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Hey hey hey! If you think this blog is dead, you're so wrong! In fact, we are teaming with gigs and preparations for championships. Oh yes, we are competing in championships as usual annually. (: okays, so since no one update, I shall save the day! (wow.)
Singers, if you want me to link you, please do tell me(:

Here's some updates:

1. (this is important!!)
NDP performance on 1st Aug @ buangkok (evening around 8pm)
Performing in front of 5000 audiences and 6 MPs, Kambateh!

Songs: Singapura, Candyman, It's the little things, Nobody, Fire, Bad Romance (with minor choreo, so get ready!)

attire:
For girls, colourful tops, black shorts and black tights.
For guys, colourful tops, jeans, jacket/vest/blazer
girls who don't have the shirts, need to buy from uniqlo.
please wear sneakers. we are suppose to look as youthful as possible(:

2. 8th/9th aug - ndp perf @ marina barrage (TBC)

3. 17aug - performance @ esplanade concourse

4. & Of course, Aca Champs. (this is even more important!!)

21st August, 7.30pm, College category
tickets at $15, available at The Arts House Box Office
Discounted tickets $12 available for groups (10 or more), students and TAS Members

22 August, 3pm High School Category, The Arts House Chamber. Tickets free.

Friends, families, members of the public, please do come and support us!
For more information, details at http://www.a-cappella.org.sg/champs.html

That's all for now. Please learn your songs well! See ya!

Much blessings,
Hilary (: LOOK Hey guys!

After that emo/content-heavy last post, here's one to cheer you guys up! It doesn't have much links to what we're doing (unless you count the fact that Poker Face and Bad Romance are related since Lady Gaga sang both of them) but I hope you enjoy it. Personally I think Johnny Weir really shakes up the technical (read: boring) world of men's figure-skating.



Cheers! See you guys Saturday, hope everyone's pumped up about the performance. Hey everyone!

I hope you guys check this blog periodically - because it's for us to post updates when it gets inconvenient and time-consuming to send messages to everyone! (Here's a test: tag on the tagboard when you read this blog so we know who's the most hardworking! HAHA.)

Anyway CONCERT IS COMING. Okay this is quite serious... Because it's roughly in FIVE WEEKS. And we've learnt barely half the songs. We can't even talk about perfecting anything right now. Or doing choreo. =/

TAS Yv might not be the ideal activity in your opinion right now, and you might not be fully satisfied with the way things are going. If so, tell someone! Anyone! If everyone tells everyone what and how they feel about things now (our singing standard, the organisation of the group, the way we work etc) then more people will understand. If more people understand, more people will be convinced to do something about it.

I'll just take this opportunity to talk about some things... Firstly, to be honest, I'm panicking, because as I said before we don't have time. We need around 21 to 23 songs for concert. Currently we've only learnt about 9 to 10. That means learning about 2 songs every week from now on. Even if we do that, we don't have time to fine-tune it or do choreo. The result? A very boring and sad concert where the singing is not up to par.

I'm sure all of you wouldn't want that to happen. After all, our enjoyment and reputation is at stake. Last year the scenario was better because all the songs were those we've learnt before. But this year almost all the songs are new. That's a challenge we are facing, and we must have the commitment to face up to it! I don't want to go through the panic of not having songs learnt the week before concert. Then when we step onto that Esplanade stage, in front of 240 people, we embarrass ourselves by singing off key, by not being on time, or by not being confident about what we're doing (trust me, it shows). Plus, I can tell you that members of the public have already bought tickets. So this makes getting the concert right even more important.

I'm definitely not the best in TAS Yv. I certainly don't have the best voice, or personality, or whatever, but this is my honest opinion and what I hope to bring across to you guys. I'll do my part by learning my songs and trying my best to arrange stuff and help the altos (or anyone else). But all this won't matter unless everyone does the same. Because as clichéd as it sounds, we're a team. We can't sing a cappella unless we have all the parts.

SO I really hope everyone learns their songs okay? Learn If fully and memorise Don't Call Me Baby. Learn Wait A Minute (fully, if possible. Otherwise, try your best please) and fine-tune 1973. If you're keen on making this work, memorise all the other songs too (I Believe, Let It Be, Celebration, Elijah Rock, Bad Romance, Heal The World, Change The World). Meanwhile I will be working on 1963 (just to update you guys) (: And MIDIS AND NWC for If ARE ONLINE! MIDIS for 1973 ARE ALSO ONLINE! Tell me if they don't work, I'll try to do something about it. Basses please learn Tears On My Pillow. I will send you the scans.

Do ask your SLs if you have any questions etc. Any concerns about the system etc can be forwarded to Jeremy (he's the I/C, after all). Jiayou okay guys? Oh and practice next week should be the same time as this week, and David will be coming in. It's lame, by the way, if we keep showing him the same old songs week after week lol. So practice the songs listed above!

BTW I bought gummy worms last week but forgot to give them out (HAHA) okay so remind me to give them out next week. And don't forget to tag! <3

Love love. Dear TAS YV,

In case you might forget what to do during the week... Here is a reminder:

1) Learn 'IF'

2) Memorise Don't Call Me Baby

TAS YV FTW =D,
Jeremy Tan Hey guys!

As promised, here are some videos of songs we are singing or have yet to sing (listen with headphones for best quality):











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Yep so these are those that I think we're not so familiar with, happy watching the videos haha. Jiayou with learning the songs, guys! (: Hi everyone...

Here are some updates on the show next Saturday.

Launch of S2010 Countdown timer @ heartland CLAP!
Venue: AMK Jubilee
Time: 6.20pm - 6.30pm, 7.10pm-7.30pm
Singers: Huda, Janiz, Amanda[emcee], Amber, Tack Kian, Jeremy, Aaron, Arif
Songs: Elijah Rock, Let it Be, Celebration, I Believe I can Fly, Shan Hu Hai

**Please do practise/learn the songs by this Saturday, 6 March we will have to run through the performance after rehearsal.

Best Regards,
Jeremy Tan