How I composed Advice to a Girl
BY ANNE CAWRSE Anne Cawrse is an award-winning Australian composer preparing for the launch of her debut album Advice to a Girl. In this CutCommon […]
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GALLERY // 10 years of the 3MBS Marathon
BY CUTCOMMON It’s a bittersweet year for the annual 3MBS Marathon. We’ll start with the sweet: 2022 marks its 10 year anniversary! For the past […]
How I created a new Schumann arrangement
BY SHAUNA BEESLEY In this blog, composer Shauna Beesley shares her experience of arranging Robert Schumann’s Fantasiestücke, Op.73. The Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra (pictured […]
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 […]
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 […]