Singing Our Hearts Out with Self-composed Lyrics Song Fest Competition 2018 01

Reported by ELC

    The final of Song Fest Competition took place on Wednesday 25 April at the YTL hall. Once again, English Language Centre was delighted to welcome Ms. Alice Ong, a former English and music teacher of Hin Hua High School to adjudicate the finals of our Song Fest Competition along with our very own musically inclined teachers Ms. Jolyn Ong and Ms. Ong Shyne Ching. This year in order to boost and comprise the effort put in among students the prizes were awarded according to students’ level. There were winners for every level ranging from Junior One to Junior Three.

    Music has always evolved significantly among students, thus creates interest and creativity amongst students in activities they participate. The competition comprised two rounds. The teams who topped the prelims qualified for the finals.  During the competition, the hall was filled with students brimming with enthusiasm and eagerness to show their talents. All teams prepared well for the competition and a wide range of songs were presented. The students prepared well for the competition and it was interesting.   Each team had worked hard to comprehend the lyrics and sing the song with convictions. The song selected could be based on a famous tune of any genre with self-composed lyrics. The song could be presented in the form of acapella with any props other than musical instruments to produce sound effects. Judging was carried out according to creativity, originality, lyrics (content and message), rhythm and tempo, and lastly, the wow factor.

    As the chief judge of the day, Ms. Alice Ong gave some hugely valuable feedback to all the participating teams, highlighting on the right choices of melody and rhythm to produce an even better performance. She also pointed out that the first time performers had a lot to learn from the other teams and wished that this competition had given them an opportunity to learn and improve from one another.

     Finally Ms. Alice announced the winners and Madam Boo, the Head of the English Language Centre and Vice-principal, gave away the prizes to the winning classes.