MUA5160 Leadership in Musical Contexts
Assoc Prof Chan Tze Law
This course aims to provide musicians with a solid understanding of leadership strategies building out of their transferable musical skills, to help them navigate both environments effectively as a leader.

MUA5163 Research Practices in Music
Dr. Abigail Sin, Dr. Frances Lee
This course surveys and evaluates a breadth of research methodologies and outputs, drawing on the expertise of leading practitioners in fields such as performance practice, music education, music cognition, and ethnomusicology, empowering students to conceptualise projects as part of developing their individual artistic identities.

MUA6178 Graduate Capstone Project in Music Leadership
(Mentor/faculty based)
The capstone project is an individualised, self-directed application of research thinking and skills, building upon the work done in the preceding Research Practices in Music course where students will conceive and independently develop a project that investigates their chosen topic, demonstrating skills such as experimentation, literature review and quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis.

MUA5105 Leadership in Orchestral Conducting
Assoc Prof Chan Tze Law 
Leadership approaches in conducting have evolved considerably from the dictatorial behaviour of conductors in the past to a much more collaborative relationship with their musicians in modern day contexts. This course introduces skills that are central to the role of a successful modern conductor and are seldom taught in conductor training programmes.

MUA5121 Professional Practices in Music
(Various major-area faculty members)
This course revolves around self-directed learning appropriate to each student’s career trajectory through one-to-one mentoring. The course consolidates and hones technical, musical and professional skills appropriate to a variety of career contexts.

MUA5122 Graduate Practicum in Pedagogy
(Mentor/faculty based)
The Graduate Practicum provides students with the opportunity to work in a professional context within the Conservatory. Where appropriate, the student may assist a mentor/faculty member in actual teaching assignments for undergraduate studies and related administrative tasks.

MUA5123 Collaborative Portfolio
(Mentor/faculty based)
The collaborative portfolio course is self-directed and documents students’ practical/real world applications in leading collaborative activities. These activities/initiatives can be fulfilled within or outside of YST, but minimum one within YST per semester.

MUA5124 Musical Explorations
(Mentor/faculty based)
This is a self-directed, portfolio-based course that encourages students to document, reflect upon, and evaluate their artistic practices within their chosen fields. Students will produce traceable output from projects that can take a variety of formats, such as ensemble collaborations, pedagogy facing outreach projects, and multimedia creation.

MUH5201 Histories and Cultures of Amateur Music-Making
Dr. Abigail Sin
This course explores the role and impact of amateur music-making in terms of technology adoption and innovation in diverse cultural contexts, critically examining of contemporary exemplars of amateur music-making alongside historical case studies from both Western Classical and non-Western musical contexts.

This course will be delivered in a highly participatory seminar style, where learners will engage proactively with the weekly material in interactive lectures, case studies, group discussions and presentations. 

MUH5202 Music in Interconnection
Dr. Frances Lee
This course explores music as a locus of interaction: how it is situated in and relates to the wider world outside the concert hall, both in the abstract and in the real world.

Music, like any other discipline, has both intrinsic and extrinsic connections to other fields, and adopting a multidisciplinary approach to music can lead to exciting and impactful results.

Through both contemporary and historical case studies, each week of this course will critically consider the interconnection between music and another field, including areas within the arts (e.g., theatre and visual art) and without (e.g., nature, gender studies, and politics) through understanding concepts of collaborative practices with stakeholders across disciplines.

MUA5264 Musical Engagement in the Community
Ms Miao Kaiwen, Ms Rachel Ho
In today’s rapidly evolving society, there are opportunities to encourage positive social change through musical engagement.

This course introduces current thinking and best practices in community music-making through research and information synthesis, examples that feature dynamic interplay between the different contexts where community music intersects with pedagogical processes. The course also includes practical hands-on application of facilitative and explorative skills including community health promotion.

MUT5201 Practical Approaches to Musical Analysis
Ms Adeline Wong
This course presents a pragmatic, accessible approach to music analysis. The main objective is to realize that while a work may appear complicated, there is always a simple and practical approach to it. Forming a clear link between musical awareness and music analysis will offer a more fruitful opportunity to allow music practitioners to focus on aspects such as musical coherence, structural relationships and interpretative choices.

MUA2203 Keyboard Literature: Genres throughout History
Dr Frances Lee
This course explores the various genres of keyboard music throughout history, acknowledging the composers who have gained widespread popularity, while simultaneously delving into the works of those who have received less attention. 

MUA2204 Keyboard Literature: Sonatas in Context
Dr Frances Lee
This course explores various meanings and incarnations of the keyboard sonata, approaching works from historical, sociological, and theoretical perspectives, and including both works that traditionally appear in the repertory and those that do not. 

MUA3105 Conducting
Assoc Prof Chan Tze Law
This course introduces fundamental orchestral conducting and covers baton technique, rehearsal technique and score organisation. It provides a platform for conductors to refresh conducting fundamentals and hone these skills under guidance.

MUA3116 Pedagogy for Orchestral Instrumentalists
Assoc Prof Brett Stemple, Various major-area faculty members
The course provides foundational knowledge and introductory experience in delivering fundamental pedagogic principles to become more effective and creative instrumental music teachers. Learners will develop confidence in taking forward early stage learning in both one-to-one and small group contexts.

MUA3209 Business for Musicians
Ms Miao Kaiwen, Mr Shridar Mani, Mr Jeremiah Choy
The course is designed for musicians to gain knowledge in the legal, marketing and data gathering aspects in music related contexts. It will cover relevant aspects of company, labour and intellectual property law, impact of arts marketing strategy, quantitative and qualitative methodologies.

MUA3228: Reimagining Pianism through Analysis
Dr Abigail Sin, Dr Khoo Hui Ling
In this course, learners will acquire the analytical skills needed to understand the construction of keyboard works of different styles. These skills will aid learners in memorizing, interpreting and listening to music with better contextual awareness. 

MUA3271: Acoustics and Sound Production for Performers
Assoc Prof Zhou Xiaodong
This course will help instrumentalists and teachers become more familiar with recording arts and live sound techniques. Learners will be equipped with knowledge of how to set up various technical equipment for different scenarios and editing with different softwares.

MUA4113 Piano Pedagogy
Ms Julie Tan
The course encourages innovation in problem solving related to piano pedagogy and in lesson design. It deepens knowledge in relation to piano teaching and improves effectiveness of piano lessons.

MUA4215 Vocal Pedagogy
Ms Rachel Lim
The course is designed for current vocal practitioners with some work experience to encourage innovation in problem solving related to vocal pedagogy and in lesson design. It builds upon learners’ existing vocal-specific knowledge and help improve the effectiveness of voice lessons and developing a studio.

MUT3224 Teaching Music Online
Mr Gabriel Lee
The online component of teaching is an added advantage in today’s increasingly connected world. In the course, learners design online music lessons using various technological platforms and teaching methods. Overcoming the limitations of online teaching is also covered to address practicality issues.

GEC1014 Social and Cultural Studies Through Music
Mr Benedict Ng, Ms Xiangning Lin
The course encourages innovation in venturing into different styles of music other than classical music. It deepens learners’ knowledge about cross-cultural musical dimensions and their connections to their specific cultures and societies. Productivity is improved by means of having more materials and inspirations to work with for learners’ own job roles.

GEC1035 Patrons of the Arts
Assoc Prof Greg Petersen 
The course encourages innovation in seeking funding, deepens learners’ knowledge about patrons in the arts and improving productivity in relation with finding the right patrons and ensuring financial aspects of projects are manageable.

GEX1021 What, When and Where is Art
Assoc Prof Greg Petersen
The course encourages innovative thinking in art practitioners/educators. Through informed debates surrounding art, the course also deepens related knowledge. Visits to Singapore locations for case studies are required as part of the course. Learners will study and apply several disparate theories, and will also write their own.

GEX1022 Communicating about the Arts
Assoc Prof Greg Petersen
The course applies to anyone in the industry since communication is an essential and important part of the Arts sector and especially in education. Learners will be exposed to discussions regarding all the different facets of Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Literature, Drama, Music, Dance and Film. With the industry seing a trend of increased cross-disciplinary collaborations, the course can support by providing the necessary background knowledge.

GEX1027 Art and Identity
Assoc Prof Greg Petersen 
From what sources do we engender our individual and group identities, and to what extent do the arts stimulate this process? This course begins with an introduction to identity theory, and then explores identity issues – with an emphasis on their manifestations in different art forms. Students will analyse and evaluate their own identities in relation to the course materials and the arts in their lives, requiring critical self-reflection and self-assessment.

GESS1015 Western Music within a Singaporean Context
Ms Lin Xiangning, Mr Benedict Ng, Mr Xavier Tan
This course offers to learners a better understanding of Singaporean attitudes to western music. It is customary to regard Western Classical Music as an international culture, yet national attitudes, cultures and characteristics significantly influence both its presentation and reception. The course deepens knowledge of classical music in the local context and in turn encourage innovation of practitioners with the understanding of the bigger ecosystem.