Don’t just do music!
Have other serious interests – take risks – don’t follow the path you think you should but the one you want (it’s the one you’ll take more seriously) – be able to talk to all sorts of people – listen and learn.
Tag: new music
Thalia Myers, pianist
There was no piano in the house when I was a small child, but whenever we visited my mother’s sister, a talented and accomplished amateur pianist, I was transfixed by the sound of her playing and longed to be able to do it too. And at the age of ten, I heard a recording of Dinu Lipatti playing Chopin and never looked back.
Adrian Lord, pianist
It is possible to achieve whatever you want so long as you keep working at it continuously, keeping the momentum going
Douglas J Cuomo, composer
I enjoy working on music for specific performers or groups — I literally imagine them playing the music as I write it.
Sven Helbig, composer
Who or what inspired you to take up composing, and pursue a career in music? It just happened, because I listened and loved orchestral music
Lawrence Dunn, composer
I do a lot of thinking about the piece: usually it’s nebulous, some combination of mood, intensity, colour, topic; sometimes there are clear ‘scenes’ that come into view.
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