Date: 30 November 2025 - 4 December 2025
Destination: Tokyo, Japan
Open to all/public to wants to benefit from the outcome of this Immersion.
* Optional excursion to Osaka/Kyoto 4 December 2025 - 7 December 2025
Coalesce Japan 2025 by Melrose Production (part of Seimpi Education) is a unique curated music immersion in Japan. This trip combines on campus lessons in Music History/ Music Analysis / Solfege / Choir practice, individual instrumental lessons, and performance experiences in a concert. (in collaboration with Tokyo College of Music, the oldest music college in Japan, since 1907.)
Who is Coalesce designed for?
This Coalesce music immersion trip to Japan is designed for students / professionals / music lovers. It is also ideal for teachers who wish to bring their own students, fostering stronger bonds and camaraderie within their group. Apart from enhancing students' musical skills, teachers can also refine their teaching techniques through observation and meaningful interactions with experienced trainers in Tokyo College of Music.
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How COALESCE benefits & is the key to personal growth.
Skill Development:
Traveling for music provides opportunities to learn from local musicians and educators. Workshops and masterclasses can significantly enhance participants' technical skills and broaden their musical repertoires.
Collaboration and Networking:
Engaging with musicians from different backgrounds encourages collaboration. This network of artists can lead to future projects, partnerships, and a greater exchange of ideas across cultures.
Personal Growth:
Stepping outside one’s comfort zone can lead to increased confidence and personal development. Participants often return with a greater sense of identity and purpose, enriched by their experiences.
Inspiration and Creativity:
Experiencing new sounds, instruments, and performance styles can ignite creativity. Immersion in a vibrant musical environment can inspire fresh ideas and innovative approaches to music-making.
Cultural Appreciation:
Immersion in a different country allows participants to experience the local culture firsthand. Exposure to indigenous music styles, instruments, and traditions fosters a deeper understanding and appreciation of diverse musical heritages.
Global Perspective:
Traveling enhances empathy and understanding. Musicians can gain insights into the social, political, and historical contexts that shape the music of a region, leading to more informed and conscious artistic expressions.
Tokyo College of Music
Japan's oldest music university/college and into its 118th year in 2025. It boasts a highly qualified and distinguished faculty of more than 600 with the entire student body, under the umbrella of Tokyo College of Music, of over 2,000 students.
Touchdown in Tokyo, Japan and start of your Coalesce experience. Check in to Tokyo Metropolitan Hotel or equivalent.
Day 1 : 30 November 2025 SINGAPORE TOKYO
Day 2 : 1 December 2025 (Music Immersion) (B)
Start of music immersion with Tokyo College of Music (TCM). Lessons on Music History and Musical Analysis. Attend individual instrumental lesson 1 (piano/violin) with lecturers from TCM. Also observation of undergraduate classes (opera, Japanese music ).
Day 3 : 2 December 2025 (Music Immersion) (B)
Second day of the immersion program at Tokyo College of Music starts with Aural training. Attend individual instrumental lesson 2 (piano/violin) with lecturers from Tokyo College of Music. Rehearsal for concert. Also observation of undergraduate classes (orchestra practice).
Day 4 : 3 December 2025 (Music Immersion) (B/D)
The day starts with a Choir practice for all participants. Final rehearsal and concert for all in TCM hall. Group dinner to mark the end of the music immersion and get together for all particpants.
Day 5 : 4 December 2025 (B) *Optional excursion to Osaka/Kyoto
Participants will proceed for their onward trips, or *join the excursion to Osaka/Kyoto or return to Singapore.
* For participants of the Music Immersion part of Coalesce, you will be performing in the Concert. Each performance must not be more than 5 minutes.
* The order of the immersion program may be subject to minor changes.
*Optional : 4 December 2025 - 7 December 2025
Highlights:
- Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
- Universal Studio Japan standard admission
- Kaiyukan standard admission
- Osaka, Nara & Kyoto tour city tour
- Nara Park "feed the deer" experience including feeds
- 2 nights hotel stay in Karaksa Hotel Osaka Namba standard twin room
- 1 night stay in Kyoto Century Hotel comfort twin room
- 2 way airport/Shinkansen transfer
- 2 speciality lunch
*Recommended to book Japan Airlines for flights from Singapore to Tokyo if you are joining this optional excusion as the domestic flights will be free.
Open to all/public to wants to benefit from the outcome of this Immersion.
Coalesce Music Immersion (30 Nov 2025 - 4 Dec 2025)
Prices (excluding air ticket):
Participant in the Music Immersion Program:
$2,600 (based on twin sharing)
*Earlybird discount of $200 (book by 30 June 2025)
*Additional discount of $100 for LAN members
Accompanying adults:
$1,500 (based on twin sharing)
Triple room : -$100 per person
*Special Group Rates for Teachers
Teachers bringing a group of students can enjoy accompanying adult’s rates. Please contact us for further details.
*Gratuities : JPY4000 per person for the guides/driver.
*City tax : JPY800 per person
*Optional Excurison to Osaka/Kyoto (4 Dec 2025 - 7 Dec 2025)
Prices (excluding air ticket), *Recommended to book Japan Airlines if you are joining this optional excusion as the domestic flights will be free:
Twin sharing : $1,400
Triple sharing : $1,300
*Gratuities : JPY3000 per person for the guides/driver.
*City tax : JPY600 per person
