Where to next? Looking beyond COVID-19 for Australian musicians
BY DR DIANA TOLMIE That the COVID-19 pandemic has knocked the arts and entertainment industries for six is an understatement. Social media followers are witnessing […]
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Music for Mateship will unite us with our neighbours this Anzac Day
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) April 25 is an important date on the Australian calendar. It’s a day for us to […]
Tim Hannah has launched an online resource connecting music teachers with students during COVID-19
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE It’s impossible to ignore the innovation in our industry as it responds to the pandemic and consequent career-impacting restrictions. The absence of […]
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 […]
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. […]