Response to A colleague's Who am I video:
Original Message:
Hi Andrew,
I really liked how professional and natural your video was. The pictures and videos really gave me a better sense of what your musical experience has been. As someone who plays more than one musical instrument, do you feel as though you think differently in any way while you're playing each one? What is it about teaching children that you like specifically? would you want to teach older ages too? Since you came back for music after missing it for a year, do you ever feel like you miss not being around music as much now that you're around it everyday? I remember being on stage at that age as well, and I always remembered a certain feeling I got before and during a show, can you expand on the feeling of surrealism you're talking about?
Marshall
Response:
Thank you! I’m glad you appreciated my story. When playing different instruments I essentially think the same way when it comes to my musicality and certain techniques such as keeping my body in a fluid way. In contrary when playing different stringed instruments the strings are in different intervals (guitar compared to violin) so I have to think of it differently in that sense. When teaching children my favourite part is the joy. They have so much energy making it easy to let loose and have a blast with the kids. As far as feeling sick of too much music I never feel that way. I am beyond excited to be hear and every day feels like a privilege. Performing is a very difficult feeling to describe. There’s a mix of excitement, nervousness, or the feeling of unknown.
What inspired you to go into music? Was it originally drums? Or another instrument? What inspired you to enter a classical degree? What would you say your biggest goal as a musician is? What has been your greatest accomplishment?
Thanks for your time, Andrew Robichaud
Final Message:
Hey Andrew,
I'd have to say that I was originally inspired to play drums around grade 7, however I was living in Bermuda at the time and musical opportunities are sparse there, so I wasn't able to find a drum teacher until I came to Canada in grade 9. I had played violin when I was in grade 3 but I only played for a few years before I gave it up (which I regret now). I have to say the thing that inspired me to go into music and recording was just my passion for learning about something that is not easily grasped by my mind and was so different from anything else I could've done. I'm better at math or science than I am at music because of how logically my mind works, which was why I was more intrigued by rhythm than harmony when I was younger, however it was that challenge that drew me to music, and I couldn't see myself doing something that wasn't music for the rest of my life. I knew that in order to become the best musician I could be I knew I had to immerse myself in music completely, especially since my melodic theory and reading is god awful compared to my rhythmic. I would say that my biggest goal as a musician is to be working actively in the music industry recording and playing session gigs, writing electronic and live music, but teaching has always interested me and I recently discovered that I enjoy it.
Probably one of the biggest factors in me deciding to pursue music, and probably my biggest accomplishment, was the band that I had been writing music with for about 2 years in Guelph. We were a progressive rock band that was beginning to gig quite regularly close to the time our bassist left, including multicultural festivals and other city events. I learned about my love for writing . The experience that I had with them was something that I can't really put into words, there's just something about creating something and sharing with people who are there to listen to you. I understand what you mean about performing, there's always that moment of "this is it" right before, and trying to use the adrenaline to your advantage instead of letting it debilitate you is one of the biggest hurdles to overcome in my opinion.
No no, thank YOU for YOUR time,
Marshall Lister
Hi Andrew,
I really liked how professional and natural your video was. The pictures and videos really gave me a better sense of what your musical experience has been. As someone who plays more than one musical instrument, do you feel as though you think differently in any way while you're playing each one? What is it about teaching children that you like specifically? would you want to teach older ages too? Since you came back for music after missing it for a year, do you ever feel like you miss not being around music as much now that you're around it everyday? I remember being on stage at that age as well, and I always remembered a certain feeling I got before and during a show, can you expand on the feeling of surrealism you're talking about?
Marshall
Response:
Thank you! I’m glad you appreciated my story. When playing different instruments I essentially think the same way when it comes to my musicality and certain techniques such as keeping my body in a fluid way. In contrary when playing different stringed instruments the strings are in different intervals (guitar compared to violin) so I have to think of it differently in that sense. When teaching children my favourite part is the joy. They have so much energy making it easy to let loose and have a blast with the kids. As far as feeling sick of too much music I never feel that way. I am beyond excited to be hear and every day feels like a privilege. Performing is a very difficult feeling to describe. There’s a mix of excitement, nervousness, or the feeling of unknown.
What inspired you to go into music? Was it originally drums? Or another instrument? What inspired you to enter a classical degree? What would you say your biggest goal as a musician is? What has been your greatest accomplishment?
Thanks for your time, Andrew Robichaud
Final Message:
Hey Andrew,
I'd have to say that I was originally inspired to play drums around grade 7, however I was living in Bermuda at the time and musical opportunities are sparse there, so I wasn't able to find a drum teacher until I came to Canada in grade 9. I had played violin when I was in grade 3 but I only played for a few years before I gave it up (which I regret now). I have to say the thing that inspired me to go into music and recording was just my passion for learning about something that is not easily grasped by my mind and was so different from anything else I could've done. I'm better at math or science than I am at music because of how logically my mind works, which was why I was more intrigued by rhythm than harmony when I was younger, however it was that challenge that drew me to music, and I couldn't see myself doing something that wasn't music for the rest of my life. I knew that in order to become the best musician I could be I knew I had to immerse myself in music completely, especially since my melodic theory and reading is god awful compared to my rhythmic. I would say that my biggest goal as a musician is to be working actively in the music industry recording and playing session gigs, writing electronic and live music, but teaching has always interested me and I recently discovered that I enjoy it.
Probably one of the biggest factors in me deciding to pursue music, and probably my biggest accomplishment, was the band that I had been writing music with for about 2 years in Guelph. We were a progressive rock band that was beginning to gig quite regularly close to the time our bassist left, including multicultural festivals and other city events. I learned about my love for writing . The experience that I had with them was something that I can't really put into words, there's just something about creating something and sharing with people who are there to listen to you. I understand what you mean about performing, there's always that moment of "this is it" right before, and trying to use the adrenaline to your advantage instead of letting it debilitate you is one of the biggest hurdles to overcome in my opinion.
No no, thank YOU for YOUR time,
Marshall Lister