EXPRIMERE FEBRUARY EDITION ENGLISH

EXPRIMERE ROTARACT CLUB OF GCT COIMBATORE Parented by Rotary Club of Coimbatore East Group 2 | Rotary International District 3201

03 Editors' note 10 Sustainable goals 04 Calendar 12 Notable projects 06 Beauty of the Concerts 15 The Red Moon Night 07 How does music sound? 17 Musical Facts 08 Rhythms 18 Happy Birthday 09 Therapy for the soul 19 Track Us 02

Hello People! Swaying to the tune, enjoying the rhythm along with humming gives a nos- talgic vibe. Sometimes music can be so beautiful that words seem to fall short. Yeah, obviously nobody will hate music. Love can also be felt through music. Not only love almost everything can be connected through music. Can you imagine your life without music? It’s almost impossible. The emo- tions caused by music, the attitudes of its composers and players, are literal- ly bliss. Music speaks to the heart and soul in a different language. Hope this edition gives you the vibrant feel of the music. \"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.\" 03

1 2 34 5 TUTOCATION SADHURANGAM ROTAFEST 6 789 BODHANAI ACHAM THAVIR 10 11 12 13 14 TRASH IT IN THE BIN FORMIDABLE FOE 04 \"







Music consists of a combination of three core compo- nents: melody, harmony, and rhythm. A song’s rhyth- mic structure dictates when notes are played, for how long, and with what degree of emphasis. Rhythm func- tions as the propulsive engine of a piece of music, and it gives a composition structure. Most musical ensem- bles contain a rhythm section responsible for provid- ing the rhythmic backbone for the entire group. 7 Elements of Rhythm in Music Time Signature, Meter, Tempo, Strong beats and weak beats, Syncopation, Accents, Polyrhythms. Drums, percussion, bass, guitar, piano, and synthesiz- er may all be considered rhythm instruments, depend- ing on the context. However, all members of a music group bear responsibility for their own rhythmic per- formances and play the musical beats and rhythmic patterns indicate\"dWbhyertehme upsieiccfee'sedcsotmhepososuerl..\" 08

It was half-past midnight and the night sky was picturesque. The sky's dark black and blue hue f illed the millions of sparkling stars highlighted it in its wondrous ways. The moon appeared in a waxing crescent phase, loomed large and beautiful, surround- ing herself with her ethereal glow. The moon shined its rays softly on the home, particularly the balcony door where he was standing gazing at her. Thousands of things were running inside his mind. His heart feels like it was pricked a million times. He swallowed a huge lump when a sudden realization that there was no creature for him to pour his heart out, hit him. He always thought of running to a hidden place where he can secure his heart and soul. He silently went in, plugged his headphones, hit the play button, and closed his eyes in an attempt to forget his current state for at least a few minutes. The music flowed inside his body through his ears. For a second his mind froze, the lyrics indeed soothed his mind and soul. It gave him a shoulder to cry on, it insisted that it's okay to cry and heard his weeping. Music is indeed magic. The rhythm, melody, harmony, and tempo of the song did heal his pain. He realized that music is that liberating factor in his life, other than talking to people whose existence was still a doubt for him, that makes him forget about the tantrums of life and transfers him to a realm of peace. - Inquisitive's Scribbles Rtr. Harini 09

\"One of the best investments we can make in a child’s life is high-quality early education.\" Education is the process of facilitating learning or the acqui- sition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits. Quali- ty education specifically entails issues such as appropriate skills development, gender parity, provision of relevant school infrastructure, equipment, educational materials and resources, scholarships, or teaching force. The learning outcomes that are required vary according to context but at the end of the basic education, the cycle must include threshold levels of literacy and numeracy, basic scientific knowledge, and life skills including aware- ness and prevention of disease. A Quality Education is not one that is measured purely by a test score or by how many words per minute a 5-year-old can read. It is pedagogically and developmentally sound and educates the student in becoming active and produc- tive members of society. 10

To spread quality education, we the Rotaract Club of GCT Coimbatore accomplished certain events like Kalaikaram, R.A.D.O.N, Tutocation, Bodhanai. KALAIKARAM In Kalaikaram we recycled the used coconut shells into a beautiful plant pot and sold it. With the amount collected we bought an android phone and donated it to a needy student which is the most important for today's education. In the R.A.D.O.N event, we collected the R.A.D.O.N unused pages in the note and binded them into a new notebook, and donated them to the In Tutocotion event, we are conducting tuition children in various districts. for 2 children in Karaikudi and Tirunelveli and we also taught many things to them which TUTOCATION will help them to gain little knowledge. In the Bodhanai event, we called up some chil- BODHANAI dren from the rural area and taught them about how to f ill the bank forms like application forms, cash deposits, and withdrawal forms. We also taught them how to use internet platforms to fulfill their basic needs. 11

ச�ரங் கம் To provide entertainment to the Child care Home kids, we the Rotaract Club of GCT Coimbatore proudly completed the event \"ச�ரங் கம் -Lend- ing a fun way of off-book learning\" Here we donated board games like chess, ludo, monopoly, puzzles, scrabbles, cards, carrom board, etc., to the Kids of Child care Home and also we spent some quality time playing with them. Seeing them happy makes our hearts contented. “Play gives children a chance to practice what they are learning.” ெந�� த�ரப் ்ேபாம் There is hardly any doubt that the use of plastic products makes life easier. Carrying things around has never been more effortless, and the products are durable as well. But if we see the ratio between plastic use’s pros and cons, we can see a clearer picture. To create awareness about this, we the Rotaract Club of GCT Coimbatore has organized an event \"ெந�� த�ரப் ்ேபாம் - Take the first step to see a better World\". Here we made green bags using coconut leaves by ourselves and distributed them to the roadside vendors. Totally 11 Rotaractors from various districts worked for this event and made 115 green bags and handed them to the Public. This event is an initiative to create awareness among the people about the negatives of plastic usage and the positives of using green bags. \"Go Green, Plastic is Obscene\" 12

அசச் ம் \"Don't let pain define you, let it refine you.\" த�ர் Remaining hopeful is as much an art as it is a skill. On account of World Cancer Day, we the Rotaract Club of GCT Coimbatore, RID 3201 along with the Rotaract Club of Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, RID 3232 successful- ly completed the event \"Atcham Thavir- A cancer aware- ness drive.\" Here we conducted a rally at the coast of Besant Nagar Beach, Chennai, and also we distributed 450+ cancer awareness pamphlets that contain the details of anti-car- cinogenic foods and immune boost- er exercises. We also asked some gen- eral questions about cancer aware- ness to the public and provided spe- cial badges to them. At last, we had a letterhead exchange between the Rotaract club of GCT and the Rotaract club of SVCE for better future endeavors. 13

இலக்� Education can open our eyes and expand our minds unlike anything else. And it starts with being a student. We the Rotaract Club of GCT Coimbatore happily completed the event \"இலக்�- Know the path to your dream!\" Here we gave a piece of knowl- edge about all the available career pathways to the students of class 12 to help them to choose the correct option. This will for sure motivate them to find their goal and will make them reach more \"The best way to predict the future is to create it.\" Memories are the best things in life. To recollect all the good memories of our beloved Rotaract Seniors, we the Rotaract Club of GCT Coimbatore merrily completed the event \"Athu Oru Kanaa Kaalam-Rewinding and Capturing their Rotaract Memories!\" Here we collected all the good and unforgettable memories of our RaC GCT seniors and posted them on our Instagram handle to witness their delightful journey. \"Nothing is ever really lost to us as long as we remember it.” ப�வம் 14 In today’s world, it is imperative to know the differences between right and wrong, appropriate and inappropriate. We the Rotaract Club of GCT, Coimbatore has successfully completed the event, \"ப�வம் \"- Guiding and making them aware to set them in the right path. Here the trainer, Dr.S.Tamil Rasiya M.B.B.S, F.F.M gave a piece of knowledge about good touch and bad touch and also other essential things to the students of Thirukailasam Memorial High School, Tenkasi, to make them aware of the things happen- ing around them. This information will surely help them to survive safely in today's world. “Awareness allows us to get outside of our mind and observe it in action.”

If there was one person whom Silas feared was standing with his head held high and scoffed at him and told Silas to follow him..... \"I never thought you would come back, Silas\" Jezebel's eyes widened in surprise, fear and anger. The first thing Silas asked was \"your highness, what happened to Jane?\", trembling inside. Jezebel: \"Shira\" Silas: \"Is she here on Earth?\" Jezebel: \"In this 1000 years, she came for the 2nd time. After they turned you into a stone she left this world.\" Silas's face shrunken hearing this. Silas: \"Did she come here?\" Jezebel: \"No. She doesn't remember anything from the past. Silas: \"I want to see her and talk to her.\" Jezebel: \"You can't see her for 2 years. You have to learn to live like a human. The world has changed now.\" Silas: \"Does she look the same?\" His eyes filled with love. Jezebel: \"Yes, it's your Jane, she looks the same.\" Jezebel is the queen. Silas was turned into stone by a tragic incident. Shira who wanted revenge got killed by a vampire slayer. But now the spell was broken by the blood of a girl on the Eclipse day. Jezebel who lived in this world for 1500 years has seen it all. She adapts like a chameleon. She lives in the other dimension mostly but she always has an eye on the dimension where the humans live in. She is well versed in magic. So she ceased her body from getting aged. After hearing what Jezebel told, he closed his eyes and his mind started to travel back to his past. 15

Going 1000 years back. Her eyes focused on the red gleaming eyes Yes, that was the day the invisible thread in the distance. The varmint sprinted got tied between the two. His eyes pierced Jane, the only daughter of Jezebel, the towards her to pounce. She closes her eyes her soul. Her body couldn't take the shock Queen tight, forgetting she can scream. When she she passed out. His long arms held her of the vampire clan, is a special creature. opened her eyes, a colossal velvety black from falling down. When she woke up she She loves her mother a lot. Jane was the wings blocked her view. She had no willpow- was in her bed in the palace. She couldn't one who was born with the star arrange- er to turn back and see what trapped her. fathom what she saw. ment which can give unimaginable magi- She pressed the wings and tried to push it cal powers. away until his voice entered her body Silas thought that she wouldn't come through her ear and made her heart palpi- back. But she came back. Something in Silas was a genuine student of Queen tate. She faced him. her gives the commands. When she Jezebel. He treats her as his own mother reached the middle of the forest she saw because he could feel his mother's love in 16 the red-eyed fox-like figure. She started her without knowing her true colors. Silas running when it walked towards her. Silas father was a human turned into a vam- was there on the top of the tree, he held pire and his mother was a vampire. His himself from helping her. He was ponder- mom and dad were dead when he ing over this unexplainable attachment entered his 2nd phase of growth. He with her. He couldn't control the urge to learned all the good human qualities save her. His mind lost its control over his from his father and his surviving powers venomous heart. He grabbed the neck of were inherited from his mother. the fox and crushed its bone and threw it away before wrapping his hands over her Silas lives in the woods located in the back and carried her effortlessly to the top same dimension. He used to visit the of the tree and placed her in the branch palace when he was assigned work by comfortably in seconds. the queen. There must be a start for everything in this Jane was warned not to enter the woods universe. Likewise, this journey of Silas and by her mother. But she is always curious Jane started here. They created an to enter the woods to see what was inside unbreakable bond for themselves. He them. One fine day, Jane decided to visit knows nothing about her but he feels like the woods without her mother's knowl- his dark life could get light when he meets edge. Persuading her friends with her her eyes. Jane knew he was not a normal dramatic words, she entered the woods. person. He might kill her but the fascina- When she reached halfway through the tion is real. But before this stands her forest, her heart stopped when she heard heart. She is ready to risk her life to be with a growl. him.

If you're a drummer, you might just be great at problem-solving. The world’s largest performing rock band included 953 musicians. The most number of Thomas Silkman has people to play a single changed the most piano at the same time number of guitar is 23 people. strings in a single hour. The world’s longest concert by multiple art- ists took place from March 17 to April 5, 2017. 17

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