School bands are back in business
Saturday, May 5, 2007
MARCHING bands are making a comeback this year, according to Awang Abdoh bin Hj Awang Damit, Head of Arts and Culture, Department of Co-Curriculum at the Ministry of Education, during the launch of band classes at the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College and Science College.
School bands that started in 1977 are being revived under the Department of Co-Curriculum in keeping with the Ministry's plan of delivering quality and holistic education to all schools. This will also provide students with the opportunity to take part in a non-academic activity.
The ceremony was held at the college yesterday morning with Awang Arsad bin Abdul Adis, Director of Co-Curriculum at the Ministry of Education, as the guest of honour.
A former school band member himself, Awang Abdoh, in his welcoming speech, said several former school band members go on to hold high positions in the government.
After the welcoming speech, the guest of honour proceeded to officiate the ceremony by scattering bunga rampai on the instruments to be used for the school bands.
A total of 10 former members of the Police and Army band were appointed to coach each school band from Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College and Science College with each coach specialising in their own instrument.
The ceremony ended with a performance by the Police Cadet Band.
Active since 2005, the Police Cadet Band is made up of students from several schools, such as Sekolah Tinggi Perempuan Raja Isteri, Sekolah Menengah Sultan Jamalul Alam and Science College, to name a few.
Speaking to The Brunei Times, Awang Abdoh explained that being a part of the school band gives students career options. He recounted his experience of representing Brunei in the Asean Youth Symphony Music Orchestra in Kuala Lumpur in 1988, which he considers his greatest achievement as a school band member.
Awang Abdoh hopes that in the future, students will make the effort to undertake examinations set by the Associated Board for Royal Schools of Music, London.
As their first upcoming major project, the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College and Science College bands will be preparing for next year's National Day Celebration performance. Science College has some 30 students in the school band, while the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College has 35 students in the band. The instruments for each school band was funded by the Department of Co-Curriculum.
Also present at yesterday's ceremony were principals, deputy principals as well as former school band members of the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College.
The Brunei Times
School bands that started in 1977 are being revived under the Department of Co-Curriculum in keeping with the Ministry's plan of delivering quality and holistic education to all schools. This will also provide students with the opportunity to take part in a non-academic activity.
The ceremony was held at the college yesterday morning with Awang Arsad bin Abdul Adis, Director of Co-Curriculum at the Ministry of Education, as the guest of honour.
A former school band member himself, Awang Abdoh, in his welcoming speech, said several former school band members go on to hold high positions in the government.
After the welcoming speech, the guest of honour proceeded to officiate the ceremony by scattering bunga rampai on the instruments to be used for the school bands.
A total of 10 former members of the Police and Army band were appointed to coach each school band from Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College and Science College with each coach specialising in their own instrument.
The ceremony ended with a performance by the Police Cadet Band.
Active since 2005, the Police Cadet Band is made up of students from several schools, such as Sekolah Tinggi Perempuan Raja Isteri, Sekolah Menengah Sultan Jamalul Alam and Science College, to name a few.
Speaking to The Brunei Times, Awang Abdoh explained that being a part of the school band gives students career options. He recounted his experience of representing Brunei in the Asean Youth Symphony Music Orchestra in Kuala Lumpur in 1988, which he considers his greatest achievement as a school band member.
Awang Abdoh hopes that in the future, students will make the effort to undertake examinations set by the Associated Board for Royal Schools of Music, London.
As their first upcoming major project, the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College and Science College bands will be preparing for next year's National Day Celebration performance. Science College has some 30 students in the school band, while the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College has 35 students in the band. The instruments for each school band was funded by the Department of Co-Curriculum.
Also present at yesterday's ceremony were principals, deputy principals as well as former school band members of the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College.
The Brunei Times
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