ARGH hongying stop making me feel jealous..... BAAH
ah anyway here are the guidelines for SYF 2011 CO: (happy reading!)
SYF 2011 Central Judging - Chinese Orchestras 1 of 10
Edun N11-02-008 Vol 46
20 October 2010
Principals
All Secondary Schools, Junior Colleges, Centralised Institute and IP Schools
SINGAPORE YOUTH FESTIVAL 2011
CENTRAL JUDGING OF CHINESE ORCHESTRAS
1. The SYF Central Judging of Chinese Orchestras will be held in April and May 2011,
details as follows:
Secondary School Level
Date : 19 – 21 April 2011
Time : 9.00 am – 6.00 pm
Venue : Singapore Conference Hall
7 Shenton Way
Singapore 068810
Junior College/Centralised Institute (JC/CI) Level
Date : 9 May 2011
Time : 9.00 am – 6.00 pm
Venue : Singapore Conference Hall
7 Shenton Way
Singapore 068810
2. All secondary schools, JCs, CI and IP schools are invited to participate in the Central
Judging. Please refer to the attached Annexes for details:
ANNEX A: Rules and regulations
ANNEX B: Information on set pieces
ANNEX C: Information required for online registration
3. All entries are to be submitted via the SYF online portal at
www.singaporeyouthfestival.sg. Schools will be sent their access passwords via email
through the school’s official account in January 2011. Please refer to Annex C for the
information to be prepared for submission.
4. For clarifications, please contact Mr Lim Seng Yuen, Senior Specialist, CCA (Music)
at Tel: 64609823 or email at LIM_Seng_Yuen@moe.gov.sg.
5. Thank you.
GOH EK PIANG
DEPUTY DIRECTOR / CCA
EDUCATION PROGRAMMES DIVISION
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
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ANNEX A1
SINGAPORE YOUTH FESTIVAL 2011
CENTRAL JUDGING OF CHINESE ORCHESTRAS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. PERFORMANCE
1.1 All participating Chinese Orchestras will perform the following in this order:
the set piece
one piece of their choice
1.2 All performances of the set piece are to adhere to the original score.
1.3 The choice piece should have a balanced instrumentation of the following:
wind, string, plucking and percussion sections. Solo instruments or sections
should not be predominant in the whole piece. Electric guitars, electric pianos,
synthesizers, organs and all other electronic devices are not allowed. Vocal
accompaniment or solos are also not allowed.
1.4 Five sets of conductor’s score for the choice piece are to be submitted at the
briefing cum balloting sessions to be held on 10 March 2011 (for Secondary
School Level) and 31 March 2011 (for JC/CI Level). The scores will be
returned at the end of the judging. To avoid infringement of copyright, only
original scores should be used during performance. For questions on
copyright, please contact the Composers and Authors Society of Singapore
(COMPASS) at 63236630.
1.5 Schools are not allowed to perform the same choice piece performed at the
Central Judging of Chinese Orchestras in 2009.
2. DURATION
2.1 The duration of the choice piece should not exceed 8 minutes.
2.2 10% of the final awarded mark will be deducted for any performance that
exceeds the stipulated time.
3. PARTICIPANTS
3.1 Each school is required to submit a list of no less than 24 and no more than
80 participants. All participants must be current students of the school. They
are required to be in full school uniform or their respective Chinese Orchestra
costumes. 10% of the final mark awarded will be deducted for Chinese
Orchestras that field less than 24 or more than 80 participants. All
participants, including percussionists, are required to remain on stage for the
duration of the performances.
3.2 Schools which field participants that are not current students of the school will
be disqualified and any award received will be revoked.
3.3 Each school will ballot for a performance number at the briefing cum balloting
session on 10 March 2011 (Secondary School Level) and 31 March 2011
(JC/CI Level) at MOE CCA Branch. Schools are required to adhere to the
reporting time corresponding with the performance number. Schools that do
SYF 2011 Central Judging - Chinese Orchestras 3 of 10
not adhere to the reporting time will have 5% of the final awarded mark
deducted.
3.4 Each student is allowed to participate in more than one event at the Central
Judging provided they do not perform the same role or play the same musical
instrument.
4. JUDGING CRITERIA
4.1 The judging criteria are as follows:
50% - Technique
Articulation
Dynamics
Intonation
Rhythm
Tone
50% - Musicianship
Balance
Blend
Expression
Interpretation
Phrasing
Style
4.2 The decision of the panel of adjudicators is final and no appeal will be
entertained.
5. AWARDS
5.1 The Central Judging provides the opportunity for Chinese orchestras to
benchmark their performance standards. There is no pre-determined number
of gold, silver or bronze awards. Participating Chinese orchestras will be
awarded certificates based on their performances as follows:
Gold 80% and above
Silver 70% to 79%
Bronze 60% to 69%
Certificate of Participation 59% and below
5.2 To recognise the outstanding achievement of Chinese orchestras that have
attained high performance standards, schools that obtain a final mark of 85%
and above will receive the Gold award (with Honours).
6. ENTRIES
6.1 Each secondary school, JC and CI is allowed to submit one entry for their
respective level.
6.2 IP schools may submit one entry each for the Secondary School and JC/CI
levels in the following manner:
Students’ Level in IP Schools Eligible Level
Years 1-4 (Equivalent Sec 1-4) Secondary School
Years 5-6 (Equivalent JC 1-2) Junior Colleges / Centralised Institute
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Students in Years 1-4 are not eligible to participate in the JC/CI Level and
students in Years 5-6 are not eligible to participate in the Secondary School
Level.
6.3 Participating schools are required to submit their entry and other required
information via the SYF online portal at www.singaporeyouthfestival.sg.
Schools will be sent their access passwords via email through the school’s
official account in January 2011. All entries must be submitted by 11
February 2011 for the Secondary School Level and 4 March 2011 for the
JC/CI Level.
7. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
7.1 To ensure the smooth organisation of the Central Judging, all participating
schools are to comply with the rules and regulations.
7.2 The organisers reserve the right to impose a penalty for any infringement of
the rules and regulations.
7.3 Schools may contact Miss Tan Wei Xuan of Singapore Conference Hall at
Tel: 65574030 or email at wxtan@sco.com.sg for enquiries on booking the
hall for rehearsals.
yup you get the point. im so going to die for gz syf!!! i didnt make this up! :(
-pei er
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Here comes more xD
YHA where we'll be staying :D
IS this how the room looks like haha...
oh... view from YHA haha!! ignore the people there HAHA
ok... inside sydney opera house xDTHAT'S ALL I'VE GOT!
see ya during dazu tmrw :D
Hongying~~^^
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HELLO HELLO!!! I have absolutely nothing to do so I shall make my seniors jealous xP Yeah!! Went to search for pictures for our Sydney trip~~~ ^^
Yeah!! Ok, so our performance will be here xD awesome right and it is so damn worth it @_@ *squeal*
Oh, this one it should be the outdoor performance at the DARLING HARBOUR haha!! so bright... reminds me of clarke quay haha xD
erm... i don't exactly know if this is the recital hall but that's what came out :]
ok, our next performance place at the angel place city recital hall~~~!!! woohoo :) HAHA!
the outside of the recital hall (?) oh my i'm squealing <3>
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emo4ptm01qM&feature=related
go watch... some mistakes here and there. easiest available LOL
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Hello peas!!!
Anyway... what I wanna say is uhmm tmrw, ET and QQ (?) will both be coming xD I suspect QQ would want to do syf piece??
OK! AS FOR ET!! everyone please pay (?) look attention -.-
ET will be doing longteng and rolling walnuts -seniors only- tmrw. If you are desperately wondering why he hasn't touch on yaotian or zheng at all beacuse you happen to realize that you can't catch up or whatever. then let me tell you :D FYI:
He already taught us all that we need to learn, and the rest is left for us to settle it ourselves yupp <3>
Check your email for the longteng for the recording and uhmm COME DOWN FOR MORNING CIRCLE TMRW WITH YOUR STICKS! so colourful
ok... yupp not sure which half will be longteng tmrw though O: :D
oh as for chenyue (i don't think she know this thing existed) and yueqing, jiayou for auditions tmrw xP
ok... now to serious stuff... GUZHENG SYF -.-
hahaha... 4 honourable and proud ppl from our section would be going for guzheng syf :D
opened to sec 2-4s only xD unless problem arises xD I would like to make this volunteery, if you think you can cope with all those stuffs, then pls tell me you want to take part :D
Confirmed
1) Pei Er
2) Yue Qing
3) Chen Yue
4) ?
the (?) will most likely be a sec 1 :D lim chu li (xiao zhu aka maniac) wadever, is tryingto make all parts simple yupp :D
BYE BYE!!
Hong
ying ^o^
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HELLO PEAS!! >.-
AS you all know, cny performance is approaching in about a week's time. I understand that we only received our score like a month ago, but that doesn't mean it is gonna be the excuse for not being able to play to the standard. Even ET assured us that we'll be able to play it well by CNY provided that we're willing to put in the effort!
Here are just some things to note:
1)音色
So far i belive not everyone of us can perfect ourselves to 100% aiming of the gu bian right? So that is why there seem to be not much a difference between the gu bian and the centre. but you've got to keep in mind that we need to "hype" up the atmosphere of the piece esp the gu solo and our gu bian needs to be significantly SHARP. It may seem impossible for us to get it perfect by next week but at least put in the effort to? :D
2)Taifeng
you may think that taifeng makes you look ridiculous on stage but let me tell you, without taifeng, you will look more ridiculous and ugly. It gives the audience this super labourious feeling even though the sound may be good but they don't see you move. You guys will all look like scarecrows on stage! @_@ And another point to note is that taifeng is not to do it on purpose. It is this bounce effect that is exerted/ transferred onto your stick when you hit the gu and you draw the sound out xD gawd... told ya it was all about physics x.x and the stage is HUGE! compared to your teeny tiny movements, no one can see it, neither can they even notice your existence O: So i'll be working with you guys somewhere on wed lunch xD MEANWHILE PRAC IN FRONT OF THE MIRROR! and b the way, we're right smack in the middle so everyone can actually see us xD
3)we gotta play together!!
If we don't play together, it will just sound like a mess and you all know tht hall is really big and echoy so it will sound really disgusting and we will all loss that coolio and awesome effect there. The main focus of this piece is drums, so if we don't play it together and properly why don't just let one person play and loss all it's "woa" factor? So please, look out for one another when you play and don't just go on on your own and be absorbed in your own world. Percussion is meant to sound like one, played as one, heard as one so let's strive to make that happen :D Oh yes, do rmb to look at me when you play and don't stare too hard and you gu like as if a genie can pop out, or else we would never be together you see xP
KK... yeah... end of my quite long (?) post xD hope you guys read through it and not skip a few xP jiayou! we can do it :D
~Hongying lalalala
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okok... this shall be my last one xD
Anyway, let's all jiayou for longteng k? Currently the gu solo is still quite messy so we must develope this inter-brains communication [whatever you call it]. Yupp and do remember to look at me and oh yes must memorize your pu hor :D
REMEMBER THERE IS HALL LONGTENG PRAC ON 25 JAN AND 1 FEB!!
JIAYOU! meanwhile...
We have to stay happy... ok... that's how i play with food when i am bored :D *smile*
LET'S SEE WHAT FOOD YOU'VE GOT THERE STUCK BENEATH YOUR TEETH HOHOHO
don't get irritated over small matters :D
Why the agitated look? it's not good ):
OMO isn't this just so cute! took at the toilet door :D so CUTE!!!!! *resembles sophia!!*
er... this is just some random entertainment i found that made me laugh for QUITE LONG HAHAHAHAHAHA -.-
JIAYOU PEAS!! Doesn't mean that there is no audition then you're not gonna prac k?
*muaks* HONGYING AHAHAHAHA
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WOAH! It's this late...
[shall think positively :D] getting closer to dazu tmrw :D
Oh... yea, these are kinda overdued too O: HAHA!! TOLD YA I'M LAGGGG
my qin :D *just being random hor...*
YEAH! MY qin is damn dusty and OUT OF TUNE ER HEM ER HEM ^^ *hides* nvm... still quite nice :D
HAHA expecting the best from the worst xD
I don't even rmb taking this... bet i had nothing to do that day man xP
be jealous... my qin is prette!!! :D
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Ok... hahah!! xD BLOGGER IS STUPID... >:D
Ohhh....
ok... nice and awesome area after our big clean up xP Sadly, haven't manage to catch one in the YQ rom yet with QQ's food lying all around O:
Ahh.... learnt from seniors HAHA to prevent irritating kiddos running into instruments and push the fault saying we're taking too much space geez HAHA
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WARNING: I am not doing this because I have no homework... but I just plainly love YQP :3
LAGGERS FYI: Facebook is shutting down ^^
Starting off with some overdued BERLIN PHIL photos -.-
LOL supposed to be on facebook but since it is shutting down ):
OMG... Haha, one of the awesome shots i took without realizing photograpy wasn't allowed D:
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http://vlog.xuite.net/play/Zld2SDd2LTE0MTY3NzguZmx2
hey this is the recording for yaotian for those who still do not know.
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hey peas. :D
im feeling super HIGH now. haha. xD after going out with hy... haha. and buying yq strings.
hey i found some videos to keep you guys inspired....
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzG9a8OE9Ao this one is long teng the orchestral version. take note of the lead player yim hok man he's good. and the conductor too is humorous hhaha.
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgHjS-tRmJg okay this one also long teng orchestral version. but this one is really admirable. you should watch and tell me if im right. the xiaogu is so solid. and the accents in part d is good too. but the quality of video is not tat good but stil very good.
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7eH4G-col0 this one is some grade 9 yq piece. good one too. :D:D
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTkMjmKUl5M this one is jiangjunling. its attainable okay? grade 6 yq
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbdcszedUdQ this is 节日的天山 its a grade 5 yq piece.
<3 pei er
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PEAS!!! We'll be celebrating mrs ee's birthday tmrw!!
Do reach m401 by 8am pls pls so we can do a rehearsal before the entire CO streams in :D
I added in weird instruments AHAHA
yueqing and pei er: YQ
Perc:
Zi Min: xiao cha [i taught you alr, just repeat it k?]
Jinglin: suspended cymbal [i'll teach you tmrw, quite easy lah]
Yi Ying: marimba [just memorize the melody and play it there :D YOU CAN DO IT]
JOey: Vibraphone [play chords using vibraphone, cause sorry lah but you're the only one that can play 3 mallets properly haha]
hongying: glock [melody]
Jiani: xylophone [melody... try some rolls :D]
sophia: timpani?? oh[ play the starting note ofthe chords using timp can? :D just those stated on CO blog so you'll play tgt with joey but you aren't playing in chords]
zhixin: your da tang gu... [eh i'll go figure out your gu part tgt with you tmrw morning... basically it's the melody but the slightly higher part you play at gu kuang :D]
yupp that's all :D
see ya tmrw <3
~~HONGYING
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FUN FACT: African Americans eat PEAS during New Year ^^
Absolutely bored.... I don't think I can sleep again tonight provided that JOEY FOO doesn't disturb me till 1.21am again asking me to pay her $20 [P.S. she sent to the wrong person =.=]
Then I had stomach ache and finally manage to close my eyes and the big *$20* appeared in my mind pfft $.$ slept at 3+++
Both pei er and joey are watching shows I HAVE NOTHING TO DO I AM BORED!!!
H..E...L...P... ....M...E...
~~~ your one and only siao zharbo in YQP :>
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