THE MUSIC DIRECTOR

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TK Teo is a worship leader at Paya Lebar Chinese Methodist Mission who started a TikTok music tutorial account that is blessing young worship musicians and giving them a space to share their struggles. All photos courtesy of TK Teo.

THE MUSIC DIRECTOR

Want to lead your worship team better?

This course helps music directors make confident decisions and guide their team smoothly. Learn practical ways to run rehearsals, support your band and create a worship experience that keeps both your team and congregation engaged.

Course duration

4 weeks

Class size

8 participants (min. to start and max. capacity)

This workshop is for

  • Music directors who desire to serve better as a MD
  • Worship team members who are interested to learn how to direct music

Prerequisites

  • Actively serving and have experience in a worship band
  • Have basic musical awareness:
    • Able to play and stay in time
    • Understand song structure (verse, chorus, bridge)
  • Comfortable with playing in a team
    • Have the experience playing with other musicians (not just a solo player)
    • Able to listen and blend with other musicians
  • Teachable, leadership and openness
    • Willing to guide others with humility and patience
    • Willing to grow in spiritual maturity and emotional steadiness

Course highlights

  • Do you feel that your music directing style is ineffective and needs some improvements?
  • Do you find that the worship band or your musicians are not playing together or as a team?
  • Do you find it difficult to support or keep the morale of a worship band or a musician?

If so, this course is for you, and we will address individual growth areas as best as time permits. 

About the instructor

Known online as @thatworshipkeyboardist, TK is a worship keyboardist, music director and artiste specialising in modern worship sound, band dynamics and atmosphere crafting. Active in both local and regional worship settings, he is recognised for his emphasis on tasteful playing, emotional interpretation and spiritual sensitivity in live worship environments. 

As a self-taught musician, TK has developed a distinctive approach to worship music education – one that integrates musicianship, spiritual posture, and practical band communication. He partners with worship leaders and churches to strengthen worship culture and elevate the sound of worship across Singapore and the region. 

TK currently serves as a keyboardist and music director with The Encounter, a local worship band in Singapore, and also ministers with the renowned Taiwanese worship ministry Stream of Praise 赞美之泉.  He also serves in his home church, Paya Lebar Chinese Methodist Church.

Date: Class 1 – May 6, 13, 20 and 25, 2026 (Wednesdays)
            Class 2 – October 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2026 (Wednesdays)

Time: 7.30pm-9 pm

Venue: Methodist School of Music (Level 3)

Cost: S$280 (inclusive of 9% GST)

Click here to register.
Registration closes:
April 15, 2026 for Class 1 
September 16, 2026 for Class 2
or whenever the class is full.

About the organiser
The Methodist School of Music is a member of the Methodist Schools network. MSM was founded in 1997 as an agency of the Methodist Church in Singapore and is registered with the Ministry of Education.

Its three-fold thrust is to:

  • Nurture individuals regardless of race or religion, towards musical excellence;
  • Contribute towards the development of music in Singapore and the region;
  • Equip Christians for the needs of the music ministry.

Its goal is to equip and edify both the individual and the church through music and the performing arts.