Meet Our Teachers

The author of Smart Kidz Keyboard Course for Children, ABRSM Grade 1 to 5 Music Theory Sample Papers, and  the founder of MWSchool of Music (Since 1997). Shok Meng’s teaching goal is to motivate and nurture young talent.  Shok Meng believes in a holistic approach in education, with equal emphasis on performance and music understanding, and that musical style should be enhanced through concerts, workshops and competitions.   

Acclaimed Singaporean pianist Clarence Lee, praised by the Straits Times for his “big-boned accounts” and for “drawing out melodies with much tenderness” started playing the piano at the age of 4. His teachers have included Thomas Hecht, Melvyn Tan, Lori Kaufman, Marian Hahn, Winnie Tay, Amy Lim and Alice Chang....

In 2006, Clarence was admitted to the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music at the age of 15 as a National Arts Council Scholar, and graduated with 1st class BMus Honours degree in 2012 after completing his mandatory National Service. He was his class valedictorian and was awarded the coveted Lee Kuan Yew Gold Medallion as the top performing scholar of his cohort. Clarence also has a Graduate Diploma in Piano Performance from the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music where he continued his studies with Prof. Thomas Hecht, Head of Piano Studies.

Robyn Tan is a recent graduate from Northwestern State University. A student of Dr. Francis Yang, Robyn earned her Master of Music degree and her Bachelor in Music degree, both in piano performance, from the School of Creative and Performing Arts, She was awarded a graduate teaching assistantship at NSU where she taught group piano from 2016-2018. In Spring 2019, she served as an Adjunct Instructor at NSU.