Our Team

Elaine Khong is one of the founding members of GraceNotes. She has obtained Licentiate from Royal Schools of Music (LRSM) and Licentiate from Trinity College of London (LTCL) both with distinction. She is also trained in Computer Science from National University of Singapore. Her passion and interest is in chamber music and violin pedagogy. Find out more about her violin lessons at: https://violinjournal.com

She has participated in various chamber concerts in Singapore and has been violinist for Braddell Heights Symphony Orchestra, National University of Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Japan Singapore, Camerata (Singapore) and the Chamber Players. She enjoys playing different genre of music, not limiting to classical style.

Yaw Yeang began to play violin since the age of 6 under Music Instructor Liew Teck Khoon until he completed his violin Grade 8. A few years later he entered Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts to further his music studies, and continue learning violin under violinist Lynette Lim, Zhang Zhen Shan, and Kong Zhao Hui. In year 2006, he completed his Honor Degree in Music (University of Wales).

After the graduation, Yaw Yeang continue obtained the Fellowship Diploma (FTCL) from Trinity College, London. As a music performer, he playing violin or viola in various type of concerts or events, such as Singapore 50th National Day Event in 2015 and the memorial day of Mr Lee Kuan Yew in 2016. Apart from performing, he is also a music instructor and violin examiner in Yamaha music school, Singapore.

Passion for piano playing and music started when he heard his two elder sisters practicing on the piano at home. He started his formal classical piano training at age of 7. Took and passed with Distinction ABRSM Grade 1 at age 9, then went on to take Grade 5 (Merit), Grade 7 (Merit) and eventually Grade 8 (Merit) at age 17.

In the same year, he joined Singapore Youth Orchestra to learn to play the double bass in the Training Ensemble, and thereafter joined the main orchestra for their annual concerts and various other performances. This period of one and a half years with the Orchestra broadened his music education and further cultivated his passion for music.

Challenging himself to greater heights, he went on to prepare for higher piano studies after completing his 2.5 years of National Service as a Military Police, and subsequently attained ATCL for Piano (Recital) with Distinction at age 21. In the same year, he enrolled into Nanyang Technological University and thereafter joined their String Ensemble (which evolved to become NTU String Orchestra during his times). He picked up the cello within a short time, which he went on to attain ABRSM Grade 8 with Merit, with aid from his piano and double bass background. Since university days, he has been very actively involved as a chamber ensemble player in performing within school for dinner-&-dance and convocation events, as well as outside of school events like weddings, corporate events, dinner-&-dance, product launches, fashion festivals and other music festivals like the Singapore Night Festival.