Category: Music Life
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Marketing and Promotion
What A Composer Does Recent discussions have highlighted the ongoing tension between relying solely on musical talent and proactive promotion. Some ((classically &/or academically trained) musicians believe pure skill and relentless practice will speak for itself, attracting audiences through word-of-mouth. While word-of-mouth is undeniably powerful, and you should practise your craft, others advocate for actively…
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Managing Web-stores
What A Composer Does A customer bought SOL from my website, which is a game I created for woodwinds aiming to get the player more familiar with their instrument and it’s possiblities. They sent me an email later saying they couldn’t open the file. Of course I immediately tried sending them the images they were…
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Grants – a VERY breif overview
What A Composer Does… Introduction here Let’s dive deeper into the grant process… Funding applications can be daunting, especially for your first stage production. Back then, I had no idea what I was doing! This breakdown outlines what I need right now for bringing Version 2 of ‘On Being Vocal‘ to life, hopefully giving you…
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The Introduction to the composer series
What A Composer Does Take a peek with me at all the things a composer does Hi I’m Rania and I’m a composer and a mum! Juggling lullabies and librettos! This is how I’m growing as a composer while also being a mom We got to get those grants to get the magic started and…
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Who has the keys to letting in the new generation – A conversation for the classical music world
Appalled, angry, devastated, but most of all confused. What if it happened to me, could be a good thing to ask?
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Writer’s Block for Composers — A Possible Way to Handle It
Buckle up people, this is a tough one. Disclaimer: I am not trained in any form of psychoanalysis, coaching, guiding or mentoring. This is my process, what I have learned by working with such professionals over the years. I am sharing my own process and experience. This has worked for me. The following passage was…
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How Parkour helped me overcome my Creative Block
What does writing music and feeling (notice how I said “feeling” and not “having”) blocked creatively have to do with parkour??? Well…!
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Same-Same-Different Workshop Review
Of Same – Same – Different Workshop for flutists The Workshop What an AMAZING workshop! Thank you to everyone that took part and contributed to our music making. I organised an online workshop for flutists in May 2020. I sent the participants my piece Fantasie Impromptu-ish and asked them to familiarise themselves with at least…
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Music and other Art Forms
A little long something I wrote years ago. The people I am referring to there have now changed their approach, and maybe I have as well… Anyway, based on true stories Should a Musician explore and practice other art forms or must he/she only use music knowledge to interpret the notes on paper into music… or…
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Finding the way with Chopin
Even though I haven’t studied music therapy in depth, I have spent time in lectures, reading, researching and discussing about it. It’s undeniable that music therapy can heal a person. But how exactly does it do that? What does the therapist want to achieve by the end of a course of sessions? ”If the point…
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