Or how a smart-thinking South Australian education initiative fell at the first fence thanks to small-minded union mentality.

Properly given, and equally well-received, a kind word can change a day from cloudy with scattered showers to full sun.

They’re hell to practise, but given a touch of magic by a genius composer, scales can take us on a beautiful journey.

Starving for your art is one thing, but what’s a wannabe Diva to do when life begins to dangerously imitate opera?

It may be many people’s favourite musical, but some duff plot points means West Side Story ain’t no Romeo and Juliet.

Or should Malcolm Turnbull look to music schools if he values ideas on audiation and psycho-active emergent relationships?

Is a conductor akin to a god? Some reflections on intelligent design lead inexorably from the Deity to Herbert von Karajan.

From coffee machines to Cage, from jaywalking to joyrides, for one maestro, it’s a mad, mad, mad, mad musical world.

Everyone has an opinion on everything these days, and social media is making it all to easy to sound off.

Turns out cooking a really good French meal is akin to performing classical music; you can’t fake either of them.

Orchestral musicians provide all the sounds, so why do conductors bear all the responsibility – and get all the glory?

Why do we humans feel this insatiable need to express ourselves? Perhaps we should take a hint from our animal companions. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in