She subsequently moved to London, where she took the Jane Melber Scholarship to study at the Royal College of Music with Kyle Horch.
[2] During this time, she became the first saxophonist to win the Gold Medal at the Royal Overseas League Competition, the ABC Symphony Australia Young Performers Awards, and the Prince's Prize.
[3] In 2005 and 2011, Dickson performed for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings at the Teatru Manoel in Valletta, Malta, and the Perth Concert Hall, Australia.
In October 2013, Dickson won the Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the Classic Brits awards, the first saxophonist to be so honoured.
[1] She has also arranged concertante works by Philip Glass and John Tavener, originally composed for other solo instruments, for saxophone.