How my dual musical identity shaped me
BY SHANE LESTIDEAU One of my favourite expressions goes like this: ‘There’s no path, just walking’. Sometimes I feel as though this describes my career […]
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Ella Macens: “I’m learning to love every second of it”
BY ELLA MACENS, AS TOLD TO KATIE MILLER-CRISPE Young composer Ella Macens participated in the Gondwana National Choral School Composer Program, with her work featured […]
Lewis Ingham: Grasp hold of every opportunity
BY LEWIS INGHAM I’m one of the few Melburnians who can look at the winter coat in their wardrobe with the immense satisfaction of knowing […]
Can ACT help you overcome performance anxiety?
BY DEBORAH HART Deborah Hart is a musician and qualified ACT practitioner. We’d like to welcome Deborah in her first blog as a CutCommon contributor. […]
Contemporary music: Baby, don’t hurt me no more
BY CHRISTOPHER HEALEY, COMPOSER We’ve all seen articles that talk about contemporary music: how little it gets played, and why people hate or love […]
Revealed: How to prepare for your audition
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE We’ve all been there: We find a musical opportunity. We set goals for ourselves. We think, ‘this audition is ages away, […]
Top 10 intense composer love affairs
BY MADELINE ROYCROFT In the wise words of Stravinsky: “In order to create there must be a dynamic force, and what force is more potent than […]
Why your determination will serve you well
BY JESSICA VOIGT-PAGE Jessica Voigt-Page is an Australian classical saxophonist based in Texas. She teaches 70 students and hosts camps and events with her own […]
Is it more important to be seen than heard?
BY CHRISTOPHER HEALEY, COMPOSER Many of us who wear the label of ‘artist’ know that a career in art is like the movie Inception, […]
Sanctuary: The women of Dartington
BY HARRIET CUNNINGHAM There’s been a great deal of talk – and a bit of action, too – about improving gender equity in the […]