(cover photo: Singapore attendees with interpreter Mr Julian Greening and the author, me!) The Japan Band Clinic (JBC) is held in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka in May every year. It is the biggest conference for band activities in… Read More »46th JBC – Where Band Enthusiasts Meet
The Perak Band Instructors Association or PBIA in short was formed on 22 June 2015 as a constituent based non-profit organization serving the needs of Perak school bands and its constituent members. The birth of PBIA was… Read More »Forming of The PBIA: A New Chapter
TRIO Camp is a 2D1N music camp jointly organized by the NUS Jazz Band, NUS Symphony Orchestra and NUS Wind Symphony; for musicians by musicians. The camp, being the first of its kind in NUS and the ONLY combined music… Read More »Because Three Is Better Than One
(cover photo: Brass Nation at Esplanade in December 2014 / credits: Hairul Bohari) Brass Nation, is a up-and-coming name in the Singapore music scene. The 9 piece ensemble was founded in 2012, after a gig performance requested… Read More »Brassing It Out!
The Positive Impact of Wind Band Music The Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) Arts Presentation for Wind Bands has always been the hype of the Singapore band scene. It is a parade of Singapore school bands;… Read More »Why Band Music Is Important
Organised by the Singapore Wind Symphony (SWS), and with the support of the National Arts Council (NAC) through the NAC Major Grant, the SWS Young Composers Challenge 2015 is a platform for emerging composers below the… Read More »March On!
The Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) Arts Presentation for Concert Bands at the Secondary School Level took place from 31st March to 10th April, with the participation of 147 bands over a period of 8 days. During my… Read More »Impressions of SYF
Apivut (Junt) Minalai is a young Thai conductor who has achieved the All Japan Marching Band Champion title 4 times with the Aimachi Marching Band from Nagoya, Japan. He is also the resident conductor of… Read More »Passionate Music Making with Junt
The Musicians Guild of Singapore, or MGOS in short was incorporated in May 2014 after receiving the National Arts Council (NAC) Seed Grant from 2014-2016. Aimed to provide assistance and support to musicians of all musical genres… Read More »Musicians Guild of Singapore Launches!
In selecting trumpet mouthpieces, I have some theories for myself. Although these rules have changed many times in my trumpet career, I still have some general rules when making these choices. Here is a list of… Read More »Selecting A Trumpet Mouthpiece
