Ma Kei Kiu's Recital on the horizon!

My student Ma Kei Kiu, age 11, gives her very first student recital! I am full of excitement on her behalf.

A Sneak Peek of the Program
Bach French Suite in G major
Brahms Intermezzo in A major

INTERMISSION

Beethoven Sonata in F major, Op. 10 No. 2
Schumann Selections from "Carnaval", Op. 9
Preambule
Pierrot
Arlequin
Florestan
Coquette
Papillons

Gloria Ee decides to attend SOTA! (School of the Arts)

My student Gloria Ee, whom I nurtured from the beginner stage, got into SOTA (The School of the Arts) and decided to attend! Imagine how happy she must be and how proud I am.

For Her Audition
"The Marketplace at Limoges" from Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition
Nocturne from Grieg's Lyric Pieces, Op. 54 No.4

Gloria's Journey
Gloria developed extremely quickly as a student. In the short two years I've had with her, her growth was staggering, both in scope and difficulty of repertoire. At her audition, she played a big program - and the Grieg was such a beautiful and lyrical nocturne as I've never heard before from a student her age.

More about SOTA
News Excerpt from Channel News Asia

News Excerpt:New School of the Arts all set for operations in the new year

News Excerpt:
New School of the Arts all set for operations in the new year

By Wong Mun Wai, Channel NewsAsia Posted: 20 December 2007 2123 hrs

> ">Singapore School of the Arts holds talent auditions




SINGAPORE : Singapore's new School of the Arts starts operations from its interim campus in the new year, and teachers have been busy attending workshops on topics like student assessment and curriculum planning. And on hand to share his expertise is Professor Steve Seidel, a visiting professor from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Professor Seidel says the teachers are establishing themes called macro questions, which will unite the curriculum across all academic and art areas. In the first two years, students at the School of the Arts will take courses in dance, music, theatre and visual arts. From year three onwards, they will specialise in one field. Professor Seidel, Chairman of Arts in Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, says: "They are trying to understand how to create a six-year programme - from 13 to 18 years old - that helps young people become accomplished in each of the art forms over that time. "I don't think anything concrete has been set. But they are really doing a wonderful job at establishing a plan for the school for six years." The school's opening in Singapore is significant because art education is widely perceived as a niche. The School of the Arts is getting support from the government's education and arts ministries and Professor Seidel says such support is important. In fact, S$16 million has been budgeted for areas like curriculum planning. In comparison, Professor Seidel says art schools in the US do not enjoy such good support. "The arts have a fairly low status in the education system. At the same time, the arts are revered and clearly essential to our creative economy," says Professor Seidel. The school's new campus along Bras Bash Road, which costs more than S$100 million, will open for operations in 2009. Its pioneer batch of students will attend classes at the interim campus at Goodman Road in the East Coast area in the new year. - CNA /ls

Tedd Joselson's Masterclass

Sunday, Dec 2, 2007

A delightful afternoon for my students, instructed by the Maestro at his lush idyllic residence on Scotts Road. Think of this as the incubator in which the future talents are nurtured. All are welcome.

Participants and Program
Serene played the first and last movement from Beethoven's Tempest.
Ma Kei Kiu played the first movement from Beethoven's Sonata in F major, Op. 10 No. 2
Samuel Foo, age 6, played the first movement from Mozart's Sonata in D major, K311
Malvika treated us to a sweet final piece with Beethoven's Fur Elise