Choir Exchanges and Competition

The Choir (29 students and 2 teachers) travelled to Hong Kong, 

Disneyland from 3rd - 7th December 2012 to participate in the Winter 

Choral Festival Competition 2012.  

The choir had a personalized educational clinic conducted by an 

overseas adjudicator and participated in a Disney Performing Arts 

performance in the park.

The trip provided an educational and positive music learning experience 

for developing choirs with the aim to enhance the ensemble’s learning 

curve through workshops, performance, adjudication as well as 

programmes in Hong Kong Disneyland.

Selected clinicians and adjudicators gave detailed and useful comments 

of each performance. On top of this, educational clinics organized 

allowed the adjudicators to provide personalized feedback for the 

participating choirs after the performance.

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Woodgrove Choir was one of 15 other Singapore Secondary School Choirs to participate in 

the Jubilate IV, Festival of Choirs trip to Tiara Beach Resort, Port Dickson on December 6-9 

2010. 25 Woodgrove choristers participated in the festival accompanied by their choir 

teacher, Ms Nuradila Adam, and choir conductor Ms Rose Loh. They trip provided them with 

the opportunity to have 2 choral clinic sessions with internationally known clinicians so as to 

prepare them for the upcoming SYF Central Judging Competition in early 2011. The choir 

also performed during the Friendship Night and SYF Showcase to allow further exposure in 

performing to a public audience.

Khairunisah (3E2 - 2010) – Choir President 2010-2011

“We learned how to adapt ourselves and overcome our fatigue by doing neuron and physical 

exercises. We also managed to catch the other 15 school choirs for the friendship concert. 

This helps us see the various kinds of songs and singers. We had a workshop with Mr 

Reuben Lai. He helped us with our posture, vowel space, breath and smiles. Even though 

it’s only a 1 hour workshop, it benefited us for our singing. Overall, our choir bonded more 

and we can produce a better sound. With this, our CCA can achieve better for the school in 

the future.”

Lim Kai Li (2E1 - 2010) 

“During the trip, we learnt things beyond what the school can teach; we gain more experience.

We learnt to be independent, living in our own apartment rooms, we face different situations; 

laundry, insects, electricity, shortage of things, lack of water. The Jubilate tour taught us 

techniques helping us with difficult sections and parts. When we are tired, we have to push 

through and do physical exercises in order to make better expressions and sounds.  Trying our 

best to be in harmony and appear energetic. We went through workshops with internationally 

renowned clinicians who helped us get a better sound as a choir. We bonded as a choir and I 

look forward to the next trip.”