Welcome back for 2018! Lesson's have now resumed and we've had a few big changes since the new year, the first being the arrival of our beautiful baby boy, and the second being  our change of location.

My home studio is now located at 22 Faye Street, Thorneside, Redland...

Once again, ASME QLD now has entries open for the Young Composer Competition which allows students in primary, middle and senior years valuable feedback with detail from adjudicators about their work,  a workshop from industry professional, and to meet other peers who...

This week I was explaining to my students the meaning of expression. Why do we have to feel the music? How do we show it and what is the purpose? This can be one of the trickiest things to teach students especially in junior and middle college school years, where they...

On Saturday October 31st  2015, Queensland Youth Orchestras presented their Finale concert for 2015 at the QPAC Concert Hall.  All seven ensembles performed works presenting a lively and varied program. I was lucky enough to have my work 'How the Sun Loved the Moon' fe...

I've been very quiet  on social media for a few months now, and I promise the radio silence won't continue for much longer!  I have moved house far to many times, and have been working on a few music projects in between teaching at Sheldon. 

I can happily anno...

Making Waves is a monthly online radio playlist of newly composed Australian Music. On the last day of each month a fresh list is released and remains available all year round.  For 2015 the focus remains on early-career composers. Curated by composers’ Lisa Cheny and...

Piccolo Victory, Images of Colonial Australia. 

Performed by the Brisbane Baroque Trio

Mary Mageau  -harpsichord,

Adelaide Brown - piccolo and flute

Gary Williams -cello.   

Harold Wilson- didgeridoo. 

Composer Betty Beath has recently uploaded Piccolo Victory, Images o...

Over the ANZAC weekend, I had the opportunity to meet with  renowned Australian Composer, Betty Beath and her husband, talented writer, poet and artist David Cox. 

It was lovely to speak to someone so humble about her career as a composer and how she...

Three of the top 20 from UK Classic FM's Hall of Fame poll are soundtracks to video games reports the Telegraph.co.uk. 

It's no surprise that video game soundtracks were voted in on a recent poll on Classic FM in the UK. With many games featuring rich orchestral scores...

If you follow me on my Facebook page Rachel Merton Composer, you might have seen a post about reusing pianos in fun ways. The search started when talking to a family member about an old piano that belong to someone no longer with us. They didn't have the heart to just...