Who am I? Rojak.
Out of the five of us, I am the least known in what I am going to do on August 27. The rest are famous names in their own respective circles. As I have mentioned before, all of them have or will be getting their degrees in music. For me, the highest certification of my musical ability is only an ATCL in piano. Not in singing. Nobody in the vocal/choir scene even knows me. As a musician, I am probably better known in my own narrow circle (simply, people who know me personally!) as a trombonist or an amateur conductor. Not as a singer. The last time I played the trombone for any period of time longer than 1 hour was 7 years ago. But I intend to pick it up again (somehow), since I actually own a trombone (for those interested, VB 42BO with a gold-plated VB 5G Megatone mouthpiece). The last time I conducted was quite recently actually. I took a whole-year's worth of Orchestral Conducting course (that contributed absolutely zero to my degree in Regional Studies - East Asia) while at Harvard. Prior to that, I conducted RJ band and RI alumni band. Where's singing then?
Few actually know that I used to sing even before I started with trombone in secondary school. First, I sung in my primary school choir. Then, in a Singapore Children's Choir (SCC) that represented Singapore in some ASEAN festival. Thereafter, in Seraphim Voices, the choir into which the SCC morphed. I was boy soprano then. Not just a soprano, but a very high one, hitting at least a D above the top C. Then, when my voice broke, it all stopped.
Then, just before I flew off to Chicago in September 2002, I decided to rejuvenate my hoarse and yes, manly voice, destroyed by many years of shouting and screaming and speaking really low (the last being the preferred method which many guys use to make themselves sound manly...also a sure way to traumatize your voice). Then began my four-year exploration into the world of classical singing, guided and inspired by the many teachers to whom I am really indebted. I will introduce them one at a time over a series of entries.
Few actually know that I used to sing even before I started with trombone in secondary school. First, I sung in my primary school choir. Then, in a Singapore Children's Choir (SCC) that represented Singapore in some ASEAN festival. Thereafter, in Seraphim Voices, the choir into which the SCC morphed. I was boy soprano then. Not just a soprano, but a very high one, hitting at least a D above the top C. Then, when my voice broke, it all stopped.
Then, just before I flew off to Chicago in September 2002, I decided to rejuvenate my hoarse and yes, manly voice, destroyed by many years of shouting and screaming and speaking really low (the last being the preferred method which many guys use to make themselves sound manly...also a sure way to traumatize your voice). Then began my four-year exploration into the world of classical singing, guided and inspired by the many teachers to whom I am really indebted. I will introduce them one at a time over a series of entries.
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