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Currently 16 going 17
July 11th, 1992
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Labour Day's EVE.
10:59 PM

Exam was appalling today...
Is it a proposal OR a formal letter?! DARN paper. The functional writing section was so confusing that many actually misunderstood the paper. What's more, there's people who writes things like report, speech, and even, an informal letter?! Hope they can average out the marks by moderation for this really "one-of-a-kind" paper?

Elementary Mathematics Paper One? Very, very manageable. I'm culpable for not being able to finish the paper on time. I failed to think fast enough despite being fatigued after the paper. But I'm confident enough to attain at least a B for now, and as for "O"s, an A, hopefully.

Music was quite interesting today!
Was not really in the mood for anything after that darn two papers in the morning. But Nelson's superb music skills motivated me to be like him one day. "I MUST PLAY LIKE HIM!" Yes, I can't sing, well. But practical skill wise, I believe I can reach his standard, the experts' standard.
Oh, and I can't deny the fact that he sing and plays (bangs) the piano real loud! I mean, really, really loud. Nelson's performance was heard by almost EVERYONE in the sound-proof Arts Conservatory despite not using a microphone, an amplifier, or anything else. Amazing isn't it?
If you doubt my words, what I've said is proven by Miss S, the music consultant.

Me, “Nelson can sing you know?”
Ms S, "Yeah I know! His singing is SUPERB!"
Me, "You mean... You heard it?"
Ms S, "Everyone who was here heard it!"
Padma, "Ha-ha! Yeah! He was SO CUTE!"
Me, "gasps."

The best part was, Nelson actually taught me a lot more ways to manipulate a chord using broken-chords! And I’m so gonna try it someday.

Benjamin’s weird. Its examinations period and he’s not studying but choreographing dance-steps? What’s more, Padma, a triple-science, double math student, actually joined him and helped him choreograph his weird break dance? Unimaginable.

Well. If you are currently very into examinations and is dying for more, you might want to consider taking some weird papers in a school that is near Redhill MRT station. Want to know more about this school? You can definitely contact Benjamin, the founder of this idea of having super long papers. Want to know how long these papers are? Here’s a portion of their Examination Time-table.

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Shocked? Ha-ha! I definitely am. Want to try? No way am I going to do that! But if there’s anyone who is interested, explore the school just right opposite Quest (Queenstown Secondary) and you will find yourself facing a 14-hours long paper, only if you're unlucky enough that is.

After actually mugging Jazz music on my way home, I've found a fact that I can't explain. Why is the methods used in worship (past, present, and most probably the future) so closely related Jazz style music, especially the Dixieland (New Orleans) Style for modern worship. Ancient worship uses methods such as call-and-response, that can be found in tribal african music and in the late 19th century whereby Africans are sold to the America as slaves. Modern worship is a mixture of Light Rock and Jazz that is founded from the basis of Jazz Rock (Fusion).

A Fusion Band normally consists of acoustic wind, brass instruments, synthesizers ♥, electric piano, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Familiar instrumentation.
Aren't I right?

Unlike the Fusion, the emphasis for SACM's Music Ministry Bands is not restricted to only sounding as a group, but for an individual player to play in such a way that it matches their counter-parts in the Band. SACM's Music Ministry Bands favourite method of playing was founded on Dixieland Style Music whereby front-line players (melodic instrumentalists) will improvise several contrasting melodic lines and therefore producing a polyphonic texture. These front-line instruments were supported by percussion instruments, namely the drums, bongo, or chordal instruments like the piano, guitar, banjo and bass. There will also be brief unaccompanied solo aria parts called the breaks (break-downs) during the performance (normally during the climax). And it's performance will normally begins with a short introduction and ends with a short coda, or tag.
Church-mates who are wondering why there are many repeats and irritating breaks during worship might now know what's actually going on now, I hope.
Background information: "Music: An Appreciation" by Roger Kamien.

Labour Day's tomorrow, intensive revision's required. Not only for the Midyears and the Prelims, but most importantly, the "O"s! Hope I'd survive till the next Sunset!



Wednesday, April 30, 2008