218 episodes

Crushing Classical is a series of interviews with classical musicians who are forging unique paths with their talent, creating their own artistic fulfillment and financial comfort, and finding ways to thrive. I celebrate these brave people who are taking routes outside of traditional orchestral or academic employment! As always, I invite you to listen for your own sparks and breadcrumbs, and use these interviews to find the possibilities that exist in your own life.

Crushing Classical Jennet Ingle

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    • 4.9 • 93 Ratings

Crushing Classical is a series of interviews with classical musicians who are forging unique paths with their talent, creating their own artistic fulfillment and financial comfort, and finding ways to thrive. I celebrate these brave people who are taking routes outside of traditional orchestral or academic employment! As always, I invite you to listen for your own sparks and breadcrumbs, and use these interviews to find the possibilities that exist in your own life.

    Kate Kayaian: Identity Shifts for Artists

    Kate Kayaian: Identity Shifts for Artists

    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 give them the practical tools to start new income streams or launch programs. And it’s to give them the confidence to try! 
    Check it out at the link above, and reach out to me if you have any questions. I’d love to chat with you!
     
    Today on the podcast: Kate Kayaian is a bestselling author and a career & mindset coach for artists and creatives. She runs her signature group program, The Creatives Leadership Academy and maintains a small roster of 1:1 clients.  Kate started the blog, Tales From The Lane in 2016 to be a career and lifestyle-focused resource geared towards creative entrepreneurs, and is currently working on her first full-length book. 
    A former professional cellist, she attended the prestigious New England Conservatory of Music and went on to have a thriving career–performing with several Grammy Award-winning groups and touring as a solo and chamber musician. When the pandemic hit in early 2020, she pivoted to the online space, and she’s never looked back. 
    She lives on the beautiful island of Bermuda with her husband and rescue pup and spends her days working with clients, writing, gardening, and serving on several boards. She believes that everyone has the right to live exactly the kind of life they have always dreamed of living.
    Kate and I have been friends for a long time and I’m an enormous fangirl - everything she does is smart, and loving, and bold, and aligned. It was great to hear the inside scoop on how she’s been creating these huge shifts in her own life and how she’s helping her clients to do the same.
    Check out Kate and the Creatives Leadership Academy at her website, follow her on Instagram @KKayaian, read her excellent blog, or pick up her FREE GUIDE to the Ten Habits of Successful Artists!
     
    Thanks for joining me on Crushing Classical! 
    Theme music and audio editing by DreamVance.
    You can join my email list HERE, so you never miss an episode!
    I'm your host, Jennet Ingle. I love you all. Stay safe out there!
     

    • 38 min
    Happiest Musician Minisode: Get Curious

    Happiest Musician Minisode: Get Curious

    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 even leave a nice review! 
    You can join my email list HERE, so you never miss an episode!
    I'm your host, Jennet Ingle. I love you all. Stay safe out there!
     

    • 9 min
    Happiest Musician Minisodes: Making MONEY Non-Ickily

    Happiest Musician Minisodes: Making MONEY Non-Ickily

    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 nice review! 
    You can join my email list HERE, so you never miss an episode!
    I'm your host, Jennet Ingle. I love you all. Stay safe out there!
     

    • 9 min
    Jonathan Kravtchenko: Tangos for Two

    Jonathan Kravtchenko: Tangos for Two

    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 were in a relatively privileged place, with established portfolio careers to fall back on.  The generation that came of age during this pandemic has had a harder time!  
    We talked about the needs of new audiences, the trajectories of young musicians, and his upcoming self-produced opera premiere, Tango for Two.
    You can follow Jonathan at his website, Facebook, and YouTube.
    Thanks for joining me on Crushing Classical! 
    Theme music and audio editing by DreamVance.
    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 safe out there!
     
     
     

    • 35 min
    Happiest Musician Minisode: Freelancer Math

    Happiest Musician Minisode: Freelancer Math

    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 you should be asking yourself as you accept or decline gigs! 
    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 safe out there!
     
     
     

    • 9 min
    Jeffrey Biegel: a 50-State Project!

    Jeffrey Biegel: a 50-State Project!

    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 respected pianist of traditional repertoire, starting life nearly deaf. He studied with Adele Marcus and has built a career of old and new music. He created the first classical livestreams in 1997 and most recently, the first 50 state project free to orchestras celebrating America with Peter Boyer's "Rhapsody in Red, White & Blue". Mr. Biegel also recorded the critical edition of "Rhapsody in Blue", and composed "Three Reflections" of JFK, RBG and MLK. He has created over two dozen commissioning projects while simultaneously playing in the grand tradition of the piano, most notably reflective of Josef Lhevinne. 
    Check out Jeffrey's website and follow him on Instagram! 
    Thanks for joining me on Crushing Classical! 
    Theme music and audio editing by DreamVance.
    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 safe out there!
     
     

    • 45 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
93 Ratings

93 Ratings

Bdan12 r ,

Great show

I love Crushing Classical. Interesting guests — empathic thoughtful host; Jennet has wonderful insights — I especially like her mini-sodes. I love the premise of the show: Ask people trained to find opportunities for beauty in every phrase how they make a living — you’ll get some inspiring answers!

Earle29 ,

Wonderfully entertaining

I’ve had the pleasure of knowing and working with Jennet for quite a few years. I have since moved from the town we shared, so I don’t get to chat with her as often anymore. BUT I can tell you, listening to her in this podcast is exactly how she would be if you were sitting in her living room, drinking coffee. She is inquisitive, articulate, and knows how to bring out the best in her guests. Lovely person and time well spent listening to her every week.

katielmccarthy ,

Young musicians, check this out!

This podcast is a MUST for any modern day classical musician!! Seriously, if you’re looking for inspiration, listen to this pod.

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