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I love MUSIC, ESPECIALLY CLASSICAL MUSIC AND SOME POP MUSIC.
Loves K-pop too, and singers like Taeyon from SNSD, Kim Ah Joong, and more.
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Koh Cheng Jin. I am currently turning 15 this year. I am a girl, from
SOTA's MUSIC FACULTY :D and
SNYO's V2/V1.I love God and Life, and friends are very important to me. I love Beethoven and Plum blossom too. Plum blossom thrives in winter, and I admire their endurance, like those of Beethoven's. :)
Current favourite composers:
Mozart: Music that allows my soul to wander around, (joyful music) always never fail to put make me happy, (dark music) never fail to make me ponder about Mozart's other character which is not commonly seen.
Beethoven: Music that allows me to know him better, and to see how music is the best form of expression that should be hold in high reverence.
Tchaikovsky: Music that allows me to realise that...life= music, and romantic music are not always mushy like korean dramas' music. It can be dark too.
Bach: Music that (similar to Mozart) allows me to experience a roller-coaster ride and being in a forest with polyphonic animal/nature sounds.
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A smile costs nothing but gives much. It enriches those who receive without making poorer those who give. It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None is so rich or mighty that he cannot get along without it and none is so poor that he cannot be made rich by it. Yet a smile cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen, for it is something that is of no value to anyone until it is given away. Some people are too tired to give you a smile. Give them one of yours, as none needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give. ~Author Unknown
1:51 PM
Monday, December 10, 2012
2012 Singapore National Chinese Music Competition has finally concluded.
And I have accomplished my dream of two years, after that devastating moment of forgetting a few seconds of my finals piece on stage in 2010 and getting all teared up etc. I was young then and it was my first time in a Yangqin competition, but was still glad I've gained the experience of being with other Yangqin players, learning from them, and attaining an award for my dear old companion at home.
This year, I've seen even more. All the Chinese music enthusiasts gather together despite the hectic workload of average Singaporean students at a common competitive platform to better themselves and produce the fruit of their labour. I've also made friends with some of the talents, heard them play, and stunningly awed by the diversity and level of performances they engaged in. It is such a contrast to being in a school where western music is so much more domineering and where Chinese music is less 'commercially'-emphasized, I should say.
With every competition friendships are formed. These friendships are definitely comforting in times of such serious 'nail-biting' action and together with the mutual support that is evidently present between contestants themselves, we find motivation and determination in all the midst of the tension and nerve-wrecking situations. So a big thank you goes out to my music friends Ping Yu, Yong Yaw, Jue Ru, Chong An, Nicholas, Yayi, etc for all your uplifting and sincere well wishes.
Again, I would like to thank my favourite Yangqin mentor, Qu Laoshi, for always being there for me. T^T
And thank you to my relatives for your support! Especially to Gugu and Wai Wai jiejie for coming to help me (the make-up noob) with my hair and makeup. :)
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During the prize-giving ceremony yesterday, I am so pleasantly honored to be able to share the stage with fellow SOTA percussionists at the end and it is so heartwarming to see that from being on SOTA concert hall stage, we're now together on the SCO stage in the presence of such overwhelming audience. Congratulations to Yuru, Bennett, Danielle, Trina, Grace, and Sabrina for a fantastic performance and for achieving first prize in the percussion category. 新加坡艺术学院中华鼓团 万岁！
Personally, this competition really trained my mental strength. I was also down with fever on the day of my finals and was so depressed the whole morning as I was sure that I would not be able to do well that evening. Despite attempting to fall asleep for some rest, I failed, and was really worn out. My limbs were aching as a result of that fever and my throat was also scorched. However, I still managed to get my feet up and perform adequately (bleh) well on stage with my eyes burning. Fortunately my hands could still feel their way around the instrument. :) Thank God!
And now finally, time for some rest.
Gotta compose, study, practise, and live my life as normal!
Thanks everyone!!!! I will work even harder for competition two years later (uh-oh, IB warning IB warning) :D
Regards!
