Art & Music Elective Programmes (AEP/MEP)

For Express Students in non-AEP/MEP Schools

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ART ELECTIVE

PROGRAMME

(AEP)

MUSIC ELECTIVE

PROGRAMME

(MEP)

ART

MUSICMUSIC

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ART

AND MUSIC…What are the options available for you?

What are the Art & Music

Elective Programmes

(AEP/MEP)?

• Special MOE programmes

started since 1982 for students

with passion and abilities in

art/music

• Provide enriched art/music

learning environment

• Provide in-depth study into

art/music

Art Elective Programme (AEP)

AEPis a

4-year art

programme offered

from secondary 1 in

select schools

Visit the website for more information:

http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/secondary/other/art-elective-programme/

Where are the AEP (Sec) Schools?

• Bukit Panjang Government High

• CHIJ (Toa Payoh) Secondary

• Hwa Chong Institution (High School)

• Nanyang Girls’ High School

• National Junior College

• Victoria School

• Zhonghua Secondary School

AEP Centre

Music Elective Programme (MEP)

MEPis a

4-year music

programme

offered from

Secondary 1

in select

schools

Visit the website for more information:

http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/secondary/other/music-elective-programme/

Where are the MEP (Sec) Schools?

MEP Centre• Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)

• Catholic High School (Secondary)

• CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls’ School (Secondary)

• Crescent Girls’ School

• Dunman High School

• Methodist Girls’ School (Secondary)

• Raffles Institution

• Raffles Girls’ School

• Tanjong Katong Girls’ School

• Temasek Junior College

MEP Centre

Art and Music Elective Programme

Centres

Centres Lesson Timings

AEP National Junior College

37 Hillcrest Road S 288913

Tuesdays

3 – 6 pm

MEP Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)

121 Dover Road S 139650

Fridays

3 – 5pm

Dunman High School

10 Tanjong Rhu Road S 436895

Mondays

3.30 – 5.30pm

Weekly AEP/MEP lessons for Express students in

non-AEP/MEP schools

WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS OF AEP?

Qualify for Express stream

Good in making and presenting art

Keen interest and willingness to commit to four

years of in-depth study in Art or Music

Pass selection exercise, e.g.

Draw from life/imagination

Create original object(s)/image(s)

Present a Portfolio

WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS OF MEP?

Qualify for Express stream

Good in performing and creating music

Keen interest and willingness to commit to four

years of in-depth study in Music

WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS OF MEP?

Students have to sit for the MEP Selection

Exercise if they are applying for the MEP Centres They should also have obtained a pass in Grade Three

Practical and Theory/Practical Musicianship exams of

the ABRSM or the equivalent standard from other exam boards;

OR in the absence of the above qualifications,

Pass the Selection Exercise

WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS OF MEP?

The Selection Exercise comprises the following: Music Listening and Analysis

Music Theory Practical Audition (2 contrasting pieces on an

instrument/voice in any style of a total duration of 5 min)

Interview

ARE THESE PROGRAMMES FOR YOU?Consider the following:

1. Curriculum

AEP/MEP• How Long ? Four-year programme (Sec 1 – 4)

• What would you learn? In-depth study in Art/Music

making, performing, theory and history

• What else? Not having to take Food and Consumer

Education and Design & Technology at the Lower

Secondary

• Any examination? School-based exams each year and

the GCE O-Level Higher Art/Music Examination at the end of Secondary 4

ARE THESE PROGRAMMES FOR YOU?Consider the following:

2. Time Management and commitment

Coping with extended lessons, additional projects and

assignments

3. Distance

Travelling to schools (especially for external AEP/MEP students)

Applicants will be

shortlisted and

notified to

attend the

selection in

January –

February 2017.

Submit an

application to

take up

AEP/MEP as an

external

student through

your Secondary

school in

January 2017.

1APPLICATION

2 SELECTION EXERCISE

Notification

of results

3RESULTS

I’m interested!What do I need to do next?

3 – 16 January23 January –

28 FebruaryFrom 20

March6 March

Lessons

start!

2017

Successful

applicants

will start

lesson at

respective

AEP/MEP

centres in

Term 2, 2017

IMPORTANT DATES TO NOTE(For Application to AEP/MEP Centres)

Date (2017) Events

3 – 16 Jan Application Opens

16 Jan Deadline to submit application

23 Jan – 28 Feb Selection Exercises

6 Mar Notification of Results

From 20 Mar

onwards

(Term 2, Week 1)

Commencement of

programmes at AEP/MEP

Centres

• Find out about the programmes from

MOE websites :

Interested to find out more about these programmes?

• Get an application form from your school teacher-in-charge, Miss Chen Li Yan or Mr Martin Huang

and / or

http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/secondary/other/music-elective-programme/

http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/secondary/other/art-elective-programme/