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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 […]
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 […]
BY EUNISE CHENG, PARTRIDGE STRING QUARTET The Partridge String Quartet is one of the newest emerging chamber ensembles to come fresh out of the Australian […]
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE, EDITOR This story was commissioned by Meanjin. It has been made available for publication in CutCommon for the first time (with permission). Ten years old. Innocent. […]
BY GRACE JOHNSON We would like to welcome Grace in her first blog as a CutCommon contributor. “No, no!” my teacher exclaimed. She coaxed my […]
BY MARK BOSCH, LEAD CRITIC It matters how we listen, not just to music but to each other. Are we listening selectively? Listening to respond? […]
BY SYLVIE WOODS, LEAD WRITER (NSW) Ever scrolled through someone’s Instagram – particularly someone doing really cool and interesting things overseas – and thought, please […]
BY WENDY ZHANG In February this year, I held my first ever students’ piano recital in a local church. I had 17 students performing, and […]
BY ALEXANDRA MATHEW While there are innumerable composer-pianists, the composer-singer is a rarer breed. And, while we can learn a lot about the voices of […]
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Sydney-based musician and charity worker Jessie Wang is a mental health advocate and studies psychology at […]
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