Im sure yall have pencils at home.
Put it to good use by marking t important points on your scores.
Like crescendos, decrescendos, all t articulations (slurs, staccatos, > etc etc). And you can even write notes like "Bar 156, play gently" to remind yourselves.
For staggered breathing, please mark down where you need to breath.
There are many crescendos and decrescendos in Blue Ridge Saga (do so for t rest of t songs), please mark them all down. Don't just mark them down because you have to, but play according to it.

When we play together, please listen to one another, listen to t band. Who is playing t melody? Is it you? Or are you just t counter melody? If so, tone down and blend in with t band, make sure that t melody can be heard loud and clear,
When there are slurs, slur. When there are staccatos, tougue lightly. When theres >, put t punch in your note. It's just that simple, you don't need people to remind you again and again what to do and what not to when you have already played t songs like God knows how many times.

Being able to play and read scores ain't just it, you'll have to put your feelings through t songs. Where do they come from? They come from your passion in music. Without mulitiple feelings input and passion, it's just so stagnant and boring.

Also, very importantly, please follow t conductor. Look at t conductor at times to make sure that you are following her beat, not slowing down nor rushing. Always keep t speed of t beat in your heart.

Please. Save fun time for now.

Anyway, here are t songs that we are going to play for t concert. (not in order yet)

Pirates Of The Caribbean
Blue Ridge Saga
In The Winter of 1730
St Petersburg
Big Fun In The Sun
Can't Take My Eyes Off You


Practise hard people. If everyone puts in t effort to practise everyday, I'm sure we can make it. Every little effort counts.
If yall need t songs for guidance, add shakethat.afro@hotmail.com , and I'll send it over through MSN.