Robert Graham

The Loneliness of the Freelance Musician 

by Robert Graham 

Firstly, I want to also point out that I LOVE being a freelance musician. I recognize I am very lucky to have a career like this and it is a wonderful…

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"My First Attempt at Comedy"

Thanks to my COVID 19 downtime, I recently ticked off something that has been on my "to-do" list for years: to write and perform a comedy sketch - but not just any comedy sketch! 

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"Are You Ready to FEEL?"  

A video essay by Robert Graham  

There are some songs that can devastate the listener within a bar or two. The power of a ballad to instantly change our mood is such a mysterious…

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"The Time I Came Closest to Saving the World"

by Robert Graham

I am just going to lay this out there: Believe it or not (and this is going to sound very weird),  I have often had dreams in…

"An essay with video"

By Robert Graham

I moved to Perth, Western Australia in 1983, from the West Coast of Canada. I was 12-years-old. In many ways, it was like landing on the moon. So different. 

I lived in Hillarys…

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"WHY ALL SINGERS NEED A FAKE PIANIST"

by Robert Graham

First of all, I would like to thank all of you who responded to my previous blog post “The Secret Life of An Audition Pianist” or “Tips on How…

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“TIPS ON HOW TO ACE YOUR AUDITION - FROM THE LEAST-EXPECTED SOURCE” 

By Robert Graham 

Some people just stare at me blankly when I tell them I am an audition pianist. Everyone knows what a “pianist” is. They know…