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Piano Teacher

Teacher Sarah

Tan Xin Jie (Sarah)

B.Ed (Hons) Instrumental & Vocal Teaching, First Class Honours · Best Graduate, NAFA · ABRSM Grade 8 Distinction

A piano educator with a strong foundation in music education and child development, teaching piano since 2016. She shares the same distinguished academic pathway as Teacher Jovanna, graduating as Best Graduate of the 2026 Cohort.

Free 30-minute trial lesson for one-to-one students, subject to availability.

Tan Xin Jie (Sarah), Piano Teacher at Polaris Music Academy

About

About Teacher Sarah

Teacher Xin Jie is a piano educator with a strong foundation in both music education and child development.

She shares the same distinguished academic pathway as Teacher Jovanna, having graduated as the Best Graduate of the 2026 Cohort from NAFA (in collaboration with the Royal College of Music), with a Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Instrumental and Vocal Teaching. She also holds a Diploma in Music from LASALLE College of the Arts, and has achieved ABRSM Grade 8 Piano with Distinction and ABRSM Grade 8 Theory with Merit.

Credentials

Education, awards and experience

Education

  • 2024 to 2026

    B.Ed (Hons) Instrumental and Vocal Teaching, Piano Major (First Class Honours)

    NAFA

  • 2014 to 2017

    Diploma in Music

    LASALLE College of the Arts

  • Grade 8 Piano (Distinction)

    ABRSM

  • Grade 8 Theory (Merit)

    ABRSM

Achievements & Awards

  • Best Graduate Award, NAFA 2026 Cohort
  • First Class Honours
  • Speaker at ADPRex 2025

Experiences

  • 2016 to present

    More than 10 years of piano teaching experience, teaching in Singapore since 2016.

Teacher Sarah guiding a student at the grand piano

Testimonials

Tan’s Testimonials

Shared by our parents and students, word for word.

I am so grateful that Teacher Sarah is our piano teacher. Although she may be a bit strict, she still makes the lesson very enjoyable. Her patience, guidance and humor really makes me look forward to every lesson. In between our lessons sometimes, she also gives us some of her own life experiences, this makes the lesson more interesting. I am always keen to learn new things with Teacher Sarah. 😆
Kyla, Student (11)
Before starting lessons with you, Noah was still quite new to playing the piano and sometimes found it difficult to stay focused and practise consistently. Since learning with you, I've seen him become much more confident and interested in playing, and he is now more willing to practise and learn new songs. I especially love seeing how happy he is when he can play a full song or his favourite song by himself or when he learns something new. Thank you so much for your patience, encouragement, and for making piano lessons such a positive experience for Noah!
Esther, Noah's Mom (5.5)

Ready when you are

Learn with Teacher Sarah

Teacher Sarah has slots open for new students. Book a free 30-minute trial lesson, subject to availability, and come say hello. Looking forward to seeing you soon!

Planning ahead? See our fees and the term calendar.