Hey guys,
I have been inundated these past few weeks with emails about NATCOMP. "Hey robin, what's your opinion on NATCOMP?" "Robin why no reaction from you regarding NATCOMP?" Well guys here is my opinion regarding the subject matter; THERE IS NO MORE NATCOMP SINCE 2009! So guys get real! Wakey wakey! Hellooo......!!
NATCOMP as we call it or Pertandingan Pancaragam Sekolah Sekolah Menengah Malaysia "died" in 2009. You see...that was the last year that Ministry of Education ORGANISED (that's the key word here) the NATCOMP. After that year it was taken over by a private body, in this case Z.I. Production. "So what?!" you say! Well let me explain......
In 2010 we had Z.I. Production organising a local band competition for school bands after they were GIVEN PERMISSION (the key word here) by the ministry to organise one. " Hey Robin you are splitting hairs here"! , I can already hear that coming! Well chill!..Read what I write carefully..The Difference...
For one the MOE competition had a totally different focus and different type of rules and different type of judges. We did not have zones and we did not have different scoring system.
The one Z.I. organised had a new scoring system, a new set of judges, a different focus and a different set of rules. I dare say that after last year's debacle they will come out AGAIN....with a new scoring system, a new set of judges, a different focus and a different set of rules! I rest my case. One thing for sure we all know which "band" will win...and we all know which band will never participate in that competition! So there you have it!PROGRESS!haha!
But the most damning argument comes from the MOE. When a certain school complained to MOE last year regarding the "NATCOMP" the official reply was " pihak kementerian TIDAK TERLIBAT di dalam pertandingan pancaragam tersebut. Kami hanya berikan kebenaran untuk menjemput pancaragam sekolah"! And when a certain party last year enquired at a certain jabatan pelajaran negeri regarding the "NATCOMP" the reply was "jabatan tidak terlibat langsung. Ianya pertandingan anjuran swasta"!
So who can lay claim to NATCOMP? My reply is NO ONE. What we have now are privately organised competition which have nothing to do with the MOE except that school bands are allowed to take part. So for you guys out there you now have choices but NO NATCOMP!
My conclusion is NATCOMP IS DEAD. R.I.P.
