SoundSCAPE: An Australian in Italy
BY NAOMI JOHNSON Contemporary music is full of juxtapositions: great flurries of notes and ethereal suspense, the intimacy of a single instrument and the […]
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Fresh views on all things classical and new music
What makes classical music classical?
BY ANGUS DAVISON Most of us intuitively know if a piece of music is classical. But what makes it so? What does all classical […]
Eulogy for the Compact Disc
BY TAMARA KOHLER I recently sold my Panasonic RX-ES30 Power Blaster on eBay; a cherished eighth birthday gift and the vestibule for all of my […]
Concert Experience: Let’s Blur the Lines
BY TAMARA KOHLER Bim and Bob are heading to the symphony tonight; a program of Sculthorpe, Mozart and Beethoven. Bim has her best little […]
We have to talk about talking about music
BY ANGUS DAVISON We have to talk about talking about music. The language we use to discuss music is deeply entrenched. Ask ‘what is […]
Why I Admire My Students
BY BEC TILLEY As a teacher, I find myself incredibly proud, and in awe, of my students on a regular basis. Twice in the […]
Read. Think. Write.
BY MEGAN BURSLEM When I was in grade five, I recited Roald Dahl’s Little Red Riding Hood at my primary school fete. I can’t remember exactly […]
Composition: A Five Point Plan
BY YANPENG ZHANG I was born in Northeast China in 1989. In my early years, my parents were very surprised at my talent and […]
Brahms: A Love Story
BY LUCY RASH Dearly beloved: I have an announcement to make. Though I’m not usually one to declare such feelings so openly, I wish […]
Is Baroque the most high-brow music ever?
BY ANDREW MESSENGER There is something of an arms race in (some) cultural circles. Everyone wants to be the edgiest, newest, most challenging – […]