{"id":519,"date":"2026-10-29T23:25:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T23:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uowcreative.com\/switchboxcoda\/?page_id=519"},"modified":"2026-11-02T05:39:53","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T05:39:53","slug":"melody-tough","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uowcreative.com\/switchboxcoda\/melody-tough\/","title":{"rendered":"Melody Tough"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/uowcreative.com\/switchboxcoda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/melody-wider-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uowcreative.com\/switchboxcoda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/melody-wider-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/uowcreative.com\/switchboxcoda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/melody-wider-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/uowcreative.com\/switchboxcoda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/melody-wider-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/uowcreative.com\/switchboxcoda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/melody-wider-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/uowcreative.com\/switchboxcoda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/melody-wider-720x480.png 720w, https:\/\/uowcreative.com\/switchboxcoda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/melody-wider.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p><strong>Artist bio<\/strong><br><br><strong>Melody<\/strong> <strong>Tough<\/strong> is a pianist and singer who is fascinated by the connection between music and memory. She hopes to pursue music therapy, wanting to use music to positively impacts the lives of others. Her current practice encompasses piano teaching, playing music at church and singing in the funk-worship band <strong>Aslandia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I&#039;m Okay Too by Kaitlin Lawler\" width=\"1140\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F933939529&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;maxwidth=1140\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><strong>Artist statement<\/strong><br><br><strong>&#8220;Kyrios I\u0113sous&#8221;<\/strong> <strong>(Greek for \u201cJesus is Lord\u201d)<\/strong> is based on the highly eventful and dramatic life and missionary journeys of Saul\/Paul, an apostle of <strong>Jesus<\/strong>. It consists of six sections \u2013 the first portrays Saul persecuting the church, the second portrays Saul\u2019s conversion, and sections three to six portray each of Paul\u2019s four missionary journeys.<br><br>My goal was to produce an orchestral score that incorporated the type of music that would have been present during Paul\u2019s lifetime. My research focused on Ancient Greek music, and rather than attempt to accurately recreate this music, I\u2019m seeking to pay homage to this period and style in smaller ways throughout the piece.<br><br>I composed on Musescore and developed the audio on Ableton. I sought regular feedback from <strong>Ethan Tudor<\/strong>, <strong>Sally Gyngell<\/strong>,<strong> Lewis Kerr<\/strong>, <strong>Jamal Baquayee<\/strong>, <strong>Jai Cole<\/strong> and <strong>Terumi Narushima<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artist bio Melody Tough is a pianist and singer who is fascinated by the connection between music and memory. She hopes to pursue music therapy, wanting to use music to positively impacts the lives of others. Her current practice encompasses piano teaching, playing music at church and singing in the funk-worship band Aslandia. 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