Hey NYCO,

Please note that our T3W2 practice schedule is as follows:

Mon (6 Jul, Youth Day holiday): Report at M401 by 7.30am. Take temperature (BRING YOUR THERMOMETER!), move instruments and arrange chairs in audi by 8.45am. Technical run (i.e. no performing on stage) at audi from 9am-1pm. Lunch from 1-2pm. Dazu at M401 from 2-5pm.

Tues (7 Jul): LOA at 1.45pm, move instruments and set up chairs by 2.15pm. Full run of 1st half of concert at 2.30pm.

Wed (8 Jul): LOA at 1.45pm, dazu at M401

Thurs (9 Jul): LOA at 1.45pm, dazu at M401

Fri: (10 Jul): LOA at 1.45pm, full-dress rehearsal (full CO uniform & court shoes) at 2.30 pm. Set up chairs in audi during lunch time.

Sat (11 Jul): Committee nominating session at 11.30am (have lunch at home beforehand), matinee performance at 2.30pm, evening performance at 7.30pm. Dinner is provided.

*Runners must attend days written in yellow

As you can see, our committee nominating session (mentioned in recent post) is next Saturday, before our performances! All Sec 2s and 3s will be given a nomination slip to write down their personal picks for each post, then submit them anonymously.

That's all for now. JIAYOU FOR FOA! (:

XY

Dear NYCO,

PLEASE practice at home! By the way, we have to memorise our scores, so that should be a good reason to practice. (:

COUNTDOWN: 3 DAZUS TO FOA PERFORMANCE!

Hi NYCO,

A quick update:

1) Well-being check
Please inform your SLs if you are feeling unwell and/or displaying flu-like symptoms. If so, please stay at home and you are advised not to attend the GECO concert for hygiene reasons. Be considerate and wear a mask if you must leave the house. (:

2) CCA next week cancelled
CCA activities are not allowed to be conducted next week, despite continuation of lessons. (This doesn't make sense to me but ah well. -__-)

However the Aesthetics Dept is still trying to get FOA gala performance to be on 11 July or a few days later, so we'll have either one or ZERO practices with Mrs Ee till then. SO IN THE MEANTIME, PLEASE PRACTICE AT HOME! Mrs Ee has said Qing Dian is not ready but if everyone practices at home it will be better!

Ok that's all for now. Please spread the message to your friends! Take care and live healthy people! Thanks!

XY

Hi NYCO,

Please note that all CCA and FOA practices this week are CANCELLED due to H1N1 threat in our school. Please help to spread the message!

Our FOA auditorium practice will be rescheduled. In the meantime, do take care of yourselves!

XY

Hey NYCO!

This is Rachel Tan and i have the tickets to tomorrow's MOECO concert!
If you want tickets, please sms me at 97557832 with your name and section!

be fast, the concert's tomorrow at 4pm!!

HIYA NYCO!!!


just information on this coming Friday's MOECO concert!


Date: 19 June 09
Venue: Singapore Conference Hall
Time: 4pm

How to get there: take MRT to Tanjong Pagar. and go out from Exit E. if you're not sure, GO ASK YOUR SENIORS!! hahaha i think most of us are quite familiar. but just in case (:

if you want tickets, remember to sms yiping asap!! i think she said the last day's today ._.

Hi NYCO!

Thanks for cooperating on collating travel plans! (: Do remember to take care of yourselves! Don't spend the last 2 weeks of your precious holidays being ill /:

Anyway, something less depressing and more exciting than H1N1! The 2009 Committee Elections are coming up! :D

Now, you might think, "Pff, committee elections, how am I involved?" So this post is supposed to provide some insight. Heh.

Well, to take on a more serious tone, the annual committee elections is an important major event for NYCO. Simply put, the NYCO committee is a group of student leaders nominated by the CO to serve and lead the orchestra. It is a recognised leadership platform, so committee members are given opportunities to develop their leadership talents and skills. For example, our CO camps, Sec 1 orientations, celebrations and much of the administrative work is handled by our own committee members. Next year, the committee will be handling the major task of organising our biennial concert!

So all Sec 2s and 3s who are interested are encouraged to run for a post! Soon, we will have a voting session where you can nominate anyone (including yourself) anonymously.

Here's a brief description of all the posts:

President (Sec 3) & Vice-President 1 (Sec 3)
The president, of course, is the main source of administrative support of the whole committee. She should have ample organisation skills and be an effective leader. The VP1 provides the president support and should be equally capable. Both president and VP1 will often work with the teachers in charge, committee and CO, so good communication skills are a must. Neither should be too involved in external commitments as these 2 roles can be time-consuming (i.e. you should have enough time to spend on school work, CO, your hobbies and yourself).

Vice-President 2 (Sec 2)
The VP2 is the president understudy. She will be learn the essentials to leading a CO well through various leadership opportunities.

Secretary (Sec 3) & Assistant Secretary (Sec 2)
The secretaries play a vital role in our CO! They are responsible for taking attendance during daily practices, recording meeting minutes and many other administrative duties. These posts can prove to be very demanding, so our secretaries have to be really on-task and efficient.

Treasurer (Sec 2 or 3)
The treasurer also plays an important role! Money is a big responsibility, especially for a CCA with so many people. Of course, she is in charge of the CO funds and is responsible for collecting money (e.g. for food, SYF photos, etc). The treasurer has to be clear-headed and very precise in what she does.

Manager of General Affairs (Sec 2 or 3)
The MGA is mainly in charge of the CO's logistical and welfare needs. In other words, she has to make sure that we have food to eat, uniforms to wear and proper chairs, music stands and practice venues to use! (This includes taking care of cleanliness...) The MGA should be a consistent person who is meticulous with her work.

Scores in-charge (2 people, Sec 2 or 3)
This is also a challenging post! The scores you receive every time we begin on a new piece are prepared by our scores in-charge! The CO library (in the tuning room, if you didn't know) is also organised by the scores in-charge. It's hard work to get all of the part scores copied out and printed for everyone, so you'll need some stamina to take up this post. Being able to read stave notation (五线谱) and transpose is also a plus.

Section Leaders (1 for each section + 1 ASL for Xianyue)
The section leaders are one of the most important roles in the CO! They oversee the administrative matters of the section, as well as their section's techinical performance and welfare. SLs should be able to positively influence their sections and promote bonding among sections. (:

Student Conductor
The student conductor oversees the musical performance of the orchestra when our conductor is not around (e.g. conducting for open house, orientations etc). She is usually selected by Mrs Ee, but if you're interested, you could nominate yourself too.

Okay that's all! (What a long post...) Do consider running for comm! (: All the best!

Cheers,
XY

Hey everyone, important news:

1) Travel plans

Please inform your SLs if you have travelled overseas during the June holidays. Include:
- Countries you've been to; and
- Date of return

Please do so by TODAY, 15 June, as the school management requires the information. So spread the word!

Also, those who have travelled to the following areas are to stay at home for one week (from day of return):
- USA
- Canada
- Mexico
- Chile
- Kobe
- Osaka
- State of Victoria
- Melbourne

Remember, even if you haven't been to the above places, you must let your SLs know if you've been overseas.

2) Side gate

The school side gate will be closed from today onwards, so please enter/leave the school by the main entrance (auditorium side).

That's all! Thanks!

XY

hello!

As you all know, there will be a showcase concert held by the MOECO camp people coming up this friday. I have 20 tickets with me so those interested, please give me a sms stating your name and the number of tickets you want.

my number is: 97376105

it's a first come first serve basis ok! so hurry hurry!!(: those that have informe me pre-hand please tell me again as my phone's got stolen and i no longer have the records><>

8 of our members are in this thing so please go down to support them!!(:

all orders close on wednesday, 17th june.

thanks!

love,
yiping

YAY SEC 1 ORIENTATION 09 WAS A BLAST ;D
THANK YOU ALL WHO ORGANIZED IT :D

and of course i shall end off with a cheer:

I WANT NOBODY NOBODY BUT O O O O!
WHY ARE WE SO PRO?
BECAUSE WE ARE DAMN PRO (:

YAY GROUP O PWNS (:

hehee :D

-one of GRP O's grp leader (:

Hi everyone! NYCO’s Secondary 1 Orientation is back again! This is an annually-held event organised by the Secondary 3 committee members of NYCO as well as the Secondary 2 members. It will be held on 11 June 2009 (this coming Thursday). (: It is a COMPULSORY event (:

This event is very important to all of us in the NYCO family ^^ It not only creates a strong bond among members of NYCO, but more importantly, it introduces NYCO as a fun and exciting CCA to our Secondary 1 members! The NYCO Secondary 1 Orientation is a kick-start for the Secondary 1 members as official members of the “Unconventional Orchestra” – Not Your Conventional Orchestra (NYCO) xD and also to welcome them!

After all this long Long LONG ~~ introduction (not very long lah =x), here’s a quick peek into what will happen on Thursday!

Group allocations:

Group N!
Xianyue:
Jerene Goh Zhi Lin (104)
Puh Shu Fen (105)
Pang Si Hui (302)
Wong Heng Yeng(308)
Tan Kang Ning (312)
Liew Jie Shin (404)
Ang Ying Xuan (411)

YQP:
Chong Ning Hui, Cherrie (106)

Dizi:
Lam Yi Xin (109)
Sally Choo (111)
Cheah Lai Teng (304)
Neo Yu Min (306)
Ng Ning Sing Grace (309)
Tan Zhen Wei Victoria (311)
Tay Jia Min Pamela (411)

Cellobass:
Ooi Ching Hui (106)
Law Yixin Eliana (109)
Gong Yuan (308)
Chee Qian Wen (404)
Dawn Lim Shu Hui (412)
Toh Li Bin (414)

Group Y!
Xianyue:
Liang Jia Qi (105)
Chow Khoi Rong, Clara (109)
Lee Si Rong (303)
Wang Yuehan (304)
Felicia Soong Wanyi (308)

YQP:
Foo Zhi Wei Joey (111)
Teo Zhi Xin (111)
Foo Yun Shuen Cassandra (401)
Wendy Yue (405)

Shengsuo:
Ong Wei Shuen(103)
Kua Li Hui Jennis (104)
Tan Mui Yee (104)
Au Hui Ying (405)
Wen Qianlin (408)

Ruanliu:
Ang Qi Xia (305)
Fang Yi Ping(408)

Pipa:
Ong Le Jing (405)
Tay Chun Mei (406)

Dizi:
Tay Wan Ting (410)

Group C!
Xianyue:
Ong Yu Ting Cheryl (105)
Sylvia Seah (106)
Lim Wan Ting (305)
Valesha Soon Weixuan (311)
Chan Wan Qing (312)
Wu Youzi (403)
Yvonne Yap Ying Ying (414)

Ruanliu:
Ong Yan Ling (102)
Gladys Lim (109)
Loh Wei Ting Charlene (302)
Song Yang (304)
Sun Yang (308)

YQP:
Chen Hong Ying (101)
Ma Jing Lin (101)
Rachel Lim Wei Shan (306)
Sylvia Tang Xiu Wei (308)
Chan Xin Yi (409)

Shengsuo:
Zheng Xiaohan (309)
Foo Xin Yi Adelyn (311)
He Jia Qi Lisa (312)

Group O!
Xianyue:
Letitia Koh (101)
Wu Jiayue (111)
Lou Jia Ying (301)
Wu Xinyi (308)
Teo Woei Ming Noon (403)
Seah Sze Ling (404)

Ruanliu:
Rachel Lim Ka Yee (311)
Li Jia Ning (106)
Lim Shimin, Claudia (106)
Ong Mei Jun Christina (309)
Lim Si Ying Hazel (404)
Koh Shi Pei Krystal (407)

Pipa:
Shen Yunni (108)
Teh Wen Lin, Zia (108)
Denise Yeo Jia Qi (304)
Wang Xin Yue (304)
Kua Hui Lin (312)

Cellobass:
Tan Xin Yi (109)
Jocelyn Lee Jia Yin (303)
Ren Jiamin (305)

* Those names in red are the group leaders.
*PS you realize that the groups make up N.Y.C.O! xD

Anyway, Group leaders, please reach M401 by 0830h on 11th June for a short briefing. As for the rest of you (NYCO members!), please arrive in M401 by 0845h on 11th June. Sec 2s and sec 3 comm members, please reach m401 by 0815h to set up and prepare. =P

Attire: CO tee/dark coloured shirt and shorts (FBTs/ school PE shorts) OR Bermudas. If you are wearing shorts, please come with a skirt. (You don’t want to get scolded by any teachers on such a HAPPY ^^ day!)

WHAT TO BRING
1) an extra set of clothes to change into
2) a pair of slippers as your shoes may (is sure to) get wet. (You don’t want to be in a pair of wet and disgusting shoes while having xiao zu, do you? =P)
Please change into slippers only when the Sec 3 Comm says so.
3) BRING YOUR THERMOMETER!!!!

Everyone will be dismissed at approximately 1pm. Xiaozu will commence at 2pm. That’s all! We look forward to seeing you on Thursday!

Love,
Amanda and Lixian (on behalf of sec 3 comm and the sec 2s)

HELLO NYCO!

YUNGE WANTS ME TO TELL EVERYONE TO JIAYOU FOR FOA!!!

from yunge:
"yo! help me tell everyone to jiayou for FOA! jiayou jiayou jiayou!!"

=D