertoire, maybe it is time to give ourselves a sense of identity. This logo was design specially for Qiaonan Primary School Brass Band and you will see it soon on your Teacher-in-charge as well as your Conductors. I find it really cool as the design separates us from the rest of the CCA. We are Bandsmen and not just musicians. Cause Choir can also be Musicians as well. So hopefully if you support this idea, let your Teacher-in-charge know and maybe 1 day, we can begin wearing our own shirts for band during the holidays. (Above is a picture of the Band Logo and below is the back design of the Shirt)
Labels: Own Identity
the passion lives on;
8:53 PM
8:53 PM
Friday, August 1, 2008
Concert band .
Orchestra ( a string instrument type of orchestra )
compare the difference.
Ashland Park
Hawaii 5.0 ( most likely a concert band )
The Millenium Song ( HAD A HARD TIME FINDING IT )
Classical Canon
Sunset By the Lakeside ( wait for around 10 seconds )
The 75th anniversary had just past and everything went on so smoothly . This year is the busiest year for the band and it must also have been an enriching one . You guys have gained lots of experience and treated everyone in the band as a family member . Just remember that the band practice you go for isn't really a band practice . Its a time where the band members share laughter , joy , tears and everything you could together .
I'm sure you kids are capable of a gold for SYF 2010 . Just practice hard , work hard , but don't forget to relax . Because at any point of time , you all may want to sit down and look at the competition pieces together . Don't forget to bond as a band , because only if you are bond as a band , you'll do your very best in SYF 2010 . I'll always be there for the band , I'm proud to have such a great band for the past 2 years and i'll always be proud of the band in future . I very much want to sit down and play with the band in SYF 2010 , but you all have to be independent . Don't let the instructors and teachers down , be there for one another . Give everyone in the school a chance to be proud of you .
Xena
Labels: Some music for you
the passion lives on;
10:57 AM
10:57 AM