New Podcast: Mike Marshall - Overcoming Musical Obstacles
In this week’s episode of the ArtistWorks Music Series podcast, ArtistWorks cofounder Patricia Butler sits down with Grammy-nominated master musician and ArtistWorks bluegrass mandolin instructor, Mike Marshall, to discuss the concept of “Overcoming Musical Obstacles.” Together, they explore the benefits of making mistakes and working through them, collaborating and playing with other musicians of a similar skill level, and taking consistent incremental steps to elevate your playing. The show is available wherever you listen to podcasts, or you can listen here at ArtistWorks.
As musicians, whether we’re beginners learning an instrument for the first time or advanced-level professional players, we all go through periods where our progress plateaus and we find ourselves faced with a musical challenge that we struggle to overcome.
“As players, we’re always trying to take the next step on the musical ladder, so to speak,” Mike explains. “Whether you’re a beginner learning how to play a new Aminor7 chord or you’re an advanced player playing with Béla Fleck and Edgar Meyer and they want to push the tempo on a tune beyond your capabilities, still you’re facing the same challenge—how to reach that next step on the ladder.”
However, based on Mike Marshall's decades of performance experience, he believes that the manner in which we approach these challenges from a psychological perspective is very much the same regardless of the skill level we’re at.
“Overcoming the various challenges that I’ve faced while playing and learning music has always stemmed back to my self-confidence and whether or not I had put in the time and focus,” Mike explains. “The question I always ask myself is, ‘did I put in the time on the right things to make the progress?’”
To learn more about how you can overcome your musical challenges and what you can do to “make the progress,” listen to the full podcast with Mike Marshall here:
If you’re interested in studying the bluegrass mandolin and learning even more about Mike’s approaches to overcoming musical challenges, check out his online mandolin lessons right here at ArtistWorks!
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On the ArtistWorks Music Series, CEO Patricia Butler speaks with master musicians across all genres who teach at ArtistWorks. Join them as they dive deep into topics like becoming a musician, playing at all skill levels, and the journey of learning music.
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READ MORE:
Live with Mike Marshall & Tony Trischka: Overcoming Musical Obstacles
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