By Cherie Khoo (26S03B) and Christian Adriel Tan (26S07B)

Live music is an elusive, hard-to-describe sound. Perhaps it’s less of a sound, and more of a feeling. Many of us have probably heard live music in the Star Theatre, or the National Stadium, jumping along to heavy beats in the humid air. A smaller group of us, however, listen to live music in the Esplanade, or perform it ourselves, usually amidst well-dressed adults and wordless classical movements. 

Yet live music doesn’t exist entirely on opposite ends of the spectrum. And there is a spectrum, one that encompasses much more than just pop and classical music. Read on for an introduction to the many different kinds of live music Singapore’s music scene has to offer, and challenge yourself to step out of your comfort zone to appreciate the beauty in something new.