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BEST GRADUATE AWARD

 

Tsai Gin-Tzu

Bachelor of Music (Honours)

Awards and Achievements
  • Lucien Wang Scholarship (Degree), AY20/21
  • Lucien Wang Scholarship (Degree), AY19/20
  • Finalist in the Nanyang International Music Competition, Senior category, July 2019
  • Grand Prize Winner in NAFA-Kris Foundation Fund Concerto Competition, November 2019
  • Gold Award for Nanyang Piano Academy Competition Advanced Artist category, January 2020
Concert Performances
  • NAFA School of Music Best of Best 2020/2021, Victoria Concert Hall (digital production), 2021
  • Nanyang International Piano Academy Advance Artist (Livestream), 2021
  • NAFA-Kris Foundation Fund Concerto Competition Showcase, 2020
  • NAFA Concert Series: Expeditions with Wind Band, 2020
  • NAFA Concert Series: Piano Plus/Beethoven, 2020
  • Nanyang International Piano Academy Advanced Artist, 2020
  • NAFA Open House Concert, 2020
  • NAFA Concert Series: 37 // Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring (Orchestra Suite), 2019
  • Premiered pieces for the Composer Association in Singapore, 2019
  • Choral Exchange, Taichung, Taiwan, 2019
Leadership Experiences
  • Organising Committee Member for the Global Awareness Project (GAP), 2021
  • NAFA School of Music Student Representative (Degree), AY20/21
  • Organising Committee Member for 5Cs and Beyond, an initiative for improving music education in Singapore. Debut webinar with over 100 participants, 2020
  • Participant, The Institute of Political Studies' Singapore Perspectives 2020 "Politics", 2020
Volunteer Experiences
  • Volunteer composer for St. Margaret's Secondary School Mass Dance, Mar 2021
  • Volunteer at Willing Hearts, July 2019 – present
  • Organised and performed for Christmas Concert at St. Andrew's Community Hospital, 2019
  • Organised a Music Workshop at NTUC Health Senior Day Centre (May Wong), 2019

The Best Graduate Award is a prestigious honour presented to students with strong academic performance throughout their studies at NAFA. In addition, recipients should be responsible students who display good attributes such as discipline, resourcefulness and leadership qualities. They should also possess a record of contribution towards the respective department and the Academy.