Attending live music performances is encouraged as part of learning in the Singapore’s music lower secondary music curriculum. However, the opportunity for students to attend music performances outside of school has been inconsistent across schools and there is little information about the benefits of attending live music performances that are educational and how they can support student learning.This poster presentation will share about a new cohort-wide learning initiative - the Performing Arts-Based Learning (PABL), which will be rolled out progressively to all secondary schools by 2027. Introduced as part of the revised lower secondary music syllabus in Singapore, PABL is a core learning experience, where students get to experience a bespoke live music performance in a professional arts and cultural venue in their lower secondary years. The learning experience is accompanied with pre- and post-performance lessons facilitated by the music teachers in schools. PABL serves to strengthen students’ competencies and dispositions through the following objectives:a. Deepen students’ appreciation for live music performances;b. Cultivate a sense of curiosity and pride in students towards local music, musicians, and performance venues; andc. Strengthen students’ ability to make connections between classroom music learning and authentic music experiences beyond the school.The study will examine (a) the impact of Performing Arts-based Learning (PABL) experiences on students with respect to the development of specific music learning outcomes and 21st century competencies, (b) how music teachers in schools adopt and adapt the pre- and post-performance lesson packages to support and extend students’ learning from the PABL experience.Data collection will be based on post-performance questionnaire surveys completed by students from 85 participating schools, classroom observations and semi-structured interviews with experienced music teachers from four secondary schools. Insights from this study underscore the benefits of incorporating authentic learning experiences as part of the music curriculum, inform ways to improve the design and implementation of future PABL experiences and develop students’ appreciation of the connections between classroom learning and Singapore’s performing arts heritage.