Over 200 diploma and degree students are supported by the distinguished international faculty of the Department of Music. All music graduates and experts in their own fields, they aim to nurture students into an individual who is highly skilled, musically adaptable and equipped to enter professional life as a creative and flexible 21st century musician.

In addition to weekly public performances on campus at the Lee Foundation Theatre, NAFA student soloists, ensembles and orchestra can be heard regularly in performance throughout Singapore.

Frequent visits are made by leading international artists who offer master classes, workshops, lectures and specialist support. Our strong links with professional arts organisations within Singapore and links with renowned music conservatoires overseas, in particular Royal College of Music, London and Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, enable us to maintain high international music standards.

We develop courses that are attuned to students' aspirations - perhaps to work in the developing music industry, either as performers or teachers, or to pursue further study at a higher level. These courses also make for attractive options for regional and international music students to study and perform within a multi-cultural environment. Graduates of the course can also be expected to enter and influence the music profession and related industries within Singapore and beyond.

Diploma in Music Performance

---

This full-time course is centred on the principal study instrument for which students will receive weekly lessons. Faculty-based activities include duo, chamber, ensemble and orchestral training, all of which provide performance opportunities for the student. Singers take Italian, German and French language classes, and students focusing on composing will have classes in music technology and improvisation.

Core units in historical studies (with specialised pathways for Western or Chinese instruments), practical musicianship/stylistic studies, aural and professional skills such as Instrumental or Vocal Teaching, provide support and depth to the study. These specific studies also help students develop key skills in areas including communication, informational technology, collaborative work, problem solving and study skills, with the aim to enhance employability.

For all music courses, students will select one of the following as their Principal Study:
• Composition
• Piano, Organ
• Voice
• Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Saxophone
• Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba
• Orchestral Percussion
• Violin, Viola, Violoncello, Double Bass, Harp, Classical Guitar
• Erhu, Yangqin, Pipa, Zhongruan, Suona, Guzheng

What Job Opportunities Await You?

---

• Administrator for Music School
• Agent for Performers
• Composer
• Conductor
• Concert Manager
• Music Arranger
• Music Director
• Performer
• Project Coordinator
• Producer
• Reviewer
• Sound Engineer
• Teacher

Diploma in Music Teaching

---

(only Singapore and Malaysia Citizens can apply)

This specialised course was expressly created at the request of the Ministry of Education to train GCE O level holders for the Music Teacher Training Scheme. This is a 4-year double-diploma course and students will study for the first 3 years at NAFA and the final year at the National Institute of Education (NIE). Students will graduate with a Diploma in Music Teaching from NAFA, and a Diploma in Music Education from NIE.

For more information, please visit MOE website: http://www.moe.gov.sg/careers/teach/applying/o-levels/

Bachelor of Music (Hons)
Top-up Degree Course in collaboration with the Royal College of Music, UK

---

This is a 2-year programme for diploma graduates, inclusive of seven weeks at the Royal College of Music, London; Chinese instrumentalists will spend seven weeks at the Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing.

This BMus (Hons) programme aims to be relevant to the needs of Singaporeans who may wish to work in the developing music industry, either as performers or teachers, or to pursue further study at a higher level. In addition, it provides an attractive option for regional and international music students to study and perform within a multi-cultural environment.

Designed to be attractive to advanced performers and composers, the BMus (Hons) is a challenging, up-to-date and vocationally relevant programme, which reacts flexibly to changing professional expectations and demands, and educates within broader musical, cultural and economic perspectives.

With a selection of modules and options available each year, students will have the flexibility to devise an individually structured programme. Through the provision of specialised music education and professional training at the highest international level, students will reach the threshold of professional standards.

Commencement of study requires a minimum number of students that will be determined by NAFA and partner university.