Hey batch :]

I'm not sure if you've read this poem on the library cupboard doors in band room; my SL, Rachel (thank you Rachel!), brought it up in her mail so I thought I could share:

Commitment is what
Transforms the promise into reality.
It is the words that speak
Boldly of your intentions.
And the actions which speak
Louder than the words.
It is making the time
When there is none.
Coming through time
After time after time,
Year after year after year.
Commitment is the stuff
Character is made of;
The power to change
The face of things.
It is the daily triumph
Of integrity over skepticism.

I think we all know how demanding band pracs can get, or how it gets dry sometimes to play a really fantastic song over and over again; but I just want to say that sometimes, really, we need to press on yea :]

Upon entering band, we're making a promise to all our friends (bms, directs, seniors, juniors, everyone) who loves music here that we are going to put in our best. The "band" is us. When we say you have a responsibility to the band, it means you have a responsibility to your friends here. The "band"'s success depends on us and our friends and they also depend on us. When our friends are working real hard to make good music, if we don't put in that same amount of work, the music will never be good enough for her/their dream to be. So I think everyone, we work real hard often not because we think we're expected to be working, but because we all believe and know that we cannot let our friends who've been working really hard down. This is how we keep each other motivated and going.

NBC's tomorrow :] I'm not sure how many of us will see this in time, but I hope batch'11 can work together positively and get the frustrations out of our systems. We are all friends, we know the majority are really wishing hard to do well. Let's help them make it happen, and do what a friend should do and lend that support. It really doesn't matter how you think about band as a CCA or anything like that, because in band, we are all just trying to help each other, our friends, fulfill theirs and our dreams.

If you're naturally enthusiastic about making music that is really good! If you are not as driven as some friends, please think of band in the way I've illustrated and enjoy the experience :] Really please enjoy; and smile tomorrow ;]

JIAYOU FOR NBC TOMORROW!
We need a positive mindset as top batch 2011 yea~ :D

L, keiko