kay so.
new rules.
- no usage of hp
this isn't exactly a new rule, but an old one only not really bothered by the prev batch. anyone seen using handphones anytime between the start of band and dismissal, the whole band will owe me and dan 20. - no packing of yr things-eg. folding of stands- when mr ong is still infront
most people are doing this. from the next practice onwards i do not want to see this. it's v irritating and you're showing disrespect by not listening to him. - keep quiet immediately when someone goes "shhh"
usually taht sound will be made by either me or dan, and sometiems even izzah, and i want immediate silence. we do that for a reason and not for fun. w/o you noticing, sometimes it gets unbearably(?) noisy. so ZIP IT when we do it. - tuck in shirt at all times.
anyone caught with shirt tucked out, the WHOLE BAND owes us 10 pumping. 1 person= 10 pumping, 2person- 20. and so on and so forth. - SHUT UP when someone is infront.
when you see someone standing infront, regardless of ranks, stop talking already. if the whole band is quiet and a few people are still talking, the WHOLE band gets pumping. 20. - pencils for everyone and additional notebook for SLs.
i want this to be in everyones brain ALL THE TIME. if anyoen is caught w/o pencil, the whole band gets punishment again. SLs, yr notebooks are not for show. you are to write down EVERYTHINg mr ong tells any part of yr sections. if lets say you are playing 2nd clarinet and happen to be the SL, take down WHATEVER mr ong tells the section, from 1st all the way to 3rd clar. - time limit.
when we give you a time limit, you are to FOLLOW IT. if you don't, the time you waste will be payed back by staying in yr pumping position. - fall in.
when we ask you to fall in, we expect everyone to be in their squads, standing straight, mouth shut and facing the front. no smiling is allowed either. when you want to move, ask for permission. anyone caught doing any of the above not allowed things, the whole band down. - student conductor.
get a notebook & write everything and anything mr ong tells the abnd. when mr ong is not here and you take over, you are to know what to do. and you are to speak up, don't be afraid.
okay so that's a pretty lengthy post. next band practice is on wed fall in outside com lab 1 at 2.30pm. i've written you a post of rules so i expect all of you to abide it.
thanks much love, farah.