Sarah Talbot
Soprano, Musician, Composer, Teacher, listener
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The research was conducted and published as part of the final project-based assessment for the Bachelor of Creative Arts degree (2021). The outcome of this project (being this document) was published under Creative Commons License with the permission of the University of Southern Queensland.
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A few years ago, I wrote a post about being in a community choir: the benefits, the adventures. Since then, so much has happened and I realise that perhaps I was thinking to small. I know this because of what I have done since moving to London. I have since moved back to Australia to…
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“Someday, everything will make perfect sense. So for now, laugh at the confusion, smile through the tears, be strong and keep reminding your self that everything happens for a reason.” – John Mayer So I haven’t written for a long while…again. So much has been happening. Performing in the musical ‘Annie’ went very well. As…
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“Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman”. – Beethoven So this week as been all about preparing for a series of concerts in Brisbane and Toowoomba, with the Queensland Pops Orchestra. I always enjoyed orchestral music whether it be classical, contemporary or even tv and…
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So I’m trying a different path, and see it where it leads me. Like any other journey, I should start at the beginning… About two years ago, I signed up for Smule Sing! as a casual singer, joining in on the duets, because at the time I didn’t want to fork out the $$$ to…
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“The only thing better than singing, is more singing” – Ella Fitzgerald I’m a busy little beaver at the moment… Rehearsing for “Legally Blonde” and preparing for competition for the Queensland Eistedfod. I have a thousand songs swimming around in my head. I’ve recently received the schedule for the Eistedfod and found all the sections…
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The theatre season in Toowoomba is beginning to accelerate, with concerts, plays and musicals fast coming to the many local stages. A production of “Legally Blonde” is well into rehearsals. Vocal rehearsals are resonating throughout the theatres and studios, with soloists and onstage cast racing to get lyrics and script ‘off the book’ (memorised) and in…
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Surfing around the blogs about music and scoring, I came across this discussion focused on this particular quote; “Film music is no more than wallpaper, filler material” – Igor Stravinsky So I’ve decide to throw my ‘2 cents’ in. This topic is a little bit different then my usual topic matter, but I love most…
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“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.” – William Shakespeare (As You Like It, Act II, Scene VII). I thought I might share some experiences about some of the…
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“To enter a theatre for a performance is to be inducted into a magical space, to be ushered into the sacred arena of the imagination.” – SIMON CALLOW, (Charles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World). It’s always exciting when beginning a new show. It’s exhilarating when you walk into the “Meet and Greet”…
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