Why your determination will serve you well
BY JESSICA VOIGT-PAGE Jessica Voigt-Page is an Australian classical saxophonist based in Texas. She teaches 70 students and hosts camps and events with her own […]
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Is it more important to be seen than heard?
BY CHRISTOPHER HEALEY, COMPOSER Many of us who wear the label of ‘artist’ know that a career in art is like the movie Inception, […]
Sanctuary: The women of Dartington
BY HARRIET CUNNINGHAM There’s been a great deal of talk – and a bit of action, too – about improving gender equity in the […]
Three approaches to performance anxiety
BY JUSTINA LUI Playing music can be an activity which engulfs all of your senses; a wonderful exercise of mindfulness, of being completely in […]
Navigating the post-university storm
BY LEWIS INGHAM At times, existing in a post-university environment feels like floating in a great expansive ocean where my feet can’t touch the […]
Interning with a music festival – part 2
BY ELSABETH PARKINSON In this story, Elsabeth reflects on her experiences learnt at the festival. In part 1 of this blog, Elsabeth wrote about her […]
Thomas Green: Searching for my musical voice
BY THOMAS GREEN Finding my own musical voice isn’t just difficult. It’s never-ending. Maybe other composers come to this quickly. Not me. I know that […]
Richard Gill: Why we must value young musicians
BY RICHARD GILL AO Australia’s leading music education advocate Richard Gill has worked with almost every major opera company and orchestra in the nation. Holding […]
My journey into music therapy: Palliative care
BY NATASHA LIN Natasha Lin is a Melbourne concert pianist who is training in a Master in Music Therapy. This is the second story […]
Learn about the fête champêtre with Jenny Eriksson
BY JENNY ERIKSSON, ELYSIAN FIELDS FOUNDER A fête champêtre was a form of 18th Century entertainment, a kind of upmarket garden party. It was […]