9 essentials for composers looking to promote their work
BY CAMERON LAM Applying or getting nominated for an award, honour, or prize is one of the more challenging, exciting and — let’s be honest […]
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20 ways to enhance your music career outside uni
BY TRACY FRIEDLANDER Tracy Friedlander is the founder of Crushing Classical. We’d like to welcome her to CutCommon as she shares her industry advice column […]
Opera is stuck in a racist, sexist past, while many in the audience have moved on
BY CAITLIN VINCENT, LECTURER IN CREATIVE INDUSTRIES, UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE This article was first published in The Conversation. We’ve picked it up because we reckon […]
Composer John Rodgers lost his voice, Australian music community speaks for him
COMPILED BY MITCH FRESTA FOR THE QUEENSLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL, INTRO AND EDIT BY CUTCOMMON Some years ago, prolific Australian composer John Rodgers contracted meningitis. It […]
How I discovered the Alexander Technique (and why you should, too)
BY CHLOE CHUNG AS TOLD TO JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) We recently published an interview with Alexander Technique teacher-trainee Chloe Chung, […]
How can Classical:NEXT best respond to our times?
BY MYLES OAKEY, EUROPE CORRESPONDENT Disclaimer: Opinions reflect those of the writer and not necessarily the publication. In a persuasive project pitch, the artistic director […]
Classical:NEXT reminds artists to “treat music like a business”
BY LYLE CHAN When Glenn Dickie arrived in Rotterdam, one of the first things he needed to do was buy a new sandwich toaster. He’d […]
Ria Andriani: “Blindness isn’t a barrier to learning music”
BY RIA ANDRIANI, AS TOLD TO STEPHANIE ESLAKE I was born in Bandung and grew up in Jakarta, Indonesia. My parents encouraged me to learn […]
How much is a competition ethically responsible for its young performers?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Disclaimer: This blog provides critical analysis of recent media events surrounding Shuan Hern Lee and the Lang Lang Shenzhen Futian International Piano […]
Deborah Hart’s cartoons capture the feeling of performance anxiety
BY DEBORAH HART Deborah Hart is an orchestral musician and qualified Acceptance and Commitment Therapy practitioner, who uses her knowledge to help musicians experiencing performance […]