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Singapore Teachers' Academy for the aRts

Upskilling & Reskilling Programmes

Explore STAR's upskilling and reskilling programmes that equip music teachers with the pedagogical knowledge, and support experienced teachers moving across educational levels.

Last updated 10 September 2026

Upskilling and reskilling programmes aim to level up the pedagogical knowledge and skills, as well as music competencies of teachers intending to teach music at different educational levels.

Music Teacher Practitioner Programme

FOR: Primary school English medium teachers without subject proficiency in music and Primary school teachers who are interested to teach music and will be deployed in the long run.
PERIOD: Part-time basis over the course of 24 months, culminating in a graduation concert

Photo taken during Music Teacher Practitioner Programme. Three women performing, two holding microphones and singing, one playing acoustic guitar, in an orange-walled room.

The Music Teacher Practitioner Programme (MTPP) serves as a bridging course to equip primary school teachers who are without prior pre-service music training with the basic pedagogical skills for classroom music teaching.

Teacher participants develop their music practice through participation in various solo and group performances. The MTPP programme includes the following components:

  • 4 full-day introductory course

  • Weekly instrumental and music theory lessons

  • Lesson observations (including post-lesson conferencing)

  • Concert

Cross-Level Deployment

FOR: Experienced teachers intending to teach music at different educational levels
PERIOD: Ongoing

For professional learning support for teachers on cross-level deployment, please reach out to us.

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