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Joyce TEO started piano lessons in primary school but she never thought of a career in music until she fell in love with the traditional Indonesian art form gamelan at university in Australia. She did her master’s in ethnomusicology and now juggles between teaching at NAFA (Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts) and completing a Phd on the evolution of gamelan in Singapore and its impact on identity.
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Betty LEE Siu Ping knew from a very young age that she shares the same birthday as Singapore. During her school days, she was on stage every August 9, singing or dancing to celebrate National Day. Despite feeling ambivalent and sometimes irritated, she would never turn down any opportunity to attend a National Day Parade. Now semi-retired, she just wants to live her life to the fullest and be happy.
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