Hi Bandits,

Here is the list of ExCo members for the following year:

Drum Major: Dany Kang

Band Major: Chua Cong Yang

Student Conductor: Pending

Quartermaster: Chan De Quan

Librarian: Jarrett Yeo

Treasurer: Wen Xianda

Uniform Master: Darryl Chai

Welfare & CIP: Khoo Yihan

On behalf of all the sec 4s, I wish the new Band ExCo all the best for the year to come. I am sure you guys can bring the band to even greater heights! :) Before I end off, I just wish to say that you guys have been great juniors and made us really proud. I feel very lucky to be a part of HCIMB with you guys and I know I can pass down my duties without any worries knowing that the new batch of leaders are just as capable. So good luck, and enjoy your next year of awesome band life under the new Band ExCo!

Posting for the last time as your Drum Major,
Po En
<3 HCIMB

Hey Bandits!

Please be reminded once again the reporting time for tomorrow is 6.50am, meaning that we will take attendance at 6.50am (obr time) sharp and you are expected to be fully dressed by then. This also means you need to come BEFORE 6.50 am to change and set up your instruments. If you arrive early, start changing and warming up the moment you are here. ‘All actions need to be cut by 7.20′, so we have very little time for warm ups, so make sure you STAY ALERT!

For non-performers:

Please also report at 6.50am and help to move percussion instruments as the rest of the band do warm-ups. If possible, please also bring along a digital camera to capture the important and historical moments of the band tomorrow XD Yong Yao will be supplying his DSLR and he will teach one of you guys how to operate it.

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Tomorrow is the day! after two months of preparation and all the hard work we’ve put in, we’re finally going to showcase our formation during ndp tomorrow! Note that this is the first outdoor performance by HCIMB since 2008 and this will also (sadly) be the last performance the sec 2s -sec 4s are going to have together as a band officially. So make sure you rest well tonight, step into obr with an confident mind and make it a blast on the field tmr!!! :D

Proud to be a part of HCIMB,
Po En

Hi bandits,

Below is the updated number of steps for each set until what we have done so far:

Set 1: 0

Set 2: 14

Set 3: 7

Set 4: 12

Set 5: 6

Set 6: 24

Set 7: 12

Set 8: 12

Set 9: 24

Set 10: 12

Please change them accordingly, thanks!

Po En

Hi Bandits,

Here are the two links for NDP 2011 Formation. The first one will be the pdf file with the individual steps for each set, while the second one will be an overview of the entire band for each set. Please download them, fully understand them and MEMORISE all the steps. As you can see, we do not have much time. Thus, we will be testing each and everyone of you before next Tuesday to check if you have memorised the steps (including the number of beats between each set of formation), so please use this weekend to get it done. Thanks.

Student Coordinates:

http://www.4shared.com/document/mCyMQwFG/Student_Coordinates_SIN.html]

Overview:

http://www.4shared.com/document/b7–oCv5/SING1C.html

Po En

p.s Just a tip for you guys to memorise your steps effectively, I suggest that you print out both your own steps and the overview and go through it with your Singapore Flyer scores. Try to visualise how you are going to move on the grid so that it won’t be so difficult to memorise. Jiayou! ^^

Hi Bandits,

Here is the band practice schedule for June holiday week 3 and week 4 (main band + sec 1s):

Main band will be preparing for NDP, while sec 1s will be having full band with Mr Kiang.

14/6 Tuesday 8 am to 12 pm

15/6 Wednesday 8 am to 12 pm

17/6 Friday 8 am to 12 pm

21/6 Tuesday 8 am to 12 pm

22/6 Wednesday 8 am to 12 pm

24/6 Friday 8 am to 12 pm

Things to bring: accessories for your instruments(mouthpiece, reed, etc), water bottle

Attire: PE attire

Please also memorise Singapore Flyer by next Tuesday. (If we ask you to play  bar x of y, you should know too)

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I hope that after two weeks of break from band, we all had enough rest (and enough time to finish our homework), so please come back next tuesday with a serious mindset, ready to start preparing for NDP. If you do a simple countdown now, we have only 1+ months left to NDP, which is really short to prepare a band for outdoors from nothing.

Hence, in order to be fully prepared by NDP, we need to make full use of every minute of band practice, which means to say that all of us have to come for EVERY band practice until NDP. This is even more crucial when we start practising for formation, so make your necessary arrangements before band practice starts, and let’s make the last event we do together as a band an awesome one! :)

Po En

Hi Bandits!

Band Chalet (2) is finally here!!! :D

Below are the details for this band chalet followed by a packing list for your reference.

Date: 6th June to 8th June

Venue: Costa Sands Resort (Downtown East)

Reporting time: 2.30pm (Meet at the lobby and we’ll check in as a group)

BBQ: 5.30 pm (Try to be early!) at Pasir Ris Park BBQ pit 16(The park is just beside Downtown East)

For those of you who are staying overnight for the 1st day, please check in to the rooms with us and leave your bags there before going for BBQ. For those of you who are only coming for BBQ, you can just go straight to the park for BBQ at 5.30pm. :)

Lastly, if anyone of you is lost, please call Bo Geng, Kang Ming, Jay, me or any other (reliable) band members for help(?). For directions, go to gothere.sg to find out how to get to Downtown East!

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Packing list:

Shirt: x3

Pants: x3

Socks: Self-estimate

Undergarments: Self-estimate

toiletries: Self-estimate

Sleeping attire: x2

Shoes: x1

Slippers: x1

Water bottle: x1

Camera: x1

PLEASE BRING SWIMMING ATTIRE IF YOU WANT TO GO TO WILD WILD WET (which is really fun btw).

Money: S$50(bring more if you wanna go for FUN activities!)

Entertainment: ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF!

Things NOT to bring: Bio notes, homework(… seriously?), ACE assignments, HRP/SRP, etc.

That should be all, HAVE A NICE WEEKEND, NICE JUNE HOLIDAY AND LET’S LOOK FORWARD TO BAND CHALET (2) NEXT MONDAY!!! :D

Po En