Music Programme

Nancy found her love for music when she started learning piano at the age of four, and later the violin at the age of eight. She has performed in orchestras as the Concert Master and string ensembles as the lead violinist. In addition, she has performed in masterclasses, honor recitals, concerts and music festivals. She has also collaborated with several instrumentalists for various performances.

Nancy obtained her Bachelor of Music degree at the Manhattan School of Music and Master of Music at the University of Toronto (St. George). She earned her Cambridge International Certificate in Teaching and Learning (CICTL) at the GIG Education Centre and the Arts and Music Instructors Scheme (AMIS) and Co-curricular Activity Instructor in Performing Arts under the Ministry of Education (MOE).

As a pedagogue, Nancy’s teaching philosophy is to ignite students’ interest and curiosity, develop their critical-thinking skills and foster their ability to apply the skills they have learnt in class into their everyday lives. She aims for students to become active learners and take ownership of their own learning.

Prior to joining One World International School, Nancy taught at the Overseas Family School as the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP) Music Teacher and the Piano Pedagogy Programme at the University of Toronto (St. George) for students between the ages 5 to 7. At the Piano Pedagogy programme, she has researched and utilised the Orff, Kodaly and Dalcroze methods.

Nancy enjoys reading Dan Brown’s novels, running, swimming, exploring different cuisines and travelling with her family.

Jeslin holds a Bachelor of Music (Honours) from UCSI University, Malaysia, a Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Research from Monash University, Australia, and a Postgraduate Teacher Preparation Certificate from Moreland University, USA (completing in 2021).

Jeslin became a teacher because she loves young children. However, over many years, she came to realise she enjoys teaching adults as well. She has spent the last decade teaching music to individuals from ages 4 to 55. 

Her goal as a teacher is to inspire and impact others through music. She focuses her time on teaching students how to become the best versions of themselves. She finds it gratifying when students come to her for personal advice about their career choices, important life decisions, and more.

At OWIS, she looks forward to learning and growing with students and colleagues. In her free time, Jeslin loves to paint, and she also enjoys acro yoga (acrobat with yoga poses), travelling, backpacking and experiencing different cultures and lifestyles.

Erwin was born and raised in Singapore. After completing his National Service, he went to USA to pursue his degree in Bachelor of Music at Berklee College of Music. Upon returning to Singapore, he attended his teacher training course at Nanyang Technological University/NIE and was awarded a Diploma in Education (Music Specialist).

As a teacher, Erwin believes an ideal music lesson should be fun and engaging where students are always playing various instruments and making music. He also believes that the students should be given the opportunity to learn as many instruments as possible in the classroom such as the ukulele, acoustic guitar, keyboard, pitch and non-pitched percussion instruments. With this is done, children learn to use instruments as a tool, to not just perform but also compose and analyse music. All students should participate in as many performances as possible because from these performance experiences, they will become more confident, disciplined and committed to giving their best. They will understand how music works as Art and they will be able to appreciate music better.

Erwin's history teacher who taught him A Level History inspired him to become a teacher himself. He can never forget all the efforts his history teacher put in to get him to where he is today.

Erwin believes OWIS has a bright future as a leading international school in Singapore. He is happy to be a part of this growing community and also to continue grooming future talents.

Erwin enjoys travelling, road trips and likes Malay, Indonesian, Middle East, Indian and Western food!

Matheu was born in Cape Town, South Africa. He pursued his Master's Degree in Conducting at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and was a Visiting Conducting Fellow at the Juilliard School in New York, USA. In his career, he has worked primarily as a Freelance Conductor, Musical Theatre Director, and Lecturer in Conducting and Directing at numerous universities in the UK and South Africa.

He has won several accolades in his career, including Second Prize at the International Conducting Competition with the Orpheus Sinfonia of London in 2011 and at the Complete Beethoven Competition with the London Classical Soloists in 2015. 

Matheu believes learning is a privilege and a lifelong journey and that the primary function of educators is to instil an insatiable thirst for knowledge. He leads by example and is not afraid to show that he is learning with his students, so they, too, can fearlessly take on discovery, break through barriers, have the courage to make mistakes and keep trying and growing.

He looks forward to making a positive and lasting impact at OWIS. He is proud of being a good and loving father to his two children. In his free time, he enjoys reading, cycling, tennis, coding, yoga, long walks and swimming in the ocean.