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Rachel Merton Music

Australian Composer, Arranger, Music Teacher

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    Young Composers' Competition 21017 for QLD students.

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    Procrastinating with Pianos: how to up-cycle your love when they no longer sing!

    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 throw it in the tip, even though it had all sorts of critters living in it at one stage. Sometimes objects, pieces of furniture included, can take on sentimental value. Although they're just objects, they become symbolic of all the memories that they featured in. Like a prop from your favourite TV series or movie. Memorabilia you would go out of your way to have, because it makes that emotional connection with you. But what if

    Game of Thrones music still captivating classical audiences.

    The hit HBO series, Game of Thrones has been covered by thousands across the globe. All it takes is one YouTube search to find many of them. Not every TV show or movie can captivate the audience and make them love the score as well. Most famous of having this ability would be movie scores by John Williams like Harry Potter, or many of the catchy tunes by Hans Zimmer ( think The Gladiator). But it seems Ramin Djawadi hit the ball with the right combination of rhythm, tone, and an anthem like feel for his theme tune of Game of Thrones. Most recent in the news was a review on the Guardian about the One World Symphony's programme of music inspired by the HBO show. You can read the full article

    Journey: Travelling with the soul.

    Journey: Travelling with the soul. (UPDATE: Soundcloud links now added) There is one thing that I can always draw inspiration from and that is mythology. The drama, symbolism and historical places take the imagination on wonderful journeys’. Across the globe there is mythology, something that makes us look at ourselves linking in to our psychology. Journey is a chamber work in three movements, drawn upon the inspirations of Babylonian mythology. It can be paralleled to many others such as Greek and Roman, but tries to capture the travelling to the underworld, to find that which we seek. Composed for piano, two violins, cello, and drums it is based on a 7/8 time signature with 2,2,3 grouping.