Alumni Choir

Went to SOTA today for the second choir meeting. Met Kheng Hian at Dhoby Ghaut Mrt station at 11.30am but was late. Got there bout 30 mins late and thought I would be the last. But some others were later than me lols --- my seniors. Yea... didn't expect Chee How Tian Jun and gang to come along as well. Then again, its alumni choir wad. Anyways walked over to SOTA at Prinsep Street... whoa, then realised that I did know how to get there. Its just beside Cathay Cineleisure. LOLS!! Thought it was somewhere "foreign".
Practice had already started when we got to our venue... duh! Then later Ms Ong stopped and talked to us abit and we separated for sectionals. Ms Ong listened to my voice again and made some corrections to how I was singing... really basic stuff actually. Stuff like lifting of cheekbones, tip of tougue should be placed at the front of the mouth so that sound is not blocked. Hais.. too long no sing liaoz.
After that had sectionals. Again of course I was the one playing the piano and since SL Kwong Hong isn't around, I led them in practising the song --- Linden Lea. Not a new song actually, sung before but when just before we were in Sec 3, during a choral workshop. Haha... turns out that I didn't need to worry, after leaving Kranji Choir, all of us had not sung for quite some time, so all needed some getting used to it as well. Actually, some of the senior guy are in the army alr. Oh ya.. I forgot! So that's why they've got such matching hairstyles with their hair cropped so short. I had thought that it was a new IN thing for guys. Lols! So they didn't have much time to do much singing as well. Managed to get through with the song though, which was lucky coz like I said... we haven't really touched music nor sung much for almost 2- 3 years, me including playing the piano.
Den got back together again for some combined practice. Then the unexpected happened. Conductor Ong was asking for someone to stand out to lead and to play the piano, asking among us who was most qualified. I wasn't thinking too much about it coz " it couldn't be me right". So many seniors around. However, later turned out to be she was waiting for me to stand out. Lolol!!! Suddenly got a feeling of deja vu. Yeah.. this happened before on some of our practices last time when I was still in Kranji. Why can't she be more specific. She knows that I not really confident leading, especially in Combined. Then she asked what Grade I was in. I hesitated... then said Grade 6. She didn't seem too happy. Must have thought I would be in Grade 7 or 8 by now as I've said before. Haiz... but I failed the exams mah, wad to do! Lucky for me, she also had the other sections leaders come out to lead as well. At least not so nervous with more ppl leading with me. Managed through with the song. Turned out that Bass was the most familiar with the song. The other sections all cmi. That was coz they got the Midi, although no pianist.
See, midi so impt. Made me kinda guilty. Could have downloaded the file into my phone or smth but was too lazy to do it. So didn't.
Well, apparently Conductor Ong booked that room in SOTA specially for us to practice and it was only up till 1.30pm. Oh... I thought it was going to be another 3 or 4 hours long practice like last time in choir. Then again... quite good of her, she paid the rental in full by herself.
After that settled some admin stuff like collecting Hp nos. and email adds. and discussing the setting up of a Kranji Alumni Google Account and then we were dismissed. Practice as usual next Sunday, same place, same time.
Walking back, I tried to familiarise myself with the way to get to the venue. Coz think I'll have to go by myself the next time. Gonna set out earlier so as to reach Prinsep Street earlier so as to have enough time to find my way there. Seriously, its a maze inside the building. Hope I dun get lost next week... wish me luck, coz my Sense of Direction suck!