by saying this i am largely referring to my class band, sax on the beach. the didn't make it to musicfest finals as well. i guess undoubtedly they were one of the better bands, probably one deemed for the finals right at the start, due to their unique style and one-of-a-kind presentation. at least they had a saxaphone and grand piano which were obviously missing in the other cliche bands with heavy distortion and lousy singers. but sadly, they still didn't make it as the bandits, the camels and the daniel band made the final 3. i mean the camels were good, so they deserved it. but one should really wonder why the bandits, who did the same song as the auditions and with a lousy male co-lead singer, could actually make it to the finals? maybe it was due to ramses' wonderful guitar? that's the only reason i could think of. but the daniel band is seriously one that didn't deserve the finals slot. c'mon, just look at them during orientation and house function and it isn't hard to imagine what kind of performance they gave for the semi-finals. my heart really goes out to sax on the beach and i really have to say i'm kinda proud of them, seeing the hard work they've put in for the competition.
also i'll have to add that jasmine's exit from the competition came as a surprise for me. i mean if we could remember, her audition performace was seriously one of the best in the competiton. and clearly, her semi finals performace was hindered by the lousy PA system. i don't see why she didn't get in while other who are obviously weaker than her can get in. irvin tried doing the same stuff as last year, doing some elvis song with corny dance moves to cover up for lousy choral singing, actually managed to fool the judges into letting him into the finals. and why is it that he gets to sing the whole song? if they said they'll cut u off when they already know your standard, shouldn't he be cut off right at the beginning? and almost no one else managed to finish their songs. i guess it's the entertainment value they need for musicfest i guess, considering the other 2 boring finalists. for me, i think the only highlight of musicfest will have to be only the dance category cuz the others will be borrrriiinnnggg!
after a whole day of thinking however, i realised that there was no point thinking about it anymore. this kind of singing competition is rather subjective to the judges preferences, especially so for musicfest where the judges are only school teachers. and i guess there's no point proving to people you can sing better than them or criticising that someone can't sing for nuts. i think what's important is that you actually enjoy singing and especially your own singing. this point actually came to my mind when i was on the bus today and i saw this young girl carrying her little brother and she was wearing a hearing aid. and later on, i saw another young lady who was using sign language to communicate with her friend. i started to wonder if i was already much luckier than them, seriously. for someone like me who totally loves singing, i tink it'll be a devastating blow is i were hearing or vocally impaired. so right now, i think it's alright after all that i'm out of musicfest. at least i can still sing to myself, sing to people who appreciate my singing. but i still don't think i'll go and watch musicfest cuz i think it'll be rather boring.
for those who managed to read till this part, must really thank you for listening to my endless ranting and bitching. shall end of with two meaningful pictures that marks the end of my musicfest journey.
thanks to people who have constantly stepped on these on your way to the classrooms.