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**Crushing Classical**

Crushing Classical is an entrepreneurship and empowerment podcast for classical musicians. Host Jennet Ingle interviews classical musicians who are forging unique paths with their talent, creating their own artistic fulfillment and financial comfort, and finding ways to thrive. YOU TOO are allowed to thrive, and your artistry matters.

Latest Episodes:

Suzanne Bona: Sunday Baroque: Turning A Day Job Into A Dream Career Dec 20, 2018

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What you'll hear:

Negotiating a job for yourself that may not be offered - the things Suzanne noticed that made it a “win-win” for everyone
How her job gave her a *new* way of performing in addition to playing flute
Unusual performing opportunities through radio stations that you may not have thought of yourself
The enthusiasm that inherently exists in the public radio audience - and ways she contributes to them in live events
A program that she has started to provide opportunities to Baroque musicians in communities
Suzanne’s great advice to any musician about the definition of the word “musician”

http://sundaybaroque.org/

Contact Suzanne through the website with your questions or collaboration ideas

Follow Sunday Baroque on social media:

Instagram and Twitter: @sunday_baroque

Facebook: @sundaybaroque

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Book a free discovery call with me! We can spend an hour looking at your creative career. You deserve to thrive, and your artistry matters.

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Theme music by DreamVance.
I help people to lean into their creative careers and start or grow their income streams. You can read more or hop onto a discovery call from my website. https://jennetingle.com/work-with-me
I'm your host, Jennet Ingle. I love you all. Stay safe out there!

Patrick Moore: Axiom Quartet: Creating Job Security Today As A Classical Musician Dec 06, 2018

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What you'll hear:

Real talk on how difficult AND JOYFUL it can be to start your own ensemble

The classical musician dilemma: JOB SECURITY and how Patrick redefines it
The importance in finding prestige and status through partnering with an established, well-known organization
The importance of MATH (and the trade-offs) in figuring out when to say YES to gigs
The key to developing an audience… a new way of thinking about it
A great tip Patrick uses to bond and connect with someone in conversation when mingling and building your community
The unexpected venue they play in that brings a ton of value to their quartet
Ins and Outs of starting your own nonprofit - and how to make it work best for YOU

Find Axiom Quartet:

https://www.axiomquartet.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/axiomquartet

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/axiomquartet/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/axiomquartet

I want to thank Ficks Music for sponsoring Crushing Classical. When you’re looking for high quality sheet music, look no further than https://www.ficksmusic.com/discount/CRUSH

Use the link above to get 10% off your order!

Book a free discovery call with me! We can spend an hour looking at your creative career. You deserve to thrive, and your artistry matters.

https://calendly.com/jennet/thm

Kevin Oates and MYRO: Creating A Youth Orchestra Experience Like No Other Nov 15, 2018

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What you'll hear:

A youth orchestra contributing to students’ music skills - and life skills. Hear how Kevin creates this learning opportunity
The difference between the audience for a normal youth orchestra and a rock orchestra - and what that does for the students’ confidence
The typical reaction from the classical community toward musicians who go into other genres - and how Kevin sees this point of view changing
Starting a nonprofit - what Kevin did to speed up the process of launching his idea
The hard truth about raising money
How Kevin views failure - a unique point of view that could help you deal with those moments

Check out MYRO at:

https://rockorchestras.org/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rockorchestras/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rockorchestras/

Podcast: Redefine Rock:https://apple.co/2PWR9Be

I want to thank Ficks Music for sponsoring Crushing Classical. When you’re looking for high quality sheet music, look no further than https://www.ficksmusic.com/discount/CRUSH

Use the link above to get 10% off your order!

Use the #crushingclassical on your most beautiful IG posts sharing about your tour, album, founded orchestra or chamber ensemble for a chance to be featured on my Instagram feed!

Book a free discovery call with me! We can spend an hour looking at your creative career. You deserve to thrive, and your artistry matters.

https://calendly.com/jennet/thm

Michael Repper, Conductor: The Value Of Mentorship In Music Education Today Nov 01, 2018

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What you'll hear:

The importance of being proactive and speaking up for what you want in your career - no matter what your age.
The value of going for a career in your youth - and not believing or listening to that “you’re too young”
The value of *mentorship* and having a mentor you trust in the professional field you aim for guiding you in your next career move
The mindset about success that Mike thinks everyone should drop like a hot potato
There’s being in the right place - and PUTTING yourself in the right place - Mike goes into this distinction
The value of a mentor who *isn’t* another musician
Why it’s never too early to give back to people even if you’re just starting out
New music - the expectation you need to drop if you’re ever going to give new music a chance (I had to hear this one for myself!)

Mentioned on the show:

The New York Youth Symphony:

https://www.nyys.org/

The Northern Neck Symphony Orchestra:

https://www.northernneckorchestra.org/

Michael's website:

www.mikerepper.com

Michael's mentor, Conductor Marin Alsop:

https://www.marinalsop.com/

Book a free discovery call with me! We can spend an hour looking at your creative career. You deserve to thrive, and your artistry matters.

https://calendly.com/jennet/thm

Passepartout Duo: Creating A Life In Music With The Freedom To Travel Around The World Oct 18, 2018

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What you'll hear:

How to use artist residencies to travel and explore the world while exploring your own creativity
How this duo created a remote lifestyle as a musical duo - saving money on rent, seeing the world and building a career all at once
The motivation behind Chris and Nicoletta’s choice to opt for a non-traditional career… and the key component in your mindset necessary to do it
What they do when they don’t have a residency on the calendar - this idea is so smart
How they actually *built in* within the way they live through these residencies ways to create more opportunities for themselves - they share their tips on this podcast!
A different point of view on handling student loans… and the truth about considering school in Europe - this one shocked me!
The key to knowing if a traditional career or an unconventional one is right for you
… and much more!

Resources from the show:

https://www.transartists.org/activities/database

http://www.artistcommunities.org/

http://www.resartis.org/en/

For more about Passepartout Duo:

https://passepartoutduo.com/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/passepartoutpianopercussion/

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/passepartoutduo/

Book a free discovery call with me! We can spend an hour looking at your creative career. You deserve to thrive, and your artistry matters.

https://calendly.com/jennet/thm

Jonathan Eifert: From Piano Performance To Public Relations: Musician Marketing For The 21st Century And Why It Matters Oct 04, 2018

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What you'll hear:

“Branding” and “Marketing” and what that all MEANS ANYWAY
Why branding matters even to the Joe Schmoe Average Classical Musician.
Hear a *real life* example of a musician and the platform they built using social media
What building your online presence *actually* is - it’s pretty old school actually…
The unfortunate truth about orchestras’ budgets where social media marketing is concerned…
Groundbreaking ideas for marketing for arts organizations - and what it would take to implement
The big piece of advice on your own approach to social media that you have to hear → hint *you can’t get this answer on google*

Follow Jonathan on Instagram @jonathaneifert and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JonathanEifertPublicRelations/

Other mentions in the show:

Pianist Stephen Hough:

https://www.facebook.com/houghhough/

Tenor Michael Fabiano: Instagram: @michaelfabiano

https://adaptistration.com/ - musician blog mentioned in the show: Drew McManus

Book a free discovery call with me! We can spend an hour looking at your creative career. You deserve to thrive, and your artistry matters.

https://calendly.com/jennet/thm

Jacomo Bairos: Powerful Leadership In Classical Music For A New Era Sep 20, 2018

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What you'll hear:

The experiment that led to more performing opportunities
What classical music audiences are ACTUALLY craving - *hint* - it’s not what people think
How growth can lead to hiring more help - and how help can help you grow: hear how Jacomo has been navigating a growing team and some great tips on accepting help
REAL talk on the hard work of running your own orchestra day to day
The unfortunate and REAL vibe classical music gives off… and his answer for the remedy
TRUTH talk that EVERY musician AND administrator of an orchestra should hear that no one ever talks about
And so much more!

https://www.nu-deco.org/

Follow the group and Jacomo on Instagram:

@jacomobairos

@nu_deco_ensemble

And Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/JacomoRafaelBairos/

https://www.facebook.com/NDEnsemble/

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Book a free discovery call with me! We can spend an hour looking at your creative career. You deserve to thrive, and your artistry matters.

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Season 3 SPECIAL: Historic Highlights Sep 06, 2018

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Welcome back to Season 3 of Crushing Classical!

I'm starting this season out with a highlights episode of some moments that really stood out in my mind in the last 2 years of Crushing Classical. It was hard to narrow it down to just a few - I chose excerpts from several episodes that stood out to me such as:

- Good solid career and LIFE advice

- Great money advice in a nutshell

- Clips from musician founders about their ensemble model and the secret to great fundraising

- The #1 trait or QUALITY that I've seen in musicians I've had on the show that is the REAL reason WHY they've been able to do what they do. Although there are many examples of this in the entire history of this show, I chose two especially "mic-dropping" moments to share on this episode

Book a free discovery call with me! We can spend an hour looking at your creative career. You deserve to thrive, and your artistry matters.

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Alecia Lawyer: Founding A Collaborative Orchestra: A Dream Orchestra For Musicians And The Community That Supports Them Jul 12, 2018

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What you'll hear:

The commonly given advice she DID NOT take - and why that was the best decision she ever made
What she learned from the start-up orchestras she worked with and how that shaped her vision for her own orchestra start-up
The most important thing she looks at when choosing personnel for her orchestra - it’s actually *not* based entirely on how you play
Her unique point of view on the MONEY conversation… asking for money and the role you have as a fundraiser in a founded group
How her mission has evolved - her revolutionary view on what is important and what matters in growing a classical music organization TODAY

To find out more about ROCO:

http://roco.org/

https://www.facebook.com/rocohouston/

Book a free discovery call with me! We can spend an hour looking at your creative career. You deserve to thrive, and your artistry matters.

https://calendly.com/jennet/thm

Sarah Whitney: Living The Dream - Creating A Music Career That Is Entirely Your OWN Jun 29, 2018

Show notes

What you'll hear:

How Sarah reverse-engineered the method of figuring out her career possibilities while still in college
The notion that you’re selling out by doing covers or other genres? Sarah’s answer to that commonly held belief
The excuse she hears often that DOES NOT fly in her book regarding networking… hear what she has to say about that
Her career "funk" - even when she was "living the dream" - and what she did to get out of it
The secret to great fundraising… hint… it’s old-fashioned and fabulous

Sarah’s blog: http://www.sarahwhitney.com/theproductivemusician/

Sybarite 5: https://www.sybarite5.org/

Beyond The Notes: http://www.sarahwhitney.com/beyond-the-notes/

Also mentioned in the show:

https://www.hojoonkimimages.com/

Productivity tools: https://bestself.co/

Book a free discovery call with me! We can spend an hour looking at your creative career. You deserve to thrive, and your artistry matters.

https://calendly.com/jennet/thm