‘Be persistent, dedicated, disciplined and passionate. Be yourself – that’s the tricky bit.’
Tag: writing
Sergey Smbatyan, conductor
‘Learn the score before you learn the gesture – technique in front of an orchestra means nothing without total command of the music itself.’
Tamsin Jones, composer
‘Success means writing the music you want to write’
Mario Mattia, improvisational pianist
‘Practice builds technique. Listening makes it music.’
Rob Crehan, composer
‘I think, for me, writing a piece well is always an aim. I like the idea of someone describing my work as “well-written”, whatever that means.’
