Charmaine is a highly trained harpist with a Master's Degree in Harp Performance from the New England Conservatory (Boston, USA) and a Bachelor's Degree from the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music (National University of Singapore). Currently, she serves as the Harp Lecturer at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (University of Arts Singapore), where she works with degree and diploma students in both solo and chamber music settings. Her students have gone on to perform as soloists with the NAFA Strings Orchestra and gain acceptance into esteemed institutions like the Glenn Gould School in Toronto. Charmaine has also contributed her expertise as a mentor for the Singapore National Youth Orchestra and the Orchestra of Music Makers, and has been invited to serve as a jury member for harp examinations and recitals at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music.