This is not the time to stop having music lessons
BY WENDY ZHANG As a music student, I felt incredibly lucky to be taught by each of my private piano teachers – they were mentors […]
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These are the women in music who inspire us
BY THE CUTCOMMON TEAM This March 8 is International Women’s Day. To celebrate, we got thinking about those who inspire us most — from performers […]
We asked a resume writer how you can land that job in the arts industry
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Flautist Jacquie Liversidge graduated from her music degree in 2013. She’d performed in flute ensembles, featured on multiple instruments in the 2012 […]
This new competition is striking a chord with young Australian school kids
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Musica Viva has had numerous programs aiming to make classical music more accessible for young people […]
Rohan Dasika will perform live music in nature at this beautiful, coastal festival
BY LAURA BIEMMI, TRENDS EDITOR Since 1991, musicians and audiences from all corners of the country have trekked to Bermagui in New South Wales to […]
Sydney musicians are banding together to help native animals in need
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE For flautist Joshua Batty, one of the most distressing impacts of this summer’s bushfire season has been “the feeling of mutual helplessness”. […]
An entirely casual chat with Stranger Things composers Kyle and Michael
BY CHRISTOPHER LEON WITH LEVEL AND GAIN You may not have heard of Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein, but you would undoubtedly know their music. […]
Would you marathon 16 hours of music to help support the firefighters?
BY NATASHA LIN More than 30 classical musicians from Sydney and Melbourne will this month perform as part of Tempo Rubato’s 16-hour Music Marathon Fundraiser […]
As the Australian government abandons the arts, it’s time to make some noise
BY TIM HANNAH “In love and rage.” That phrase is a common sign-off amongst activists. It aptly summarises the fluctuations between compassion and frustration that […]
Composer Cyrus Meurant talks about his stunning new vinyl release
BY GABRIELLE CADENHEAD Composer-violinist Cyrus Meurant has cultivated a vast portfolio of music for dance and theatre. He has studied composition in Sydney, Paris, and […]