What you'll hear: Passion projects - where it comes from and how to bring them to the real world Self-started projects - how to start small, stick with them and grow over time Carrie's top tips for starting your own music festival or concert series Carrie's most poignant lessons she learned from raising money - must hear! So much *real talk* about self-presenting and starting your own projects... super valuable advice! And so much more! Carrie Knowles' book A Musical Affair is OUT NOW! I highly recommend this dramatic, fun romance novel about starting a music festival. Buy it here! Find our more about Carrie at https://www.cjanework.com/ Are you interested in trying Fons? Check out Fons to streamline your payment and scheduling for lessons - get $100 for sticking with it after your 2-week trial by using this link: https://fons.com/join/@tracygfriedlander Ready to think differently about your teaching? Download my free book, Get More Music Students Online: Attract top quality students that are a JOY to work with and pay you top dollar  

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Carrie Knowles: Building Your Passion Projects From Scratch

  What you’ll hear: INCREDIBLE advice from Angie (a veteran copywriter) about how to write in YOUR bio/about page that conveys EXACTLY who you are Super valuable info for musicians moving into business right now and feeling like a newbie - this one will definitely shift your POV How to measure your success… it’s the antithesis to how we do it as classical musicians and how to break through that And SO much more! Check out my new book... Get More Music Students Online: Attract top quality students that are a JOY to work with - Make the money you want to make - Have the lifestyle you desire! Click HERE Thinking of trying FONS to streamline scheduling and payment for your music studio? Click HERE for my affiliate link and get $100 if you stick with it!  

Angie Colee: Career Pivoting By Following Your Heart

What you'll hear: How connecting two passions as an entrepreneur turned into a business and income stream The KEY to moving on and healing after an injury - this also applies to re-creating in a new way in your career! What Lisa did after a devastating injury that made her a better pianist and a better musician Very inspiring advice on moving forward in any situation, whether that's an injury or a career pivot... you have to hear this! And so much more! To learn more about Lisa and her amazing projects, visit her website: https://lisaspector.com/ Click HERE to download my free book - Get More Music Students - Attract top quality students that are a JOY to work with and pay you top dollar Do you want to streamline your payments and scheduling in your teaching studio? Give FONS a try... if you stick with it past the 2 week trial, you'll get $100! Click HERE to try FONS!

Lisa Spector: How To Heal And Create Anew In Your Career

What you'll hear: How it really IS possible to get that dream job even without an educational resume filled with fancy conservatories (or even a major in music!) How tapping into the network you've built through your career can really come in handy when creating new offers We chat about the online space and the value being online brings to students... and how it's going to transform music education for good. You'll hear about a really awesome opportunity for violinists this summer... great for all levels and even professionals who want to play for world-class soloists in a masterclass setting. Find out more about Richard and Dovid's new program, The Violin Virtuosos HERE Inspired by what you're hearing on this podcast from teachers creating unique businesses online like Richard? I've got a gift for you --- check out my free report: Get More Students: Attract top quality students that are a JOY to work with and pay you top dollar Download it HERE Are you thinking about streamlining payments for your lesson studio? For a limited time, when make the switch to Fons and stick with it after the 2-week trial, you'll get $100! You can check it out and sign up for the free trial here: https://fons.com/join/@tracygfriedlander Use that link now to sign up and you'll get $100 when you stick with Fons after the trial!  

Richard Amoroso: Redefining The Rules Of Music Education

On today's HOT SEAT you'll hear from Lynn Kuo, violinist and educator creating an incredible business online. It all started for Lynn at the start of the pandemic when she suddenly realized she needed to double down on her teaching while her performing job as Assistant Concertmaster in the National Ballet of Canada was on hiatus. Now she's crushing it online on Instagram and YouTube, gathering thousands of new followers and creating online programs for violinists that combine her unique skills and mindset from her career as a violinist and as a karate expert! We talk about: - How to navigate social media without overwhelm - The idea of creating in a space where it seems there are a lot of people doing the same thing... and why that's not important! - Her process of becoming more visible and how she worked through the hesitancy of talking about violin on social media And so much more! Move your teaching biz to FONS - get a 14 day FREE trial PLUS $100! (Limited time only) USE THIS LINK to move your payment and scheduling over to fons.com and you'll receive 14 days to give it a try. If you stick with it and decide to stay on the platform, we'll both get $100. How's that for a good deal? Use THIS LINK to give it a try: https://fons.com/join/@tracygfriedlander Check out my FREE REPORT: Get More Students: Attract top quality students that are a JOY to work with and pay you top dollar

Hot Seat: Using Your *Other* Areas Of Expertise To Transform Your Teaching Biz with Lynn Kuo

On the show today you'll hear the inspiring story of Sharon Ruchman, a composer who really got things going and created more in her 60s than most people have in a lifetime. Not only did she really get going in her later years, the really unique part of her story is about a family member whose story kept popping up for her until she decided to investigate. His name was Rudy, an up-and-coming violin soloist in his day whose life was tragically cut short, Sharon dug deeper and out if it came a newfound source of creative inspiration, as well as a memoire in his memory. To find out more about Sharon Ruchman, her music and to purchase The Gift Of Rudy: https://www.sharonruchman.com/ Do you want to make more money in your teaching business? I have news for you... online teaching is here to stay, and there are tons of ways to make more money in less time, attract your ideal student and create a music studio you love. Want to know how? Download my FREE report, Get More Students - Attract Top Quality Students That Are a Joy To Work With and Pay You Top Dollar - you can download it HERE Check out FONS - a scheduling and payment platform that streamlines the admin side of your business and makes payments and scheduling a breeze. Check it out here for a FULL 45-day trial exclusively at Crushing Classical HERE

Sharon Ruchman: How A Gift From The Past Sparked A Whole New Career Direction

What you’ll hear How to think like an entrepreneur and still be community-centered The way to use networking and connections to build the career and business you want The illusive ingredient of self-awareness - how to get it and how to use it to create a life you want A unique way to add personality to recording projects (I’m surprised no one does this already!) And so much more! Join FONS and get an EXTRA 30 days free trial on top of the already 14-day free trial... a full 44 days to try it out with this link: https://fons.com/join/@tracygfriedlander Get my NEW free report... Get More Students: Attract top quality students that are a JOY to work with and pay you top dollar  

Sophie Lippert: The Power Of True Fans: How To Build A Community That Loves And Supports You

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! The #1 thing you should make sure happens when it comes to getting paid, whether it’s a gig or students How to simultaneously raise your prices AND make it a no-brainer for the one who’s paying for the lessons A strategy for offering different packages (whether it’s lessons or a performing gig) to get you the most money possible Powerful advice if you play wedding gigs or gigs like it - you have to hear this! And SO much more And right now I have a FREE REPORT to help you build in more value (and thus more income!) into your teaching business. Download the report HERE Want to try Fons? Fons.com is a powerful tool to help you streamline your teaching. With automatic payments and scheduling integrated into one platform, Fons transforms your teaching studio into a polished business. Try FREE for a whole 45 days on me here: https://fons.com/join/@tracygfriedlander  

Brian O'Neill: Pricing REAL TALK For Gigs And Teaching - Strategies Every Musician Needs To Succeed

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 orchestral excerpts to being a creator with her instrument - An identity evolution: how she adjusted to the perceived expectations of the classical music community and her own peers as well as her own beliefs about what was ok to do as a "real" trumpet player - this one is HUGE - And so much more! You're going to LOVE this conversation with a musician who's redefining what being a musician means for herself. So powerful! *** Do you have a lesson studio? Now that most people are teaching online and teaching has become a bigger part of most musicians' lives and businesses, it's time to consider how you can make it easier. Fons is a platform that streamlines scheduling and payments all in one place. No more awkward conversations chasing payments - there's a better way! Try FONS for free for an additional 30 days on top of the free trial by clicking HERE

Sarah Belle Reid: Building A Unique Career From The Ground UP By Staying Open And Out Of Your Comfort Zone

What you'll hear: The choice you have: what you can do about waiting for things to go “back to normal” as an artist The difference between being an “interpreter” and a “content creator” in music The definition of Cultural Capital - how that works financially and through your impact on the world What if you’re not *yet* a creator? We discuss this important question How saying YES before your ready pays off The blocks most musicians have from their training and how these musicians have worked through them Want to finally organize and streamline your lesson studio in one place - payments, scheduling, everything! Give FONS a try! Fons is a platform which streamlines automatic payments, scheduling and communication with your students all in one place. Try for FREE for a BONUS 30-days... get a full 6 weeks free trial by using my link: https://fons.com/join/@tracygfriedlander To learn more about Neil and Margarett's group Echo Collective, check them out on social media, their website and on Spotify and at Bandcamp: https://www.echocollective.be/ https://www.instagram.com/echocollectivemusic/ https://www.facebook.com/echocollectivemusic  https://open.spotify.com/artist/0vA5v6tBmGdzhupEeUDK9S?si=ma07l0EzSo-HKcDZ5ogmbA   Bandcamp: https://echo-collective.bandcamp.com/ 

ECHO Collective: Neil Leiter and Margaret Hermant: Crushing It With Unique Collaborations And A New Genre

What you'll hear: - 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 North TX - this one you HAVE to hear if you're looking for a school or know someone who is. - and so much more! Find out more about Fabiana and find out about her concert at: http://www.fabianaclaure.com/ Join her FB group HERE Social Media: IG, YouTube and Twitter @fabianaclaure and on FB @fabianaclaurepianist

Fabiana Claure: Creatively Building A Business That Reflects YOU And Who You Are As An Artist

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...   How to navigate raising your rates - especially right now Reaching 6-figures as a music teacher - by doing what you love and supporting your community. Is that actually possible? Eric knows so - you'll hear what he has to say about it A new point of view when thinking about your own pricing How to think about your business by putting yourself in the shoes of the people who pay you… this one blew my mind! How Eric’s app removes the stressful part of having a teaching studio And much more! You can try Fons for an extra month FREE (on TOP of the usual 15 days!) by going to HERE and using the coupon code crushingclassical when you enter your payment information.

Eric Branner: How Raising Your Prices Transforms Your Business

What you'll hear:  - 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 and what that can do for your future opportunities Find out more about Robert's activities HERE Subscribe to Robert's YouTube Channel and share his childrens' music videos with the kids in your life: https://www.youtube.com/user/RobertFranzConductor Online Empire Blueprint starts OCTOBER 14th! Don't miss this round of the program... this is the last round of my group program in 2020. Start 2021 off right by building your audience and creating new powerful income streams. https://www.crushingclassical.com/onlineempireblueprint Book your discovery call HERE

Robert Franz: Tapping Into Creativity That Sets You Apart In The Marketplace

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: Claire’s opinions on creating your OWN career in the opera world AGE LIMITS and the problems with them - and how they limit young singers About the WRITING PROCESS in creating valuable content  And so much more Click HERE to find out more about Claire’s upcoming FREE training on September 25-26 Click HERE to find out about her upcoming program for singers launching in October ALSO - Don’t miss my upcoming FREE training THIS WEDNESDAY September 23rd at Noon ET - Sign up HERE for access to the training!

Hot Seat #1: Claire Galloway Weber: Crushing It In The Opera World

What you'll hear: - 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/ To purchase Greg's album, click HERE: https://music.apple.com/us/album/glass-hour/1526467111 Follow Greg on IG and FB @harringtonviolin *** Online Empire Blueprint launches October 14th! Click HERE to learn more about Online Empire Blueprint! To book a call and find out more, click HERE  Sign up for my FREE training, The POWER of Interviews for Audience Growth - September 23rd... CLICK HERE to sign up!  

Greg Harrington: True Success - Creating Your OWN Reality, Being Flexible And Finding Your Voice

Crushing Classical podcast is an ongoing series of provocative interviews with musicians who are pioneering a new path in the classical music genre. I dig into musician's lives who have made an often risky move towards forging a unique path and creating a different kind of music career for themselves. This is particularly challenging in a field where the conventional approach is seeking employment in an orchestra. Join me and learn how others are redefining a thriving classical music career.

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