In 1996, Dr. Lee left Singapore for further studies in the University of Pacific in California under the Lee Foundation Scholarship. While he was there, he was also awarded the Graduate Assistant Scholarship of the Music Education Department. He also guest-conducted the university orchestra and concert band and served as a trumpeter of the San Francisco Wind Orchestra. In the summer of 1997, he served as the senior faculty of the “Cazadero” Performing Arts Camp.
Dr. Lee Tian Tee graduated from Eastern Michigan University in 1986 with a Bachelor of Music (Trumpet Performance) degree under a four-year Public Service Commission (PSC) / Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) Scholarship. Under the tutelage of Mr. Carter Eggers and Mr. James Underwood, he mastered the rudiments of trumpet playing. He then took an interest in conducting and studied the fine art of conducting under renowned mentors including Professor Shalom Ronly Riklis, Mr. Russel Reed and the late Ms Elizabeth Green. When he returned, he served in the Singapore Symphonic Orchestra for nine years and became the resident conductor of several bands including the Singapore Polytechnic Band, West-Winds, the National University of Singapore Symphonic Band and the Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) and Anglo-Chinese Junior College Concert Bands.
Dr. Lee graduated as a Doctoral Graduate Research Scholar from the National Institute of Education of the Nanyang Technological University in 2004, where he had focused his research on wind band education in Singapore.
Dr. Lee has led his bands to outstanding awards at numerous national and international band competitions, including the First Prize Award at the 14th World Music Contest in Netherlands, Bronze and Silver Award at the International Alpine Music Festival and clinching the Command Band title and Gold Awards at the Australian International Music Festival in 2001 and 2006.
Being such a distinguished conductor has earned him a seat among the panel of adjudicators during the Singapore Youth Festival Central Judging of Concert Bands (Secondary Schools) in 1999 and (Primary Schools) in 2000, 2002 and the 10th Australian International Music Festival in Sydney. He served as the Music Director in the 25th and 26th National Cadet Officer (NCO) Camp for secondary school bands. He was also invited to be the Conductor of the World Wind Band at the 11th Australian International Music Festival this year in Sydney and the guest conductor for the Hong Kong & Macau Band Fair 2007.

In 2001, Dr. Lee founded the Singapore chapter of the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE, now known as the Wind Bands Association of Singapore) which organized numerous activities to promote and educate the local wind bands. Presently, he is the band conductor for Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble, Anglo-Chinese Junior College and Clementi Town Secondary School Concert Bands; and is also Music Director for West Winds, Band of the Bukit Batok Community Club (Singapore).
Besides being president of the Wind Bands Association of Singapore, Dr. Lee also holds memberships to the Music Educators National Conference (MENC), Conductors Guild, and the Singapore Band Directors’ Association. He is also a board member and member of WASBE International.