Meeting Minutes (15 December 2007)

Members present: Jie Yuan, Cheng Hsiang, Darren Chua, Cheh Yong, Jenny Toh, Wendy Soh, Crystal Chia and Lynette Teo

Contents:

(1) Direction of the band and how will our membership problems will be resolved.
(2) Projected list of members for MJR alumni band.
(3) Next meeting and practice.

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1) Direction in which band can move and the membership problem.

2 ways in which the band can move forward right now.

• Recruit MJR band current members.

How? Give audition to current MJR and then choose who will show potential to the alumni band.

a) PROs:
- MJR students being a band member would be more committed and we can select people that are of standard.

b) CONs:
- Students may encounter have their own sets of problems and if chosen, this problem may tax their commitment in band.

• Join with Gan Eng Seng Secondary (GESS) Alumni Band.

- Not convenient and very difficult to meet up.

- Goals of two bands may differ and in the end it may be the reason that will cause the band to disband.

- It is also possible that GESS alumni may want to take over the band. In the end, instead of MJR alumni, it will become GESS alumni.

a) PROs:
- GESS have a strong woodwind section where MJR alumni have got very few members for woodwind.

b) CONs:
- As state above, they may want to take over the band and call it their own. And may want to take the band as their own glory (qiang feng tou).

Current Solution:
Consist the band primarily of just MJR alumni band. If not enough, we can include MJR current band members(through audition) and then if really not enough, we can consider GESS alumni as guest. And make it a point that GESS alumni are welcomed but as guest and must be able to come for practice regularly.

For outsiders who want to join MJR alumni, they must be committed to practice, must be Simon’s student, close to MJR band and cannot miss a practice.

Having said that, rules for MJR alumni members must be such that there will be no double standard.

2) Name List of Projected Members:

Oboe:
Jackson*

Flute:
Imm Peng*
Mei Chee*
Yan Hua*
Hui Xian*

Clarinet:
Joceyln Ng*
Siah Mong*
Jenny Toh
Crystal Chia
Lynette Teo
Wendy Soh
Wei Lynn*
Shervonne Chan*
Xiao Qing*

Saxophone:
Valerie Chong*
Cheh Yong

French Horn:
Min Min*
Xiang Rong *
Clifford Teo
Leonard Lam

Euphonium:
Ivan Ching*
Jasmine Tan*

Trumpet:
Darren Chua
Edward Tan*
Wei Zhen
Chun Seng*

Trombone:
Jie Yuan
Cheng Fu

Tuba:
Cheng Hsiang

Percussion:
Yuet Yong*^

Note:
* People who did not perform in last concert and may or may not need persuading to join our band.
^ Only for Yuet Yong. Yuet Yong will settle the percussion section.

Please also note that there are many “*” around and we need more hard work to get our membership up and running.

3) Next Meeting and Practice:

Next Meeting:
Date: 29 December 2007
Time: 10am to 11.30am.
Venue: Tentatively will be MJR School(Jie Yuan will ask for permission to let us use that venue.) IF NOT, we will be meeting up at SingPost, @ Paya Lebar.

Next Practice:
Date: 12 January 2008
Time: 8am to 12pm
Venue: MJR Band Room