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 […]
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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 […]
Conversations with Robin Wilson | Early Inspiration
BY JO ST LEON Conversations with Robin Wilson came about as I sat in the viola section of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra one morning for […]
The significance of singing Pauline Viardot “in this time of awakening”
BY LISA HARPER-BROWN Soprano Lisa Harper-Brown (pictured below) will perform in a Tenth Muse Initiative called Ugly Beauty: Celebrating 200 Years of Pauline Viardot. In […]
Quart-Ed is using music education to celebrate diversity
BY CUTCOMMON In collaboration with the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, the Women’s Club has been hosting a series of recitals celebrating the works of women […]
How I used Zoom to express creativity through isolation
BY BECKY LLEWELLYN We would like to welcome Becky in her first blog as a CutCommon contributor! Ah, 2021 – living through a global pandemic. […]
My first concert back
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Can you remember the experience of a pre-COVID concert? If you haven’t thought about it for a while, I’d invite you to […]