{"id":10340,"date":"2020-12-01T08:00:48","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T13:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/music\/?p=10340"},"modified":"2025-06-02T11:30:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T15:30:21","slug":"student-stories-sam-robinson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/music\/2020\/student-stories-sam-robinson\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam’s Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Sam’s Journey\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

In the third instalment of Student Stories,<\/a> Kaitlan Brazeau interviews Sam Robinson, a 4th year Bachelor of Music student in Carleton\u2019s Music program. From Newmarket Ontario, Sam grew up performing in a local theatre company, where she discovered a love of both musical theatre and classical singing. After graduating in 2021, Sam plans to take steps to pursue a career in performance.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sam Robinson, 4th Bachelor of Music Student (Classical Voice)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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How did you decide to begin a Music degree at Carleton University?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

My singing teacher back home (Newmarket, Ontario) recommended the program to me, and after researching about it and touring the campus, I knew that I HAD to come here! On the day of my audition, I remember sitting in the hallway of Loeb 9 with my accompanist, Joanne (who I still frequently collaborate with) and as people passed by, they stopped to say hi to her and ask her how she was doing. Then I looked over into studio A and saw Professor Kathy Armstrong start a rhythm on a hand drum, and other students were smiling, and taking off their shoes to start dancing. Just from seeing all of that, I felt the vibe of the Carleton Music department, and I knew that I had to be apart of it. I could tell that it was unique, and special, and I am so glad I went with my instinct to go to Carleton!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What made you choose Carleton out of the schools you were accepted to?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I really loved the city of Ottawa, and I wanted a program that was small and community oriented. At Carleton Music, we are a family, and that is exactly what I was looking for. I also loved that the program encouraged diversity, as there were so many different genres and studies of music that I never even knew about! I was a little nervous about moving so far away from home, but I knew that being in such an incredible city would be a great opportunity for me. I was ready to start fresh in a new chapter in my life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are your favourite parts of the program?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

My favourite parts of the program are the diversity, and the students\/faculty. I love that students are free to explore all genres of music. I\u2019ve turned into a classical vocalist who also loves musical theatre, and West African Rhythm! The students and faculty at Carleton Music are honestly the best. Everyone is so supportive of one another, and I always know that there are people I can turn to when I\u2019m having trouble. It\u2019s nice to know that I have great friends that I can depend on when times are tough, and excellent teachers who are cheering for me, and all of their students to succeed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is your most memorable experience at Carleton during your degree?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

My most memorable experience at Carleton is when CMSS ran a holiday party for the department when I was in 3rd<\/sup>year! I have been apart of the Carleton Music Student Society since the end of my 1st<\/sup>year, and I have to say that this was one of the most fun, and successful events that we have ever run. We decorated cookies, had a potluck, played games and sang holiday songs. It was nice to just enjoy each other\u2019s company away from the stress of exams!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are your future plans?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m currently in the midst of planning my wedding for after I graduate in the spring! After that, I\u2019m planning on pursuing a Masters in Opera Performance and then, hopefully, a career in performance! At some point later down the road, I would really love to teach music, whether it\u2019s done privately or in the public-school system. I would really love to help young people to find, and develop their passion for music, like so many teachers have done for me over the years!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the third instalment of Student Stories, Kaitlan Brazeau interviews Sam Robinson, a 4th year Bachelor of Music student in Carleton\u2019s Music program. From Newmarket Ontario, Sam grew up performing in a local theatre company, where she discovered a love of both musical theatre and classical singing. After graduating in 2021, Sam plans to take […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10343,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1,35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-student-stories"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10340"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10347,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10340\/revisions\/10347"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}