---再平凡也有梦---

Recently, I am so into it......Chinese Orchestra...

This was the 1st.....

This was the 2nd...

And a week ago, it was the 3rd Chinese Orchestra Concert I had participated.....

I never ever thought about playing a role in chinese orchestra until.......

I took my 1st step to join the CO 1st gathering almost 3 years ago........

Reason? Just because I love music!

Between the variety of instruments, I picked this....

My buddy's name is YangQin~~or so called ducimer in english....

It's a hammered type instrument and the details are:

The trapezoidal yangqin (simplified Chinese: 扬琴; traditional Chinese: 揚琴; pinyin: yángqín) is a Chinese hammered dulcimer originally from the Middle East (Persia (modern-day Iran)). It used to be written with the characters 洋琴 (lit. "foreign zither"), but over time the first character changed to 揚 (also pronounced "yáng"), which means "acclaimed". It is also spelled yang quin or yang ch'in. Hammered dulcimers of various types are now very popular not only in China, but also Eastern Europe, the Middle East, India and Pakistan. The instruments are also sometimes known by the names "santur" and "cymbalom".

Thanks to Mr. Wikipedia.

It's not easy to overwhelm this instrument. The difficulties are:

1) It's huge and heavy. You can't carry anywhere.

2) It has so many bridges and strings.

3) Though it's like piano, but u are playing it with hammers, not your fingers.

4) You must get used to bend you wrist down at 90 degree to strike on the strings.

5) You have to master the notes and different keys require different orientation of the strings.

6) No way to play while watching drama. (that's how I learned guitar...=.=)

1st concert I played 2 simple songs.

2nd concert I played 2-3 not tat simple songs and I played guitar too.

3rd concert I had to perform 8-9 songs........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Omg)

I do not have any experience in chinese orchestra. I started by learning the beats and tempo...

from the basic, to skills, and memorizing the notes and positions of strings.......

and lastly, insert your emotion into the songs...

During weeks ago, we had the die-hard-practice....even during the Earth Hour....

We waited for the lights so that we could continue our practice... (Gam Dong ler~)

Then few days before the concert, we practised together with the guests.....

We needed them to strengthen our standard...:)

Suddenly, so many ppl, so energetic that time.

Even Ah Gan laughed until mouth so big...

We practised, pratised, practised......

Cause we believed....Practice Makes Perfect.

And our respective conductor, Miss Stephanie Lem, is my yangqin SIFU too....

I know how far I can go, as it needs a long time to master Yangqin,

and somemore due to academic stuffs and activities, I always eat snake.....

until left anaconda......cuz too big size....(err... go Holland d...back to topic....)

But when I have the chance, I really worked hard on it de lor~

Thanks to my SIFU for her thrust in me though I can't really play very well, she allowed me to perform.

Well, during the practice, I snapped a few shots on the instruments...

Let's see how CHINESE and UNIQUE the instruments are......

The way the instruments looked are fascinating...

Each of the instruments plays different roles, leading or adding to harmony with chords.........

That's the beauty of an orchestra performance....:)

Preparing....time just flew....

The night before the concert.....last effort!

 And here comes the NIGHT! DENG DENG DENG!!

Men in black playing orchestra pieces...

Thx to the photographer...focusing at me ler~~~:)

Playing Joe Hishashi's SUMMER, a nice song.....

Another one! But this one seems like I was singing while playing.....=.=

Partly of the reason I still in this group, because of Miss Stephanie....

She actually taught me lotz of things....and through CO, I met new friends....

That night, once again, we performed the song, THE SMELL OF RAIN....(Yu de Wei Dao)~

The song composed by one of her students, Mr. Zhao, and I wrote the lyrics.....

and because of this production, I got closer to her..........

She sang this song that night while we played the melody....

雨的味道

She gave me a story and I wrote the lyrics based on it....

It basically about a gal who can smell the falling of rain....

And everytime it rains, the gal thought about the guy he met......

Both under an umbrella, the memory, the passion, the butterfly in stomach........

Few years later, back to the same place, it rains again....

But the guy has gone~~~

For those who don't know Mandarin, try to listen and feel the scenes...

if u can feel it, means this song can go through ppl's hearts...:)

In the end, we stood up with joy....bowed to the audience.....

Last but not least, of course a group photo....we proud of we have done! :)

Behind the scene, we took lotz of pics...

This pair of Yangqin hammers are given to me by Miss Stephanie Lem....

which I appreciate lotz till now....

maybe tat's the spirit taking me to this far...........

Non-stop to confess their last thoughts...this might be their last concert....:)

Supper time!

We so "dai sai", can request to enter the party room...hoho~!

This guy led the CO Concert, his hair is center parting,

just like Aaron Kwok's hair decades of years back.....hahhaa! (don't angry ya...if you read this:))

P/S: Aaron Kwok with center parting hair style....

This concert might be my last concert.

I appreciate a lot, the memories I got, the fun I had, the friends I met,

the scores I played, the encouragement I received....

It has surely brightened up my uni life..........!

Up next!!!! 6th Recital Night!!

I have 2 self-composed songs will be performed that night.....

Do support~!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here comes the season of submissions of assignments...my god!

Well, my TO-DO list already full with the assignments....not even one is completed....haha!

Well, actually ASS is short form of Assignment....though it's not sound nice....but only for my self referencing....

The circled part I have to explain,

the lecturer of that subject is Dr. Shabiul....he is the only lecturer, so we usually call the class as "Shabiul"...

so the assignment for that course, I named it "Shabiul's Ass" lor.... no offence de ar~~;)

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