Crushing Classical

What are you going to do differently this year, if you want different results?    Make sure you SUBSCRIBE to Crushing Classical, and maybe even leave a nice review!  You can join my email list  HERE , so you never miss an episode! Check out the coaching offers on my website. Or you could  hop on a short call with me  to brainstorm your next plan.  I'm your host,  Jennet Ingle.  I love you all...

Cody Weisbach is a Boulder, CO based Doctor of Physical Therapy with an interest in the prevention and treatment of playing related musculoskeletal disorders in musicians. He earned his Doctor of Physical Therapy from Simmons College in 2007 and has since gone on to become Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy in 2009 and a Fellow of the American Association of Orthop...

Dr. Tonya Lawson is a musician, blogger, and SEO specialist whose mission is to empower musicians and other creatives to build out passive income streams so they have the financial freedom to live the life they want to live.  She works part time at Middle Tennessee State University, runs a private music studio of 50+ students, has 3 blogs, and through her membership, helps musicians get their webs...

The holiday season is a boon for musicians - and also SUCH a bane. How are you feeling about it? And is there any way you could feel BETTER? This episode is brought to you today by Happiest Musician Coaching. You are amazing, and I believe in you. What are you trying to create?  What do you need your career to be and do for you? What are you not seeing that you need to do and work on?  I love thes...

Tim Corpus is an internationally performed composer, sound designer, and arts manager who calls Chicago home. Highlights include performances at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and features on CNN Money, BBC Radio3, and 98.7 WFMT among others. His album, “MMXX”, was shortlisted for the 2022 Grammy awards and hailed as “a striking disc” by critic Robert Hugill.  Also a composer for film and game...

This month, I'm thinking about REFINEMENT in my playing, my business, and my career. Might this idea help you?  Make sure you SUBSCRIBE to Crushing Classical, and maybe even leave a nice review!  You can join my email list  HERE , so you never miss an episode! Or you could  hop on a short call with me  to brainstorm your next plan.  I'm your host,  Jennet Ingle.  I love you all. Stay saf...

Kincaid Rabb is a writer and composer. They like dinosaurs, roller coasters, romance bookstores, craft cocktails, and houseplants. Kincaid writes about childhood memories, fantasy worlds, and little epiphanies that inspire the everyday extraordinary.  Kincaid identifies as queer, transgender, nonbinary, neurodivergent, and autistic, and uses they/them pronouns.    I’ve been working with Kincaid fo...

My relationship with Black Friday has evolved a TON over my lifetime. Lately, it's become a PLAYGROUND of creativity and learning!  How are you feeling about it this year?   My offers for oboists   A two hour consult call with me Consider EARLY EARLY bird access to my Happiest Musician Accelerator program   Make sure you SUBSCRIBE to Crushing Classical, and maybe even leave a nice review!  Yo...

Grab my UNRELEASED chapter,  Managing the Money !   Of course, you might want to read the  rest of the book , too... Today you’ll hear my interview with Dr. Meredith Hite Estevez.  She's an Oboist, Author, Coach, and Podcaster, which might lead you to believe that I only ever interview people who are exactly like me. You’d be wrong, though. Meredith is uniquely herself - and so wise and inter...

Grab my UNRELEASED chapter, Managing the Money !   Of course, you might want to read the rest of the book , too...   Today, we talk about how my week of TIRED led to a wholesale BREAKING of my schedule - and why I don't mind at all!  How do you treat the schedules and structures in your life?    Make sure you SUBSCRIBE to Crushing Classical, and maybe even leave a nice review!  You can join m...

In our Happiest Musician Accelerator class last week, we talked about the MISSION, and why it's important to HAVE ONE.  This applies if you are starting a new income stream, leaning into an older one, or just trying to make it in our musical industry!  I reference THIS Ted Talk in this minisode. And I invite you to tell me what YOUR why is!    Make sure you SUBSCRIBE to Crushing Classical, an...

Dr. Kristin Leitterman, a solo artist of oboe and voice, defies modern convention, bringing exciting and unusual programs to audiences. She has performed compositions employing both oboe and voice that she commissioned from Michael-Thomas Foumai, Jason Coleman, Whitney George, and Lyle Davidson in major concert venues around the world, taking her to Spain, Brazil, and Canada, as well as throughout...

I was startled to learn this weekend that musical improvising is not as scary as I thought - but that it maps onto normal life and communication more than I had ever expected!    Make sure you SUBSCRIBE to Crushing Classical, and maybe even leave a nice review!  You can join my email list  HERE , so you never miss an episode! Or you could  hop on a short call with me  to brainstorm your next plan....

Today on the podcast, you'll hear from Mary Lou Falcone, Founder and owner of M.L. Falcone, Public Relations Mary Lou Falcone is internationally known as a classical music publicist/strategist who for 50 years has helped guide the careers of celebrated artists – Van Cliburn, Gustavo Dudamel, Renée Fleming, Sir Georg Solti, James Taylor – and advised many institutions including Carnegie Hall,...

Sometimes as musicians - heck, as PEOPLE, we hesitate to start new things. We shy away from what we are meant to do in the world because we aren't sure how it will go or what will happen or what other people will think. What if you were allowed to treat something new as an EXPERIMENT?    I want to let you know that I have a new program starting this October.   The Happiest Musician Accelerato...

I want to let you know that I have a new program starting this October.  The Happiest Musician Accelerator is a three month group program for musicians who want to have an impact in the world.  It’s to encourage musicians to step outside the narrowest version of their career, to expand the box, and to create for themselves the life they want to live from a place of alignment and love.. It’s to giv...

How could you tweak your life, and your portfolio career, for the better if you let yourself question how things are RIGHT NOW?  How much better could they become?  Join me for the Low Hanging Fruit Workshop this very week, where I'll lead you through some Curiosity and some discoveries about the Money, Time, and Joy in your career!    Make sure you SUBSCRIBE to Crushing Classical, and maybe...

I had a little windfall last week - caused by releasing a tiny oboe product that I'd been developing for over 5 months.  And it made me think about money and about income streams... And about helping others.  For pre-launch information about my upcoming program, The Happiest Musician Accelerator,  email me or book a call! Make sure you SUBSCRIBE to Crushing Classical, and maybe even leave a n...

Jonathan Kravtchenko is an exciting young composer from Canada. He is currently getting ready for the premiere of his new opera-nova, "Tango for Two", which premieres in Toronto on October 21st. It's difficult to get STARTED in a music career, and in my conversation with Jonathan we looked at the landscape for recent graduates.  COVID was awful for everyone, but my husband and I wer...

This Happiest Musician Minisode builds off my last minisode, on getting clarity on the money part of your business, and assumes that you DO have some clarity around how much money you need to make and where you want it to be coming from.  You might want to hop back to that one first if you haven't heard it yet!  Freelancing comes with its own set of math. Let's think about what questions...

Today you'll hear my interview with Jeffrey Biegel: Pianist, composer, arranger, professor and entrepreneur. We talked about what it takes to create a major project and find buy-in from EVERYWHERE. About the importance of bringing new music into the world. About sharing the legacy of those who have come before and creating your own. This conversation was a delight!  Jeffrey Biegel is a respec...

I’ve had a few conversations recently with people about pricing, about raising the prices that you’re charging for your teaching or for your reeds, or for the coaching that you offer. And I’ve had conversations with people recently about choosing to monetize or not to monetize a skill or passion, a hobby that they have. So I'm sharing some thoughts on this topic with you! This episode is brou...

Lullabies For Piano And Cello is a collection of instrumental works inspired by Icelandic folk songs. Accompanied by cellist Steiney Sigurðardóttir, the duo tracked the album in Reykjavik’s Eldborg Concert Hall. Following the implementation of choir, orchestra, and cinematic heft on 2022’s Solon Islandus, Gabríel made a conscious decision to strip the sound down to just these two instruments. As o...

Do you ever feel like you are at the mercy of your work, or your teaching studio, or your business, and like the only time you can have for yourself is just IN THE CRACKS?  You can do better than that. In today's minisode, we talk about taking agency in your schedule!   This episode is brought to you today by Happiest Musician Coaching. You are amazing, and I believe in you. What are you tryi...

Composer and educator Dr. Joseph Sowa writes music that revels in vivid colors and rich textures. His music has been performed by a wide spectrum of groups, from prestigious ensembles like the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Dal Niente, and the PRISM Quartet, to schools and churches across North America. His talent has earned him accolades from ASCAP, the American Prize, and the Barlow End...