Violinist performing at the Cephas Music School Annual Concert

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Faye
7 September 2026
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We are very happy with our experience at Cephas Music School. A special thank you to Dr Chendra for her patience, dedication and guidance towards our girl. She has not only helped her improve her violin skills, but also built her confidence, discipline and love for music. We truly appreciate how much care and encouragement Dr Chendra has given her throughout her learning journey. It has been wonderful to see our girl grow and become more confident under her guidance. Thank you, Dr Chendra, and the Cephas Music School team for being such an important part of her musical journey! ❤️
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LFlife
9 March 2026
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We highly recommend Ms. Cindy — she is truly an exceptional piano teacher! When our daughter first started learning piano, she was quite shy and we were unsure how long she would continue, especially since both parents have no musical background. We feel incredibly fortunate to have had Ms. Cindy as her teacher for the past two years. Ms. Cindy is always inspiring, patient, and encouraging during lessons. She has a wonderful way of making piano lessons so much fun for kids, which really keeps them motivated and engaged. She even goes the extra mile by recording videos to help correct and guide our daughter’s playing outside of class. We are sincerely grateful to Ms. Cindy for her dedication, guidance, and support throughout our daughter’s learning journey.
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Ted Tan
9 November 2025
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This is the 4th month that Dr Chendra has taught my son violin and I am very impressed with her experience and passion. Her lessons are holistic and encompasses Aural, Rhythm and other aspects of musicianship. My young daughter has been learning the piano with a home tutor for a year, but we are now switching her to learn at Cephas as well.
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Chuyen Le
13 March 2025
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All the teachers and staffs at Cephas, particularly Mrs. Ng is experienced and professional teacher. She shows her full support and patience to my daughter through the learning time. I'm happy and highly recommend taking music lesson at Cephas Music School.
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Yoke Fong Ling
13 January 2025
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Dr Chendra is professional and experienced teacher. She has helped my daughter to achieve a higher skill in her higher grade. She has exposed my daughter to different kinds of piano pieces. My daughter definitely has benefited very much under Dr Chendra’s guidance. I am very glad someone recommended Dr Chendra to us. And now I am highly recommending Dr Chendra to anyone who wants to learn music.
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Farah Nurdiyanah
10 January 2025
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Dr Chendra has not only taught me how to play violin with proper technique, but also to love the instrument and music of all genres. She is deeply passionate, full of energy, and she truly cares about her students within and outside of class. She ensures her students are able to sight-read, practice techniques, learn at their own pace, and play the type of music that they love. She also ensures that her students are given ample opportunities to perform, by setting up year-end performances, pushing them to go for competitions and exams and facilitating extra practice sessions/purchasing of new violin and bow. Overall, I strongly recommend Cephas Music School.
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Casey Rosalina
2 November 2024
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I had 2 weeks to prepare for my aural and sight singing examinations for my vocal ABRSMs and the teacher here gave me a set game plan with extra schedules, and I miraculously passed despite absolutely no sightsinging experience before this (apart from the O levels Music exam prep which was focused on music writing and vocal performance).
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Anthony Go
29 October 2024
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A nice music school for KIDS
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Rosemini Achik
28 October 2024
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We've become accustomed that learning music should start from young. Though many would agree, but adult beginner should be given a chance too! I picked up my first violin lesson with Cephas at 32 years old. There was a lot to learn thus, I'm so happy to be given a chance to perform during the school's year end concert after less than a year of lessons!
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Anna belle
13 August 2022
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A real hidden gem ! Affordable fees, high quality teaching, clean classrooms & friendly staff. Conveniently located at a mezzanine floor of Blk 446, within walking distance from Clementi MRT station. My child took piano and violin lessons. More approachable and personal than some other schools.
Alayna with Dr. Chendra in the Cephas violin studio

“It has been wonderful to see our girl grow and become more confident under her guidance.”

We are very happy with our experience at Cephas Music School. A special thank you to Dr Chendra for her patience, dedication and guidance towards our girl. She has not only helped her improve her violin skills, but also built her confidence, discipline and love for music. We truly appreciate how much care and encouragement Dr Chendra has given her throughout her learning journey. It has been wonderful to see our girl grow and become more confident under her guidance. Thank you, Dr Chendra, and the Cephas Music School team for being such an important part of her musical journey! ❤️

Ms. Faye, mother of Alayna, Violin Grade 3

Rose performing violin at the Cephas year-end concert

“Dr Chendra has been patient during my first lessons and I also appreciate the opportunity to perform!”

We’ve become accustomed to thinking that learning music should start young. Though many would agree, adult beginners should be given a chance too! I picked up my first violin lesson with Cephas at 32 years old. There was a lot to learn, so I’m very happy to have been given the chance to perform at the school’s year-end concert after less than a year of lessons!

Rose A., Violin Grade 3

Shu Ning with Dr. Chendra

“Dr Chendra is a professional and experienced teacher.”

She has helped my daughter achieve a higher skill level in her higher grades, and exposed her to many different kinds of piano pieces. My daughter has definitely benefited very much under Dr Chendra’s guidance. I am very glad someone recommended Dr Chendra to us, and now I highly recommend her to anyone who wants to learn music.

Mrs. Ling, mother of Shu Ning, Piano Grade 8

Minh An at the piano

“All the teachers and staff at Cephas, particularly Mrs. Ng, are experienced and professional.”

She shows her full support and patience to my daughter throughout her learning. I’m happy and highly recommend taking music lessons at Cephas Music School.

Ms. Le, mother of Minh An, Piano Grade 3

Diyanah with her violin

“I have been motivated to continue learning and performing.”

Over the past 6 years, Dr Chendra has not only taught me how to play violin with proper technique, but also to love the instrument and music of all genres. She is deeply passionate, full of energy, and truly cares about her students within and outside of class. She makes sure her students can sight-read, practise technique, learn at their own pace and play the music they love. She gives them ample opportunities to perform, from year-end concerts to competitions and exams, even helping with extra practice sessions and buying a new violin and bow.

Violin is a notoriously challenging instrument, but with Dr Chendra’s passion, sharp ear for pitch and ability to refine fine technique, I have stayed motivated. My favourite parts of lessons were when she played piano accompaniment, with her own musical interpretation, so I could hear and feel how beautiful a piece is meant to be. Not all teachers do this. It’s one of the ways Dr Chendra goes the extra mile. Overall, I strongly recommend Cephas Music School 🙂

Diyanah, Violin Grade 5

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