Tanglin Trust School - Departments

Music

One of the most impressive aspects of Tanglin Trust School is the broad range of musical performances staged each year by our students aged 3 to 18.

Instrumental Music Scheme Start Dates

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Instrumental Music Lesson Timetable

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Bill Ladick - Guitar	Cherylene Liew - Vocal
Brad Swope - Flute & Clarinet	Chu Tzy Ren - Violin
Celine Tan - Piano	Remigius Francis - Guitar
Sarah Lee - Piano	Rick Singer - Saxophone & Clarinet
Tim Hammerson - Piano	Tan Chin Boo - Drum & Percussion

At Tanglin, enriching musical education is a key component of the curriculum from Nursery (the Foundation Stage) through to the completion of Year 9 (Key Stage 3). Music or music technology can also be studied as an optional subject from the commencement of General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) courses in Year 10 (Key Stage 4) through to Sixth Form (Key Stage 5).

A central principle behind the teaching of the subject is opportunity and experience for all. Our line-up of talented music specialists strives to produce work of the highest quality while fostering a deep appreciation and love of a wide variety of musical styles.

In addition to class work, our Music Department also runs a broad range of instrumental ensembles, orchestras and choirs, enabling students to perform with their peers. The work they do is supported by visiting instrumental tutors, who deliver private lessons on site.

Tanglin students have performed classical pieces at some of Singapore’s most prestigious venues, our Rock and Jazz Bands display their talents at social functions, while those who play in our traditional Indonesian Gamelan Orchestra produce rhythmic tunes from under our Indonesian bale.

The full list of musical groups run at Tanglin is comprehensive and typically includes:

Infant School - The Year 2 Choir, Infant Band, Infant Strings, Infant Recorder Groups, and Infant School Orchestra.

Junior School – The Junior Chorus, Junior Choir, Junior Keyboard Ensemble, Beginners’ Orchestra, Intermediate Orchestra, Junior Strings, Junior Gamelan Orchestra, Junior Flute Ensemble, Junior Recorder Ensembles (Beginners to Advanced), Early Music Consort, Junior Angklung Ensemble, Steel Band, and Junior Jazz band.
Senior School – The Tanglin Jazz Band, Training Jazz Band, Samba Band, Motown Band, String Quartets, Senior Flute Ensemble, Rock Bands, Theory Club, Music IT Club, Senior Keyboard Ensembles, Audio Editing Club, Composing Club, 6 of 1 (A Sixth Form A Cappella Choir), Senior School Choir, Tanglin Chamber Choir, Tanglin String Orchestra, Tanglin Wind Band, Tanglin Chamber Orchestra, Tanglin Symphony Orchestra and the Senior Gamelan Band.

A member of the Music staff also organises and leads the Tanglin Camerata, which is an adult choir for friends and family members of students at the School.

Major musical performances, directed by a specialist and mounted with the support of class teachers, are staged at many levels throughout the School calendar. The annual Tanglin Concert showcases Tanglin’s musical achievement. Our Festival of Music is a seasonal concert held at the end of term 1 at St. George’s Church.

Other performances include:

Term 1 - concerts for students in Nursery, Year 1, and Year 2, as well as a Senior School Soloists’ Concert.
Term 2 – a Senior Ensembles’ Concert, combined Year 3 and 4 concerts, and combined Year 5 and 6 concerts.
Term 3 - Reception Concerts and a Primary Ensembles’ Concert.

Additional concerts are also arranged each term to give opportunities for individuals, ensembles and choirs to display achievements in performance. Our lunchtime concerts also provide performance opportunities in informal settings for individuals and small chamber ensembles.

Further details on tuition by visiting music tutors is available from the Music Department.

At Tanglin Trust School, opportunities abound for the exploration, development and refinement of musical expression.