GOOD JOB! TODAY TEACHERS DAY WAS OKAY.. SOME TEACHERS SAY CAN NOT HEAR.. BUT AT LEAST WE TRIED..

to SL, yijie: okay lah.. your sound okay lah.. but can not really hear you blend in with who ever you are to play with.. :P

to zhi qing: yah.. both our sound blended together for LE COUPLE.. :) it really sounded like coming out from ONE alto saxophone..

to pk: heared from yihui that your sound veri nice today hoxz.. try to keep the same nice tone for all the pratice.. and dont make your senior scold/ tell you last min things..

to yihui: cos i in between both altos so can not reallie hear you lah.. but yah.. :) good job.. :)

HOW TO PRACTICE AT HOME AND GET THE MOST OUT OF IT!

Step 1:
Review the assignment sheet that your teacher gave you. What are the main ideas that you need to work on during this practice session? What are the things that you need to change in your playing or to focus on?

Step 2:
Look at the lesson material and determine what the lesson is trying to teach. Look for new terms, new concepts, and other special items that are often listed in the spaces between the lines of music or at the top of the lesson page. What are these new concepts? If your teacher assigned special terms to you, what are their definitions?

Step 3:
Do a standard warm-up routine. Either do the warm-up that your teacher has assigned you or practice the scales or rudiments that are a part of your assignment. Spend at least five minutes on your warm-up. Remember that the purpose of the warm-up is to get your body ready to play harder things and to reinforce good habits. Pay attention to your posture, horn or hand position, sound, tone quality, and breathing.

Step 4:
Look at the individual lines and pre-read them without playing. What is the key signature? What is the time signature? Are there any new notes that you do not know? Are there any strange fingerings or rhythmic patterns? Take note of these things and then play through the lesson.
At the end of each line use a highlighter or a pencil and mark the parts of the song that you know you are going to need to work on. Leave the easy stuff unmarked.

Step 5:
Spend at least 50% of your practice time working on the hard parts that you just marked in step 4. Take a short break in the middle of your practice session then go back and continue working on the hard material. The only way to fix it is to work it out a little bit at a time!

Step 6:
Once you have spent some time working out the hard parts of the lesson, go back and play through the entire assignment. If you still find yourself having problems with a specific section, mark it in some way and make yourself work on that section again during your next practice session. Always end your practice session with something you are comfortable with and enjoy playing.



Six Steps to a Better Practice Session
1.Review the Assignment
2.Think About the Music
3.Warm-Up Your Body & Mind
4.Play Through Once & Mark It
5.Rehearse the Hard Parts
6.Put It All Together



This is Volume 2. Will update somemore after finding more resources.
Happy National Day Holidays!

Posted by: Yi Jie

editedby: angeline (bty alto saxophonist)

yesterday's performance was a blast.. :) hehehe.. the time we spent at tpy..

Full section of saxophonist:
2005 - xinyu
2006 - liyi and angeline
2007 - yijie and yihui
2008 - dougles and zhiqing

4 batch of saxophonists performing together..
as bonded as before..
striving to aim the best of the best.. :)

all i will say is that i love this special section :)
the section that makes me come back every practice without fail..
the section that makes me feel that i am one of them..
the section that makes me feel important..
the section that bring a smile on my face even with a day in hell..
the section that makes me worry for them, but it was just extra..

SAXOPHONE SECTION ROXZ!!!~

angeline (bty alto saxophonist), edited by liyi.

YO SEXY-PHONES!
haha. well done for the national day dinner's performance just now. (: and thanks so much for the doggie. haha. i know what yijie did to xinyu's doggie alr. well, i agree with mr lum that our section sounded strong just now, with 4 altos, 2 tenors and 1 baritone. [we are just short of a soprano. *hint hint to mr lum*]

-thanks to yihui ducky, tenor saxophonist turned baritone saxophonist. i could here you clear just now when i was beside you. you have really come a long way you know that? you were with me for abt 1 year before u got switched to baritone, great accomplishment. :) and i really appreciate your initiative to ask jovan abt the rhythms you werent sure of. i know u miss tenor, but baritone is an important instrument too. without you, the section wont be complete, cuz u're the bass of the section, supporting the others above you. (imagine a human without legs?) LOL.
-next, douglas chin. though i scold you everytime im here, you've done well too. dont be stubborn, change your Bb fingering. it sounds better, trust me. the alternate fingerings are there for another reason. you have to learn to control your air, dont blast out suddenly. and shape your sound to make it sound rounder too. i know sometimes its because of the faulty instrument. i really hope one day i can see you performing up on stage, without me there. then i can die in peace. (KIDDING! I STILL WANT TO LIVE TO 100 YEARS!) ok haha. yihui has alr done that, now it ur turn. :)
-zhiqing ar. haha. dont really know you well yet, seldom talk to you also. jiayou ok? aft yijie and angeline leave, you'll be leading the altos alr. you're a fast learner. (next time your blog kena spam, i go make up story for u. )
-angeline laopo. haha. hmm. nothing bad to say abt you. hehe. :P yup, thanks for all the scores you passed me this time. lol. and thanks for wrapping the doggie up too. haha.
-see yi jie. nothing to say to you. i know what u did to xinyu's dog. haha. GOODBYE. haha. kidding la. you're a nice person to talk to, a nice person to dou4 zui3 with too. haha.

okok. altos, please dont be jealous that i said so much abt yihui and douglas. lol. just that they were directly under me before, and i know how much they improved and stuff. haha. sexy-phones, learn to come out as a section, without xinyu and i. even aft we leave, you are still a complete section. help each other out if they face difficulties, never have conflicts within the section. otherwise, the section will fall apart very easily. continue to work hard together, xinyu and i wont be back so often alr. be brave, show the other sections what you guys can do. you ppl are a talented and funny bunch, dont only play well when the alumni are back. clarify any queries with mr lum. together, move on to greater heights as a section. i want to see you guys on stage one day, without any alumni with you, playing as a section. im sure xinyu wants that too. its better than anything in the world. what i want most is not to perform with you guys (though i love playing with you guys), is to see u guys stand up on our own feet, be independent. then i can finally fang4 xia4 xin1. ok, enough crapping here. i think no one know what im saying too. haha. you will know when u gradute.

yijie-
febuary '94
4e2'2010
2007-20??
alto saxophonist
section leader ('09-'10)

angeline-
october '93
5n1'2010
2006-20??
alto cum tenor saxophonist

yihui-
may '94
4t1'2010
2007-20??
baritone cum tenor saxophonist
assistant section leader ('09-'10)

zhiqing-
febuary '95
3e3'2010
2008-20??
alto saxophonist

douglas-
november '94
3n2'2010
2008-20??
tenor saxophonist cum baritone

wanxin-
september '96
2e3'2010
2009-20??
alto saxophonist

justin-
march '96
2e4'2010
2009-20??
alto saxophonist

edwin-
december'97
1n1'2010
2010-20??
tenor saxophonist

Syahirah -
MARCH'97
1E3'2010
2010-20??
alto saxophonist

Ateeqah -
'97
1N1'2010
2010-20??
alto saxophonist

Ateeqah