Teater Kasih Teja di Muara Muar

Akhirnya pelajar-pelajar SSJB telah berjaya membuktikan kehebatan mereka kepada para penonton Teater Kasih Teja Di Muara Muar yang berlangsung di Dataran Bandaraya JB pada 12 dan 13 Julai lalu.

Ramai yang memuji mutu persembahan teater muzikal yang ditunjukkan, malah persembahan yang berlangsung selama kira-kira 2 jam setengah itu langsung tidak membosankan kerana penuh dengan adegan yang digarap dengan begitu baik pada setiap plot penceritaan.

Itulah kehebatan Dean Manas pengarah Teater ini dibantu oleh semua produksi iaitu koreografer, make up artist, Sound engineer, lighting , Music director dan stage manager. Aku sebagai jurulatih muzik kepada pemuzik SSJB pun turut rasa tak puas dan rasa nak perform lagi. 2 jam setengah tu tak terasa lama pun.




Rakaman Video - Overture taken with my Finepix Z2 camera



Persembahan teater tersebut telah berjaya memukau para penonton yang dianggarkan seramai 1500 orang penonton dalam masa 2 hari tersebut.



Kenangan Teater Kasih Teja di Muara Muar





Slideshow Pemuzik SSJB







Kehadiran Timbalan Menteri Pelajaran Malaysia
Pada show hari Ahad petang (matinee) penonton penuh, aku tak perasan bila tiba-tiba semasa break 15 minit, Juruacara mengumumkan kedatangan Timbalan Menteri Pelajaran Y.B Ir Dr. Wee Ka Siong. Beliau terus datang kepada aku mengucapkan tahniah di atas persembahan yang hebat ditunjukkan oleh pelajar SSJB.





























Beliau seterusnya berjanji untuk datang ke sekolah untuk melihat perkembangan sekolah. Aku pun sempat bertanya kepada beliau tentang lokasi sekolah seni. Beliau memberitahu tempatnya di Bandar Putra Kulai. Tapi itu kata beliau adalah ura-ura sahaja.

Beliau turut berbangga dengan persembahan teater ini dan besar kemungkinan beliau akan membuat MOU dengan KeKKWa untuk mengadakan persembahan teater ini di Istana Budaya KualaLumpur. Tunggu aje lah.

Sesungguhnya penglibatan kami warga seni SSJB ini telah banyak memberikan pengalaman dan pengajaran yang sangat berharga dalam pelbagai aspek.

Terima kasih kepada pihak penganjur khususnya pihak Alpha Entertaiment kerana memberikan sepenuh kepercayaan kepada kami.

Thank you very much.!!!

Jumpa lagi ...

Surat Kelulusan Menjadi Jurulatih Seni yang sangat menggembirakan hati.

Hari ini, semua jurulatih senior mendapat surat kelulusan perpindahan sementara sebagai jurulatih gred DG41 berkuatkuasa 01/06/2008 hingga 01/06/2010.

Agaknya diorang tak tau kot aku melatih student sekolah seni daripada tahun lepas.
Tahun lepas cuma 4 orang jurulatih ini ajelah yang bertungkus lumus, bekerja keras, membentuk, membina pelajar-pelajar di sini. Woooo bukan senang woooo. Dengan serba serbi kekurangan. fasiliti dan peralatan yang kurang. Kami tabah menghadapi cabaran ini demi agama bangsa dan negara yang tercinta.

Kiranya tahun lepas tu kitaorang bukan jurulatih cuma di arahkan pindah sekolah aje, Kalau aku tau JPJS punya auta ni.

Baik aku tak masuk sekolah seni tahun lepas. Masuk tahun ini aje macam jurulatih yang baru.

Dah la tak ada backdated kita cuma guru akademik biasa aje, walaupun kerja sampai malam kadang-kadang tidor di sekolah pun ada.

Kitorang yang set up , bentuk pelajar sekolah seni ini kepada tahap yang ada sekarang.

Siapa yang besalah dalam hal ini. Masing-masing mestilah tak nak mengaku salah.
Mestilah pihak KPM ada jawapan yang konkrit yang kukuh beserta dengan fakta dan pekeliling la. Diorang mesti menang punya. Kau siapa nak tanya-tanya.

Mestilah diorang tak bersalah.

Aku rasa semua orang tak salah. Nak tau sebabnya. Sebabnya ialah harga minyak dunia naik. Jadi bila harga minyak naik maka diorang buat kerja ni pun pening kepala.

Hmmm.. Malas la aku nak tau kenapa perkara ni berlaku kepada kitaorang yang pioneer di sekolah seni yang tercinta ini.

Itulah antara beberapa perkara Auta yang banyak di gula-gulakan kepada kami.

Apa-apa pun kepada mereka yang teringin menjadi jurulatih di Sekolah Seni no problem dah.
Kalau berminat nak jadi jurulatih di sekolah seni. Mohon lah. Kami alu-alukan kedatangan anda di sini.

Cuma kalau nak mintak jadi jurulatih tu..... aku syorkan korang nyanyi lagu Janji Manismu oleh Aishah. ok. Sebab lagu tu sedaplah... ala nyanyi aje lah.. Lagu tu pernah menang Anugerah Juara Lagu TV3 tahun 1990.



Kalau lagu tu lagu sedih korang tak suka, Aku ada cadangan lagu lain.
Lagu Wann. Apa Guna Berjanji. pun ok jugak.

Video Pertandingan Nyanyian Lagu-lagu P. Ramlee

Post ini adalah update daripada post sebelumnya;

Bertemakan Nostalgia Seniman agung Tan SriP.Ramlee, pihak Panitia Seni Muzik SSJB telah menganjurkan satu pertandingan Nyanyian Lagu-lagu P.Ramlee dan Saloma bertempat di Dewan Mini SSJB.

Pertandingan telah diadakan pada hari Rabu 25 jun 2008 (3.00 petang) di Dewan Mini SSJB

Berikut adalah beberapa klip video yang sempat diupload ke youtube.
Selamat menonton dan berikan komen. Siapa boleh menang?

Diana Adha - Tunggu Sekejap




Syazliana - Bossanova


Ahmad Fawwaz dan Aaina Soraya Putri

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5 Common Problems with Music Lessons (and how to avoid them!)

Over the past 9 years we have talked with hundreds of students and families about their experiences with music programs and what they felt about these experiences. We found common complaints recurring over and over and have made it our mission to create a school offering whatever has been missing from these programs. This is a list of these common problems and what steps as a school we take to help students and families to avoid them.

Common problem #1:
Students are instructed in a very strict manner with a heavy emphasis on note reading and theory. Students do exercises and theory homework but are not allowed to play songs. Students are only allowed to play a song when everything seems perfect and wait months or years to be allowed to play and enjoy their instrument. These students and parents usually feel defeated and begin to look at music as a chore with little payoff and lacking any real joy.

Solution: At our school we allow students to play their instruments and correct their technique as they go. Using the Suzuki method allows students to memorize songs by ear and focus their attention on proper posture and technique. Students get into the habit of playing correctly and sounding good on their instrument every day while they also get to experience the joy of playing songs. When strong habits of play are formed we then begin to take a look at note reading and theory.

Common problem #2:

Students are allowed to play many songs daily with a focus on fun but without focusing on technique. Although in the beginning students will enjoy this approach it will not take long before students realize that they are not really progressing. In fact many students taught in this way learn bad habits that make it difficult or impossible to play more difficult pieces. When these students come to our program we have to work very hard at correcting these bad habits which may have been going on for years. Unfortunately these parents and students have wasted a lot of time and money which could have been prevented.

Solution: In addition to hiring highly skilled University trained teachers we offer instruction targeted towards building technique every day from the ground up. In lessons students receive practice charts daily that begin with the most basic exercises. As they go through their charts the songs and scales become progressively more challenging in a subtle way. Every level of the practice chart works to support the next level and creates positive momentum over the course of the practice. This system works because when students reach their most challenging piece they can play it comfortably because their technique has been supported throughout the practice.

Common problem #3:
"My child won't practice and we fight over it!" Unfortunately many students do not want to practice and it causes tension between parents and students. Many of these parents know that music education is important but keep wondering, "is it worth all the trouble?"

Solution: As a music program we offer resources to help parents and teachers motivate students to practice. When students enroll we offer a free booklet "9 ways create successful practices at home". Younger students receive stickers every time they complete a part of their practice chart which makes the practices more fun. We also provide two free recitals twice per year to give students a goal to work towards. Finally, teachers discuss strategies in lessons to make students and parents create the habit of practicing at home.

Common problem #4:
Students can play their instrument well, but they cannot read music. This is commonly seen in students who are kept in the Suzuki method for too long. Students who cannot read music will not be able to perform music in groups or an orchestra and will be shut off to a whole world of music. Learning new music beyond the intermediate stages will also be extremely difficult and will take a long time. When music becomes more complicated you simply cannot play it all by ear and you need help from the written page.

Solution: Teach students how to read music at the right time and in the right way. In our program our first goal is to have students in the strong habit of playing correctly and sounding good on their instrument every day. When this is achieved our teachers then gradually begin to teach note reading, music theory and implement some easy sight reading into student's practice charts. As students become confident and skilled in their reading a whole world of music is opened up to them. Not only do these students become excellent sight readers but we allow students to explore new music as part of their practice such as Celtic, Jazz, Fiddle, Ragtime, Movie Soundtracks and more. Now that these students are in the habit of sounding good, they can easily maintain that habit even when they are sight reading.

Common problem #5:
Many students and parents have told us stories about teachers they have had that have turned them off to music. The instruction has been very rigid, strict and negative. These students were pushed to excel at music through fear motivation. Unfortunately many of these students quit, never to return to music, or they continue onward struggling with a loss of self confidence.

Solution: Lessons in our program are focused deeply on sharing a love for music. We believe students achieve their highest potential when they are positively reinforced and we work on building a student's confidence. We realize that some students will seek professional careers in music and others will not. We strive for our students to achieve excellence in their music and we encourage them to enjoy playing for a lifetime!

About the Author

Brian Eliason is a professional violinist and educator with over 28 years experience. He is also the founder of the Eliason School of Music in Portland, Oregon. For more information please contact the school at Piano Lessons in Portland

Peralatan Wayang Kulit tiba

Peralatan Wayang kulit Kelantan telah pun sampai ke sekolah semalam.

Wayang Kulit adalah satu bentuk teater tradisional yang menggunakan prinsip
cahaya dan bayang. Bayang-bayang daripada patung-patung kulit yang terdiri
dari pelbagai watak methologi dan khayalan dilarikan oleh seorang Dalang.
Persembahan wayang kulit selalunya diiringi oleh satu kumpulan muzik paluan
atau gamelan dan juga alat tiupan (serunai) atau alat bertali (rebab).








Serunai Kelantan


Peralatan tersebut termasuklah satu Set panggung Wayang Kulit, pakaian, patung watak wayang kulit dan juga peralatan muzik yang dibawa dari Kelantan telah diletakkan di Studio Teater.

Wayang kulit adalah merupakan salah satu elemen yang terkandung di dalam sukatan pendidikan kesenian di sekolah seni yang mempunyai kesemua aspek seni iaitu muzik, teater, tarian dan seni visual.

Diharapkan dengan adanya peralatan ini, maka akan lebih mudahlah proses apresiasi terhadap muzik tradisi ini didedahkan kepada pelajar Sekolah Seni Johor Bahru.

Persembahan Wayang Kulit - Buah Nangka Part 1

Bengkel Gamelan Siri 1 (19-20 April 2008)

Hari ini telah dijalankan bengkel gamelan anjuran bersama Sekolah Seni Johor Bahru dan Sekolah Tun Fatimah, Johor Bahru.

Bengkel ini bertujuan untuk memberi pendedahan tentang sejarah, alat muzik gamelan, teknik permainan serta membuat komposisi lagu gamelan.



Tenaga pengajarnya adalah merupakan pelajar-pelajar Ijazah Sarjana Muda Pendidikan Muzik dari Universiti Teknologi Mara, Shah Alam yang berkemahiran tinggi serta berpengalaman luas dalam permainan gamelan.









Bengkel ini disertai oleh 20 orang pelajar bidang Seni Muzik Sekolah Seni Johor Bahru manakala Sekolah Tun Fatimah pula diwakili oleh 20 orang pelajar dari Kelab Gamelan sekolah tersebut.

Majlis penutup diakhiri dengan persembahan gamelan secara kumpulan yang turut disaksikan oleh Tn. Hj Ishak Mahbob selaku pengetua Sekolah Seni Johor Bahru.



Di dalam ucapan penutupnya beliau menyatakan program berbentuk linkages atau kerjasama di antara sekolah ini dan sekolah luar khususnya dalam bidang kesenian adalah merupakan salah satu aspek yang dijalankan oleh pihak sekolah bagi merapatkan hubungan serta bertukar-tukar
idea dan ilmu di antara kedua-dua sekolah.