White Christmas on Stagea

Electone Marathon 2010 held at Tampines Branch Yamaha
Played by Marcus Soh

Jingle Bells on the Stagea

Played during my HIC class concert
Played by Angela Shea

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

Played during my HIC class concert
Played by Angela Shea

Electone Marathon 4Dec 2010 at Tampines branch Yamaha

It was a great afternoon....

YEF 2010 Finals - Marcus Soh

Marcus Soh at the YEF 2010 Finals playing Matsuri by Kitaro.
Though he made a little slip at the beginning, he managed to get back on track.
Let's congratulate him on winning the Distinguished Award in the Entertainment solo section.

Marcus is currently 9 years old and a CEC Book 5 student.

YEF 2010 Finals

The Yamaha Electone Festival 2010 finals was held last night at NAFA.
It was a great showcase of talented young people on stage. If you had missed the show, here're the photos for your viewing pleasure : )

My student,Marcus Soh, currently a CEC book 5 student, won the Distinguished Award in the Entertainment Solo section with the popular piece by Kitaro, Matsuri. It was through many weeks of practices that won him his trophy. Let's congratulate him for his great achievement. It's also his first time participating in the YEF.

As for those who couldn't make it to the finals, let's strive harder for next year! : )

Open House at Yamaha Tampines 12 Jun 2010

It was the 1st day of the open house at Tampines Yamaha. The whole school was decorated with balloons, huge pictures of our mascot, Pupple and of course Pupple was there too!
My students put up a short performance for the day on the Stagea Custom.

Sunday 4pm CEC Book 1 Class concert

Their very first concert! The students played and sang what they'd learnt during the past 5 months of their course. Parents get to see what their child has achieved. Students and parents of my new CEC book 1 5pm class were also invited along for this concert.
So now it's time for Book 2

Croatian Rhapsody(Maksim)

The group that went for the ensemble section in the YEF 2010 heats.
Though they didnt get into the finals, but I think they had practiced very hard and played well.
The Croatian Rhapsodians...Valerie Yang, Rachel Goh, He Shu Jun and Yew Jee Yuen
Didnt manage to get a good recording on the day of the heats so showing their practice session instead.

Toy Symphony played by Soh En Qi at YEF 2010 heats

Soh En Qi with her Toy Symphony. The youngest of my 3 participants in the Entertainment solo section of YEF 2010 heats. She's also from my CEC book 4 class. All the 3 particiapants are from the same class.
That was a great performance : )
Here's the video for your viewing pleasure.

Haunted Mansion played by Angela Shea at YEF 2010 heats

Angela Shea playing Haunted Mansion at YEF 2010 heats yesterday.
I think she's played very well yesterday. Thanks for all the hard work and effort Angela.
For all who'd missed her performance, here's the video for your pleasant viewing.

YEF 2010 Heats

The Yamaha Electone Festival 2010 heats was held yesterday at Toa Payoh West CC. It was a long day for all. It started with the competitive junior section in the morning, followed by the competitive senior section in the early afternoon.
The Entertainment solo section had overwhelming response this year with 72 participants! Only 3 were chosen for the finals to be held on 19 Jun.
There were 8 in the ensemble section of which 4 will go into the finals.

The following of my students took part yesterday:
Senior section :
Lee Kai Yi playing My Favourite Things

Entertainment Solo :
Angela Shea playing Haunted Mansion
Soh En Qi playing Toy Symphony
Marcus Soh playing Matsuri

Ensemble section:
Croatian Rhapsodians playing Croatian Rhapsody
Team members: Valerie Yang, Rachel Goh, He Shu Jun and Yew Jee Yuen

Thank you everyone for all the hard work and effort for the past few months with all the extra practices.

Also, congratulations to Marcus Soh for getting into the finals!

Here are the photos for the heats:

Sun 3pm CEC book 4 concert

This class has just completed their book 4. The concert was held yesterday to show the progress of the kids and what they'd learnt for the past half year.
A special section of the concert was dedicated to the 3 representatives in class who will be taking part in next week's YEF heats. Thus we would like to wish them all the best also.

Qing Zhu by Angela and D3 at YEF 2009 Finals

My team which got into the finals of YEF 2009
This time, we have a vocalist, Angela Shea(a CEC Book 3 student then) to join the group for this piece originally sung by Rainie Yang.
On the electones we have Tan Chu Ying, Tan Li Ling and Gerald Chee
The group won the Best Audience Choice Award in the YEF

One Love . . . Arashi

Theme song from the Japanese drama Boys over Flower, played by Mohd Hamizan on the Electone Stagea during our showroom performance last year.

Mama Mia

Played by Lee Kai Yi on the Electone Stagea during our showroom performance last year.

Lian Ai ING (by May Day) played by D4 at YEF 2008 Finals

The other team which got into the finals of YEF 2008.
The team members are Tan Chu Ying, Tan Li Ling, Gerald Chee and Lim Wei Jie
A lively chinese pop piece. This group won the Best Audience Choice award in the Ensemble section of the YEF.

Ayura (Yoshihiro Andoh) by The Teens at YEF 2008 Finals

One of my teams for YEF 2008 which got into the finals.
The team members are Rachel Goh, Lee Kai Yi, Yew Jee Yuen and Bryan Kang.
The group won the Best Musical Award in the Ensemble section of the YEF.

Ayura...Yoshihiro Andoh

This is one of my favourite piece, an original composition by Yoshihiro Andoh.
Played by Lim Wei Jie, preparing for his O levels music practical exam last year.

Night Rider...Yoshitaka Mihara

Played during one of our class practices on the EL900 by Rachel Goh

Love's Theme

I will always remember this theme song from the TV advertisement for Cathay Pacific airlines : ) Anyone remember that?

Played by Gerald Chee on the Electone Stagea during our showroom performance last year.

Where We Are...Yoshihiro Andoh

An original composition by Yoshihiro Andoh, a Yamaha electone artist in Japan.
This Gr 6 piece is played by Yew Jee Yuen during our showroom performance in Yamaha Tampines.

Truth 21c & Theme from Pirates of the Carribean

Truth 21c is an original by T-Square, a theme song for one of the Formula One event in Japan.
This piece is played by Lee Kai Yi on the electone Stagea during our showroom performance last year.
The second piece is a medley of theme songs from Pirates of the Caribbean.

Almost Paradise . . . T-Max

This piece is arranged from the popular Korean Drama, Boys over Flower.
Almost Paradise, original by T-Max, played by Yew Jee Yuen on the Electone Stagea 01C
at our showroom performance in Yamaha Tampines

Japanese Carnival

A showroom performance by my CEC students at Yamaha Tampines
Japanese carnival from the CEC textbook by Joyce, Rakinah and Angela

Hamtaro Medley by Joyce

Practice session for YEF 2009 heats, played by Joyce, a CEC Book3 student then.

Complicated by Ili

Practice session for YEF 2009 heats played by Ili, a CEC Book3 student.

Yo Ho

Practice for YEF heats 2009. Played by Megan.

Porno Graffitti Saudade

This was performed by Tan Chu Ying during one of the showroom performance at Yamaha Tampines. This is one of my favourites : )

Jingle Bells

This was one of the performance by Angela and Marcus for the Electone Marathon held last year end at Yamaha Tampines showroom

Holiday Intensive Course...Nov/Dec 2009

The intake for last year end's HIC was quite good. I had 2 CEC classes and 1 ESCN class. The kids were all excited and enthusiastic about the classes and enjoyed learning the electone. there were many pairs of siblings in the classes. There was even a triplets! I dont think you'll be able to guess who they are : )

During the HIC CEC classes, they learn how to play with their 5 finger position, solfege and reading of simple notes, action songs, and some even attempted playing in unison with both hands. At the end of the 8 lessons, the class put up a mini class concert for their parents.

As for the HIC ESCN students, they learnt how to play the C and G7 chords and both hand playing together with the built in registration menu to make it more interesting. they too had a mini concert for their parents to enjoy their playing and seeing what they'd learnt.

During the mini concerts, some of my existing students were invited to be the guest performers to present some of the pieces they've learnt in class. This is to enlighten and motivate the new beginners on what lies ahead and what they can achieve if they continue in the classes.

I guess all the students had a good time.
Here are the pictures taken during the mini concerts