Military orchestra members write and perform original songs during off hours
Military orchestra members write and perform original songs during off hours
2026-03-18
Every year on National Day and New Year’s Day, the military’s Symphony Orchestra performs alongside the tri-service marching band, as their sharp uniforms and disciplined performance dazzle their audience. But did you know that there’s a band within the band? It’s called RG, which is short for "Real Good." The private group rents a practice room outside of work hours to work on their original music. Let’s give it a listen.
Jazz drums, saxophone, electric guitar—every musician does their part to flush out the melody.
The band rocking out on stage as lights flicker over the audience is RG, comprised entirely of members from the military’s symphony orchestra.
When they hear about the military orchestra, most people think about their performances during major national events such as Double Ten National Day or the New Year’s Day celebration. But you can also see them perform at the National Concert Hall or Liberty Square.
Brought together by a common aspiration, they formed a band to perform their own original music. They rent a practice room during their off time to work on their songs. But where does the name RG come from?
Voice of Sergeant Lee
RG lead singer
It stands for Real Good. Back when we chose the name, we didn’t want anything too trendy or intense. The group’s been around for 15 or 16 years already. I’m sure everyone remembers the music software from back then called Real Player. So I said, let’s just call ourselves Real Good. It’s simple and common. Everyone will remember it.
RG has been around for over 15 years, but they don’t know how much longer they’ll be able to stay together. Their newest song, “If This is the Last Time,” crystalized from the heartbreak of thinking about the end.
Voice of Sergeant Lee
RG lead singer
Our core members have all been serving for 20 years already. We don’t know how much longer we can stay together or how many shows we’ll have left. So I decided to write a song about it. If this is our last time, let’s give it our all.
Corporal Han
RG violinist
When we were discussing it, we said we could actually hold a concert of all original songs. We can perform all the songs our members have written before or are currently working on. When we listened to everyone’s songs, we figured it’s like our memorandum. We all have these to-do lists, things we’ve always wanted to do, but haven’t had the time for yet, or things that are very important to us.
By continuing to write and perform their original songs, RG shows off the best of what the military’s musicians have to offer.
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曲風可古典可流行 國軍示範樂隊”RG樂團"動靜皆宜
2026-03-18
國防部示範樂隊每年在國慶或元旦跟三軍儀隊聯合演出，壯盛、帥氣的隊伍往往成為焦點。但其中不少成員私下還一起組成"RG樂團"「Real Good 真正好」，利用工作之餘租團練室，並透過演奏會發表創作音樂，現在就帶您一起來看，動靜皆宜的RG樂團。
爵士鼓、薩克斯風、電吉他，樂團成員各司其職，用手中的樂器，吹奏出動人旋律。
台上帶動氣氛，台下燈光搖曳，這是RG樂團，由國軍示範樂團成員組成。
說到國軍示範樂隊，外界容易聯想到常在國慶、元旦等國家重要慶典擔綱重任，包括兩廳院、自由廣場，這些地方也能看到他們的身影。
志同道合的他們，一起組創作樂團，利用下班時間租練團室創作音樂，外界也好奇，為何叫RG樂團?
[[聲音來源: RG樂團主唱 李中士]]
“叫Real Good，是因為那時候在取名字的時候，不想要很文青，也不想要很兇。那這個團已經十五、六年了，那個時候大家還記得，有一個播放軟體叫Real Player，然後我就想說那叫Real Good好了，就簡單又有點俗，大家都會記得”
RG樂團運作超過15年，還可以一起合作多久時間沒人知道，最新創作的歌曲”如果是最後一次"，正是他們把握當下的心血結晶。
[[聲音來源: RG樂團主唱 李中士]]
“我們的核心團員，其實都已經(服役)大概二十年了，其實我們也不知道，我們還能夠一起再合作多久，或者是再一起演出幾場，我就想說用這樣子的主題去寫一首歌，如果是最後一次的話就好好地演出”
[[RG樂團小提琴手 韓下士]]
“我們在討論的時候就有說，其實我們可以來做一場創作場，就是拿出大家可能以前寫過的，或是還正在進行的創作拿出來用，然後後來在看大家的創作的時候，就覺得它很像我們的備忘錄，不是都會有一些什麼購買清單啊，你一直想著的事，但是你可能暫時沒有時間處理，或者是對你來說其實很重要的事情”
RG樂團持續發表創作，彰顯國軍在文化藝術領域的豐沛能量。
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