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57th JCRC, King Edward VII Hall

Annual General Meeting Report

KING EDWARD VII HALLNational University of Singapore

ANNUAL GENERALMEETING

Reports from the Culture Cluster

8.30pm, 10thSeptember 2014

Dining Hall


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Annual Report from Band 2013/2014General Comments:

In the academic year 2013/2014, KE7 Hall Band was involved in various gigs that included both internal

and external performances. Thank you to the seniors and the hall alumni that helped out, we were able

to cope with the number of events throughout the year. We also focused our efforts in finding new gigsand improving the band room/equipments condition. We hope that KE7 band will continue raising its

standards over the next few years and contribute to KE7s reputation as a culturally vibrant hall.

Main Projects for the Year

Project/Event No. of

participants

Comments

Welcome Dinner, 2013 4 A performance put up by the seniors to welcome

the freshmen to hall.

ICN, 2013 18 Almost all the band members participated to put

up four performances.

Malaysian Night 4 Invited to perform so as to celebrate Malaysian

Night

FHD, 2014 4 The members that participated are the usual active

few, hence there was a slight lack in manpower,

but the performance went well.

IHG Closing, 2014 7 Invited to perform at the ceremony by the IHG

convening committee. Performed 3 songs

acoustically.

Rockfest, 2014 11 Major inter-hall annual concert, involved mostly

senior members. The new members did a

combined performance with RH band.

Starbucks, 2014 5 Proposed and performed at YIH Starbucks.

Performed for a total of 2 hours.

Band Room, 2013/2014 2 Bought new equipment for the band room, various

stock taking exercises carried out, and other

improvements made to the room.

NUS Open Day 7 Members participated in NUS Open Day,

performed at U town.


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Main Problems Encountered

Problems Faced Recommendations for the Future

Complaints by PGP residents that overly noisy

late-night band rehearsals were disturbing theirsleep. (Recurrent Problem)

For the short term, avoid practising after 11pm,

and use drum mutes if necessary. Future bandheads can also consider other ways to sound-

proof the band room eg. re-carpeting the room

and replacing the blinds with curtains.

Lack of manpower, especially instrumentalists

such as drummers and bassists. This resulted in

problems with forming a full band for

performances and hence the over-reliance on

alumni and a heavy load on a few particular

freshmen.

More publicity during CCA recruitment for

members.

Performances in dining and communal halls are

always plagued by problems with the house

sound system.

Recommend upgrade of the communal and

dining hall sound systems by the JCRC.

Given the high number of CCAs using the band

room, it will be hard to keep track of all the

equipment. Furthermore, the labels drop off and

are labelled by other CCAs as theirs, hence

causing a lot of confusion during stock taking.

Enforce a log book system or perhaps an online

log book system to keep track of equipment

loaned and also to take note of when the band

room is used. Conduct regular equipment checks.

Lack of chemistry and closeness as a band, a CCA Organise more bonding activities and games and

suppers

Lack of financial support Recommend a sum of band fund for bonding

activities, purchase of items (e.g tape, screw,

batteries, strings etc)

Conclusion

It has been an honor for both of us to have led KE7 Band this academic year. We have encountered ups

and downs but we have certainly enjoyed ourselves. We are proud to have recruited some really

talented, fun and loving members who are willing to work together to put up a series of great

performances. Through this experience, we hope our members and ourselves have further developed

ourselves as a person as well as a performer. We hope that the next co-band heads, Shalom and Shervin,

would enjoy themselves as much as we did while they lead KE7 Band.

Prepared by

Sophia Saw and Jasmine Boh

Co-heads, Band 2013/2014


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Thank you seniors!

Benjamin Tham

Lim Zhiyi

Chen Yunjin

Liu Aoyun

Zhou Yangzi

Zou Shui

Yanshi

ZhitingDanling

Kee Wei


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Introduction: From Strength to Strength

AY13/14 was a year of great excitement as we hit yet another peak in our 4-year history. The team

initially struggled with membership in both recruitment and retention. Team morale was low as there

were insufficient members recruited to cover for the inevitable hiatus of senior members who had to

commit to their academic careers. From a team of 12 active members, we grew to a team of 21. Thiswould not have been possible without the initiatives and guidance by our seniors during try-outs and

throughout the season.

From Rookie Team to Performance Team

It was also a year of great deliberation as we come to think about our direction for the team: to be a

competition team or not? What is the value-add of competing? Looking at the short span of time we

had to create a solutioncoupled with the limited budget and manpower we chose to be a

performance team that emphasises the development of a strong team culture. Our aim was to

inculcate positive values for all of our stakeholders members and alumni alike. We functioned

beyond a typical team, with the help of our coaches Mr Joseph Ng and Ms Go Chengyee. Joseph, an

ex-Alpha, is a practising teacher trained in Education Psychology; Chengyee is a seasoned cheerleader

who has performed in both competitive and non-competitive events.

Reinventing Ourselves

A few initiatives were kick-started and re-looked, such as the Titans Tee to create a sense of identity

and belonging while embracing the diversity in the team. This is done through adopting a common

Titans logo complemented by a selection of M&M colours, allowing members to express

themselves. The results were spectacular:


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Managing the Team is a Team-effort

We learnt that managing a team is fundamentally a team-effort on-the-ground. It required more than

just the direction from the team Captain and the EXCO:

1.

Having experienced seniors who volunteered out of goodwill was quintessential in allowing

us to build rapport within the team and beyond.

2.

The commitment of each member to the training programme along with their buy-in to our

system of values allowed the team to progress quicker.

3.

Members themselves provided peer-support when trainings were difficult.

Conclusion; Lessons Learnt

1.

Every member in the team is important and future cheerleaders should pay heed to make

each other feel like they belong in the team. In additionand in hindsightour achievements

and initiatives could have been impossible without the help of many seniors within andbeyond the team, such as the JCRC.

2.

Further, the team must put in extra effort in recruitment because it is never-ending and failing

to keep a healthy membership will result in the collapse of the team.

3. Captains and Vice-captains should take heed of the prevailing team culture and work jointly

with coaches to bring the team to greater heights.

4. Safety is a priority and if well managed, creates a sense of esteem and responsibility to the

team.

Closing

I would like to thank the JCRC for working closely with the team as well as for going the extra mile to

ensure that residents enjoy their hall activities while working hard to achieve their goals.

Warmest Regards,

Liauw Kee Wei

Captain AY13/14


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Vision for KE Titans

To be a professional team in the long-run, participating and winning bothcheerleading competitions as well as the hearts of our members, alumni and fans.

Principles for KE Titans

To achieve our vision, we will follow these three principles:

1. Safety We want our members and audience to be comfortable and confident that our

team will put up a successful performance.

2. Culture We want to build camaraderie within and beyond the team, such that KE

Titans is remembered as a team for the greater team, be it seen as the hall,university or the country.

We will cheer for each other during trainings and performances. Keep the

positive attitude throughout. We will not allow undesired values, attitudes and habits to persist in the team

lest it affects the quality of our people and our performances.

3. Performance Keep up the team spirit throughout the whole performance. To show the audience that we are cheerful and enjoy performing for them. By

showing these, we can inspire people to join hall/titans/cheerleading.

Why compete when youre awesome?


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Team Culture

Performance

Skill

Strength


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Hall ProjectRepainting Gym:Initial phase completed which instilled a basic identity in the gym.

Together with SMC, we managed to include hall colours in team stripes as well asminor repairs. The project could use better execution and we could have put in more

effort to get more volunteers. Overall, it would have been better to hire professionals

to do repairs.

Managing the Gym:This part of the proposal had been deliberated over the semester

with little practical result: managing the gym requires dedicated, knowledgeable

volunteers who are willing to fork out that extra time before/after school to assist

residents. Further, the volunteers need to know their gym equipment and suppliers in

order to procure and maintain the equipment. Currently, the equipment in the gym are

outdated, damaged and in need of replacement to ensure safety.


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The Way AheadAs the outgoing Captain of AY13/14, it is inappropriate for me to dictate what the succeeding

Captain and EXCO should do. Rather than directing the steps, I will outline the future plans

which serve as recommendations that upcoming Captains can pursue. Future leaders must

detail concrete steps towards their goals and pay equal attention towards executing their

plans. At present, what KE Titans truly lacks is a team identity that is shared and understood

within and beyond hall.

Strengthening Team Identity

StrengtheningTeam Identity

More intense

Trainings;Tougher Stunts

Inceasing SocialMedia

Presence;Improving OurBrand Name

TrainingExchange withOther Teams;

ImprovingInter-hallRelations

Inceasing HallPresence;

Serving the Hall

Better


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The Year (in Pictures)

Because Our Differences Define Us


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Because you didnt get here by sitting around


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Because you made it happen

Because charades

Because fabulous


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Because no picture is completewithout

Hadi

And yes we have Hadi


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Annual Report from Choir 2013/2014

General comments

The choir performed in the Night of Arts and Amplitude, the major performances this year, and

delivered enjoyable performances during the concerts, impressing with good vocals despite the brief

period for preparations and a lack of musical background for many new members. This year we delved

further into exploring more choral pieces and developing proper choral singing techniques in the

singers. We also sought to reinforce a hierarchy of Section Leaders (SLs) in each section to increase the

efficiency of the practices.

Moreover, this year we were privileged to have Mr Chen Zhengyu, a KEVII alumnus and an experienced

choral singer, to aid us in preparing for Amplitude and guide us towards the true methods of choral

singing. We hope he will be able to help us again in future and, with luck, come to a fruitful agreement

of aiding us for a long term period.

Overall, the KE choir has done well, displaying much musical talent on stage and helping each other to

improve our skills. We hope that the choir will continue to garner support and achieve greater heights in

future, unite to higher goals and become ever more skilled in our singing.

Major events for the year

Night of Arts

During the Night of Arts, the choir performed Dashing Away with a Smoothing Iron, a catchy, light-

hearted folk song and a purely choral piece from England. Conducted by Alexandra Smith, it was a good

introductory song for new choristers, requiring proper choral techniques to bring out the tunes and a

relatively simple choral song which also entertained the audience well. After much effort put into the

practices, the performance received much praise and positive feedback for its well-blended tone and

good vocals.

Amplitude

A musical medley of songs from Les Miserablewas chosen for this combined halls concert andwas

conducted by Mr Chen Zhengyu. It was a rather challenging song as it required a firm foundation in

choral singing techniques.

Although we were joined by more new members, we managed to master the basics and deliver the

songs well during the concert. We also complemented the song with some choreography to enhance the

performance, with an adept pianist providing the piano accompaniment. We also had five soloists

displaying their individual vocal prowess during the song. Besides the solos, the choir also demonstrated

it could sing well as one during dramatic songs such as Do you Hear the People Sing.


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With Mr Chens supportive guidance and the hard work of the choristers, we accomplished much and

the performance was lauded by many as a memorable and impressive one. Indeed, even though it had

not been easy, we had learned much and gained many invaluable experiences from this performance.

Problems encountered

Lack of Continuity

Few seniors from the previous year rejoined choir, making it difficult to teach and initiate new members

to the choral techniques and choir practices. As choral techniques require lots of practice and cannot be

taught overnight, the availability of more experienced singers would have greatly facilitated the learning

of singing skills during practices.

In addition, we were met with several manpower issues, where SLs were also involved with other major

commitments. As SLs need to possess a musical background to teach and guide the section, there was a

limited pool of people to choose an SL from; especially for the first semester, this allowed for only one

SL per section. When an SL is absent, it presents a problem for the speed of song learning for the

section, hence disrupting the progression of the choir as a whole. This can remedied if there are at least

two SLs per section, if manpower allows, so that when one is absent the other can take over.

Recommendations for the future

Because the preparation period for Night of Arts is short, it would be advisable to recruit new members

and begin practices before the CCA fair, which begins quite late into the first semester, for the upcoming

year.

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank Mr Chen for dedicating his precious time to help us and his invaluable guidance.

We would also like to thank KEVIIans, the JCRC and SCRC for their unending support for the choir and

our performances.

Prepared by:

Sherene Tan

KEVII Choir Head 2013/14


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Annual Report from Cultural Management Board 2013/2014General Comments

Cultural Management Board (CMB) had two major events in the academic year 13/14. They were Night

of the Arts (NoA) (Previously known as Internal Cultural Night) and crew for Drama fest. NoA is an

internal cultural showcase that is organised by CMB, allowing residents to support and see their peerstalents in respective culture CCAs such as Dance, Choir and Wushu. NoA was well-received despite items

not following the theme of A Toys Story. Dramafest is an inter-hall production, bringing together

members from all halls to write, direct, act and produce student-written plays. CMB provided technical

support for the event.

In addition, CMB tried to promote a new initiative of an open mic, in collaboration with Xin Yao. This

open mic was meant to encourage residents to showcase their talents in the arts in an avenue that was

outside of the culture CCAs offered in hall. Finally, we provided technical support for Malaysian Night,

Graduation Night, Dinner Concerts, Formal Hall Dinners and Dinner and Dance. Below is a list of our

activities.

Major Projects of the Year

Event Participation Comments and Remarks

Drama Fest Stage Support Finding manpower to fulfill stage crew roles has always been

a recurring issue and this year was no different. However,

despite manpower problems, it is accurate to say that

involved CMB members take more ownership in Dramafest,

helping to put on a good show. Communication with halls

remain a problem but less so this year. Regardless of the

aforementioned issues, Dramafest was a big success and

CMB members are determined to make KE a bigger part of

Drama fest in years to come.Night of the

Arts

100% participation

rate, organising

committee and

stage crew

Arts Night this year was rebranded in order to bring a new

feel to KEVIIs art scene. The culture CCAs certainly outdid

themselves and the show ran smoothly, partially thanks to

updated equipment and the use of phones instead of walkie-

talkies. Stage etiquette by other culture CCAs were very good

and helpful to running of a smooth show. However, there are

still some communication difficulties as some CCA heads

were unaware of the theme. Also the theme can be decided

among all the heads instead of just CMB in order to create a

show that showcases everyones strengths. Despite of the

minor communication issues, Arts Night was still well praised

by both residents and faculty.

Open Mic Organiser in

collaboration with

Xin Yao

This event was held once in semester two as a way to

encourage residents to showcase their various talents. CMB

only had a handful of responses which is an encouraging

start. Setting a date for the event should be done earlier and

a second open mic could have been done, as to encourage

more residents to participate.


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Conclusion

Increasing the culture scene in hall has been a key aspect of CMB activities this year. Our committee has

been dedicated to this goal despite the slow start. We have been able to work as a major and important

CCA in hall regardless of being short of manpower and working with aged equipment. Our work would

not be possible without the support of the Culture CCAs and the Culture Secretary, Julian.

Prepared by,

Cheyenne Alexandria Phillips

Head, Cultural Management Board 2013/2014


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Annual Report from Dance 2013/2014KE Dance managed to do KE proud this year, exceeding internal and external expectations for KE Arts

Night, Dance Uncensored and KE Dance Camp 2013. With our 6 main committee members (President

[1], Vice President [2], Treasurer [1], Secretary/Publicity [1], Welfare [1]) and our newly-hired Resident

Choreographer, KE Dance managed kick start the process of achieving our aims that were discussed atthe beginning of the year:

Aims:

1.

Improve the technical standard of dance in KE

2.

Foster a strong sense of community and pride among dancers for KE Dance

3.

Create and reinforce a strong alumni to support the CCA

4.

Establish proper conduct, behavior and discipline of dancers

5.

Enable dancers to be more confident in their dance skills

Objectives:

1.

Successfully take part in KE Arts Night 2013

2.

Continue the annual KE Dance Camp in Dec 20133.

Successfully take part in Dance Uncensored 2014

The year went according to plan, and (with minor mishaps here and there), the execution of each event

was carried out beautifully. The committee managed to work very hard together and was able to tie up

loose ends effortlessly when needed. Additionally, we had the support of our Resident Fellow in

chargeMs. Angeline, who contributed in terms of welfare. Additionally, our Culture JCRCJulianwas

very efficient in communicating updates and reminding us to meet deadlines.

Main Projects for the Academic Year

Project/Event Participation Rate Comments1. KE Arts Night

Sem1, Nov2013

100%

52/52 dancers

Performed 3 items in KE Comm Hall

-1 choreographed by resident choreographer

-2 choreographed by freshmen

2. KE Dance Camp

Sem 1, Dec2013

65%

27dancers/41

campers

-Open to all hall members

-Managed to recruit new dancers for Sem2

3. Dance Uncensored

(DU)

Sem 2, April 2014

[83%] 50/60

41 dancers stayed

10 dancers quit

1 dancer SEP

9 dancers joined

Performed 3 items at UCC

-Comments that technique/standard of KE Dance

improved this year

-More professionalism in dance

Major Problems Encountered (AAR)

Problems Faced Recommendations for the Future

Miscommunication and difficulty to

coordinate planning for Dance Camp because

Dance Camp Commandant was not the Dance

President

To ease the management of dance camp, it is better

to have the Dance Camp Head as the overall Camp

Commandant


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Dance Studio too small Consider buying mirrors to put in the dance hall,

forming a portable studio

Difficulty in picking between juniors and

seniors for being in KE dance due to limited

spaces

Increase the number of people allowed to join KE

Dance so that everyone can be exposed to dance.

New Resident Choreographer

I think that having a resident choreographer did KE Dance a huge favor (benefits outweighed

detriments). The Dance Heads and the choreographer managed to meet several times before the start

of the new academic year to discuss the new direction of KE Dance, and came up with the following

standards with the intention of improving the discipline of the dancers:

Weekly training sessions

Attendance will be monitored

o

One strike if late/absent without legit reason

o

3 strikeskicked out of dance

Dance attire: long pants (at least covering knees), proper shoes

All in all, the aim was to create the feeling of KE Dance to be that of a proper dance club, and to do so

we felt that the primary concern was the baseline technique of the dances, which needed to be

improved. Despite the drastic changes in discipline, the dancers took to it well and managed to comply

as much as they could to the guidelines and majority met our standards (1-2 did get kicked out)

Conclusion

KE Dance has improved tremendously in terms of discipline and technique and is one step closer to

becoming more professional and accomplished CCA. The dancers have a strong pride in being members

of KE Dance. If this continues on, I believe that KE Dance will bring KE to greater heights.

Prepared by: Miss Grace Cheah Hui Shi

KE Dance Head


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Annual Report from KEnsemble 2013/2014General Comments

The King Edward VII Hall Music Ensemble, affectionately known as KEnsemble, flourished into its 2nd

year since establishment in Semester 2 of AY12/13. We have since grown in numbers and increased our

presence in KEVII hall by performing music of various genres on multiple occasions. KEnsemble alsoserved to enrich the cultural scene in NUS and did our hall proud by collaborating with the other NUS

halls of residences and UTown residences to bring about the first ever inter-hall music ensemble concert

ENCORES. Overall, we had a very successful year and I would like to thank Low Zi Qian and Gareth Lee,

the previous heads of KEnsemble in helping me bring KEnsemble to greater heights. I would like to thank

Zi Qian (my vice-head) especially for his great efforts in helping to arrange most of the music we play

and expanding our musical repertoire.

I would also like to thank JCRC for recognizing our efforts and promoting us from a Regular hall CCA to

an Intermediate hall CCA. Through the efforts of my next Head, Hui Xian, and Vice-Head Shalom, I am

certain that they will be able to push KEnsemble to greater heights and I wish them all the best for the

next annual year.

Overview of events

Events Comments

Homecoming

Dinner

Our first performance of the year started out with only 4 membersLow Zi

Qian, Gareth Lee, Yvonne Fong and I (Elanor Yu), performing a medley of Joe

Hisaishis Princess Mononoke, arranged by Zi Qian. There were some technical

difficulties where the mic was not working and thus the balance of the music

was off. Therefore, it would be great we were allowed sound checks before

the performance. Nonetheless, we managed to start the year by reaffirming

KEnsembles presence in the hall cultural scene.

CCA Fair During the CCA Fair, we managed to recruit 14 new members who play a

variety of instruments, including the Chinese flute, guzheng, guitars, western

string and woodwind instruments, and also percussion. This unique blend of

instruments and music timbre thereby represents the spirit of KEnsemble,

where we encourage all musicians to join our KEnsemble family so we can all

enjoy music together and find ways to put different instruments and players

together to create a whole new experience.

Malaysian Night This is our first performance after the CCA fair, and thus we were able to

showcase our new talents and blend of instruments. We performed Ulek

Mayang, based on a Malay folktune much to the delight of the audience.

Mid-AutumnFestival

As our members were hyped up for more performances, Zi Qian and I decidedto have a Mid-Autumn festival performance, bringing medleys from the

popular Chinese singer,Jay Chouto the dining hall. We were greeted with

great applause from the audience as they began to sing along the familiar

tunes and I believe both my members and the audience thoroughly enjoyed

themselves. However, the sound system of the dining hall remains faulty at

some points and I hope that it can be looked into in the future such that

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Suggestions for the future: Planning for this event (if it is to be continued)

even before recruitment starts so that it could be taken into consideration

when planning out the practice schedules for the semester.

Night of the Arts This years theme was Toy Story, which definitely proved to be a plus for us.

Choosing themes from the red/blue version of Pokemon, KEnsemble managed

to recreate the world of the Pokemonworld for the audience through music,

featuring the nostalgicJigglypuff song, the Pallet town theme, the battle

theme, and the Pokemon centretheme. The whole performance was brought

to its climax as our members disguised themselves as members of Team

Rocketand recited the all-famous Team Rocketpunch lines while the other

members played the theme song in the background. Of course, the highlight of

the night will be #kemeowth, who finished off the performance by stumbling

out with his cello and shouting Meowth, thats right! to astounding

applause.

Suggestions for the future:To prepare the pieces in advance as we did not

have a lot of time for practice due to the Mid-Autumn dinner concertpractices, which left only about 2 weeks for the NoA performance.

Inter-hall music

ensemble concert

ENCORES

We had intensive practice sessions throughout December in preparation for

our Interhall Music Ensemble concertENCORES in Jan 2014. We performed 2

pieces, Disney FantasyandJounetsu Tairiku. Disney Fantasystarted with a

comical act of a solo cellist who wondered where everyone was, and whom

was answered as the members, donned in Mickey Mouse ears and matching

uniforms, marched onto the stage to perform. Teasing segments such as wolf-

whistles and jazzy tunes tickled the ears of the audience, much to their delight.

Our second performance of the night,Jounetsu Tairikucould be considered

the highlight of the night as members spiced up the night by bringing the

atmosphere up high, bringing the audience to clap, wave and sing along. Thesolo battle acts by our Perc and Electric duo certainly made a mark as the

performers and audience alike cheered for their favourites.

Suggestions for the future: We started negotiations with the various hall

ensemble heads as early as mid-Aug. However, there was nothing confirmed

up until December, 1 month before the concert. Thus it will be better if

discussions for the event with other halls could be held more often during the

semester to avoid last-minute preparations. Each hall could also be more

involved in the production, in terms of performance duration and organizing of

the event. Publicity of the event in KE hall itself could also be done much

earlier in advance so that more KEVIIans could show their support.

Formal Hall Dinner This was a special project as the members were being tasked to arrange their

own piece for our performance. We decided on The Phantom of the Operain

accordance with the Masquerade theme for the night, arranged by Hui Xian

and Shalom. We received good response from the audience, and clearly made

an impression on new members of KEVII hall as we received quite a few

enquiries and gained a few new members in KEnsemble, includingerhuand

western string players.


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Annual Report from Wushu 2013/14

General Comments

At the very beginning of the academic year of 2013/2014, we did a lot of publicity in KEVII Hall to attractfreshmen to join Wushu. Due to limitations in coaching resources, we recruited a moderate number of

new members as well as retained some seniors from the previous batch. Seniors are an integral part of

the team, as they not only help to train new members of the basic moves and routines, but also uphold

the quality of performances, especially those held in the early part of the academic year, like Malaysian

Night.

Training attendance, publicity and hall involvement were three big problems within this team for some

years. This year, a new management committee consisted of captain, vice-captain, team manager, two

publicity managers, one publicity designer and one photographer, was formed. This arrangement played

a significant role in promoting regular training as well asmanaging internal/ external hall publicityefficiently. Videos and photos of each training and performance were posted on social networks to

update hall residents and external parties on Wushus progress and happenings.

In addition, we have fortunately recruited some new members with Wushu background. Upon our

request, our coach incorporated more challenging routines in our trainings and arranged a really good

performance with much more opposability and enjoyment, especially in Arts Night (ICN) and NUS Open

Day this year. As part of our new initiatives, we cooperated with other CCAs, like charity work with

Chinese Drama, MBW charity performance with XQRJ. However, our performance has a very strict site

requirement, especially for the safety concerns.

Excellent martial arts performances with a satisfactory standard and quality require years of training and

commitment, posing a problem for a CCA, which is just based on the interests of members. Not many

members are willing to devote most of their spare time just on one CCA. There are still a lot of things

that the next batch should do to enhance enthusiasm for trainings and let members get more returns

from this CCA.

Main Projects for the Year

Date Project/Event Participation Comments

Sep. 2013 Malaysians Night 7

Nan Quan & Sword Dance, all

performed by seniors

Performed at KE Communal Hall

Lack of practice time


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Oct. 2013 Arts Night 25

Internal performance as a

cultural group in KEVII Hall

10-min performance with 6 new

routines

Oct. 2013 Social/Charity Work 10

4-hour external charity work for

children

Cooperated with KEVII Chinese

Drama

Performed for Beyond Social

Service at Blk 75 Whampoa

Drive

Jan. 2014BMW charity

performance20

External charity performance

Cooperated with KEVII XQRJ

Performed for the elderly

patients at Ren Ci Community

Hospital

Jan. 2014 Charity performance 5

External performance for the

elderly

1 hour event, cooperated with

KE Xin Yao

Performed for the elderly in St.

Lukes Elderly Care Centre

Mar.

2014NUS OPEN DAY 30

10-min campus performance

with 8 routines

Borrowed Cheerleading mats

Give most members

opportunity to perform

At NUS UTown

Mar.

2014

Martial Arts Learning

Class2

1 hour martial arts class for

Chinese Camp

Designed for students at

Clementi Primary School

Can discuss with the school to

explore the possibility of

increasing the scale of the event

in the future

Major Problems Encountered and Recommendations for the Future

Problems Faced RecommendationTraining Venue and Time Allocation:

Miscommunication between JCRC and

CCAs resulted in clashes in training

venues, especially during the hall

production period.

We were not informed of any

occupation of Communal Hall

Create a Google doc, and let

captains fill in their accepted period

to make clear the usage of

Communal Hall by different CCAs to

all hall leaders

Our training time depends on our coach,

making it difficult for us to adjust training


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beforehand, posing difficulties for

Wushu and other CCAs which still had

trainings for performances.

schedules

Coaching Fee:

At the beginning, we faced budget

constraints. We had limited funds left for

coaching as we needed to purchase many

equipment. Coaching is essential for Wushu

and we need the coach for every training.

Just after Sem 1, we nearly used up all

coaching funds.

More budget is required to sustain our

coaching support, at least once a week.

Preparation time would be insufficient if

the coach only comes before each

performance.

JCRC can also help us in sourcing for a

cheaper coach.

Cheerleading Mats and Sports Room

Access:

This year, we borrowed the cheerleading

mats for training and performing some

dangerous routines many times. We

recommend for more mats to share

between Wushu and cheerleading, as wellas joint ownership of mats. Wushu captain

should also have access to the Sports Room

to obtain mats more easily.

JCRC can look for alternative safety mats,

but they are likely much more expensive

than the cheerleading mats.

It is cumbersome to ask for the

permission from cheerleading captain

every time we need mats.

Conclusion

This year, Wushu has done a lot of publicity and cooperated with some other CCAs, thereby increasing

our profile and establishing our own identity in hall. Though Wushu in our hall is classified as a Culture

CCA, it is actually a performance sport as it is physically demanding. Many hours need to be clocked in

by the team with the coachs presence. With more support, Wushu will benefit greatly and can benurtured to reach greater heights.

Prepared by:

Mr. Yan Xu

Captain of KE Wushu 13/14


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Annual Report from Xin Yao 2013/2014

Xin Yao was quite active during this annual year, bringing music to the hall and beyond. It is very

enjoyable working with all the members.

Major Events:2013 August:

Performed in the school event, RunNUS

Performed in KEVII Malaysian Night

"Xin Yao AY 2013-2014" was officially formed.

2013 September:

Performing group started rehearsing for "Night

of the Arts". Composing group started learning

about the basics of song writing.

2013 October:Xin Yao performed live at "Night of the Arts", featuring classics from our Childhood.

2013 November:

Dinner Concert was held in dining hall, entertaining residents during hall dinner.

2013 December:

Composing group wrote original songs during the holiday.

2014 January:

Xin Yao performed at St.Lukes Eldercare, bringing music

to the elderly.

2014 February:

Xin Yao and CMB put on "Dinner Concert & Open

Mic", inviting residents to show their talents.

2014 March:

Composing group finished recording of the original

album.

Performed as guest performers during Temasek Xin Yaos

annual gig at a bar

2014 April:

Original album "Lang Hua" was released.


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Problems and Future Improvements:

1.

Our members are passionate about singing, yet some of us are not using our voice very well. A

professional vocal coach may help members to improve their techniques.

2.

The quality of recording differs from song to song (in the album). We need to find a way to make

sure all the songs recorded were of top quality, which might mean bringing in talents in this field

(studio recording).

3.

External activities and performances were well received; therefore it is welcomed that in next

year we can branch out a bit more.

Prepared by

Bao Xiao and Huang Danhong

Co-heads, Xinyao 2013/2014

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