What do you need to know about vocal music?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE What do you need to know about vocal music? The answer to this question depends on your approach. Are you a composer […]
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How ANAM helps me grow “not just as a musician but also as a human being”
BY CUTCOMMON Breaking into the Australian music industry isn’t easy — so you’re going to want a good start. The Australian National Academy of Music […]
What’s it actually like to be a first year at ANAM?
BY CUTCOMMON Breaking into the Australian music industry isn’t easy — so you’re going to want a good start. The Australian National Academy of Music […]
Why the future of music is collaborative
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER (NSW) Traditionalist elitism has long plagued the image of classical music. It holds back our progress as an industry. Proponents […]
This composition program is “a stepping-stone between education and the music industry”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE “How do you make your music stand out from the crowd?” It’s a question on the mind of Australian composer Matthew Hindson. […]
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 […]
Australian World Orchestra celebrates its birthday with new local music
BY JASMINE MIDDLETON It’s certainly no secret that Australia is a source of amazing homegrown talent. Many of our musicians go on to study abroad […]
“I was so close to giving up”: COVID-affected music students secure extra semester and festival
BY ZOE STINSON We would like to welcome Zoe in her first feature story as a CutCommon contributor! Update: These events have unfortunately been postponed […]
Mastering your practice #4: Miranda interviews Rachael Beesley
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER (NSW) This is the fourth interview in Miranda’s exclusive CutCommon series Mastering your practice. Please note that these stories may include a […]
An entire school is being built to share Richard Gill’s educational philosophy
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Throughout his 50-year career as a music educator and advocate, the late Richard Gill AO saw […]