Repost from @westsymphonia using @RepostRegramApp - Our 2019 - 2020 Band President, Pau Yee Song. Despite scoring an impressive nine points for his GCE Normal Academic examination, Pau Yee Song did not qualify for the Polytechnic Foundation Programme, since he did not meet the other critical criteria. Naturally, he was at a loss on his next step. However, his disappointment quickly transformed into joy as he learned of many interesting courses offered by ITE. Finding inspiration from a post-examination holiday he planned for his classmates to Australia, he decided to enroll in the Higher Nitec in Leisure & Travel Operations @itecollegewest Yee Song found the initial transition from secondary school to a post-secondary institution overwhelming. He felt he had to hit the road running in an unfamiliar environment, with a different hands-on style of learning, with new peers and teachers. Through perseverance and dedication, he aced his studies and excelled in CCA, as the President of the West Symphonia orchestra. Yee Song is grateful for the exposure and support he received from ITE, in balancing his academic pursuits with the orchestra’s hectic performances and practice schedule. “The amazing thing is sometimes setbacks set you up for something better. My life may not have been what I envisioned it to be, but I ended up exactly where I am meant to be. My time at ITE has been an eye-opener - I entered as a scared and unsure teenager, but I leave as an inspired and confident youth. The experiences, skills and knowledge I have gained in the past two years are strong foundations that I will continue to build upon. It was worth everything for me!” Yee Song is currently pursuing a Diploma in Tourism and Resort Management at Ngee Ann Polytechnic. After serving National Service, he plans to pursue a Degree in Business Studies at a local university. Yee Song aspires to work at Changi Airport as a Changi Experience Ambassador. #itecw #itecwsdv #westsymphonia #itespore #band #musicians (at ITE College West) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHFeWSGFxsMgKo-cSiE3SWQ1XiiiVzUowj4hJ40/?igshid=1br09a8rxd2dk

Repost from @westsymphonia using @RepostRegramApp - Our 2019 - 2020 Band President, Pau Yee Song. Despite scoring an impressive nine points for his GCE Normal Academic examination, Pau Yee Song did not qualify for the Polytechnic Foundation Programme, since he did not meet the other critical criteria. Naturally, he was at a loss on his next step. However, his disappointment quickly transformed into joy as he learned of many interesting courses offered by ITE. Finding inspiration from a post-examination holiday he planned for his classmates to Australia, he decided to enroll in the Higher Nitec in Leisure & Travel Operations @itecollegewest Yee Song found the initial transition from secondary school to a post-secondary institution overwhelming. He felt he had to hit the road running in an unfamiliar environment, with a different hands-on style of learning, with new peers and teachers. Through perseverance and dedication, he aced his studies and excelled in CCA, as the President of the West Symphonia orchestra. Yee Song is grateful for the exposure and support he received from ITE, in balancing his academic pursuits with the orchestra’s hectic performances and practice schedule. “The amazing thing is sometimes setbacks set you up for something better. My life may not have been what I envisioned it to be, but I ended up exactly where I am meant to be. My time at ITE has been an eye-opener - I entered as a scared and unsure teenager, but I leave as an inspired and confident youth. The experiences, skills and knowledge I have gained in the past two years are strong foundations that I will continue to build upon. It was worth everything for me!” Yee Song is currently pursuing a Diploma in Tourism and Resort Management at Ngee Ann Polytechnic. After serving National Service, he plans to pursue a Degree in Business Studies at a local university. Yee Song aspires to work at Changi Airport as a Changi Experience Ambassador. #itecw #itecwsdv #westsymphonia #itespore #band #musicians (at ITE College West) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHFeWSGFxsMgKo-cSiE3SWQ1XiiiVzUowj4hJ40/?igshid=1br09a8rxd2dk

Chin Kiat is an outstanding Musician and Trombonist that joined us in April 2019. This will be his last year with us but he has been a great help with bringing the trombone standard up. #westsymphonia #itecwsdv #itecw #band #sgunited #sgunited🇸🇬 #stayhome (at West Symphonia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-1TTePhpGc/?igshid=sart521g4wis

From the @westsaxes , Alvin is up next. Alvin is also a freshie that joined @westsymphonia in January 2020 during the CCA fair. He brings along a vast portfolio having been a leader for the Saxophone section and also a leader in his secondary school band. #sgunited #sgunited🇸🇬 #westsymphonia #itecwsdv #itecw #band #stayhome (at West Symphonia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-1PHlWBZ5f/?igshid=11hua2bcnkwen

As we had mentioned in our previous post on how @westsymphonia has been fortunate to get not 1 but 2 double reed players this year, up next is our Bassoon player from @westsideflautists , Teck Woon. He comes to us from the same school as our oboist and is constantly finding new ways to improve his playing. #westsymphonia #itecwsdv #itecw #band #sgunited #sgunited🇸🇬 #stayhome (at West Symphonia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-zRoUAhZPm/?igshid=v2ipav3fevb9

Up next is a rare breed of musicians. It is so rare to find a double reed player in ITE College that we were completely shocked to find not 1 but 2 in the January 2020 CCA fair. First off, we will introduce our first Oboist, @_muhdnur_ that has joined @westsymphonia since our founding. He is really enthusiastic about music and it’s constantly finding ways to improve his sound, his expression, his phrasing and much much more. #westsymphonia #itecwsdv #itecw #band #sgunited #sgunited🇸🇬 #stayhome (at West Symphonia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-zQlAZhqTV/?igshid=zc2d56i01a7p

Another Freshie from the Trombone section. @myprofileisme joined @westsymphonia just 3 months ago at the January 2020 CCA fair. He is currently playing the Bass Trombone parts. #westsymphonia #itecwsdv #itecw #band #sgunited #sgunited🇸🇬 #stayhome (at West Symphonia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-zJkihBwKU/?igshid=l4tcmo9j58ft

Next up, we have our most SASSY player, @evilseenoangel from the @westsymphoniaclarinetist . Sharul joined @westsymphonia last year but have come a Long way with his skills through hard work and dedication. #sgunited #sgunited🇸🇬 #westsymphonia #itecwsdv #itecw #band #stayhome (at West Symphonia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-y_RWchTJu/?igshid=9youeklk1tat