Music For Good's 2004 Christmas Tour
December 19, 2004

A group of five volunteers brought Christmas cheer to old folks, hospital patients and kids from 11am - 8pm on Sunday, December 19. The "tour" covered Lions Home For The Elders, Lee Ah Mooi Home, Gift Of Love Home and Assisi Home & Hospices. Our volunteers performed popular Christmas songs at all the Homes and conducted a percussion workshop with the kids at the Assisi Home & Hospices. We're looking forward to next year's Christmas Tour already! Do contact us if you're keen to be involved in 2005.

Quiet: The New Loud
December 18, 2004 @ Singapore Art Museum

In the midst of loud electric gigs in Singapore, Quiet: The New Loud strived to bring back the beauty and complexity of acoustic music, in line with the global revival of a "new" singer-songwriter sound. It was an intimate and memorable night for the 150 strong audience with Electrico, Force Vomit, Kelvin Tan and special guest Malaysian singer-songwriter Shelley Leong.

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The Hidden Wiring Of Music In Singapore
November 10, 17 & 24, 2004 @ Republic Polytechnic

Republic Poly in collaboration with Music For Good presented a series of talks about music. The topics were:

Nov 10 - Anticipating the Giant - the impact of music in the realms of the social
Nov17 - Rock Journalism - The Sound And The Fury
Nov 24 - MUSIC - EXISTENZ - SOUL

For more info, visit: http://myrp2.myrp.edu.sg/sites/cca/cccc/Music/musicforgood.htm

On The Waterfront
October 29-31, 2004 @ Esplanade Outdoor Stage

It was an eclectic weekend at the Esplanade outdoor stage. Phorous and Prana vs r-H made it a groovy Friday. 14-year-old sitar prodigy Krsna Das' performance had to be cancelled due to bad weather. Fortunately, the skies held out for Ustad Sharafat Khan and the percussion group Taal. Eugene's Moment Of Truth and Typewriter wrapped up the weekend with good ol' rocking music.

Friday, Oct 29 7:30 pm Phorous 8:45 pm Prana vs r-H Saturday, Oct 30 7:30 pm Krsna Das 8:45 pm Ustad Sharafat Khan 10:00 pm Taal Sunday, Oct 31 7:30 pm Eugene's Moment Of Truth 8:45 pm Typewriter

Arts For Health
September 24, 2004 @ SGH

Music For Good organised the Arts For Health performance on Friday, September 24 at the Singapore General Hospital. Due to the threatening skies, the performance was moved indoors on level 9, which was a pity, as the Fireflys couldn't do their fire-twirling act. However, the group had a contingency plan and used light sticks instead. The percussionists were simply awesome! Next, Knik from Circus Outreach and his two sidekicks entertained the crowd with a clown act that was funny and entertaining. The hospital patients, volunteers and everybody who was there had a most enjoyable time.

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FirstLight
September 20, 2004 @ Orchard Hotel

Music For Good organised the evening's entertainment for FirstLight Singapore Launch cum NCC Appreciation Dinner on September 20 at the Orchard Hotel. FirstLight is a new anti-cancer initiative of the National Cancer Centre and community partners. It aims to be the first point of contact with the public in the effort to educate people about cancer and to raise funds for the fight against cancer. Hosted by Karen Tan, the Thomson Swing Band performed to 800 guests including President SR Nathan.

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An Indie-Pendent Weekend
August 27-29, 2004 @ Esplanade Outdoor Stage

Thanks to everyone who turned up and made it a weekend to remember! Look out for Another Indie-Pendent Weekend in March 2005!

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Friday, Aug 27 7:30 pm Cimanom 8:45 pm Satellite Saturday, Aug 28 7:30 pm Phorous 8:45 pm Serenaide 9:45 pm Stoned Revivals Sunday, Aug 29 7:30 pm All Countries 8:45 pm Electrico

President’s Challenge Launch Event
June 19, 2004 @ Pavilion, Far East Square

Music For Good co-organised the President's Challenge 2004 Launch Event with Rosemary Chng & Associates on June 19 at the Pavilion, Far East Square.

Titled "Sprouting All Things Good", the event saw Sheikh Haikel -- who performed two songs -- as the host of the evening, with the Definition Crew (break dancers), a cappella group Vocaluptuous, r-H, Kelvin Tan & Patrick Chng, kids from Learning Vision and the Lindy Hop Ensemble providing the entertainment for President S R Nathan and about 350 invited guests. It was our first major event and we were glad that President Nathan and the audience had as fun as we did!

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Victoria School Arts Day
May 26, 2004 @ Victoria School

Our first project was to help organise a music education workshop with two teachers from Victoria School for the school’s Arts Day on May 26, 2004. Two of our Society members were involved with the two teachers and a student drummer. We performed songs for the students, explained how the music is put together and the sound of the various instruments, took them through a brief history of pop music, explained the social circumstances that gave rise to various music like the blues and punk rock. We also showed them how a song can be played in different styles. The hour-long workshop was fun, entertaining and educational for everybody involved.

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