by Marge | Oct 13, 2018 | Composing Tips
If you are looking for ideas on how to start composing music, I applaud you for taking steps to express your own musical ideas! Those first few adventures into creating your own music can be so much fun and very rewarding! I have found that improvisation is a rich way...
by Marge | Oct 12, 2018 | Composing Tips
If you’re wanting to start composing music, here are some tips to help you get started composing your own music. I have used these ideas many times in my own composing work, and find them rewarding and productive in discovering and developing ideas for my...
by Marge | Sep 14, 2018 | Composing Tips
My PhD thesis, Improvisation as a catalyst for collaborative musical thinking and composition (2006), is an account of an individual’s creative journey as a musician in the early 21st century – a journey of challenge and discovery using non-idiomatic...
by Marge | Sep 14, 2018 | Clarinet and Saxophone Practice Tips
Saxophone and Clarinet Practice tips … suitable for any instrument Creative practice for difficult technical passages. I am a clarinet and saxophone teacher in Sydney, and have also performed at a high level around the world. Over the years, I have developed a...
by Marge | Sep 14, 2018 | Music Workshop
What is a creative music workshop? The aim is, to collaborate in a musical work with any group of people of any ability or background. A creative music workshop is presented in an informal group context – I’ll provide context and material for the session....