Blog | Grant Marshall

All Done!

Wow! What a year it has been! It is hard to describe the emotions I am feeling right now: Its all a mix of relief, sadness, growth and...

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May 3, 20211 min read

Speech Tomorrow!

The day has finally come! In all honesty, I am feeling very calm about the whole situation. I know that my presentation will be a...

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Apr 19, 20212 min read

4 Days to Go

Today is the 12th of April, and the project is due in... 4 days! The 16th will no doubt come in no time, though I still have some work to...

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Apr 12, 20211 min read

Getting There!

The days left until the Final Presentation due Date are ticking down! I cant believe its almost here. The time definitely passed much...

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Apr 5, 20211 min read

Making Good Time

As of last week, I have begun recording, producing and mixing my second song. Now that I have realized the faults that I made in the...

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Mar 29, 20211 min read

The Date Approaches

The clock ticks down as the date of the Final Presentation Night draws nearer. After first hearing that it would be an in-person...

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Mar 22, 20211 min read

Having fun

In class today I spent about an hour and a half or so working on a mix for the first song of my Extended Play for this year's Final...

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Mar 15, 20211 min read

Staying Relaxed

As mentioned in previous posts, I have experienced quite a bit of anxiety and external pressure from ISM assignments. Over the past...

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Mar 2, 20211 min read

Making Strides

In my last visit with my mentor Cody, we reviewed a chord progression that I had written throughout the duration of the time in which we...

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Mar 2, 20211 min read

Pressure

Over the past few weeks, which have flown by in what seems like no time at all, I have felt an increasing amount of pressure on myself...

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Feb 22, 20212 min read

Listening to Music

As our time in ISM has lengthened, and as my exposure to the ins and outs of music production has grown, I have began to notice that the...

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Feb 8, 20211 min read

Reflecting on my Speech

As previously established in last week's blog entry, we had new speeches to present, which portrayed our original work, as well as the...

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Feb 1, 20211 min read

A Whole New Meaning

Ask anybody that knows me, and they'll tell you that I am constantly listening to music. It brightens my mood and helps me relax as I go...

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Jan 18, 20211 min read

Thoughts about the Final Project

Lately I have been brainstorming about what I should create for my final project. One option would be to score a section of a film with a...

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Jan 11, 20211 min read

Back To School

Christmas Break has just ended, unfortunately. It was wonderful to have a break from the workload of school. I spent a lot of time...

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Jan 5, 20211 min read

Original Work Completion

For the past several days, we ISM students have been working incredibly hard to put together our Original Work projects, which...

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Dec 13, 20201 min read

Deadline Approaches

Friday, December the eleventh of 2020, is the deadline for the dreaded original work. That is four days away! Over the past few weeks I...

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Dec 7, 20201 min read

Time Flies

Thanksgiving break is over, unfortunately. Leading up to it, I made for myself grand expectations of productivity and time management and...

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Dec 1, 20201 min read

The Break Approaches

Today, and throughout the next week at school, spirits will be high! Why, you might ask? Because Thanksgiving is next week! While many of...

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Nov 16, 20201 min read

Looooong Week

As we approach Thanksgiving Break, teachers' deadlines require that they have a certain amount of grades; and us students can tell! The...

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Nov 9, 20201 min read