Songleader:

Marshall’s specialty is as a leader of group singing in a variety of situations, from social justice protests to synagogues, birthday parties to campfires, and everything in between. He believes that by singing together, people from all walks of life can transcend their differences to create unique and beautiful communities.

Performer:

Marshall’s experience with performance began at age 10 when, as the only Jewish student in his school band, he played the Dreidel Song as a trumpet solo during the holiday concert. Since then, he has performed on a variety of instruments, including tuba, trumpet, trombone, percussion, guitar, ukulele, mandolin and voice. Marshall has performed in shows and competitions at the San Francisco Opera House, Royce Hall at UCLA, the Pepsi Center in Denver and beyond.

Educator:

For the last ten years, Marshall has worked hard to become a premier music educator, particularly in group singing and children’s music. His balance between new and old, contemporary and traditional music allows his young students to connect to a wide range of musical styles that is exciting, fun, and age-appropriate.

Marshall has also led workshops on group singing to rave reviews with adult communities in Adelaide, Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney, Australia as well as Auckland, Dunedin and Wellington, New Zealand. His sessions seamlessly combine singing and discussion, and each caters to the skill and experience level of the attendees.

Biography:

Marshall was born in San Diego, California in 1987. From the moment he could speak, he started to sing and hasn’t stopped since! His formal music training began when he started playing the trumpet at age 10, and continued through middle and high school, where he made tuba and voice his primary instruments.

After high school, Marshall attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where he studied in a rigorous music course for two years. Although his degree is in Geography, Marshall regards his time in the music school at UCLA as one of the more transformative musical experiences of his life.

In August 2011, Marshall moved to Melbourne, Australia for a fellowship with the Centre for Living Judaism. His role includes, among other things, leading group singing and acting as a spiritual leader within Australia’s progressive Jewish community.

Marshall’s stay in Australia will likely conclude in July 2013. At that point, he hopes to return to North America to pursue a Master’s Degree in Ethnomusicology to better understand the power of group singing, and to further his skills as a leader thereof.