HELLO!! CONGRATULATIONS!
I believe that you all have managed to curb the desire to eat fried stuff, chocolates and cotton candy right! Despite all those big signs screaming out chocolate fondue etc. Good job! :D

Ok! to the next challenge!
For tomorrow please remember not to eat anything in the categories listed below:

1. Chocolates or hot chocolate drinks
2. Sweets
3. Fried stuff including fried rice
4. Biscuits
5. Cold sweet drinks
6. Ice-cream
7. Curry
8. Grilled oily stuff
9. Milo
10. Cotton Candy
11. Popcorn
12. Nachos

Drinks recommended: Green Tea, Ice Lemon Tea, Honey water

So basically you must have bland meals throughout TOMORROW. But do not despair! This is only one day out of 365 1/4 X 80+ days in your life! See how insignificant it is!! Almost negligible! Just for an award that will be in your records throughout your whole life. Such a big difference! i know right! So come on! We shall fight through all these temptation tomorrow for the very important SYF date :)

Last but not least, remember to do your practice everyday and write down personal notes on the score to remind yourself not to do some mistakes you committed during that time period :) (Min. time required to do is 30 mins but please try to exceed that :D)Also, remember to do your air flow and try to make sure that throughout the three songs, even when you must quickly breathe in, there will be no sound heard. Even though it may seem very difficult but nothing is impossible so keep trying ok? Additionally, make sure you do your physical exercises every night with increasing time as the each day passes.

Finally i shall move on to notes on the three songs. Get ready your scores and pen to jot down each of them! And look out for these notes when practicing!

The Wind:
1. Bar 3: Remember to float the words
2. Bar 4: Hold the "high" for the time required. Do not rush to go on to "And"
3. Bar 8: Accent the "pass" and remember to decrescendo
4. Bar 9: Accent the words "across the grass"
5. Bar 14: Remember to decrescendo
6. Bar 19-20: Accent "push" and "i heard you call"
7. Bar 26: DO NOT GO SHARP ON DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and remember to start soft
8. Bar 31: Change colour: sing like as if you are asking a question
9. Bar 35: Shape the O of the "of" longer and remember to have support
10. Bar 44: DO NOT SING! it is either everyone sing and go off tune or everyone don't sing and remain in tune so remember not to sing!!! It will also be very weird from the judges' point of view to see one mouth opening in the midst of close mouths.
11. Bar 48-49: Note dynamics for "around"
12. Bar 50: Try to end at the same time: count the beats

ok that's all for The Wind :) You can add some more notes during your practices :D

Ant Summer:
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING/ PROBLEM: DO NOT RUSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Look at the conductor throughout the whole song to always check that we are not going too fast or too slow. Even if we are all very scared PLEASE do not seek comfort in going fast. Try to watch the conductor and assure yourself that you are not alone since there are 50+ other people experiencing the same thing as you so it will be alright :)

And remember your dynamics too:) especially for the small climax part like bar 19 to 24 and bar 51 to 55.

Salve Regina:
1. Bar 5: Do not breath in "cor-di-ae" It should be connecting :)
2. Bar 16 to 18: Remember to crescendo and decrescendo later at bar 19
3. Bar 27: Try to start strong (and at the same time remember it is still mp) so as to build the base for the 'layering' and also don't lag
4. Bar 34: Change colour
5. Bar 39: Longer i-i-i for "il-los tu-os" and also look out for Mrs Lim expression
6. Bar 51-54: Do not break the verte in "con-ver-te" and remember not to go too soft. Also remember to change colour as you start on "Et"
7. Bar 56-57: DO NOT CUT.
8. Bar 69:Crescendo for pia but not too loud
9. Bar 70:Start soft!!!!
10. Bar 81: When suddenly cutting off do not take away support :)

OK! THATS IT!! WELCOME TO THE FINALE OF THIS POST: Please try to input all these in your practices even though i know it is very last minute :X (sorry!!) Although something must be done for two consecutive weeks for it to become a habit, please try to achieve that by monday :) And try not to revert back to the old ways and then come out of the stage knowing that we have not done out best ): JY! We will not only let ourselves hear the best of our songs but also the judges and the audience :)

JUST ABOUT 1 MORE DAY LEFT! GOGO!

Elizabeth