Hi blog you have been dead for about one month /revives
Now back to business. As you know, there are failures for RSC (yes there are failures in our section) despite us asking you all to practise and us saying that if you need any help, you can ask us. Besides, the CO store can be open for you after school or even during your recesses, all you need to do is ask. So the results are disappointing, we really hoped that you would do better. Yes, the cello you used might have been one that you were not familiar with, but if, touch wood, your cello were to go out of tune during SYF, do you tell the judges that the reason why the entire cellobass section was out of tune was because you used a cello which was unfamiliar to you? Do you think they will accept that reason? Do you think they will even care?
You might have had gastric pains or whatever, but if it really affected you that badly, would you even be able to play? The main point is, even if you had any reasons such as anxiety or whatnot, RSC is a pretty good gauge of where you stand. So no, there will not be retests.
Anyway, here's what we want to say:
1) Don't talk so much during CCA
Yes, it's hard to resist the urge to talk but it is very distracting and do you always expect us to shush y'all when you get too noisy? Breaks are there for a reason. Speaking of which, if we try to help you improve your skills as a group, do listen and do not start talking among yourselves when someone's problem is highlighted as you might also have the same problem or similar problems which can easily be avoided. You are also disrupting us as we get distracted and it defeats the whole purpose of helping you improve.
2)Pay attention to the conductor
No matter if it is Liu Lao Shi or Vera or the Sec 2 conductors, it is important to pay attention to them, do not just ignore them and continue doing your own things, especially if they are starting a song. There are many instances when the conductor has already started the song and the bassists are still sitting down and the cellists are staring into space. Do take note of what's happening.
Speaking of which, bassists, you have to pay extra attention to Liu Lao Shi. He always has to wait for you to stand up so that he can start conducting the whole orchestra, so effectively, you're making the whole orchestra wait for you. So here's the deal: If Liu Lao Shi has to wait for you to stand up again, you remain standing for the rest of dazu.
Honestly, it doesn't please us to do this. Karyee has to spend her time composing smses to get you to behave yourselves during CCA and nagging at you like a old woman time and again, and she isn't joking when she says that she sends the most number of SMSes in the whole of cellobass history. We didn't even get such long smses during SYF,and we really don't want this to become a tradition.
On a lighter note, we do know that we have neglected you because of our SYF, and we are trying to bond more with you, however awkward or scary we might seem, so do us a favour and practise more so we have more time to have fun. We are probably going to have a section lunch or something soon, hopefully, we can be closer as a section!
SNCOCELLOBASSFTW<3
Lynn&Karyee