| DMU1151 |
Principal Study 1A Students establish a firm technical and musical foundation in their principal study through the requisite study of scales, arpeggios, etudes and selected repertoire. |
1 |
8 |
| DMU1152 |
Professional Studies 1A This module consists of a range of classes and rehearsals/performance tailored specifically to students’ areas of study. It is designed to complement and extend the performing experiences, technical skills and repertoire knowledge that students develop on their principal instruments or composition study within the Principal Study module. In addition, the module aims to equip students with the practical skills and knowledge they need as musicians and/or music educators, through workshops on health and well-being. |
1 |
4 |
| DMU1153 |
Aural and Musicianship Skills 1A Students learn to experience and communicate music more meaningfully. This module focuses on basic theoretical knowledge and aural skills, including time signatures, basic chord progressions, sight singing, and melodic writing. |
1 |
3 |
| DMU1154 |
Music in Context 1A This module enables students to acquire a broad and informed knowledge of selected composers, compositions, and musical genres during the Age of Common Practice. Students will benefit from an orientation on basic characteristics in Baroque national styles and ideas, and be exposed to issues relevant to their Principal Study disciplines. In the Chinese Music Pathway, the module aims to equip students with the basic knowledge of the elements of Chinese music and to appreciate, understand, and analyze Chinese musical compositions. |
1 |
3 |
| DMU1182 |
Cross-Disciplinary Creative Practices The module introduces students to various artistic disciplines in NAFA, including visual arts, design thinking, and theatre. It aims to widen students’ perspectives, and help students draw connection between music and other art forms and practices in NAFA, as well as to develop an overview of NAFA’s heritage and Southeast Asian art practices. |
1 |
2 |
| DMU1251 |
Principal Study 1B This module continues to develop technical and musical skills in principal study. Students are encouraged to cultivate a methodical and structured approach to practicing. |
2 |
8 |
| DMU1252 |
Professional Studies 1B This module consists of a range of classes and rehearsals/performance tailored specifically to students’ areas of study. It is designed to complement and extend the performing experiences, technical skills and repertoire knowledge that students develop on their principal instruments or composition study within the Principal Study module. In addition, the module aims to equip students with the practical skills and knowledge they need as musicians and/or music educators, through workshops on health and well-being. |
2 |
4 |
| DMU1253 |
Aural and Musicianship Skills 1B This module develops essential knowledge in fundamental four-part tonal harmonic language and score reading. |
2 |
3 |
| DMU1254 |
Music in Context 1B This module enables students to consolidate knowledge about selected composers, compositions, and musical genres in the First Viennese School. Students in Chinese Music Pathway gain an overview of stylistic periods of Western music history from the Middle Ages to the 21st century. |
2 |
2 |
| DMU1255 |
Special Topics in Performance Studies 1 This module enriches students’ experience, exposure and understanding about musical performance, through projects that inform specific aspects in concert performance. |
2 |
2 |
| DMU1282 |
Creative Improvisation with Interdisciplinary Collaboration* This module introduces a range of techniques for creative improvisation. Through playing and music-making workshops, students will acquire listening, interacting, reflecting, anticipating, describing and creating skills. These skills will, in turn, deepen their understanding of the music they are performing, as well as develop their critical ability to listen to the sound that they are producing, thus raising their overall musicianship and proficiency. |
2 |
2 |
| DMU2151 |
Principal Study 2A This module continues to develop technical and musical skills. Students are encouraged to cultivate a methodical approach to practicing. |
1 |
8 |
| DMU2152 |
Professional Studies 2A This module consists of a range of classes and rehearsals/performance tailored specifically to students’ areas of study. It is designed to complement and extend the performing experiences, technical skills and repertoire knowledge that students develop on their principal instruments or composition study within the Principal Study module. In addition, the module aims to equip students with the practical skills and knowledge they need as musicians and/or music educators, through workshops on MIDI sequencing and audio recording. |
1 |
4 |
| DMU2153 |
Aural and Musicianship Skills 2A This module continues to develop aural perception and musicianship skills in tonal harmony. Students learn theoretical musicianship through practical application. |
1 |
3 |
| DMU2154 |
Music in Context 2A Students extend their knowledge of European musical history in the Nineteenth Century and gain a broad and informed awareness of selected composers, performers, musical genres and artistic ideas. Chinese instrumentalists explore the development of modern Chinese music from the beginning of the 20th Century to the present. |
1 |
3 |
| DMU2171 |
Career Skills To enhance professional readiness, this module provides students with a broad overview of up-to-date professional development tools and strategies, and the industry practices and trends. |
1 |
2 |
| DMU2251 |
Principal Study 2B This module continues to develop technical and musical skills. Students are encouraged to cultivate a methodical approach to practicing. |
2 |
8 |
| DMU2252 |
Professional Studies 2B This module consists of a range of classes and rehearsals/performance tailored specifically to students’ areas of study. It is designed to complement and extend the performing experiences, technical skills and repertoire knowledge that students develop on their principal instruments or composition study within the Principal Study module. In addition, the module aims to equip students with the practical skills and knowledge they need as musicians and/or music educators, through workshops on MIDI sequencing and audio recording. |
2 |
4 |
| DMU2253 |
Aural and Musicianship Skills 2B This module improves on musicianship in musical structures and techniques from the 18th and 19th centuries. Students continue to develop theoretical musicianship through practical application. |
2 |
3 |
| DMU2254 |
Music in Context 2B Students broaden their knowledge of the history of Western music from the late 19th century to early 20th century, building an awareness of selected composers, performers, musical genres and artistic ideas. Students in Chinese Music Pathway explore the development of Chinese music in Singapore. |
2 |
2 |
| DMU1042 |
Instrumental Studies: Gamelan This module provides students with the practical skills of playing Javanese Gamelan from simple to slightly complex pieces, up to the level of Irama II. |
2 |
2 |
| DMU2011 |
Second Study I* In this module, students develop their technical and musical skills in a second study area. |
2 |
2 |
| DMU2012 |
Related Study I* This module helps students establish a firm technical and musical foundation in an instrument related to their principal study through the requisite study of scales, arpeggios and selected repertoire. |
2 |
2 |
| DMU2061 |
Performance Project I* This is a self-directed study on a subject of the student’s interest. Students develop a professional performance practice through project preparation. |
2 |
2 |
| DMU2056 |
Overseas Immersion* This module allows students to complete a 2-to-4 week attachment with one of our partner universities overseas. These cultural exchanges serve to broaden experience and understanding of performance practices in different genres. |
2 |
4 |
| DMU2065 |
Industrial Attachment* (Industry-based Learning) This module provides students with the opportunity to apply their skills in an authentic and practical situation, and to understudy working professionals where they gain industry skills and knowledge. |
2 |
4 |
| DMU2066 |
Industry Project* (Industry-based Learning) The module provides students with the opportunity to plan and execute a project with an external collaborator (client), bringing together their knowledge, skills and interests in an authentic experience. |
2 |
2 |
| DMU2067 |
Teaching Practice* (Industry-based Learning) The module provides students with the opportunity to practise effective teaching by applying their skills in teaching preparation, curriculum development and other practical matters. |
2 |
2 |
| DMU2255 |
Special Topics in Performance Studies 2* Students develop critical and creative perceptions about music, broaden knowledge on musical repertoire, and cultivate informed judgement in their assessment and evaluation of performers and performances. |
2 |
2 |
| DMU2071 |
Dalcroze Method* This module offers an introduction to Dalcroze method in music education, and aims to provide music students with techniques of facilitating music workshop to children in primary schools. |
2 |
2 |
| DMU2072 |
Kodály Method* Based on the teaching approaches of Kodály, the programme focuses on innovative methods, materials, and techniques of teaching general music to children in primary schools. |
2 |
2 |
| DMU3151 |
Principal Study 3A Students develop their musicality in this module, acquiring technical and interpretative skills in their principal study. They will receive the separate attention needed in the study of new repertoire. |
1 |
8 |
| DMU3152 |
Professional Studies 3A This module consists of a range of classes and rehearsals/performance tailored specifically to students’ areas of study. It is designed to complement and extend the performing experiences, technical skills and repertoire knowledge that students develop on their principal instruments or composition study within the Principal Study module. In addition, the module aims to equip students with the practical skills and knowledge they need as musicians and/or music educators, through workshops on song writing and pop song arrangement. |
1 |
4 |
| DMU3153 |
Aural and Musicianship Skills 3 Students gain a factual and conceptual knowledge of 20th century music theory and the ability to compose and analyse such music using a variety of basic techniques. |
1 |
3 |
| DMU3154 |
Music in Context 3A This module explores aesthetic trends of Western classical music written since 1900. Students consider the broader historical and social circumstances in which musical works were created. Chinese instrumentalists gain an understanding of different styles and genres of the Chinese folksongs and folk music, and the issues relevant to their principal study disciplines. |
1 |
3 |
| DMU3193 |
Instrumental and Vocal Teaching and Outreach IA This module covers generic pedagogical themes, including strategies for planning instrumental lessons and the assessment of student development and progress. |
1 |
2 |
| DMU3251 |
Principal Study 3B Students develop their musicality in this module, acquiring technical and interpretative skills in their principal study. They will receive the separate attention needed in the study of new repertoire. |
2 |
8 |
| DMU3252 |
Professional Studies 3B This module consists of a range of classes and rehearsals/performance tailored specifically to students’ areas of study. It is designed to complement and extend the performing experiences, technical skills and repertoire knowledge that students develop on their principal instruments or composition study within the Principal Study module. In addition, the module aims to prepare students for the profession as musicians or music educators, through the development of an e-portfolio. |
2 |
4 |
| DMU3221 |
Stylistic Studies Students learn the fundamentals of the harmonic practices of Western European music from the 17th to 19th century. |
2 |
2 |
| DMU3254 |
Music in Context 3B Students consider the broader issue of cultural nationalism and identity in the works of select Asian composers, and discuss the context of Western music in Asia from the early 1600s. The module also provides an insight into Southeast Asian music. |
2 |
2 |
| DMU3293 |
Instrumental and Vocal Teaching and Outreach IB The lecture series and workshops prepare students for the outreach project. Students learn to teach through improvisation, and develop teamwork and organisational skills. |
2 |
2 |
| DMU3011 |
Second Study II* Students develop their technical and musical skills in a second study area, and guided towards their final presentation. |
2 |
2 |
| DMU3012 |
Related Study II* Students establish a firm technical and musical foundation in an instrument related to their principal study through the requisite study of scales, arpeggios, and selected repertoire. |
2 |
2 |
| DMU3061 |
Performance Project II* This is a self-directed study on a subject of the student’s interest. Students develop a professional performance practice through project preparation. |
2 |
2 |
| DMU3063 |
Introduction to Conducting* This module offers an introduction to the art of conducting and aims to provide students with a basic technique for conducting a variety of ensembles and the ability to read and prepare scores from a conductor’s viewpoint. |
2 |
2 |
| DMU3091 |
Music Workshop* This module introduces students to various teaching approaches in music education, including Kodály, Orff, and Dalcroze. |
2 |
2 |
| DMU3092 |
Introduction to Music Therapy* Students develop a general understanding of what music therapy entails and what makes a music therapist. In addition, students will have a glimpse of the realistic aspects of the field through audio-visual resources. The applications of music therapy with a few selected populations and different models of music therapy are briefly examined. |
2 |
2 |
| DMU3065 |
Industrial Attachment* (Industry-based Learning) This module provides students with the opportunity to apply their skills in a real and practical situation, and to understudy working professionals where they gain industry skills and knowledge. |
2 |
4 |
| DMU3066 |
Industry Project* (Industry-based Learning) The module provides students with the opportunity to plan and execute a project with an external collaborator (client), bringing together their knowledge, skills and interests in an authentic experience. |
2 |
2 |
| DMU3067 |
Teaching Practice* (Industry-based Learning) The module provides students with the opportunity to practise effective teaching by applying their skills in teaching preparation, curriculum development and other practical matters. |
2 |
2 |
| DMU3282 |
Composition* The module is an introduction to the basic techniques of composing. At the end of the module, students should have completed two compositions: a solo for their own solo instrument and a work for two to three players. |
2 |
2 |
| DTD2010 |
Gemmology* This module explores the science of gems: formation, history, physical properties, practical applications, and the methods and instruments used in the basic identification of the stones, colours and values. |
1 and 2 |
2 |
| DTD1001 |
Metalsmithing* Students are introduced to the basic principles of handling raw materials. They will also learn various methods and materials employed in the fundamental techniques of object making. |
1 and 2 |
2 |
| DTD2020 |
Introduction to Furniture Design* This cross-disciplinary elective introduces students to the design principles, ergonomic studies and material application in furniture design with the help of workshop practice, concept ideation and presentation. |
1 and 2 |
2 |
| DTD2043 |
Introduction to Interior Design* This cross-disciplinary elective introduces students to the basic principles in interior design, with an emphasis on programming, space planning, colour scheme and furniture arrangement for residential design. |
1 and 2 |
2 |
| DDM2900 |
Design and Brand Strategy* This module allows students to discover the framework and strategies of developing a successful brand expression through case studies and analysis. Students will develop a critical understanding of the social (cultures of consumption) and psychological (emotions in marketing) aspects integrated within the context, which will allow students to develop the ability to make good design decisions. |
1 or 2 |
4 |
| DDM2901 |
Digital Photography and Publication* This module allows students to discover the framework and strategies of developing a successful brand expression through case studies and analysis. Students will develop a critical understanding of the social (cultures of consumption) and psychological (emotions in marketing) aspects integrated within the context, which will allow students to develop the ability to make good design decisions. |
1 or 2 |
4 |
| DDM2902 |
Packaging Design* This module allows students to explore the different forms and functions of packaging design to provide packaging solutions that are appealing, functional and sustainable. |
1 or 2 |
4 |
| DFS2006 |
History of Asian Costume* This module will expose students to Asian elements relating to fashion. Countries and topics covered include Malaysia/Indonesia (Kebaya), India (Sari), China (Cheong Sam and Qi Pao), Thailand (Traditional Court Uniform), Japan (Kimono) and Korea (Hanbok). |
2 |
2 |
| DFS2209 |
Costume Design* This module allows students to gain knowledge in designing the styles and costumes in theatre, film or television productions. They will be exposed to topics such as reading and analysis of scripts, creation of the mood and style for a production, communication with the Director, distinguishing of characters, and planning of costume plot. |
1 and 2 |
4 |
| DFS1205 |
Textile Design and Innovation 1* Students will be introduced to various techniques of textile decoration, such as screen-printing and laser cutting to develop their own decorative textiles and prints. |
2 |
2 |
| DFS2105 |
Textile Design and Innovation 2* This module explores the manipulation of fabrics through dyeing, shibori, bonding, embossing and weaving to create distinctive textiles. |
1 |
2 |
| DFA1001 |
Introduction to Painting* Students are introduced to the basic tools, materials and techniques in watercolour and acrylic painting. Topics covered include still life and landscapes. |
1 and 2 |
2 |
| DFA1003 |
Introduction to Printmaking* Students are introduced to the basic tools, materials and techniques in printmaking. Topics covered include mono-print, woodcut and simple stencil printing technique. |
1 and 2 |
2 |
| DFA1008 |
Introduction to Gong Bi* This module covers fundamental principles involved in bird and flower compositions, and the line drawing and painting techniques specific to Gong Bi. |
2 |
2 |
| DFA1011 |
Figure Drawing* This module helps students develop the visual and technical skills necessary for portrait and figure drawing. Students work in a variety of media, with an emphasis on charcoal. |
1 and 2 |
2 |
| DAM2094 |
Arts Management Fundamentals* This cross-disciplinary elective allows non-Arts Management students to explore management concepts and practices that are relevant to the arts and culture industry. Basic yet essential knowledge and skills in management, including skills unique to arts management, are explored in this module, and students are encouraged to observe, analyse and apply these skills in the day-to-day practice of the arts. Students will learn essential arts management skills and apply them in planning and decision-making within the context of running an arts company or organising an arts event. |
1 and 2 |
2 |
| DAM2095 |
Introduction to Arts Marketing* This cross-disciplinary elective aims to equip students with basic marketing knowledge and skills essential to all artists. Students will be introduced to the key concepts of marketing and how it is applied to the arts. Students will also learn what motivates audiences to support the arts as well as the basic skills in how to market and promote their artworks. |
1 and 2 |
2 |
| ACE1001 |
Speech Presentations* Speech Presentations is a programme in writing and presenting speeches. It will impart skills that students need to present their ideas effectively in public. In a supportive classroom environment, students will learn to communicate their ideas effectively using verbal and written techniques. |
1 and 2 |
2 |
| ACE1101 |
Business Communication* This module will cover the full spectrum of communications in the workplace; this ranges from effective online correspondences, to report writing, and verbal communication skills. |
1 and 2 |
2 |
| ACE1102 |
Entrepreneurship in the Arts* This module will cover the different models of entrepreneurship in the arts industry, and strategies to succeed independently. Students are guided to create personal value and build a productive start-up in the arts with available resources (e.g., intelligence, insight, ethics, initiative and influence). |
1 and 2 |
2 |
| ACE1103 |
Starting Your Own Business* This module informs students with essential knowledge in setting up a business. Students develop business literacy through learning basic business principles and processes such as licensing, financial management, start-up operations, and consumer behaviour. |
1 and 2 |
2 |
| ACR2000 |
Singapore Arts Scene* This module creates awareness in students of issues and trends in the arts scene, and develops critical thinking skills through problem-based learning. |
1 and 2 |
2 |
| IDP2001 |
Interdisciplinary Project 2A* This module is an open platform of at least 2 disciplines, designed to introduce students to identify shared concepts and methods of the various disciplines. It aims to expose students to insights of the various disciplines, and become competent to integrate knowledge from multiple disciplines. |
1 or 2
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2 |
| IDP2002 |
Interdisciplinary Project 2B This module is an open platform of at least 2 disciplines, designed to introduce students to identify shared concepts and methods of the various disciplines. It aims to expose students to insights of the various disciplines, and become competent to integrate knowledge from multiple disciplines. |
1 or 2 |
4 |
| IDP3001 |
Interdisciplinary Project 3A* This module is an open platform of at least 2 disciplines, designed to engage students in identifying shared concepts and methods of the various disciplines. It provides insights of the various disciplines through an interdisciplinary environment, and raise new questions using interdisciplinary perspectives. |
1 or 2
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2 |
| IDP3002 |
Interdisciplinary Project 3B* This module is an open platform of at least 2 disciplines, designed to engage students in identifying shared concepts and methods of the various disciplines. It provides insights of the various disciplines through an interdisciplinary environment, and raise new questions using interdisciplinary perspectives. |
1 or 2 |
4 |