It’s okay if you’re not a child prodigy
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF One evening earlier this month whilst scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed (when I should have been practising), I came across an […]
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Composer Michael Mathieson-Sandars explains his new music
BY MICHAEL MATHIESON-SANDARS It’s true enough to say that a musical score communicates to a performer what to play and how to play it. […]
What it’s like to page-turn for Ray Chen and Julien Quentin (OMG)
BY CELINE CHONG, LEAD WRITER (QLD) So you’ve been asked to page-turn. *Cue inconspicuous eye-roll while saying okay because you have to.* While the […]
The danger of elitism in music
BY JOSEPH ASQUITH, LEAD WRITER (EDUCATION) Rivalry. It is, perhaps unfortunately, a part of the human condition arising from our basic needs for self-validation […]
When life won’t let you take a break
BY JENNIFER HANKIN, MUSICIAN AND VISUAL ARTIST I want to talk about burnout. Specifically, when you have to work through burnout. Unfortunately, it’s pertinent […]
Understanding the musical universe of Hermeto Pascoal
BY ROSE DE LA MONTAÑA Man, isn’t it a good feeling when your latest musical project starts to take form and come to life? My […]
LONGREAD // Adam Simmons on The Usefulness of Art
BY ADAM SIMMONS AS TOLD TO CUTCOMMON Adam Simmons’ two-year long series The Usefulness of Art has been performed to widespread critical acclaim. Adam’s latest […]
10 things I learnt about lieder at MIFLAS 2018
BY JESSICA CARRASCALÃO HEARD It’s a pretty special thing when you’re lucky enough to find yourself learning new things from experts who are passionate […]
5 tips for fundraising your music project
BY DAVID ROWDEN AS TOLD TO CUTCOMMON In its most recent Annual Fundraising Campaign, the Omega Ensemble raised more than $100,000. So we thought the […]
LONGREAD // Composing for video game with Philip Sheppard
BY PHILIP SHEPPARD AS TOLD TO CHRISTOPHER LEON, GLOBAL SERIES COORDINATOR Philip Sheppard co-composed Sony’s Detroit: Become Human, a new video game for PS4. In this story, […]