About
Yvonne Tan
A life-long passionate bagpiper
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Profile
Yvonne is a professional qualified senior teacher graduated from the Australian Pipe Band College in Australia and the College of Piping in Glasgow, Scotland.
Exclusively appointed by the College of Piping in Glasgow, Yvonne conducts theory and practical examinations in Singapore for both Practice Chanter and Bagpipe.
She is registered with the Ministry of Education as a qualified instructor and with the People’s Association as a trainer. Yvonne is a renowned trainer in the bagpipe and drum community. Her greatest passion is to share her vast local and overseas performance experience with local amateur pipe bands as well as individuals who are interested in playing this unique instrument.
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Achievement
She has groomed many young Boys Brigade pipe-bands from various renowned schools such as the Anglo Chinese School, Raffles Institution, Victoria School, Kuo
Chuan Presbyterian Sec School, Serangoon Gardens Secondary School, Nan Hua High School, Presbyterian High School and Tampines Central Community Club. She has also trained the Boys’ Brigade Pipe Band in Penang & Butterworth, Malaysia.
As the founder of the well-known band, “Merlion Pipes & Drums”, she has delivered performances in numerous local and regional events. Besides being active in Arts Festivals, National Day Parade, National Day Carnival, Chingay Parade and GRC activities, the band has won many awards for competitions in various countries in the region.
Yvonne has been an active sponsor to Singapore Boys’ Brigade – Pipes & Drums
Festival since 2004 for prizes for their events.