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3rd Steinway Youth Piano Competition

In June 2016, Junior Music students swept all nine prizes at the Grand Finals Image Courtesy of Steinway Gallery Singapore
of the prestigious Steinway Youth Piano Competition. The grand prize winner,
Wang Huang Hao Jia, went on to represent Singapore at the 3rd Steinway Regional
Finals Asia Pacific in Kuala Lumpur in July, where he clinched the third prize.

Young Talents Project 2016

The Grand Finals of Symphony 92.4FM’s Young Talents
Project 2016 aims to find the nation’s next classical
music prodigy. It allows young talented musicians,
from ages 7 to 17, to showcase their abilities on a
national level. In 2016, NAFA violin students Chloe
Chua and Loi Si Xian won the Grand Prize in the
Junior category and the Viewers’ Choice Award
respectively.

National Chinese Music
Competition 2016

The National Chinese Music Competition, organised
by the National Arts Council, serves as a platform for musical
excellence. It aims to develop the performing skills of young
musicians in Singapore, raise musical standards and identify
new talent. Junior Music students won a total of 11 prizes
at this competition in 2016. Chen Xin Yu, who was the
youngest contestant in the category, clinched the
1st prize in the Pipa Open category.

Workshops and Art Classes with Educational Entities

Following last year’s 3D Visual Art workshop, the Junior Art In August 2016, Fun Sketching Singapore was held for 10
department was again invited by NorthLight School to conduct children from Beijing, aged from 6 to 16, as part of their travelling
a Relief Printmaking workshop for 150 Secondary 2 students. programme to Singapore. The two-day art workshop was a
The department also continued to collaborate with Kuo Chuan collaborative effort with professional educational consulting
Presbyterian Primary School, with a total of 22 art classes company AusEd UniEd International Pty. Ltd.
for Primary 1, 2 and 4 students, held between February and
November 2016.