Our new Fuchun Guitar Ensemble President 2008

Dear members, I would like to take this chance to announce our Our new Fuchun Guitar Ensemble President 2008. After much observation and consideration among Mr Chua, Mdm Jenny Oh and myself, we have selected our Fuchun Guitar Ensemble President. The President will be the right hand man/woman who will assist Mr Chua in the management of the section leaders and the members under them.

And the President is.............................

/drumroll/



Be nice to her ya!! :-)

Recent photos during CCA Fair and Guitar Practice

Our combined Guitar Ensemble.




Rachel, Tiffany and HuiMin performing at the CCA Fair 2008.

Welcome P3 Guitar Ensemble Members!!

Hi all. A big welcome to our P3 Guitar Ensemble members who had their first guitar lesson today. Welcome to our big and growing family! We hope you will enjoy your years with us as we grow and learn together. I would like to take this time also to introduce them to our section leaders. Here they are.....


Tiffany is dependable and capable. The backbone of our ensemble. Very committed to the Ensemble's cause.


Huimin is the strong and silent type. She is also our pride and glory, the first amongst us to represent the Guitar Ensemble in taking part in the N7 Cluster Instrumental Competition 2007.


Our cheerful Jasmine. Always enthusiatic and bubbly during Guitar Practice. Also a very dedicated student of the guitar.


The intelligent Wan Ting is an excellent guitarist. She is also responsible and dedicated team member. A definite role model.


Sze Ping is a pioneer member of the Guitar Ensemble from its early 2006 days. Her patience in training the juniors and her committment to the Ensemble has been most admirable.

8th March 2008 performance at Republic Polytechnic

Dear guitarists,

We are going to have our first public performance at Republic Polytechnic on 8th March 2008. Yeaaaa!!! Aren't you all excited!!! Finally a chance to show off your skills to the rest of the island. Will keep you posted soon on the details.

Keep checking the blog!!

Well done for CCA Fair Recruitment!!

We managed to recruit 12 new P3 members into the guitar ensemble today at the CCA Fair. Many thanks to Rachel, Hui Min, Tiffany and Jasmine for performing to the pupils. They took time off their studies to help out at the booth. (I hope I did not miss anyone out, let me know if I did.)

If you know any P3 student who does not have a CCA, encourage them to join us!!

Kempetai!!!!

Free guitar sheet music for you to print and play!!

Yo peoples,

This two links have many classical guitar pieces which you can print out and try. Usually a piece of classical guitar music will cost you anywhere from five to fifty dollars. The authors have given permission to print and use the music so don't worry.

First link
http://www.eythorsson.com/en/Solo.aspx

Second link
http://dirk.meineke.free.fr/classical.html

Want to learn this beautiful song??

An all time classical guitar favourite.
The first video is with singing, the second video is the instrumental version.





Aubrey (Lyrics)

And Aubrey was her name,
A not so very ordinary girl or name.
But who's to blame?
For a love that wouldn't bloom
For the hearts that never played in tune.
Like a lovely melody that everyone can sing,
Take away the words that rhyme it doesn't mean a thing.
And Aubrey was her name.
We tripped the light and danced together to the moon,
But where was June.
No it never came around.
If it did it never made a sound,
Maybe I was absent or was listening to fast,
Catching all the words, but then the meaning going past,
But God I miss the girl,
And I'd go a thousand times around the world just to be
Closer to her than to me.
And Aubrey was her name,
I never knew her, but I loved her just the same,
I loved her name.
Wish that I had found the way
And the reasons that would make her stay.
I have learned to lead a life apart from all the rest.
If I can't have the one I want, Ill do without the best.
But how I miss the girl
And I'd go a million times around the world just to say
She had been mine for a day.

Intro to Blues Guitar

Yo people,

Check this video out. It introduces you to playing simple blues guitar. This guy is good and he makes it very easy for you to learn it. He will also teach you to bend and hammer techniques on the guitar.

Optical Illusion Quiz

Let's see how good your eyes are.....

Guitar Training Schedule for 2008

Dear Fuchun Guitarists,

This is the latest training schedule for the year 2008.

Every Tuesdays - 8am to 10am (P4 Group 1)
10am to 12noon (P4 Group 2)

Every Wednesdays - 10am to 11am (P3 Group 1)
11am to 12noon (P3 Group 2)
12 noon to 2pm (P4, P5, P6 Combined)
2pm to 3.30pm (P5, P6 Combined)

The venue for Tuesday is at Band Room and the venue for Wednesday is at Remedial Room 7. Section Leaders, please take note and inform your members. Thank you.

Our Brave Section Leader Tan Huimin

In case some of you were unaware, our brave section leader Tan Huimin of 6E represented the Guitar Ensemble by taking part in the N7 Instrumental Competition that was held on 23 November 2007. She went up the stage, held her nerves as 200 pairs of eyes looked at her and gave a wonderful performance to her audience. Look at the photos and see how calm and composed she was. Thanks Huimin!! You have prepared the path for many others to follow. Well done!!

More Photos of the Fuchun Guitar Ensemble

The first photo shows Sze Ping (the centre of attraction) demonstrating her guitar strumming skills during some competition which I cannot remember what its called.

The second photo during the School Opening Ceremony on 7th July 2007. The performers totally hated the costumes. And they had to wear make-up too (Poor Hadi suffered so much)!! But they still gave their best that night. A warm thanks to Mr Hadi and the gals!!!

Have your say in the blog.

Hi people,

I would like to know what you would like to see in future on this blog. Give me your suggestions. I would like to hear from all of you. All suggestions will be accepted and considered.

Have your say by leaving your views in the comments, cause after all this blog was created for you. ;-)

Anyone Interested in going to Singapore Arts School?

Singapore Arts School aka SOTA aka School of the Arts, is a really cool place to be if you are thinking of being a professional musician eventually. You probably eat and breathe a lot more music there compared to other secondary schools. Its the place for young musicians to be. The School of the Arts will offer a unique connected arts and academic curriculum for youths aged 13 - 18.

That means you P6 pupils this year. You can take your O'levels in SOTA. They are holding auditions this coming March and June.

For more details on the School of the Arts, CLICK HERE.

To register for the audition, CLICK HERE.

You can approach me or Mr Chua Teck Seng, and we can help prepare you for the School of the Arts audition. Don't miss this chance!!

Classical guitarist Andrew York's performance

He is a brilliant guitarist. Watch his fingers and see if you can follow.....

James Blunt singing "1973"

Another brilliant catchy song filled with emotions. I can teach you the chords to the song. Look for me if you are interested.

Yellow by Coldplay

Yes... another of my all time favourite song. Enjoy!!

Photo with Mr Alex Abisheganaden, Cultural Medallion Winner

I managed to find an old photo that we took on our first Guitar Ensemble concert outing on 2 Sept 2006. It was with Mr Alex Abisheganaden, a Cultural Medallion winner. What an honour!!

Mr Alex Abisheganaden is considered as the father of classical guitar in Singapore as he was the one who promoted it in Singapore, way back when no one except him knew how to play the classical guitar. He is also the founder of Guitar Ensemble of NUS (GENUS).

Music Theory Made Easy

Those of you who are considering taking ABRSM Theory exams or just simply interested in music theory might want to check out the following website link. This is a free course designed to give you some basic knowledge of music concepts. It is designed for the beginning music theorist with absolutely no prior knowledge of theory.

Here's the link:

http://brebru.com/musicroom/theory/intro/introduction.html

SYF Rehearsal @ Republic Polytechnic on 19th March 2008

We will be having our SYF 2008 Rehearsal at Republic Polytechnic on this coming 19th March 2008 Wednesday. It will be from 9am to about 1pm. We will give you more details as the date approaches. Looking forward to it? Practice hard!!

My Favourite song ... for the time being

I just wanna share this song with you guys. It's my personal favourite, catchy and easy to play. The title of the song is "Collide" by Howie Day. Check it out....



And if you are interested to know how to play the song, check out the video clip below. It will teach you step by step how to do so. Hope it helps!!

Great Guitar Video!!

I will be posting some interesting videos and chords to songs from time to time for your aesthetic educational benefit. So keep checking for updates!!

The video below is an old recording of a famous Flamenco guitarist Paco De Lucia. Title of the song is Rumba which is actually a type of Flamenco song. Look at the fingers.....

Performance @ School Prizegiving Ceremony 2007 (Nov)

Some shots taken at the 2007 School Prizegiving Ceremony where the Fuchun Guitar Ensemble performed two Japanese folk songs. Well done, guys!!

Highlights from the NAFA 2007 tour

These are some of the memorable moments from the NAFA tour.... Hope you had fun...

New Year 2008, The Beginning of Our Era.....

Happy New Year 2008 to everyone!!

Please leave your wishes and nice sayings in your comments for all to see for everyone!

Let's go for GOLD this SYF 2008!!!