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Editors’ Note
Welcome to 2018! 
STAR recently launched the Stories We Sing resource featuring
12 commissioned songs. This new resource supports you in
your classroom teaching, together with the PD programmes
we have lined up for the year.
Stories behind  Stories We Sing
Stories We Sing is an exciting pedagogical resource, made
complete with 50 lesson ideas designed by our Music teacher-
leaders.  It celebrates our creative voice as music educators
and artists in contemporary Singapore society, capturing the
musical expressions of our lived experiences in Singapore.
We hope that these musical stories will bring about authentic
and meaningful learning experiences for your students.
Design the Meaning of Learning
Experiences
Taking a quote from an unlikely source, one by Mauro Porcini,
Chief Design Officer of PepsiCo, “We (PepsiCo) don’t design
products. We design experiences. Experiences are stories.”
If a beverage company sees it crucial to design meaningful
experiences for their consumers, what more for us as educators
to create impactful learning experiences for our students.
How might we translate curriculum objectives to design
classroom experiences that connect with our students?
Might it be through their daily lived experiences of meeting
neighbours at the lift lobby, or their everyday MRT rides?  Or
through the cultural stories behind the repertoire? Meaningful
learning experiences generate stronger ownership, and
deepen musical engagement.
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