Auditions / Practice Schedule

Hi. This is a repeat of my announcement during practice today, posted for the benefit of those who were not present or were not listening.

Practice in 2009

As Ms Wong is only able to come down on Mon and Thu afternoons, we have no choice but to hold practices on these 2 days to accomodate her schedule. The third day of self-practice will be held on Wednesday. Hence, there will be 3 compulsory sessions per week for now.

We will also hold make-up sessions on Fridays, as we understand that with various commitments (esp. H3s), some of you may not be able to make it on all 3 aforementioned days. If you miss any of the 3 main practices, then you must come on Friday so that we can update you on Ms Wong's instructions and make sure your standard remains on par with the rest of the ensemble. This session will be optional for those who can make it on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

All practices will begin promptly at 1500hrs and end at 1800hrs (unless Ms Wong feels the need to extend a little past that - then too bad).

All practices will be held in the third floor classrooms in the left wing of block A.

SYF Auditions

We have decided to push the auditions back one week to immediately after Chinese New Year. It will be held on the Thursday and/or Friday of the CNY week (i.e. 29th/30th Jan 2009). This is to allow Ms Wong more time to work with us to improve our playing in aspects other than merely getting the notes and timing right, as well as to let you all capitalise on the long CNY break to practice hard. However, that means that the standards expected for the auditions are consequently higher than before.

The audition groups have already been posted by Sheena. In case this wasn't made clear before: the groupings are to ensure that there is one player of each guitar part for Salut D Amor; for La Chanson you will just play whatever part you're supposed to play, and it Doesn't Matter that there will be 2 of certain parts in a group. If by any chance we have misallocated you such that your group does not have at least one player of each part of La Chanson, do let Sheena know ASAP.

We will assess all of you according to the SYF judging rubrics, which are as follows:

50% Technique

- Articulation
- Dynamics
- Intonation
- Rhythm
- Tone

50% Musicianship

- Balance
- Blend
- Expression
- Group Dynamics
- Interpretation
- Phrasing Style