Paderewski International Piano Competition

Dr Lee Pei Ming was previously an Assistant Professor in Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music at the National University of Singapore. She taught at the university from 2005 to 2018. Lee graduated with a Doctorate in Musical Arts (DMA) in Piano Performance and Pedagogy at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2005 and achieved her Licentiate and Fellowship (F.T.C.L.) from Trinity College in London with honours prior to her degrees.

Dr Lee’s research paper “Infant Musicality in the New Generation” was published at the INTED conference in Spain. She also presented her papers at the prestigious World Piano Pedagogy Conference at Texas, USA and in Malaysia. Lee is also the founder of the music programme Staccato! Music, which specialises in early childhood music and movement programme since 2009. The programme is based on her research on developing accurate pitching abilities in young children. Due to the success of the music programme, Staccato! Pte Ltd was awarded Promising SME 500 in 2013. The early childhood programme has been adopted by several well-known kindergartens in Singapore, like Carpe Diem, Little Skool-House, BibiNogs, M.Y World by YMCA over the years. In 2018, Staccato! Pte Ltd ventured into Prodigy Music in Shanghai, and expanded a new branch at Orchard Tanglin in 2021.

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In recent years, Dr Lee has several students who had achieved distinction in their ABRSM or Trinity piano examinations. Ms Ong Weng Yee headed to Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester, to pursue a music education, after achieving her Grade 8 with distinction when she was eight years old. Mr Goh Kai Cheng was awarded the grand-final winner in the 5th Annual Steinway Piano Competition, to represent Singapore in the Regional Round in 2020.

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In addition to her passion for teaching, Dr Lee had performed in the 13th ASEAN Summit Gala Dinner in 2007, and in the 2006 Singapore International Piano Festival at the Victoria Concert Hall. In 2006, Lee premiered Eine Kleine Mitternachmusik by American composer George Crumb in Michigan and Singapore. Other places where Lee had performed include Czech Republic and Italy.