A day in the life of AYO National Music Camp
BY LILY BRYANT Every January, hundreds of Australia’s top young musicians gather in the sweltering heat to spend two weeks working with some of the […]
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5 psychology principles that could help you learn your next piece
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Sydney-based musician and charity worker Jessie Wang is a mental health advocate and studies psychology at […]
Why we love Elena Kats-Chernin
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE, EDITOR This story was first published in the Kill Your Darlings literary journal as part of the inaugural KYD New Critic Award. […]
7 ways to avoid burnout this year
BY LAURA BIEMMI, TRENDS EDITOR The music industry, like many industries that deal with creativity and artistry, can be an environment of intense burnout. Those […]
Is it easier to read or perform solo?
BY ZOE DOUGLAS-KINGHORN, LEAD WRITER My horn-playing friend recently told me she was considering quitting music. I was astonished. All the years I had known […]
What I learnt at Word for Word
BY ZOE DOUGLAS-KINGHORN, LEAD WRITER Our Scribe-winning lead writer rocked up to the Word for Word festival for some serious professional development. Here’s what she […]
Halcyon: 20 years in 20 pictures
BY JENNY DUCK-CHONG, HALCYON This year, Halcyon celebrates its 20th birthday. In this photoblog, artistic director Jenny Duck-Chong reflects on the occasion as she shares […]
“Confronting this crisis” of post-consumer plastic waste
BY ALEX CHILDS AND SOPHIE DAHM (COLOURFUL COLLECTIVE), WITH INTRODUCTION AND POEM BY ROSE DE LA MONTAÑA (GUITAR) d e b r i s is […]
LONGREAD // Cyrus Meurant on composing in Europe and Australia
BY CYRUS MEURANT AS TOLD TO CUTCOMMON Cyrus’ composition Concertino for Clarinet and String Quartet will be performed by the Omega Ensemble at the National […]
5 tips that help me tolerate my own playing
BY YELIAN HE AS TOLD TO CUTCOMMON Yelian He is nicknamed the “Kung Fu Cellist” after his prowess in the Chinese martial art Wing Chun. […]