MUSICCLUB Action Plan A F T E R N O O N C C A S E S S I O N S 2 0 1 0

PREPARED BY

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PG. HJ. SHAIFFADZILLAH PG. HJ. OMARALI

MEMBER LIST

NO NAME INSTRUMENTS SUB-UNIT

1 NOR NADEERAH HAJI. MOHD SUHARDI LEAD GUITAR MAESTRO

2 DK. SITI ATIYAH SYAKIRAH BTE. PG. MUHD. HASSAN

BASS (starting) RHYTHM GUITAR

MAESTRO

3 AFIFAH DZAKIAH BTE HJ. SUHAILI DRUMS (starting) MAESTRO

4 SITI NUR MAJIDAH HJ. ABDULLAH PERCUSSIONS MAESTRO

5 FATIN SYAZANA BTE. AWG. HJ. SHARI VIOLIN (grade 2) AVIVA

6 SITI NUR AQIDAH BTE. HJ. AHMAD SABRI VIOLIN AVIVA

7 NUR AISYAH HAJI HAMDAN

VOICE TURNTABLIST

SUARA

8 NURBARIEAH FARHANAH BTE. AWG. IBRAHIM VOICE SUARA

9 ZAIMAH SA’ADATUL HAYAT BTE SHAMSUL HAYAT

VOICE SUARA

10 AINA NURAFIFAH NABILAH BTE. HJ. NORDIN VOICE SHOW CHOIR

11 DK. SITI RAZANAH SYADZWANI BTE. PG. MATARSAT

VOICE SHOW CHOIR

12 DK. SITI HAJAR BTE. PG. HJ. METASSAN VOICE SHOW CHOIR

13 DK. SITI HAFIZAH BTE. PG. SUFRIDDIN VOICE SHOW CHOIR

14 DK. SITI NURUL AZIMAH BTE. PG. MOHAMMAD

VOICE SHOW CHOIR

15 HJH. SITI AMAL NADIAH BTE. HJ. NIPAH VOICE SHOW CHOIR

16 MIZA AQILAH BTE. HJ. ABD. MURAD VOICE SHOW CHOIR

17 NOORISFAHWANI BTE. ISMAIL VOICE SHOW CHOIR

18 NUR HAZIYAH BTE. OMAR @ SITI HAJAR VOICE SHOW CHOIR

19 NUR QAMARINA SYAFIQAH BTE. JUFRI VOICE SHOW CHOIR

20 NURUL FATIHAH BTE. HJ. MD. ISA VOICE SHOW CHOIR

21 NURUL HAFIZAH BTE. MALIK VOICE SHOW CHOIR

22 NURUL HAZWANI BINTI ABD. AZIZ VOICE SHOW CHOIR

23 RABIATUL ADAWIYAH BTE. ROZAMA VOICE SHOW CHOIR

24 SITI AISYAH ABU DANIEL VOICE SHOW CHOIR

25 SITI AQILAH BTE HJ AWANG ROSLI VOICE SHOW CHOIR

26 SITI DIYANA BTE. HAJI JULAHI VOICE SHOW CHOIR

27 SITI NORERNY MARNIE AMIJAH BTE. JAHAR VOICE SHOW CHOIR

28 SITI NURASYIQIN LAILA AL-YURA VOICE SHOW CHOIR

29 SITI NURAZIQAH BTE AHMAD SABRI VOICE SHOW CHOIR

30 SITI AMAL NORSHAIDAH BTE. HJ MORSHID VOICE SHOW CHOIR

01 INTRODUCTION

Music Clubs are very prevalent in schools and are fast becoming a popular co-curricular

outlet for local students. Some schools and organizations promote integration of arts classes, such as

music, with other subjects, such as math, science, or English. It is thought that by integrating the

different curricula will help each subject to build off of one another, enhancing the overall quality of

education. Music education can play a vital role in the development of the whole child and their

scholastic journey.

According to the Florida Music Educators Association, “Music and the Fine Arts have been a

significant portion of every culture’s educational system for more than 3,000 years. The human brain

has been shown to be “hard-wired” for music; there is a biological basis for music being an important

part of human experience. Music and the Arts surround daily life in our present day culture. Most

present day artists, architects, and musicians acquired their interests during public school Fine Arts

classes... Education without the Fine Arts is fundamentally impoverished and subsequently leads to an

impoverished society.”

The Music Club was formerly known as the Choir Club whereby members were trained to be

part of a choir ensemble. However, this year, the scope of the Club has expanded to include all forms of

musical performances, details of which will be explained further in this action plan.

02 CLUB VISION AND MISSION

The Club’s Vision is

“Music being the epithet of intellect, discipline, emotion and expression”

The Club’s Mission is

“Producing musical maestros of tomorrow”

The Vision statement employed by the Music Club is the same as that of the Percussions

Club, for both clubs are heading towards the idea of music as a vessel for the betterment of a

student’s intellect, discipline, emotional quotient and the expression of one’s identity and

personality.

The Mission statement reflects the strong hypothesis that in SMPAPHM, there are many

budding musicians who have latent musical talents. The only element that they are missing is

guidance. Guidance is in the forms of a trainer and a channel for expressing their skills. The

mission of the Club is therefore to produce musical maestros from potential musicians.

03 CLUB OBJECTIVES

The list of objectives is not exhaustive as throughout the year, objectives will change

and new ones will be added. Nonetheless, to date, the list below portrays the short term and

long term objectives of the Club.

03.1 SHORT TERM OBJECTIVES

To train students in reading chords, tablatures and musical notes

To train students in musical concepts

To instill a habit of music arrangement and songwriting

To improve on students’ musical forte (singing, guitar, drums, violins, etc.)

03.2 LONG TERM OBJECTIVES

To form several ensembles for performance and recording puposes

o A 30-strong choir ensemble (Choirettes)

o A contemporary pop-rock band

o A 6-strong acapella group

o A string quartet

To become parts of an orchestra

To write music arrangement and record them as songs for the SMPAPHM Music Album

04 COMMITTEE

04.1 TEACHER COMMITTEE

Head of Club : Pg. Hj. Shaiffadzillah Pg. Hj. Omarali

Role : Vocals, piano, guitar, drums, recorder, percussions

Assistant : Siti Khadijah bte. Abdullah

Role : Filings, Records and Liaison Officer

04.2 STUDENTS COMMITTEE

Club Captain : Nor Nadeerah Hj. Mohd Suhardi (5A)

Assistant 1 : Nur Aisyah bte Hj. Hamdan (9Sc2)

Assistant 2 : Nurul Hazwani bte. Abdul Aziz (4E)

Choir Captain : Nur Aisyah bte. Hj. Hamdan (9Sc2)

Assistant 1 : Nur Qamarina Syafiqah Jufri (9Sc2)

Assistant 2 : Zaimah Saadatul Hayat Shamsul Hayat (9Sc2)

Music Captain : Nor Nadeerah Hj. Mohd. Suhardi (5A)

Assistant 1 : Siti Aqilah bte. Awg Hj. Rosli (5B)

Assistant 2 : Nurul Fatihah Hj. Mohd Isa (4G)

05. SUB-UNITS

Since one of the objectives of the Music Club is to produce several workable units of

music ensemble, it is best to define and describe these proposed sub-units.

05.1 SMPAPHM SHOW CHOIR

The show choir genre is increasingly gaining popularity in the local choir competition

circles. This is mainly to do with the trend being promoted by the Award winning TV series,

“GLEE”. In fact, Glee Clubs are quite commonly found in choir settings. A Show Choir is a choir

that also does theatrical interpretations of the song being sung. It involves complicated

choreography and intricate choral arrangements.

The proposed strength of this sub-unit is 15. It is itself a sub-unit of the Choirettes Team.

The proposed types of song to be sung by the Show Choir include P.Ramlee classics medley of

“Bila Larut Malam”, “Aci Aci Buka Pintu” and “Bunyi Gitar”, and modern numbers such as Black

Eyed Peas “Let’s Get It Started” and Queen’s “We Are the Champions”.

For a ballad study, the choir will focus on John Lennon’s “Imagine” and Manbai’s “Kau

Ilhamku”. Ergo, the songs to be studies by this show choir are:

P.Ramlee Medley

Let’s Get It Started

We Are the Champions

Imagine

Kau Ilhamku

05.2. MAESTRO (POP ROCK BAND)

The band will consist of 7 members, each assigned to 1) front vocal, 2) rhythm guitar, 3)

lead guitar, 4) bass, 5) keyboard, 6) drums, 7) percussions. The club is still finalizing the

members for Maestro as most members are not instrument-inclined.

In a recent session, the Music Club has written three songs, entitled “Independent

Teens”, “Berjuang” and “A School without Friends”. In the near future, the Maestro band will

write several more songs to reach a total of 8.

A major assignment of the Maestro band is to act as accompaniment for Suara and also

the Show Choir in their respective assignments

05.3. AVIVA (STRING QUARTET)

Modern string quartets have always been popular in recent music scenes. The string

quartets of Scala and Bond are two examples. The Music Club houses two aspiring violinists.

However, in order to complete the quartet, there needs to be at least a viola player and a

cellist; both instruments are learnable if students are committed.

The absence of a cello restricts the creation of a quartet, which is why the Music Club,

under the Music Guild budget proposal, is proposing for the purchase of a cello. With an in-

house cello, future violinists will be able to have a proper accompaniment, as it is expected that

in the near future, there will be an influx of students who are also violin players outside of

school.

05.4. SUARA (A CAPELLA QUINTET)

A vocal a capella ensemble is one of the most popular form of modern musical artistry.

Several modern examples include Black Eyed Peas, Destiny’s Child, Wonder Girls and Moluccas.

Under the name ‘Suara’, the genre that the quintet will follow is more on acoustically ballads,

very similar to the Singapore A capella suit, “After Six”. Suara will comprise of 5 singers, each

with unique and different vocal registers.

06. TENTATIVE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES

WEEK ACTIVITIES OBJECTIVES

01 Learning by Observing • Being audience to the Interschool Choir Team Logistics • Filling in students’ records

Diagnostic Test : Vocals • Individual vocal register tests

To expose students to how a real choir sounds like

To determine each student’s vocal register

02 Learning by Doing: Timed Songwriting Challenge • Students divided into 3 groups, each group with at least a musician. • Each group spend 1 hr. 30 mins writing a full length song on the theme of ‘school life’

Performance: • Each team perform in front of their peers to be judged by the Head and Asst. Head of Club

To inculcate the essence of teamwork when being part of a music ensemble

To promote stage confidence.

To promote creativity in songwriting and music arrangements

03 Audition and grouping for sub-units • Show Choir • Suara Band • Pop-rock band

Briefing on the roles and tasks of each sub-unit.

To delegate sub tasks for more manageable sub-units.

To introduce musical concepts employed in the assigned sub-unit tasks.

04 to

06

School Song : Rearranged • Using 3 guitars, 2 violins and a percussion set, students practice performing the rearranged versions of the School Song. • The first version is a legato choir version • The second version is an uptempo modern pop version. Sub-unit discussions. • Students work on their assignments during “free minutes”

To introduce to the concept of musical rearrangement across genres

To prepare two versions of the original school song, to be used in performances, recording and also for the new School Song video proposed by Digital Media Club

07 to

10

Practice Sessions

• Sub-units will practice their assigned tasks in designated areas. • Show Choir will practice these assigned song arrangements • P. Ramlee Medley • Let’s Get It Started • Kau Ilhamku • School Song • CCA Song • Aviva will practice their accompaniment roles for these songs • P. Ramlee Medley • Let’s Get It Started • Kau Ilhamku • Maestro will practice their accompaniment roles for these songs • P. Ramlee Medley • Let’s Get It Started • Kau Ilhamku • CCA Song • Suara will practice their accompaniment roles for these songs • School Song • National Anthem

4 weeks will be dedicated to the intensive training of the sub-units. These tasks is specifically directed towards being able to have performing materials for the end of year CCA Closing Ceremony.

It should be noted that these tasks only reflect the short-term objectives of the Music Club as the long term objectives are fulfilled beyond the CCA sessions, according to the initiative of members.