Singaporeans are known for our KIASU personality - with a study showing Singaporean families spending $1.4 billion on enrichment classes. Well, surprise! the top 3 lessons are music classes. Music lessons are some of the most expensive classes to invest in. So how do you know if you are getting a bang for your buck? What are some "red flags" when searching for a music teacher? 

Andrew Lim joins Amanda Zhu in this episode to discuss things to look out for before signing yourself, or your child, off to music classes! 

Singaporeans are known for our KIASU personality - with a study showing Singaporean families spending $1.4 billion on enrichment classes. Well, surprise! the top 3 lessons are music classes. Music lessons are some of the most expensive classes to invest in. So how do you know if you are getting a bang for your buck? What are some "red flags" when searching for a music teacher? 
Andrew Lim joins Amanda Zhu in this episode to discuss things to look out for before signing yourself, or your child, off to music classes!

Symphony Uncensored takes a no-holds-barred and tongue-in-cheek look at some of the most controversial topics in the world of classical music. Brought to you by Khim Oei and Gaiatri Vijay

Symphony Uncensored takes a no-holds-barred and tongue-in-cheek look at some of the most controversial topics in the world of classical music. Brought to you by Khim Oei and Gaiatri Vijay

Symphony Uncensored

Symphony Uncensored takes a no-holds-barred, tongue-in-cheek look at some of the most controversial topics in the world of classical music. 

Symphony Uncensored takes a no-holds-barred, tongue-in-cheek look at some of the most controversial topics in the world of classical music.

How to know if music lessons are worth the cost?

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Have you ever left the house to run errands, only to leave your furry friend home alone? So to help lessen the “guilt”, you put on some music - whether it's rock, pop, or classical, hoping to give them some "company"? But how do we know if our pets even appreciate the music we're playing them? Or if they like music at all?

Find out more in "Musical Furry Friends", where Amanda is joined by her youngest co-host of the season, Nicola Chotrani, a violinist who's recently moved to the UK! 

Have you ever left the house to run errands, only to leave your furry friend home alone? So to help lessen the “guilt”, you put on some music - whether it's rock, pop, or classical, hoping to give them some "company"? But how do we know if our pets even appreciate the music we're playing them? Or if they like music at all?
Find out more in "Musical Furry Friends", where Amanda is joined by her youngest co-host of the season, Nicola Chotrani, a violinist who's recently moved to the UK!

Musical Furry Friends

Have you ever sung in choir or try to sing along at karaoke, and realise you're super out of tune? Or... maybe you're finding it difficult to identify pitch? Has someone ever told you you're "tone deaf"? But after all this, you still have a burning passion to learn a music instrument? 

Amanda (who's got perfect pitch), together with her cello student and co-host Jessica Kang (who was ONCE tone deaf), explore what it means to be "tone deaf", if it's something that can be fixed, and how to cope with tone deafness while learning a music instrument. 

Have you ever sung in choir or try to sing along at karaoke, and realise you're super out of tune? Or... maybe you're finding it difficult to identify pitch? Has someone ever told you you're "tone deaf"? But after all this, you still have a burning passion to learn a music instrument? 
Amanda (who's got perfect pitch), together with her cello student and co-host Jessica Kang (who was ONCE tone deaf), explore what it means to be "tone deaf", if it's something that can be fixed, and how to cope with tone deafness while learning a music instrument.

Can I be a tone deaf musician?

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Because we’re all about that bass, bout that bass, no treble – quite literally, in this episode of Symphony Uncensored!

Apart from a blocked nose (oops!), Amanda is joined with co-host, and her better half, Croatian music producer and artist Oliver Mando. From the classical music genres, to the pop music scene, we scramble to figure out what BASS lines are like, WHY we need them, and what they mean in our music.

PS. We’re still looking for help to fill in a TOTO bet slip… Any volunteers?

Because we’re all about that bass, bout that bass, no treble – quite literally, in this episode of Symphony Uncensored!
Apart from a blocked nose (oops!), Amanda is joined with co-host, and her better half, Croatian music producer and artist Oliver Mando. From the classical music genres, to the pop music scene, we scramble to figure out what BASS lines are like, WHY we need them, and what they mean in our music.
PS. We’re still looking for help to fill in a TOTO bet slip… Any volunteers?

How to know if music lessons are worth the cost?

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