Chinese Instrumental Music Grading Examinations
Sub-Committee & Panels
Advisory Panel
An expert panel has been set up to advise and to ensure that the high standards and rigour of the examination are maintained. The panel includes well-known Chinese musicians and conductors from Singapore and overseas regions. They are:
SINGAPORE
Dr Chia Wei Khuan
Dr Gan Yeow Beng
Dr Hang Kim Hoo
Dr Ken Chang
Law Wai Lun
Liu Bin
Qu Chun Quan
Quek Yong Siu
Tan Chin Huat
Tay Soon Huat
Terence Ho Wee San
Yan Huichang
Yeo Siew Wee
Zhang Nian Bing
CHINA
Fang Jinlong
Gu Guan Ren
Li Zhen
Wang Li Ping
HONG KONG
Chen Neng Chi
Wang Guo Tong
INDONESIA
Merry Indrawaty
MALAYSIA
Goh Suk Liang
Heng Xi Ying
Lai Ah Lai
Lim Soon Huat
Lim Soon Lay
Lim Soon Oo
Ng Teck Hing
Teo Jian Xiang
Wong Hoong Cheong
TAIWAN
Huang Kuang-Yu
Kuo Che Chen
Su Wen Cheng
Sub-Committee
The Chinese Instrumental Music Grading Examinations Sub-committee (CIMGESC) provides insight and expertise that helps in achieving the Examinations’ objectives of becoming an examination system that will be recognized and accepted by academic and fine arts institutions in Singapore and abroad.
Dr Neo Peng Fu
Director, Confucius Institute - Nanyang Technological University
Dr Samuel Wong
Creative Director, The TENG Company
Quek Ling Kiong
Principal Conductor, Singapore Chinese Orchestra
Editorial Panel
An editorial panel consisting of highly qualified professional musicians has also been formed to develop the assessment benchmarks and examination scores for various Chinese musical instruments. Several of the musicians are well-established performers in the People’s Republic of China, currently residing in Singapore.
GUZHENG
Tan Chin Huat
Lim Choo Li
Lim Pei Pei
Lin Zhong
Wong Lan Fah
ERHU
Zhang Yu Ming
DIZI
Zhan Yong Ming
PIPA
Liu Yan
YANGQIN
Wei Yan Ming
RUAN, LIUQIN
(First Edition)
Foong Chui San
Seetoh Poh Lam
(Second Edition)
Zhang Ronghui
Lo Chai Xia
Ngeow Si Ming, Jonathan
GAOYIN SHENG, ZHONGYIN SHENG
Guo Chang Suo
Lim Kiong Pin
Ong Yi Horng
Seah Kar Wee
GAOYIN SUONA
Jin Shiyi
ZHONGYIN SUONA
Liu Jiang
CELLO
Lee Hou Koon
Chen Ying Guang Helen
Zhang Rengui Gerald
DOUBLE BASS
Lee Hou Koon
Lee Tsu Hock
Yao Tianyao
GUANZI, HULUSI
Han Lei
PERCUSSION
Phoon Yew Tien
Ngoh Kheng Seng
GUQIN
Zhong Zhiyue
Examiners
A panel of highly qualified musicians and examiners from Asia and Singapore will assess the candidates in the examination.
The information below is only applicable to the Examinations in Year 2025.
GUZHENG
ERHU
DIZI / SHENG / SUONA / GUANZI / HULUSI
PIPA / RUAN / LIUQIN
YANGQIN / PERCUSSION
CELLO / DOUBLE BASS
GUQIN
CHIEF EXAMINER