haiz... u come online that seldom, but u didn't reply. Sad :(
Ah Rong,
9:28 AM
Just a matter of choice
Sunday, September 28, 2008
hello, haven been posting since my first post, but do expect this in future because i am a very lazy person haha. Philwinds finally resume practice and the attendance was pretty bad, but rehearsel wasn't so bad. Our next concert on 7 december 1930 hours and at Esplanade. Do come and support!
Theme: "Classics Less Heard in Singapore" Repertoire: William Byrd Suite A Saxaphone Concerto Music for Prague La fiesta Mexicana (i think?)
So do come! Classics! and yup its only 4 pieces HAHA. Pretty rare for wind band concert eh? this means that each piece is gonna be pretty long~
Went pass a friend's blog and she talked to me too. And this made me ponder too. After graduation from poly, where am i going? Seriously, Music VS Engineering, i still do not know which to choose. I love Music, i like to play i like to perform. But i do not hate engineering. However, given what i have now, in terms of my clarinet skills, i can't be a music student. I know nuts about music history, competition is fierce among clarinetists i know. Gods like Ivan, Victor, Jeremy Chua and Ralph are really a threat in music, if i'm serious about furthering music.
I asked myself, what can i do if i really graduate from a music conservatory? 1) be a clarinet tutor 2) a performer But come on man, clarinet tutor, u think u can teach better then ur own teacher from SSO? People like Desmond and Ivan teach so well too, doubt i can compete with them. Then now left with performing. Perform? Where? Orchestra? Soloist? haha thats impossible. Music really left me with very little opportunities but i really love playing. So i guess i'll just be loyal to my own feelings and be a full time music lover. Play in ensembles to continue clarinet playing. Hopefully after graduation i can go overseas to continue Aero. Also, i thought, if i really hack care aero, then why do i chiong so hard for GPA 3.9 and Dip plus? hm... if i don continue aero, wouldn't it be wasteful? aiyo so mah fan...tsk haha.
F1 just ended and it was WOW! COOL! Pretty dramatic, Ferrari was really lack of luck, Massa too, what a pity. I think Hamilton was the only one more consistent and Alonso was really good and lucky! Congrats.
OMG! and i think i'm going crazy le! argh!! Friday was really a happy happy day for me:D haha can't stop smiling after going home, i even dreamt about her omg! Ridiculous! haha went for a movie, Painted Skin. Well the movie was so so only, i'll rate it 6/10. Not fantastic, plot abit weird, and kinda like the typical romance movie, predictable ending. ya a little disappointment i will say. But get to watch with her wasn't :D:D HAHA HAPPY!!!!
ok then enough of the yacking. Jiarong's Sharing Session (learn from wenshao HAHA).
Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody 2 by TOM AND JERRY :D
This is the serious one HAHA, By BPO conducted by Karajan. BRAVISSIMO
HAHA next one is shared by Fidah, Comedian pianist Victor Borge.
That's Tchaikovsky's First piano concerto if u don't know, u can find the serious full version performed by BPO under Sir Simon Rattle too.
Enjoy, that's all for now. Good night :D
Ah Rong,
7:46 AM
First Time on Blogger
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
KONNICHIWA!
First time on blogging, surprised aren't you? I know, because I'm surprised too. Well, I always see my friends having blogs, so I was just wondering, what's so nice about blogging??? So, I decided to try it out. HAHA. Must thank fidah for giving me all the help to blogger, all the Html codings are driving me nuts. thanks fidah~ HAHA
Actually no, just wanna have some place for me to speak myself out. Life to me recently was a bore~ holidays are wonderful, in a way that there is no school. BUT!! there's nothing to do. I thought I could catch up on my clarinet but, Laoshi is away! for 4 bloody weeks, FREAK! haiz...oh well, 4 weeks without lesson equals to DEPROVEMENT. Never mind, I'll just try my best to push and improve!
Laoshi just gave me a new study and wth? I can't play it! stupid semiquavers at a tempo of 120 and TONGUED! aiyo... since when can I even get pass 110 eh? Nvm~ Practice! At least I have Weber first concerto to work on. Its very nice~ but difficult too, seems like I seriously need to work on my technique le. How I wish i have half of ivan or half of chien teng's playing, that would be awesome! WOOTS!
Oh my, SP just mailed us our result slips and it just reminded me about my results. Satisfactory yet disappointed. Stupid GEMS and CAMM! argh!!! QI SI WO LE! but it's kind of expected. So nothing to complain of, just hopefully I can maintain my GPA above 3.9? tough man~~ Dip plus wasn't so bad, always thought i will do badly but it turned out to be DISTINCTION! WOOTS! HAHAHA. But the paper is seriously crap, its like u've nvr seen such questions before. And one question can make you answer for 2 pages! crazy...oh well its over :D
Holidays are seriously boring, Boring, BORING!!! Especially when SYO is having exam break, freak~~ but im looking forward for PhilWinds to resume pract, cant wait to see what's our next concert repertoire. So peeps, come and support! haha
Alright i guess that's it for today goodnight :D
Ah Rong,
7:59 AM
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Koh Jia Rong
18 years old
Plays the clarinet
Philharmonic Winds
SYO
SPband
Dip in Aeronautical Engineering
