Danai and Ben want you to come over, play music and drink wine
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) I’m sure we all know someone who used to play music every day, but now […]
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Making music safe for people with sensory needs
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Update 8 July 2019: The next Sensory Concert will take place on 20 July at the Fullarton Park Community Centre. The concert […]
Kezia Yap: “You get out of a workshop what you put into it”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE In 2016, Kezia Yap took part in a workshop that would see her develop a composition under some of the strongest […]
Australia’s best-loved music educator Richard Gill has died
Editor’s note, 28 October 2018: Australia’s leading music education advocate Richard Gill AO passed away in his home on Sunday. On Saturday, more than 70 […]
5 tips that help me tolerate my own playing
BY YELIAN HE AS TOLD TO CUTCOMMON Yelian He is nicknamed the “Kung Fu Cellist” after his prowess in the Chinese martial art Wing Chun. […]
This uni orchestra is one of the oldest societies on campus
BY MARK BOSCH I’ve been a violinist in the Sydney University Symphony Orchestra since the beginning of 2017, and our upcoming final concert for […]
We should still respect film music as art
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Are you one of those classical music lovers who thinks film music isn’t “real” music? Are you too high-brow to enjoy […]
Life as a young and successful Australian pianist
BY CELINE CHONG, LEAD WRITER (QLD) With a string of major prizes to his name, it’s no surprise that Vietnamese-born Australian pianist Hoang Pham […]
What should an artist make of the Sydney Opera House protests?
BY MARK BOSCH One of the stranger protests I’ve been to – Tuesday night’s “counter-projection event” at the Sydney Opera House – felt nevertheless appropriate […]
Canberra musicians are fighting to save their education
BY LILY BRYANT In 2014, I auditioned at the Australian National University School of Music for its prestigious H Course. Each week, my peers […]