Pop Band: Musical Exploration for Seniors

TGS-2024043052

What's In It For Me

Please contact Amenda at 9129 9100 if you have any queries on this course.


Have prior experience playing an instrument or singing? Join our Pop Band course — specially designed for seniors who already have basic musical skills and are excited to perform as a group! This course brings together like-minded individuals to explore pop music, rehearse as a band, and enjoy the joy of making music together.


Instruments / skills covered:

  • Acoustic Guitar
  • Keyboard
  • Drums or Cajón
  • Vocals


Participants should have some experience in playing at least one musical instrument.


Course Duration

15 hours over 5 sessions


Course Outline

Interesting highlights of the programme include:


  • Understanding the different genres of music.
  • Understanding the various types of musical set-up and use.
  • Understanding the basics and use of the various musical instruments (guitar, drums, keyboard, etc).
  • Learning to play simple chords of the chosen musical instrument.
  • Improving individual playing and singing skills.
  • Learning to perform together as a band.
  • Understand how to set up a basic live stage.
  • Live performance in front of trainer/s
  • Performance feedback.




Pre-requisites

50 years old and above

Singaporean or PR

Must be able to read, understand and converse in simple English


Medium of Instruction & Trainer

Medium of Instruction: Onsite Course


Venue:

Tampines - The Arts Market

Blk 316 Tampines Street 33

#01-186, Singapore 520316


Link to Map



Additional Notes

Your trainer:

1. Michael Goh


Michael Goh was trained graphic designer and holding a major diploma in fine arts in his early years, is the managing director and founder of adamsapple, a Graphic Design and Multimedia training agency (Artrage only Authorized Training Centre) in Singapore since 1998 which had established hundreds of clients from MNC, corporate companies, ministries, and state boards over fifteen years.


Started and founded first Digital Art Social Enterprise in 2005 supporting physically disabled artists by equipping them with Digital Art skill and training. DASE Organized numerous digital art and photography exhibition for the past 8 years. Initialed and published first ever photo book on hospice patients title “Departure” under Singapore Hospice Council which help raise public awareness.

He was appointed as Vice Chairman at Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce at Young Entrepreneur Network from 2008 to 2013. He was also served as committee in Youth Affair under Singapore Federation of Clan Association since 2010. Now, he is also appointed as the working committee for Commerce & Industry Committee under Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry.


Being an art endeavor and music lover, Michael started playing band as a lead singer in his early school days which lead him to do weekly part time gig at Singapore first Chinese music cafe “ Muchuan” or ‘ the ark cafe” in 1994 to 2008. which built up his music and ‘live’ stage performance in both ‘unplugged’ and ‘electric’ foundation over the past 25 years. After 5 years ‘pause’ in band jamming and gig, together with two business partners, he set up and founded ‘livehouse’@ The arts house in April 2012. A collaboration effort between The Arts House and Livehouse to support local and oversea indie bands and artistes as well. Michael hopes to support and promote artistes by providing them an intimate platform to showcase their talents and works to an appreciative audience.


2. Rollin Koh


Rollin is a music producer, vocal teacher, arranger, composer, and sound engineer. He has composed and arranged numerous songs for multi-national corporations, national campaigns, television and radio commercials, movies, musical plays and directed albums for international and local stars. His compositions and arrangements have been widely accepted and highly commended. His credits included numerous television and radio commercials for corporations such as Samsung Digital, Canon, Compaq, Muvee, Nike, Nokia, Canon, Creative, Levis, New Moon, Alicafei , Happy Grain ,National Health Promotion Board , Discovery Channel, Media Corp TV and Radio etc…..


He had worked with various renowned artistes and producers such as Wen Zhang,Li Yi Jun. Stefanie Sun, Kym Ng, Li Wei Song, Li Si Song, Wu Jia Ming etc. He was also engaged in projects for movie, TV Sitcoms/Serials to numerous musical plays. Besides commercial works, Rollin is also actively involved in other aspect of music. He has been involved in music education for more than 25 years, teaching music in private, renowned schools such as Ocean Butterflies Music Forrest music school, Music Clinic, various MOE school and institute on vocal singing, computer music, forming pop band. He has also participated as a judge for various music competition throughout out the years.


Recent years, he has diverted his musical direction towards spiritual type of music which received excellent reviews and commendations from all over the world. The latest work in 2023 involved with Live House was forming a senior band organised by Lien Foundation.


General Enquiries

  • Email to activeageing@fycs.org
  • Call our helpdesk hotline 9685 4812

Price
Course Fee Payable
Original Fee Before GST With GST (9%)
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Subsidies Available
Individual Pricing (Fee payable to Training Provider) Before GST With GST (9%)
NSA Subsidy - Onsite Courses $86.00 $124.70

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