On this episode, you will learn:

- The most *critical* money advice for classical musicians that you can implement immediately

- The ins and outs of active and passive income...and how to *immediately* get started building BOTH no matter where you are in your life/career right now

- The most logical first step toward wealth that you probably aren't doing (or thinking about) soon enough

- The best way to get out of "survival mode" (if that's where you are) and begin building an abundant future for yourself

- The automatic 1% advantage you possess as a classical musician...that you AREN'T applying to other important areas of your life...and it's costing you!

- and so much more

To contact Jonathan Fink:

Jonathan@jonathanfinkgroup.com

For more information about the financial advisor that Jon talks about on the show:

http://www.barilottiwealthstrategies.com/

contact: 

Christy Barilotti

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On the show today we cover:

- Why it's so important to "double down" (vs. relax) once you've achieved something

- The minimum amount of income you should strive to earn when you are first starting out as a freelancer (i.e. business owner)

- Why creating a unique career is particularly challenging in the classical music world vs. the business world

- What "legacy work" is, why it matters and how to uncover YOURS

- and much more

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On the show today we cover:

What we talk about:

Jennet Ingle: Seeing Opportunity So You Can Monetize What You Love

- How to uncover opportunities for income streams that are literally sitting right in front of you (this will certainly surprise you)

- The most effective ways to take what is merely an idea and make it a REALITY

- How to become a powerful negotiator so you can live life on YOUR terms (Hint: There's a two letter word you don't use nearly enough)

- How to see your way through a situation where you think you're "stuck" and turn it into an income opportunity AND the best thing that ever happened to you

- How to learn and perfect the art of GROWING your work so it keeps paying you more and better each and every year

...and much more

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Here’s what we cover:

- The #1 thing stopping you from moving beyond wherever you are right now (and what to do about it)

- Why you rarely act on the great advice you're given (that you know could change EVERYTHING for you)...and how to alter that behavior in yourself

- Why ignoring what you KNOW is true or right for you (that gut feeling) is actually dangerous...and how to overcome it

- Why evolving yourself and embarking on a unique career is the *ultimate* heroic act...and how to gain momentum quickly

...and much more

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Phil Snedecor, a trumpet player with a lucrative and varied career came on to share his insights on creating a classical career design on your OWN terms.

Here's what we covered on the show:

- How to *quickly* establish yourself as a freelancer in a brand new (to you) area...even if you don't know a soul...so you can get some gigs and get paid!

- What it *actually* means to "take ownership" of your career NOW (and from the moment you step out of undergrad)

- How to know if the ensemble or group you want to start has a better than average chance of being successful in your community or city (most people don't consider this before launching one!)

- What your day should ACTUALLY consist of if you want to build a personally satisfying and financially successful career

...and much more

For more about Phil Snedecor:

http://www.philsnedecor.com/Phils_website/Home.html

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David Taylor is a cellist and founder of Yorkshire Young Sinfonia, a youth orchestra program in England. What began with a modest audience of around 200 has grown to 550 within two years.

Here's what you'll learn from my interview with this very ambitious, forward thinking music director:

- What *actually* goes into starting a youth orchestra program (some aspects might surprise you)
- How he "modernized" the symphony to create a totally unique experience for the players (and therefore the audience)
- Why he thinks classical music may no longer have a right to exist...and what that means for you and your career

David's blog:

https://www.davidtaylormusic.co.uk/blog

For more information about the Yorkshire Young Strings program:

https://www.yys.org.uk/

Want to learn how to turn YOUR creative expertise into a consistent 6-Figure income? You need to discover your Proprietary Methodology. Click HERE to watch my free training that will show you:

• Why “taking more gigs” is silently killing your earning potential - and what you need to be doing instead starting immediately
• How to double your income by working significantly LESS than you do now - while also making yourself immune to any economic downturn (this one strategy alone will transform your bank account)
• I’ll show you why discovering your “Triple A” is the key to thriving in the current climate - you’ll learn exactly what this is and why 99% of creatives have NO clue it exists
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 Here is what we covered today:

- Why the ever popular saying "You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with" is actually BACKWARDS

- Why people whine about their social media feeds (Hint: it's their own fault)

- Why swearing off Facebook is one of the LEAST intelligent things you can do (and no, being on Instagram isn't the same...or enough)

- The "two headed" approach you need to develop if your desire is to be financially successful

- Why the Social Media Selfie revolution isn't (and will never) build your career

- And so much more!

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Have you ever thought about starting a chamber group...and wondering what it could lead to?

Kara LaMoure pursued chamber music in college "just for fun"....and spun it into a vibrant career. She is bassoonist of the wind quintet, Windsync, and a founding member of The Breaking Winds, a bassoon quartet.

Find out why taking the first step is the ONLY way to see "what's next" - and why it's a requirement for navigating a career as a chamber musician.

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Has the sentence "I didn't become a musician to be rich" or "I do this because I love music and money doesn't matter" ever come out of your mouth? Or, are you unhappy with the amount of money that you make as a musician? There's a lot of ways you can think about money that can be detrimental to your success as a musician. Most of these conversations are inherited both from your childhood and the existing conversation about money held by musicians and artists everywhere.

Today on the Fireside Chat, Eileen and I talked MONEY with Jonathan Fink, professional freelance cellist and successful real estate agent in the Philadelphia area. Jon shared how HIS approach and relationship with money has changed since evolving his career to include real estate and we dove into what you can do to change the way you think about money.

To find out more about Jonathan Fink, check out his website and social media:

https://www.jonathanfinkgroup.com/

Twitter: @finkj 

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Jonathan-Fink-Group-141058669285021/

On today's Hot Seat episode we had saxophone player and music education major Isaiah Jackson. Isaiah came on the show today to explore career options for himself. He told us that he has so many likes in the music field that he doesn't know what to do, and doesn't even know where to start. This Hot Seat helped Isaiah organize all those thoughts and set him up to make a move in one direction. Often the hardest part is to just start, and this episode was a great starting point.

On this episode I had Allan Santos, a bass player who I was introduced to through our mutual friend and fellow podcaster Jason Heath (who we talk about on the episode- see link to the post we talked about below) and when I heard about his interesting career evolution, I had to have him on the show… Allan is a bass player who went into teaching yoga and afterwards became a life coach. He tells the story about how a big change in his personal life was the tipping point for him to start exploring other options in his career. Often times that’s how it happens, and Allan shares his whole story. After yoga he went into life coaching, and we talked all about what that was like to change gears in his career and all that goes into starting a new business. We dove into finding meaning in your life as a musician, as well as commonly held beliefs about money by musicians and artists and how it affects your life--- and how your comfort zone can actually be not such a great place to hang out in for too long… and a lot more! Stay tuned.

The post we talked about on the podcast:

http://doublebassblog.org/2016/03/unemployment-never-sounded-so-sweet.html

Allan's Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/allan.santos1

Join the conversation about this episode on the CC Facebook Group page:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/crushingclassical

On today's Fireside Chat we dive into a topic that I wrote about earlier in the week that I dubbed Old School Abuse- when a teacher's style is abusive, which includes yelling and a demeaning tone. It is truly an unacceptable approach and we aim to out it here at Crushing Classical with hopes that it no longer continues. If more students can recognize in the moment that they do not have to endure this kind of treatment, it can stop. And going through it can teach you something about how you handle situations- it certainly did for me, and we talk about it in-depth on this episode. Later in the episode we discuss branding and also what it means to really stand up for something (or yourself) and how that actually looks on a day-to-day basis.

On this episode I interviewed Anni Hochhalter and Garrett Hudson of the woodwind quintet WindSync. If you ever considered a career as a chamber musician of your OWN group, going on tours and creating unique concerts, you're in the right place. Listen to this episode to hear the full report from two musicians who have been doing it for the bulk of their professional music careers. This is certainly a challenging yet rewarding style of classical music career. On this episode Anni and Garret get into the nitty-gritty of what it takes to create a chamber music group and build a career out of it.

http://www.windsync.org/

https://www.facebook.com/onstageoffstagefestival

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On today's FIRESIDE CHAT, Eileen and I dive into personal branding, what it means, and what it can mean for classical musicians. Certainly in your life you have developed opinions about various topics and experiences you have had through your career. You may have even become an expert on something related- or not related- to your instrument. What is more than likely is that you have something to say other than through musical phrases on your instrument. And that's a whole other side of the coin that MOST musicians have not considered when building their career.

On this chat we talked about:

• Personal branding for musicians: SO much more than ‘tooting your own horn’ on social media

• Reframing how you think of Facebook… take it from an annoying time-waster to an informative, educational, and useful tool

• And HOW you can USE it to BUILD your online persona, who you are, essentially YOUR BRAND… and why starting this as soon as possible is of utmost importance.

And so much more. Join us for this important chat!

Ever wonder why some people have all the luck? And some people always have shit happening to them... they never seem to catch a break, they never get what they want. There's a trick to this... and it has to do your choices and what you tell yourself about your current circumstances. I saw it big time in my own life- especially during this talk! This is a conversation was pretty real... digging into my own unconscious spending behavior at the beginning of my career that shaped the way I thought about what was possible for me financially in my life... interesting, huh? We talked about other examples too that we see in the world of musicians... Kinda crazy... check it out and see what you get for yourself.

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On this episode I had Peter Askim, bass player, composer, and conductor. I had him on the show to hear all about the festival for string players that he created, which he calls The “anti-festival”. On the show he explains all about what makes his festival unique.

We talked about his mission and reason for creating the festival, and we talked about money. What it’s like to make money as a musician who composes, performs, and conducts, and his approach with musicians and the fees associated with attending this festival.

The Next Festival is definitely a festival that considers musicians in that time when they're JUST finishing school and heading out into the real world... that time when you just need time to process the stuff you've learned in school and have some time to figure out what you'll do next. I really think that this festival is so supportive for that time in a musicians' life.

To find out more about the festival to attend or donate, go to:

http://next-fest.org/

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This week’s Fireside Chat is about LIMITS - where they come from and why they exist. You'll be amazed by how and where they show up - and they put a ceiling on what is possible for you in your life and music career.

Here's what's in store for you on this episode:

- How the path to what you truly want has historically been limited (and why)

- How the simple act of choosing a career in classical music opens up a can of worms (hint: unsolicited advice from people around you can make or break your choice!)

- The traps you're falling into right now (unknowingly in most cases) and how it slows your momentum and keeps you stuck

- How this exact topic personally prevented me from seeing alternatives in my own education (and how it prevents YOU from standing up for yourself when it comes to your education)

- A shocking idea for orchestras that will boggle your mind (and will likely be rejected by most of you)

This was a great chat! I can't wait for you to hear it.

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On today's episode I had Katie Wyatt, Executive Director and founder of a very successful program called Kidznotes, a youth orchestra program based on the famous El Sistema program of Venezuela. On the chat I got to hear all about her career path and how she ended up going from the audition path to running her own nonprofit. Some things we talked about on the show:

On today's Fireside Chat we had Sheree Allison, Executive Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters/Boys & Girls Club in Miramichi, an eastern Canadian community of 32,000 people. Sheree has done amazing work within her own nonprofit to take it from nearly shutting its doors and closing shop to a thriving nonprofit, doubling its annual budget in just over 2 years.

Why does this matter to classical musicians? Well for one, when you work for a nonprofit (which is nearly every orchestra), how they're doing financially directly affects your income. So it matters a lot. Here are some key points from the chat:

HOW can you take care of yourself FIRST AND FOREMOST when navigating things like CAREER MOVES or when you run into inevitable money problems? What are some common beliefs or RULES that people follow that they COULD BE BREAKING to make things better for them? Tune in and hear this conversation on exploring what it was like for us when we either did or did not break the rules. 

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On today's episode I interviewed Jessie Montgomery, violinist of the Catalyst Quartet and composer. We talked about her unique career as a composer, member of a string quartet, and all that she has done to design her unique career as a chamber musician and composer in New York City. It was fascinating to hear about her early influences- a child of artists, she was bound to have a career that was outside the box. It is interesting to hear about her influences and the teaching she was exposed to throughout her education that helped mold and shape the career she has created now. From studying with a teacher who developed a way to teach children how to improvise, to working in program called Community Music Works where she played and taught and had to work on all the administrative things, she created a unique skill set that enabled her to run her own string quartet. 

To learn more about Jessie and her work:

http://catalystquartet.com/ 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZmVRWjpNxw

http://communitymusicworks.org/ 

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The funny thing about JUST STARTING is nothing is in place for you... YET. It's up to you to do it all. You can't just show up and start working like you would at any job. This is a big challenge in creating your own career, and we talked about it on today's episode. We also talked about *conversation*- the importance of TALKING to people in the age of emails, texts and social media.

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