HCISO

My EP3 is the String Orchestra and I am proud to be one. Although my violin skills may not exactly be the best, I can definitely say that I have the passion for HCISO. I started learning the violin when I was 10, I was forced to play, against my will. I really didn't love picking up that piece of wood, making beautiful sound , it just wasn't my thing. I preferred soccer, I despised music. When I came to Singapore, I was annoyed that I had to bring along my violin, another piece of lagguage to the airport.

When I went to CCA orientation, I was intitially interested in joining sports CCA. However, in the end, I got put into the string orchestra --- on the irony. When I arrived, I saw Shawn in my CCA, he was in the "Singapore Youth Festival" team because he was very skillful in the violin, getting a diploma. During my first year, it was rather dull. We had gotten a silver, which was very disappointing. Our conductor was depressed with our results too.

Everything changed when I came to sec 2, we had changed our conductor, he was Mr Trevor Sze who also taught orchestra from Nanyang Girls High and Raffles Institution. He seemed strict at first, always scolding, picking on all the orchestra members, he radically changed the way our orchestra worked. It was like Hitler ruling the concentration camp, always diciplined and strict. However , things started to change.

I started seeing change in the orchestra, positive change, we were beginning to be more varied, we were playing together, as an orchestra. We were playing better!
Just yesterday, in order to prove a part, he vrought the whole orchestra to the concourse, doing an experiment.

Ever since I stepped into this orchestra, I loved the violin. Most importantly,
I love HCISO, I have the passion.