On this episode, you will learn:

• The multiple ways you are likely "winging it" in your approach to music making (and the impact it's having on your results AND your career)
  
  
• Why undergraduate music majors who desire a unique career should strongly consider pursuing a different type of music degree (this will surprise you)
  
  
• How to prepare *completely* as a conductor before rehearsal (and why you should never "run a piece down" with an orchestra out of the gate)
  
  
• The very BEST way to correct mistakes that empowers and enables those around you
  
  
• The #1 concept almost no one employs in lessons, rehearsals and performances...that comes directly from your own LIFE
  
  

...and much more

If you have any questions for Cliff Colnot, you can email him directly at cliffccm@aol.com

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On this episode, you will learn:

What you'll hear:

- How a single text message sent the two of us into a tailspin...and what we took away from it (we filet ourselves just for you)

- Why we strongly resist being labeled, defined or shoved into a box here at Crushing Classical (and why you should too)

- Why Tracy hasn't published a book yet despite her promise to do so back in January (if you've ever made a public promise and failed, you will appreciate this)
- The #1 thing you can do to help others who are doing great work that is directly impacting your life (and it helps you right back)

...and more obviously. Because there's always more.

This was a tough Fireside Chat for us. We debated about doing it at all. We're human. We struggle. That's what this conversation reveals.

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Here is what you’ll learn:

The #1 thing you keep hoping for that literally STOPS the possibility of building a career you truly want (Hint: it isn’t fear)

Why starting an ensemble while you’re still in school is actually smart...and the many advantages you’ll have if you do

The incredible importance of ditching the “volunteer” and “do it for free” mindset as quickly as possible...and how to make that shift for yourself

Why it’s critical to create a MUCH larger vision for an ensemble other than “playing gigs and making money”

...and much more

http://www.kineticensemble.org/

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What you'll hear on today's show:

...and much more

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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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