Crushing Classical
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This episode is going to KNOCK your socks off. This is REAL TALK about pricing and getting paid. Super valuable advice for every working musician, seriously a must-hear. Brian delivers massive value… I can’t wait for you to hear it!
Combining trumpet with... electronics? This is exactly what today's guest is doing in her career, crushing it as a recording artist, performer, course creator and teacher. What you'll hear from Sarah Belle Reid on today's episode:
- How saying YES and doing things out of your comfort zone can change the trajectory of your career
- How she went from technology newbie to mastering a whole new language
- The journey from o...
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- How doing something outside your comfort zone can drastically change your future in a short amount of time - Fabiana's journey to entrepreneurship.
- The *true* meaning of entrepreneurship - this one surprised me!
- What to do if you're offered your dream job when you're a business owner... how to make that decision and how Fabiana handled it.
- The incredible opportunity at the University of Nor...
Eric Branner is a guitarist, teacher and the founder of FONS, an incredible payment and scheduling app for service-based entrepreneurs like you.
On the show today we talked about his app and how using it can drastically make your music teaching business more efficient, organized and less stressful.
We also talked about...
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- Creating a digital concert series - what that looks like and how his orchestra is making it a complete experience
- Robert's take on being an assistant conductor... and how it can be a special position in it's own right, not just a stepping-stone
- What it was like to conduct the Cleveland Orchestra in a duck costume (yes you read that right!)
- How to build a following around something YOU created ...
Welcome to my *NEW* series, The HOT SEAT, where I talk with musicians I'm working with in *real* time about audience building and creating businesses in the world TODAY!
On today's episode I have Claire Galloway Weber, soprano, diction expert and program creator.
We talked about:
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- The best approach when inviting someone to collaborate and how to communicate when you do it
- Creative ideas for performance during this weird time
- How to think of branding and what you offer as a musician
- Why and how you should *ASK* for what you want from your audience
And so much more!
To hear more about Greg and to check out his latest album, go to https://gregoryharrington.com/
What you'll hear:
- How Joe manages social media with a busy symphony schedule
- How growing an audience on Instagram changed his life
- The story of his first audition failure... this one was a surprise!
- Joe's POV on losses (powerful!)
- The key to loving your career... this one is HUGE
- The biggest problem in music education and what Joe is doing about it
- And so much more!
What you'll hear:
- Learn about the concept of enrollment and how it helps you make your project a reality without making you feel like you're asking everyone for a favor
- How personal development transformed Caleigh's career - and how she uses what she has learned through years of her own work on herself with her coaching with clients
- How she continues to make her dream projects reality
- And so much more!
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Join me for this 3-part interview series discussing the power of an audience in your music career.
First up: Jennet Ingle, orchestral and solo oboist and founder of The Invincible Oboist, a 10-week online program geared toward becoming a stronger, more confident oboist and reed maker. Jennet and I talk about how she built her audience and the launch of her new program, which is possible *because* of having an audience of people who...
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- What makes an online performance good? We discuss
- How his activism plays a role in his career - and why you shouldn't be afraid to speak your mind
- How allowing *who you are* into your work actually causes you to connect with your audience on a deeper level
- Charisma... what it is, actually. This was amazing.
... and so much more!
We are going to go LIVE on my FACEBOOK page together on Friday 5/22 ...
CEO and co-founder of Nu Deco Ensemble is back to share the latest about this cutting-edge 21st century orchestra.
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Cellist/Singer-songwriter/Teaching Artist and my good friend SHANA TUCKER comes on the podcast to talk about her career, from youth orchestra to being a music major, to discovering a NEW way of doing things as an artist with her cello that matches who she is and what she really wants to do. She shares her journey from college to a creating a career as an independent performer and teaching artist.
To hear Shana’s music, go to http:/...
Babatunde and I sit down to talk about creating a really unique career in the opera world, the story of how a casually posted video on Facebook went viral in a matter of days (and what he did next) and what the opera world thinks of him combining hip hop beats with opera.
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