Reframing
Music Education
Series
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This is more than
professional development.
We believe it’s time to reframe the way we think about music education.
For too long, music teaching has been boxed in by exam systems, checklists, and rigid curricula, often at the expense of creativity, connection, and musical identity.
While exams and methods offer structure and opportunity, they should never be the final destination.
Instead, our mission is to inspire a new generation of music educators who teach not just for marks, but to truly make a mark through functional musicianship, and that is to have real-world musical engagement.
We’re here to guide teachers to think beyond the score, to develop confident, flexible, and well-rounded students who can create, perform, and collaborate with others.
Our workshops, talks, practice lab sessions and community meetups are designed to equip teachers to grow as functioning musicians themselves — and to pass that spark on to the next generation.
We are here to provide more than just professional development.
We're here to create a movement.
Because Music Matters.
Our guest speaker will guide us in exploring the improvisation aspect of the ANZCA exam syllabus using the Modern Piano Syllabus and the Improvisation Section, as well as re-harmonization of selected pieces from the Encore Achiever Series.
9:45am Welcome Everyone
10:00am Teaching session by Tay Cher Siang
12:30pm Lunch break (on your own)
1:30pm Session continues
3:00pm End
We will be using pieces from the ANZCA (Australian New Zealand Cultural Arts) Modern Piano examination syllabus as well as selected pieces from the Encore Achiever Series
It will be conducted in a cosy group setting, with lots of demo and interactions between speaker and participants.
Unless you have valid reason for not turning up, like an emergency or medical reason, there will be no refund. You will however be added into our private FB group where video recordings of the session is available for revision.
The Practice Lab is on 8th Dec, 2025, from 10-12pm. No, it's not mandatory for you to attend the Practice Lab, it's our way of saying we'll go the second mile for you! However, teachers who have attended our first session loved it!
Cher Siang is the founder of WVC Jazz, one of Southeast Asia’s leading contemporary jazz ensembles, and a driving force behind the revival and recognition of jazz in the region.
