Hey band!!
POLKA! IV is about 1 day left. O.o
How time really passes...
Anyway, I'm here to just say a few things.

For the sec 2s, this is your first concert, so you'd better give it your all and do your best alright? Some of you may feel insecure about this whole thing and will think that you are doing enough. Well, if you think this way, then do something about it. I know it's a little too late to say this, but if you think that you cannot play well enough, then come back for self-practice. As the saying goes "practice makes perfect". It is difficult to perfect whatever we need to play now, but we should try and do it to our best abilities right? So yea. I have faith in you people. Continue to work hard and strive hard for the band.

To the sec3s. I notice somethings about you people - complacent. To be fair to the rest of the group, I'll say most of you. Not all of course. Complacency gets you no where. Really. If you think that you have already reached a point whereby you can already get 100/100 for Math, it is a total different story for Music and your Attitude. Is there a mark that you can based 'upon' for music (other than the O level music)? Answer = No. Even if you can get all the notes right, perfect pitch, perfect articulation, perfect rhythm, (which is all seldom the case)you still do not get a full mark. Music is not all about correct notes, pitch, rhythm, etc. its about the musicallity. The way you bring out the piece of music, the way you carry the music across to the audience. Different people will of course have different perspective. So, there is no such thing as a full mark. Same for your attitude. Be it towards Band, School, Friends or even your LIFE. How is your attitide towards all of these things? Many of you have that attitude of "oh. I come for band just to have my CCA points". Truthfully, almost everyone have that mentallity at one point of their secondary school life. It's about when you learn how to be matured enough to change your way of thinking. For goodness' sake! You people are already sec 3s and some of you are still having that attitude of yours. The sec 4s are going to step down REALLY soon and this will be when you all are the seniors in band. Sec 2s and 1s will look up to you. You want them to respect you? Or snort at you in disgust? It's up to you to decide that based on your ATTITUDE.

So sec 3s. Please WAKE UP!!!!

To sec 4s.
We are going to step down real soon and this will be our last concert in SMSB. So, let's PIA all the way okay? Make this the best concert of our lives. I know the study skills thing is making everyone feeling very tired and 'sian'. But HEY, gather up enough energy for band practices and save it for wednesday. Anyway, I hope that band has changed your life like how it did to mine. Okay. Not excatly life, but more of my perspective and attitude in things in life.

So here, I end my post.
- Gladys