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Second Minister for Education,
Ms Indranee Rajah’s entrance
to the Arts Education
Conference 2018
The teacher-musicians who
performed the Opening with
Ding Yi
–
Ong Shi Ching Melissa
Hai Sing Catholic School
Jonathan Tan Jun Qiang
Telok Kurau Primary School
Gerald Teo Yin Song
Stamford Primary School
Yick Jue Ru
Dunman High School
Mrs Li Yen See, Mrs Tan-Chua Siew Ling xing de xue (The Invisible Snow) and வாழ்ேவ
and Mdm Suriati Binte Suradi who led ஒளி தீபேம Vaazhway Olli Theebamay
the audience in an interactive rhythmic (Glowing Light). Each Master Teacher led in one
segment as they played to the piece entitled rhythm which represented each of the three
“Intersections”. They were supported by songs from Stories We Sing.
volunteer teachers who helped lead the
rhythm by playing on ceramics.
More pertinently, ceramic pieces, randomly
placed in selected tote bags, were used to
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multidisciplinary
performance that
crosses art, music
and video
This piece specially arranged by Music Master play one of the rhythms. These ceramics
Teacher, Dr Kelly Tang, intricately weaved were repurposed from castaways collected
various thematic ideas found in three songs from various schools. Though regarded as
from the Stories We Sing 1 collection, namely, unwanted, when placed in this performance
Masa Remaja (Time of Youth), 隐形的雪 yin
context, they showed themselves capable of
Stories We Sing is a pedagogical resource commissioned to support music teaching in the classrooms. The songs draw
from authentic life experiences in Singapore. It aims to engender cross-cultural understanding and foster a stronger sense of
belonging and identity through meaningful music learning. For more information, visit https://www.star.moe.edu.sg/resources/
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