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Enhanced Music Programme (EMP) and Music Preparatory Course (MPC)
Enhanced Music Programme (EMP) and Music Preparatory Course (MPC)
Enhanced Music Programme (EMP)
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EMP student Adelyn Koh performed with Jonah Kwek from ACS(I)
The AISS EMP is a two-year programme for upper secondary students, culminating in the GCE O-Level Music examinations. As a MOE-designated centre for the Enhanced Music Programme, AISS is one of only four schools in Singapore offering the EMP. AISS is a school of choice for students in the North Zone in their study of Music.
Students benefit from the study of Western and Asian music, music composition, and music theory. Additionally, students in the EMP will get opportunities to perform as soloists or in ensembles, benefit from music workshops and masterclasses, and attend learning journeys and internships with local arts organisations and institutions.
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EMP students on an Arts Internship with the RICE Company. As part of their internship experience, they assisted with the Citi Global Community Day’s Mass Art Jamming event. |
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EMP student Adelyn Koh performed with Jonah Kwek from ACS(I)
at the AI Combined Performing Arts Concert in November 2016
Music Preparatory Course (MPC)
The MPC at Secondary One and Two aims to build up students’ competence and confidence in music in order for them to study music at a higher level in the EMP. The spiral curriculum introduces topics at a foundational level, and includes foundational music skills such as elements of music, music theory, music history, aural skills, composition skills, as well as solo and ensemble performance skills.
AI EMP and MPC students performing at the National Gallery Singapore
Gamelan Workshop for EMP and MPC students with Gamelan Asmaradana
Our EMP and MPC students also benefit from a comprehensive enrichment programme.
In 2016, our EMP and MPC students were involved in:
• Performance at the Singapore Rhapsodies Launch Concert at the National Gallery Singapore
• 1-week Arts Internship with the RICE Company
• 8-week Piano Mentoring Programme with ACS(I)
• Gamelan Workshop with Gamalan Asmaradana
• Concert outings at the Esplanade through the Keppel Nights Programme
• AESPIRE Lunchtime Concerts at AISS
• Performances at the AI Achievement Day, National Day concert, and Combined Performing Arts concert (Rhapsodies of Youth at the NAFA Lee Foundation Theatre)
For more information about the EMP and MPC, please see attached brochure here .
For more information about O-Level Music, please refer to:
'O' Level Music Programme
AISS is a centre for O-Level Music. Here, Secondary Three and Four students from AISS and other schools benefit from the study of Western and Asian music, music composition, and music theory, and build aural skills through listening and analysis. Please refer to the O-Level Music Syllabus to learn more about the programme.
‘O’ Level Music Syllabus (6085):
http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/syllabus/olevel/2018Syllabus/6085_2018.pdf
As an O-Level Music Centre, AISS serves students from all over Singapore .
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