Catholic High (Primary)

[dreammom]

phankao:

Yup, let him try out lah. My elder boy also started violin lessons in p2 in school n joined strings.

wow! he started in P2 & joined the strings team :salute:
Thanx for the encouragement! My DS has no music foundation so i'm not so confident he can make it through...did not cultivate any music talent in him from young...just do golf but too bad..golf is only an enrichment

[phankao]

dreammom:

wow! he started in P2 & joined the strings team :salute:

Thanx for the encouragement! My DS has no music foundation so i'm not so confident he can make it through...did not cultivate any music talent in him from young...just do golf but too bad..golf is only an enrichment

My son had no musical background either. He joined strings in the middle of p2 and participated in SYF in p3 & p5. He's now in sec 1 and joined NJCstrings.

[dreammom]

phankao:

My son had no musical background either. He joined strings in the middle of p2 and participated in SYF in p3 & p5. He's now in sec 1 and joined NJCstrings.

Woh! :shock:
Guess i should be confident of my DS and encourage him. Nothing is impossible ya.

[phankao]

dreammom:

Guess i should be confident of my DS and encourage him. Nothing is impossible ya.

Bring your son to Aesthetic Showcase, lah. Can inspire him. Most of the boys in all those Performing groups have no prior training before joining the CCA or prior to Primary school, that is.

[dreammom]

phankao:

Bring your son to Aesthetic Showcase, lah. Can inspire him. Most of the boys in all those Performing groups have no prior training before joining the CCA or prior to Primary school, that is.

Ok sure i will...this aesthetic showcase is open to everyone? 24th march is wednesday..there's school right? we can bring our DS to the school hall?

[phankao]

dreammom:

Ok sure i will...this aesthetic showcase is open to everyone? 24th march is wednesday..there's school right? we can bring our DS to the school hall?

Yes, it's at night though. And it's in the school hall. 7.30pm. All the performing groups will perform.
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Lots of \"supportive\" parents, family & friends will be there, lah. Haha - to watch their \"idols\".

[dreammom]

phankao:

Yes, it's at night though. And it's in the school hall. 7.30pm. All the performing groups will perform.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4386399820_0b072ae03c_m.jpg\">
Lots of \"supportive\" parents, family & friends will be there, lah. Haha - to watch their \"idols\".

Bet u must be one of the supporter! :lol:
Thank u so much for all the infos...u've been a great help!
I will sign my DS up for the violin class first and then bring him to the showcase night to ïnspire\"him!
Haiz...wat a kiasu mum i am :oops:

[phankao]

dreammom:

Bet u must be one of the supporter! :lol:

Thank u so much for all the infos...u've been a great help!
I will sign my DS up for the violin class first and then bring him to the showcase night to ïnspire\"him!
Haiz...wat a kiasu mum i am :oops:

Actually i wasn't even there that night. I saw that photo from a teacher. hehe.

[meiah]

dreammom:

Bet u must be one of the supporter! :lol:
Thank u so much for all the infos...u've been a great help!
I will sign my DS up for the violin class first and then bring him to the showcase night to ïnspire\"him!
Haiz...wat a kiasu mum i am :oops:

Hi,

just to add, the violin lessons are to source for members for the strings cca. especially when competition approaching, they will start conducting audition. My boy kenna cello in strings during p3 even tho he never play cello b4. P4 go syf. Then switch to violin in p5. If in the CCA, they practise in sections on diff days, sometimes in the mornings too. So my son now got afternoon x2 a wk and morning violin too. A bit worried abt him practising too much cos he's taking psle this year.

[phankao]

meiah:

just to add, the violin lessons are to source for members for the strings cca. especially when competition approaching, they will start conducting audition. My boy kenna cello in strings during p3 even tho he never play cello b4. P4 go syf. Then switch to violin in p5. If in the CCA, they practise in sections on diff days, sometimes in the mornings too. So my son now got afternoon x2 a wk and morning violin too. A bit worried abt him practising too much cos he's taking psle this year.

Haiyah, during the run-up to syf, it's always like that. It used to be morning practices 5x/week in the 2006 syf plus 3x afternoon practices !!! Then in 2008 syf, it was reduced to 3x/week for morning practices and 2x afternoon practices. This year, it's similar? Or only 2x/week mornings plus 2x/week afternoons?

My younger boy in another CCA is having 2x/week morning plus 3x/week afternoon practices. Will be glad when April's competitions over! Can breathe. Altho' the schedule is tight, it is all quite exciting, lah.