teraslasch
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time to revive this long lost thread as its now 2007! time for the new batch of SP music teh students 
. and im intending to join! :lol:
. and im intending to join! :lol:
S'pore Poly's music & audio tech course
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teraslasch
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i'm not very sure with that, but the cut off points for o level students are quite low, like 12 points. Theres always DAE if u can't get in by your results 
. But they encourage u to go for both, JAE and DAE.
. But they encourage u to go for both, JAE and DAE.
I think it's important to think of money if anyone is seriously thinking of doing music for a profession. The music must be something that sells (by appeal) or because by virtue it is very _good_ (no yardstick for this) so it sells.
There's always demand for recorded music or live music, but only some will survive and earn a lot. I remember I read that Beethoven was forced to learn music from his early years, becos in his time this is an assured job option to earn quite a fair income for the family.
[Live music] From what I read somewhere some 2 mths ago, in many countries, the orchestra business is survived by govt funding and some commercial sponsorship. What is left for live music is either in pubs/lounges or in some events. In many events in urban centres, there is no existing physical accoustic setting for live concert, quality sound reproduction is easy just by renting equipment and music CDs.
The advance in computer technology and mathematics modelling have also led to advances in synthesizers, which all reduces risk with using actual human performers good with the<any> instrument technique. Only the best performers get paid good premiums.
[Recorded music] Then the CD business is flailing too, music distribution is moving online. Online music formats and the portable players have changed people's listening habits, facilitate the growth and spread of pop culture music, hence less demand for good sonic quality recordings due to the lousy MP3 encoding. Actually you can say also that recorded music have cannibalized some of the live music business.
Another option is to go into teaching music which most people only want to do this only later, there's always seems to be no lack of demand for this.
Finally my msg is:
Passion is like the ignition to start the car moving. After that, the road is loooong and may venture nowhere and say by then you are in your 30+, what do you want to do then? I think it's a good idea to be prepared for this.
Most courses in SG recognized poly schools are setup to cater to *potential* demand. SG's poly or university courses can only provide greater assurance for initial passport entry to a profession job, most profession jobs (exclude doctors) allow room for 5 or more years to prove yourself during your golden years, after that you should be moving on or up or somewhere, so be prepared to think for the longer term and plan your career options after your first job.
There's always demand for recorded music or live music, but only some will survive and earn a lot. I remember I read that Beethoven was forced to learn music from his early years, becos in his time this is an assured job option to earn quite a fair income for the family.
[Live music] From what I read somewhere some 2 mths ago, in many countries, the orchestra business is survived by govt funding and some commercial sponsorship. What is left for live music is either in pubs/lounges or in some events. In many events in urban centres, there is no existing physical accoustic setting for live concert, quality sound reproduction is easy just by renting equipment and music CDs.
The advance in computer technology and mathematics modelling have also led to advances in synthesizers, which all reduces risk with using actual human performers good with the<any> instrument technique. Only the best performers get paid good premiums.
[Recorded music] Then the CD business is flailing too, music distribution is moving online. Online music formats and the portable players have changed people's listening habits, facilitate the growth and spread of pop culture music, hence less demand for good sonic quality recordings due to the lousy MP3 encoding. Actually you can say also that recorded music have cannibalized some of the live music business.
Another option is to go into teaching music which most people only want to do this only later, there's always seems to be no lack of demand for this.
Finally my msg is:
Passion is like the ignition to start the car moving. After that, the road is loooong and may venture nowhere and say by then you are in your 30+, what do you want to do then? I think it's a good idea to be prepared for this.
Most courses in SG recognized poly schools are setup to cater to *potential* demand. SG's poly or university courses can only provide greater assurance for initial passport entry to a profession job, most profession jobs (exclude doctors) allow room for 5 or more years to prove yourself during your golden years, after that you should be moving on or up or somewhere, so be prepared to think for the longer term and plan your career options after your first job.
teraslasch
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i don't mean to say this but.. i think ure posting in the wrong thread lol. this thread is for discussion on sp's music n audio tech, and not opinion about having music as yer career yea? :lol:
teraslasch
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haha , its alrite charmois ;P, but those weere oldd.. 07 is here! yes, u should be able to play an instrument to get in. but not very sure abt that if ur cut off points are better than the required.. but if u go for the DAE (dierct admission entry) scheme, audition i think must play instrument.
khai_stereotype
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hey,
im pretty much sweating bullets.
i hope my results would turn out okay.
anyway, guys, deviate from this thread abit. (sorry2)
if you go through the DAE, what would they generally ask you and stuff?
and also, can i do DAE more than one course?
Im looking to join NP's Film,Sound Video Course
or TP's Environment design course.
im pretty much sweating bullets.
i hope my results would turn out okay.
anyway, guys, deviate from this thread abit. (sorry2)
if you go through the DAE, what would they generally ask you and stuff?
and also, can i do DAE more than one course?
Im looking to join NP's Film,Sound Video Course
or TP's Environment design course.
teraslasch
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cool =), emo_chick lol, yea, wad did you do for auditions? .. from what i hear from the lecturer, he said prepare anything that you can do haha.. be it play piano , etc. and write the things u can do on the form when submitting for DAE lol.
.. from what i hear from the lecturer, he said prepare anything that you can do haha.. be it play piano , etc. and write the things u can do on the form when submitting for DAE lol.hahah yeah, what he said is true.
i used to be from my secondary school's concert band and we were one of the top few bands in Singapore last time. so naturally, we got a lot of awards and blahblahblah.
so when i applied through DAE, i submitted my certs that mentioned the concerts and competitions i participated in and stuff like that.
however, they go through a selection list from there. they do not pick everyone who applied, to go for auditions. so if they picked you, they'd call you up and arrange for the interview cum audition.
during the audition, you're to play the piece in which you've prepared. on top of that, there'd also be some improvisation thingamajig that he'll get you to do. like write down a particular scale and you've gotta improvise on that, while jamming with him.
as for the interview, he'd ask stuff like "why do you think we should let you into this course?", "tell me more about yourself." and "what do you want to take out of the course when you graduate?"
but this was like 2 years ago... cause i was in the pioneer batch of students to attend the course. i don't know if they'd change the style of auditioning/interviewing this year.
but it should be more or less like how i described though. hope this helps. =)
and yes Khai, you can apply through DAE for more than one course.
i used to be from my secondary school's concert band and we were one of the top few bands in Singapore last time. so naturally, we got a lot of awards and blahblahblah.
so when i applied through DAE, i submitted my certs that mentioned the concerts and competitions i participated in and stuff like that.
however, they go through a selection list from there. they do not pick everyone who applied, to go for auditions. so if they picked you, they'd call you up and arrange for the interview cum audition.
during the audition, you're to play the piece in which you've prepared. on top of that, there'd also be some improvisation thingamajig that he'll get you to do. like write down a particular scale and you've gotta improvise on that, while jamming with him.
as for the interview, he'd ask stuff like "why do you think we should let you into this course?", "tell me more about yourself." and "what do you want to take out of the course when you graduate?"
but this was like 2 years ago... cause i was in the pioneer batch of students to attend the course. i don't know if they'd change the style of auditioning/interviewing this year.
but it should be more or less like how i described though. hope this helps. =)
and yes Khai, you can apply through DAE for more than one course.
khai_stereotype
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thanks emochick.
great. then i'll do DAE for all the course that im interested in.
great. then i'll do DAE for all the course that im interested in.
teraslasch
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ah dude. haiz i got 13. U BEAT ME, one place gone =.x
just my 2 cents worth.
i am from Ngee Ann Polytechnic's School of Film and Media Studies (FMS).
my school division offers 2 courses, (they are offering 1 more next semester, visual animation related i think) Mass Communication and Film Sound Video.
for those interested in the audio industry might wanna check out Film Sound Video.
one of our most hardcore facilities would be the 48 tracks recording studio. software wise, we use pro-tools for our sound projects.
:twisted:
that studio is beyond words. the ultra complicated looking mixing board (or whatever you call the platform with hundreds of knobs) is a monster.
from what i know, you got to go through core modules in year 1 and year 2. there are modules such as film history, video production, studio production...
so yea, generally, the course doesnt focuses on audio only. but if you are interested in audio, you can check out FSV as one of your alternative too.
however, in year 3, you can choose to specialise in audio.
actually i am a mass comm student, so there is only so much i know about FSV. feel free to talk to me if you are interested in mass comm though. i think i would be able to give some good advice.
i am from Ngee Ann Polytechnic's School of Film and Media Studies (FMS).
my school division offers 2 courses, (they are offering 1 more next semester, visual animation related i think) Mass Communication and Film Sound Video.
for those interested in the audio industry might wanna check out Film Sound Video.
one of our most hardcore facilities would be the 48 tracks recording studio. software wise, we use pro-tools for our sound projects.
:twisted:
that studio is beyond words. the ultra complicated looking mixing board (or whatever you call the platform with hundreds of knobs) is a monster.
from what i know, you got to go through core modules in year 1 and year 2. there are modules such as film history, video production, studio production...
so yea, generally, the course doesnt focuses on audio only. but if you are interested in audio, you can check out FSV as one of your alternative too.
however, in year 3, you can choose to specialise in audio.
actually i am a mass comm student, so there is only so much i know about FSV. feel free to talk to me if you are interested in mass comm though. i think i would be able to give some good advice.
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