Venus Kwong: Mental health sounds like…
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Sydney musician and charity worker Jessie Wang is a mental health advocate and studies psychology at […]
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Mastering your practice #4: Miranda interviews Rachael Beesley
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER (NSW) This is the fourth interview in Miranda’s exclusive CutCommon series Mastering your practice. Please note that these stories may include a […]
Congratulations to the 2020 National Arts and Disability Award winners
CONTENT COURTESY AUSTRALIA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS Emily Crockford, Gaelle Mellis, and Abbie Madden have been named recipients of the 2020 National Arts and Disability Awards, presented by the Australia Council for […]
5 reasons why I applied to learn composition with the AYO
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Australian Youth Orchestra exists to nurture and launch the careers of those who dream of a life in music. Of course, […]
ANNOUNCED: These are the winners of the 2020 Screen Music Awards
CONTENT COURTESY APRA AMCOS For the first time in its history, the 2020 Screen Music Awards was held as a virtual event to celebrate the […]
Could your arts career benefit from personal coaching?
BY JESSIE WANG (LEAD WRITER, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) There is no doubt the music industry is competitive. And when that competition is coupled with […]
LIVE REVIEW // Alex hears Lamentation & Joy
BY ALEX SIEGERS Lamentation & JoySt Andrew’s Cathedral, Sydney, 7 November Conceived by Sydney Conservatorium of Music Honours student and St Andrew’s Cathedral Principal Lay […]
You Can’t Ask That: Q&A with screen composer Andrew Sampford
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE VIA LEVEL AND GAIN “How do you swear in sign language?” “Did you drink metho?” “Were you raised as a boy or […]
Staying connected as an independent artist during COVID-19
BY SIMEON WALKER We would like to give a warm welcome to Simeon in his first blog with CutCommon. It’s fair to say 2020 has […]
How one choir is helping those with dementia and their carers
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) There’s plenty of evidence that music has ample cognitive, emotional, and physical benefits for both the […]