A creative crossroads

Stephen Goss
Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Guitarist and composer Stephen Goss explores how one moment – the music student’s initial choice of instrument – creates ripples felt throughout their musical life, reflecting on how this one decision can affect an artist's understanding and experience of music much further down the line

Stephen Goss: 'My own instrument is the guitar, which inevitably dominates my musical thinking. However, like many, I was taught aural, harmony and counterpoint through the piano.' (Image Courtesy of Stephen Goss)
Stephen Goss: 'My own instrument is the guitar, which inevitably dominates my musical thinking. However, like many, I was taught aural, harmony and counterpoint through the piano.' (Image Courtesy of Stephen Goss)

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