Who or what inspired you to take up composing, and pursue a career in music? Before making harp and soul music, my identity was determined
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OKIEM, pianist & composer
Study other great musicians of various styles and genres. Aim for excellence in your craft, and then find your own voice
Ailsa Dixon, composer
Love composition enough to want to do it whether you get paid or not. Have friends or pupils who are happy to perform it. Value and reflect on your life experiences, whether happy or painful, because whether music appears to be programmatic or abstract, it is all the product of experiences that are deeply felt, as much as of individual gifts.
Andre Shlimon, composer-performer
Do it for the right reasons, and be sure it’s what you really want to do because it isn’t easy. Then absolutely go for it. Despite many messages you’ll receive to the contrary, it is a worthwhile thing to be an artist, both personally and for society as a whole.
Daryl Runswick, composer
Theft from everyone – those I don’t admire just as much as those I do. High formal rigour, extreme interpretational looseness. Scafra, fractal structures, dot music, free serialism, modes, canon.
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