Hello fellow Greenview Symphonic Band Members.

Are you proud of our Bronze achievement for this year's Singapore Youth Festival?
I personally think that we should be really proud of ourselves.

1. We started of as strangers, not knowing anyone (maybe some) from the Symphonic Band.
2. Thereafter, we started to know each other slowly. We practised hard together, played hard together, and bonded well together.
3. Slowly, the Singapore Youth Festival have already arrived.
4. With a common goal of excelling well for it, we practised hard for our pieces, to get what we want to achieve at the end of the day.

Don't you think it is amazing? We have started from strangers, to Band members, and finally building strong bonds with one another. And the other amazing thing is, what is pulling us together, is the passion we have to create good music together.

So, if you are disappointed about our achievement for this year's Singapore Youth Festival, think again. What we have gone through as a Symphonic Band, the time we spent, the amount of effort we put in, the fun and joy we had during practises, the great moments we have created , are things that cannot be achieved easily and by oneself. It was every one's concerted effort put in all together.

This may be the end of 2009's Singapore Youth Festival, but it is a new beginning as well. People say, for every ending, there is a new beginning. So why not do our best for the Symphonic Band now?

Let's work hard together for every practise, and play our best for every performance from now on. Although the Secondary 3's are not taking part in the next Singapore Youth Festival, I hope that we can still have a common aim - which is to improve in our playing, and give out our best. Since the Secondary 4's have already stepped down, we should work even harder to maintain our standards, shouldn't we? :) Moreover, we should be role models for our Juniors, so that they can pick from us, and learn the correct way, right?

We should look out for one another, correct any mistakes if any, work towards being a Symphonic Band, that is ever improving. I know it is something that can be easily said but not easily done, but I really hope that everyone can try. No harm trying, right? :)

And as for the Senior Band Members, let's help the Secondary 1 on the starting journey alright? As beginners, they have lots of things to learn, like how to play their instrument correctly, how to maintain it well, how to play it with a good tone, ...

Let's help them through all these, so we can improve faster as a Symphonic Band, okay? With all the effort we can put in to help one another, I strongly believe we can improve at a faster rate. Let's do our best, play our best, and strive for the best! Excellence through equilibrium :)

( Khoo Wujie )