Hi all!

Here are some urls which you all might be interested to browse through.

http://www.sistic.com/SOPApp/SOPPortal/portal_proxy?uri=4bYV7!C4Brd1J.tOGowA7oqIf0=IF5vAgsJFM : Website for the NTU Symphonic Band Music from the Hearts 2004 at Esplanade Concert Hall on 31st Jul. Pls confirm the total no. of tix you all getting and let me know as soon as possible k? subsidise from me is max S$8 each k? alot of you leh.. i'll go broke!! I reserved the tickets already.. best seats i can get...

www.philharmonicwinds.org : The band which mr lim, loo kit and me are playing in. Can go there and take a look.. quite a nice website..

www.windworks.com.sg : Wind instrument repair & servicing (managed by 2 very creative and wonderful instrument repair technician friends of mine)

www.mast-music.com : A very good and informative website! this music shop is located at park lane (somewhere near dhoby gaut and selegie). they have alot of good stuff there.. i bought my trumpet soft case from there. you can find a link to the varieties of trumpet cases there.. however the ones there are pretty expensive (cheapest is $60++). you can always call them up and see if there have any cheaper alternatives or not. let me know if you all decide on any models. i might be able to help u all get discount if u all getting in bulk coz the shop is owned by my friends. oh.. they also have a very good range of mouthpieces listed inside.. as i told you, i'll recommend the vincent bach mouthpieces. listed price is $62.42. as usual, i can help u all get discounts.

www.accent.com.sg: thie shop is located at bukit timah. there is a link to a map in the website to give u directions to their showroom. this is the store which promised me to give u all discounts of 10% for mouthpieces. so will cost u bout $60. when i went to their shop bout 2 weeks ago, i saw them displaying this trumpet stand selling for $15 or $12. Can't really remember.. as usual, u can give them a call and check out the prices if you're interested. as for trumpet bags, can ask them what models and how much they selling for too..

mast-music and accent music are the 2 shops which i go often. the pple there are very knowledgeable and helpful.

www.sweelee.com.sg : this music shop has also been around for a very long time.. but i haven't been there in a very long time.... not sure what are the things they sell there like now.. the website shows alot of guitar and percussion stuff.. but they actually sell band stuff there too.. you all can go to the bras basah branch.. more accessible i think..

Really glad to see that you all are so interested in improving yourself and getting accessories like mouthpieces and stands etc.. hope you all will put your enthusiasm into playing your instrument well too k? remember, looking good with trumpet bags or trumpet stands does not make you a good player.. you must practise hard and always strive hard to play well k??

"There is never perfection.. Only more room for improvement." This was what my senior said to me when I was in sec 1. So i hope you all can understand this statement k?

If you have any comments, questions, complains or grumbles, feel free to email me.. I'll be most glad to offer any help to you!

Take care.... study hard and practise hard!!! :)

rgds,
huisi....