We need to end the “all or nothing” approach to careers in music
BY CHANTAL NGUYEN It was the final minute of the final movement. “All or nothing, now or never!” I thought. The double stops, the breathless […]
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We have to keep going
BY RACHEL BRUERVILLE, OPINIONS EDITOR At the end of October 2021, Premier Steven Marshall announced a much-anticipated COVID “roadmap” for South Australia – in our […]
Creating A Sanctuary of Quietude
BY PAT JAFFE One year ago, Pat Jaffe wrote a blog for CutCommon on the experience of recording and releasing his debut album Eldorado. He […]
The crisis of a career in culture: why sustaining a livelihood in the arts is so hard
BY KATHERINE (KATE) POWER, THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND, THE CONVERSATION In the arts in Australia, precarious employment, unpaid work and short-lived careers are the norm. […]
Conversations with Robin Wilson | The Emerging Violinist
BY JO ST LEON This third conversation with Robin Wilson was really intended to be the second, but young Christian Li’s milestone recording intervened. Today’s […]
Read an extract of Ed Ayres’ new book Whole Notes
BY ED AYRES Bravery Through listening to myself and others play over these decades, music has taught me the truth of sound. We cannot develop if […]
7 skills all music graduates should possess
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER (NSW) The music industry of today and tomorrow looks very different to past models. Musicians are learning to adapt, because […]
Conversations with Robin Wilson | Teaching Christian Li
BY JO ST LEON, SERIES CURATOR Christian Li, one of Robin Wilson’s many outstanding students, has become the youngest violinist ever to record Vivaldi’s Four […]
50 years since Mike Oldfield began writing Tubular Bells: the pioneering album that changed the sound of music
BY ANDY BENNETT, GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY, THE CONVERSATION English composer and multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield began writing Tubular Bells 50 years ago, at the age of 17. […]
Life as a musician during lockdown
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER (NSW) As Melbourne joins us Sydneysiders in lockdown, my sense of déjà vu is strong. In a way, it feels […]