About Richard Pavlidis

Richard Pavlidis is a saxophonist, composer, teacher and multi-instrumentalist from Melbourne, Australia. Educated at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, Richard has toured Australia, New Zealand and Europe and has performed at major festivals including Splendour in the Grass, The Manly Jazz Festival in Sydney, and the Melbourne International Jazz Festival.

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8 Ways to Get the Most Out of Transcribing

“Transcribe”, our teachers said. “Transcribe”, we now say to ourselves and our students, but in a world where almost all of us have easy internet access, it isn’t hard to find sheet music for nearly any great solo. So why continue to transcribe, and how can we make sure it’s a useful exercise for our [read more…]