I wonder what its all about

Likeable music was really hard to find.

The listener even more so.

It is a nearly half a year since I went for the PSO practises. Felt everything is as pale as I imagined.

Somehow some of the songs played reminded me of how great serious music composer was.

And all the greatest ideas of pop music composer are so minute.

Pas de Deux.

Great.

Lyric

Yi Pin suddenly reminded me about the lyrics stuff.

He said to [a song's] lyric that i shown him that,

" OMG so mainstream..! i bet that 90 % of it was copied from other song. "

Britney Spears - Pop Diva [ex]

I was thinking so too

a sky full of star, air that you breath , everything everything

I think people are already sick with these metaphors

extremely sick

Determined

Do you actually feel bored?
Of practising your guitar? practising your piano?
Everything in your life?
Or you even get bored of feeling bored?

Everyone is finding a way to satisfy one's need.
If you do, just take a rest,
why bother of everything
of all pressure that directed to you?
Do you forgot what we live for?(Or how you wanna live it AT LEAST?)

You wanna be slave of money?
Be a doctor? Lawyer? Engineer? Accountant?
Is that what you really liked? fuck that
Ask yourself thrice before making any decision
and before you say you are bored, remember
Of course there are still "responsibility" in this world

For the practising of your instruments,
there is a period that you will feel "down", or lazy to practise,
as I've gone through a few times of these,
IF you really feel bored of, lets say your piano
just really take a rest for few days not to practise it,
I believe in a few days if not a week or 2
The passion to music (-,-) will come back
and maybe its even bolder.

Hear some "idols" of yours
http://www.youtube.com/ is just there
, maybe you can regain back your
'interest' inside your stomach again
for any instrument you taking

Serious Music Vs Pop Music

I'd done a little interview with Cheah Yi Pin, 17 from Chung Ling Wind Orchestra with the title as stated above.


K421yn says:
So personally, how do you think that the serious music or pop culture music is nicer?

Yi Pin says:
Well I like both of them, but more of serious music because its much more interesting, the composing makes me feel more complicated emotions... pop culture music I may like for awhile and get bored of it after that.. only less than 5 songs I have really liked for years after listening. Usually the serious music I heard is much more complicated in expressing feelings than pop culture.

k421yn says:
For your preference, do you feel more disappointed if there is no serious music in this world, or no pop music in this world?

Yi Pin says:
LoL well this is very subjective.. Maybe if there isn’t pop music there would be another type that replaces it. I would definitely feel more disappointed if there’s no serious music, but no pop for me is still ok.

k421yn says:
And why do you think that teenagers nowadays prefer to hear more pop music rather than serious music?

Yi Pin says:
There are several reasons I can think of, but to me it’s mainly because pop music is mainstreamed and largely promoted... serious music takes some understanding to be appreciated and isn’t really catchy for the teen market. Imagine your outside and you hear one shop playing a classical music track, if you’re not into classical music before, u probably wont stand there listening to the whole 10 minutes.


k421yn says:
If you can be an influential person in music, which side you will be in?

Yi Pin says:
hahaha.. I'd want to be like Nobuo Uematsu.
k421yn says:
Lol , Nobuo have the best of both world.
Yi Pin says:
Yeah.. his music is the type I've liked most for a long time.

k421yn says:
There are another batch of musician that is not on both world. Like the musician of death metal, Goth music and some jazz music that do really have their own pathway rather than mainstream like pop music. How's your opinion about these genre of music?

Yi Pin says:
Basically as I see, their expressions of different cultures. Although I do appreciate having so many types of music now, as I think it shows that our people in the society are getting more and more varied with different mindsets and lifestyles, I really don't like death metal and those type of heavy rock. Jazz is ok for me. But that's just me, u know..

k421yn says:
So.. Any last word to redefine your stand?


Yi Pin says:
I'm very happy with what I've learned these 4 years in the CHung Ling Band.
k421yn says:
You have a nostalgic past with them surely on your music "pathway"
Yi Pin says:
Well, the band has let me know many inredible people... but to me learning is a one way thing, there are some things I do regret, but I'm very grateful for the chance to have gone through all this and nothing will replace them. Like the trip to Singapore, or just a normal Saturday practice......


Yi Pin says:
Exactly. Being in the band introduced me to many types of music and taught me to appreciate why they were created, and how they evolved... serious music has had a long time to grow, while pop music is still quite young i think. I hope to see pop music in the future able to make people feel something that is at least as interesting and deep as serious music, by then it would be serious music as well.


k421yn says:
thanx for the time
Yi Pin says:
sure

Tuba Day

The History of International Tuba Day
1st friday of march

As listed in Chases Annual Events, International Tuba Day was created to recognize tubists in musical organizations around the world who have to go through the hassle of handling a tuba. What hassles do tubists have? Tuba players obviously have hassles due to the size and weight of their instruments, but what is actually more of a hassle for tuba players is the prevalence of stereotyped attitudes among people towards tubists and their role in a musical organization.

Think for a minute: What does the tuba mean to you? Unfortunately, many non-tuba players think of the tuba as just being one of those big, loud instruments that go "oompah" in the back of parades - having no real importance and being easy to play - they're just there to look nice. As for tuba players, many people view them in the old stereotyped way: they have no real musical talent, no personality, just big, fat bodies with puffy cheeks and powerful lungs.

Therefore, International Tuba Day was created for both tuba players and non-tuba players alike. If you don't play the tuba and feel as described above, International Tuba Day is your day to learn more about the significance of the tuba in our musical society. It's your day to see how the tuba is the backbone of the band with the capability of playing much more than just "oompah!" More importantly, International Tuba Day is your day to recognize the tuba player as being a talented master of musical performance who physically comes in all different shapes and sizes. Of course, if you do play the tuba, International Tuba Day is your day to sit back, relax, and enjoy your much deserved recognition!

Stolen from www.tubaday.com

I would appreciate this honour :) as a tuba player.

LOLL

Intonation

I made a big mistake by simply too caring about the technique and the playing for my juniors in the wind band i played.
There is another factor that is important -- that is the sound quality.
Brass players will find it hard to find the perfect embouchure.
All the fingering system on brass is the same except for horn and trombone, therefore players can swap instrument. for example trumpet > cornet, french horn > tenor horn and vice versa.

"The proper embouchure allows the instrumentalist to play the instrument at its full range with a full, clear tone and without strain or damage to one's muscles."

Why

Is it the real nature of our thinking, or all these are fitted into our mind because of the mind set that the mass media or the century added into our mind?

Try hear

Oboe solo
Swan Lake Op.20 Act II No.10 Scene - Pyotr Tchaikovsky

Guitar solo
Comfortably numb - Pink Floyd

Theme of Love from Final Fantasy 4 - Nobuo Uematsu

How much the word beautiful can travel in our mind?
I am not specifically saying that these songs will suite into everyone's ear,
but at least these song suits very well in mine ^.^V An I am sure there are the same feeling in everyone on some music or song even anything else.

Why do they sound so beautifull? I am definitely not saying about how talented the composer is
but why they are just beautifull. My point of view is -- try think about it scientifically. Maybe those songs trigger some part of the brain and produce some "feel-good-hormone?"