Sis and Me. Who thinner? XD
Alvin, Me, Yapwin, Jian and Wei Ping.
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So....Classical Guitar Camp was boring.....NOT! xD
Who ever thought a camp that revolved around hugging wooden guitars and plucking nylon strings could be so damn fun? Fun would be an understatement...IT WAS AWESOME!!!!
So awesome I have to say it again!
A.W.E.S.O.M.E !!!
On to the pictures!
FYI, none of these pictures are taken by me (because my camera phone was stolen on 29th June-.-'), they are all courtesy of my sissy-Lydia.
Let me give you a brief sketch of what the program list looked like. So the pictures might have an easier job of illustrating them :)
DAY ONE:
Registration
Welcoming speech/ briefing by President (MR. Simon Cheong)
Lunch all meals are buffets! awesome!!!
Ice breaking lol -.-
Masterclass 1 ( beginner & intermediate groups by Nutavut Ratanakarn ; Advanced group by Adam Khan)
Tea break cookies!
Ensemble practice
free time sms~
Dinner!
Nutavut Ratanakarn's Recital
Goodnight! sms~call her~
DAY TWO:
Breakfast
Masterclass 2 (Advanced by Nutavut; Beginner & intermediate by Adam)
Photo session
Workshop 1- Mr. Simon Cheong - stage presence & conduct
Lunch
Campers Solo Performance
Tea
Workshop 2 - Leong Yee Hoo - The Four Elements of Music.
Ensemble Practice
Free time sms~~~
Dinner
His Majesty Prince Adam Khan's Recital
Goodnight! I saw a meteor that night! :) make a wish! TELL HER ABOUT IT!
DAY THREE:
Breakfast
Campers Ensemble Performance
Tea
Lucky Draw -Some got expensive strings, T shirts, guitar tuners, cool bags, caps, and even a FREE GUITAR for grand prize! I got a tiny lil purple pouch -.-!
Closing ceremony
Packing up
Lunch
Check out
Bus Boarding waiting for the mountain pass gates to open
Goodbye :(
HONEY I'M HOME!!! :D
Okay finally, To the pictures!
Getting to know each other at the lobby, though I wasn't a complete stranger there, met up many of my guitar ensemble buddies from years past. (the kid's name is Alvin...youngest in the camp and can be a public nuisance sometimes XD)
Checking in~
Briefing by President of Classical Guitar Society- Mr.Simon Cheong
Lunch!
Icebreaking! Can you pick up a pingpong ball with chopsticks? XD!!!
Balloon Frenzy~
Master class 1
Some pics from the advanced category.
The master himself is none other than His Majesty the Prince of Pakistan- Adam Khan.
Nutavut Ratanakarn - an international guitarist in Thailand, takes the stage by storm.
What you're looking at is a Rm 30K guitar.
The guy wasn't using any microphones or amplifiers and the whole hall could hear him.
:)
Will upload his videos later.
Another sneak peak at the advanced group master class the next day.
Campers solo performance! Feat. Gideon Lim! Me!!! woots!
Okay...overall, not a bad performance, but neither what I would call a good one.
Mistakes were rampant XD
Jor...my sis dunno how to change angle kah? o.0
Damn...I look good XD
Erm...tea time? Must be a random pic.
Adam Khan!!!
Waiting for ensemble performance? Yet another random pic lol...
Well that's it for now. I'll be back with a second picture & video post when the official site has released them. For now my blog will have to make to with these. Ciao!
