A Problem I Encountered and How I Solved or Managed it

Hello Readers,
This is going to be the last post that is marked for the English Assessment. But so what, it's not going to be the last post of my life. Blogging is just the best past time now. These few months, our band has been going through very thorough practicing for the up coming Singapore Youth Festival'2011, which is in April.

2pages of 6page score. SYF choice piece

The Singapore Youth Festival is an annual event in Singapore schools organised by the MOE to celebrate the achievements of youths in CCAs. Students in schools across Singapore involved in the performing arts, sports and uniformed group CCAs are engaged in preparations to compete in the SYF. Victoria School Concert Band has claimed Silver and Gold in the past two years respectively.

This year, we are practising at top level, hoping to attain the Gold-With-Honours for the upcoming competition. However, not every good thing would come easily. We have went through tears and laughter through this season. The worst has not passed.

Since the holiday ended, I have found it very difficult to stay back in school everyday till 6pm to practise. It has became very tiring and exhausting after week one. By the second week, when I got home, which is about 8pm, after dinner in grandparents' place, I would drop dead on my bed, lifeless. I often find it difficult to do my homework at such late in the night and would lose my concentration and focus very frequently. This has became very irresistible.

Vibraphone from school

My part for our choice piece, is a four-mallet part on the vibraphone. This has not make anything easier. In fact more difficult. Four-mallet meaning two sticks in each hand. It's a very difficult and uncomfortable skill that requires lots and lots of practice to master. Until now, I still find it very difficult to maneuver each sticking swiftly.

I decided to put this tiring days to a stop.  I came out with a plan, where on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, I would stay back in school till 6pm. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I would stay until 3pm, if possible, if not I would go home if there's homework. Although this schedule has just started this week, I'm feeling more relieve and getting more sleep. I wish this would be a long term process.

our choice piece, El Camino Real:

Until my next post,
damien