Hi band,
The exchange at Anglican High wasn't too good and I'm sure that YOU guys know it yourself.
Are you sure that you gave your all for that exchange? If you don't even put in effort for a small performance like this, how can I (and you yourself) be sure that you will put in effort for the SYF?
One problem I have observed is that you guys don't really practice the parts that you do NOT know. No use playing one part nice and not knowing how to play the next part at all right? Also, do you really think the correct parts are really correct? Like the beginning of Sinfonia, have you actually taken the time to take out a tuner to check your notes?
I have never seen some sections having sectionals before. Please, commit yourself to SYF for now. It is already MARCH. We only have about 1 month. 1 MONTH. Approximately 12 PRACTICES. Are you guys really ready for this?
I hear you guys saying that you want a Gold. The gold won't just drop from the sky and land in front of our feet. What you say are just empty words if you don't put any action into it. It's like a history test. You can say you want to get an A1 but if you don't study for it, confirm don't know how to write any essays and fail horribly right?
I still see numerous parts with the entire section not knowing how to play. If you guys know that it IS wrong, why don't you fix it? So you are satisfied with how wrong you are eh?
And those SECTIONS who still come in at the wrong place or don't even know how to come in after bars of rests, do you guys actually listen to the recording everyday? Because to my experience, you will automatically know when to come in if you listen to sinfonia everyday. So I assume these people (you know who you are) do NOT listen to the recording.
For the benefit of these clueless people who might not have the recording, please click the link below:
Don't you guys feel horrible when you walked off stage? I know I did. So stop disappointing yourselves and stop disappointing others around you. Time is short.
About 34 days, 12 pracs to SYF.