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    Musicians who podcast: Karen Cubides of The Musician's Guide

    Musicians who podcast: Karen Cubides of The Musician's Guide

    Wrapping up this three-part series with Karen Cubides was so fun! Karen is the host of The Musician's Guide podcast, as well as the Fempire to Inspire podcast. With a background in classical saxophone and orchestra admin, Karen set off to found her own marketing agency in Nashville-- the Karen Cubides Agency. Karen works with musicians of all stripes on building a rewarding career that is unique to them through coaching, photography, social media, web design, and videography. 

    In this episode:

    • Why Karen loves podcasting (she has TWO new shows coming soon!)
    • The role podcasting plays in her career
    • The Enneagram for musicians

    We're taking a short break, but we'll be back later in July with fresh content! 

    In the mean time, there are only a few days left to register for Heidi Kay Begay's course The Podcasting Musician! Use my code TORI10 at checkout for 10% off. Classes start July 3! 

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    Episode links:

    Follow Karen on IG 

    Follow The Musician's Guide on IG

    Follow Karen Cubides Agency on IG

    Karen Cubides Agency website

    "Persona" documentary trailer

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    Show Links:

    Follow Tori and The Unclassical Musician!

    Support The Unclassical Musician on Patreon

    Follow Tori on Instagram 

    Follow The Unclassical Musician on Instagram by following the hashtag #theunclassicalmusician

    Join The Unclassical Musicians Facebook Group

    Sign up for a FREE 30-minute coaching session with Tori 

    Send Tori an email tori@torilupinek.com

     

     

    Musicians who podcast: Jason Heath of Contrabass Conversations

    Musicians who podcast: Jason Heath of Contrabass Conversations

    In part two of our three-part series on musicians who podcast, I had the pleasure of chatting with Jason Heath-- host of the Contrabass Conversations podcast. Jason started his podcast way back in 2007 (!!) and has continued with it on and off ever since. The show is now close to reaching 3 million downloads!!!

    Jason's career has been very multi-faceted and is a textbook example of a modern portfolio career. From gigging all over the Chicago area, to blogging and podcasting, to teaching high school orchestra-- Jason has done it all! 

    In this episode:

    • How podcasting has shaped Jason's career 
    • Advice for musicians just starting out
    • A crazy gig story involving an FBI investigation (you're going to have to listen all the way to the end for that one!) 

    Stay tuned next week for a conversation with the host of The Musician's Guide podcast-- Karen Cubides!

    Don't forget about our special 10% off code for Heidi Kay Begay's course The Podcasting Musician! Use the code TORI10 and sign up NOW-- class starts July 3! 

     

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    Episode Links:

    Jason's Website

    Jason's Instagram

    Double Bass Blog

    Contrabass Conversations Podcast

    Contrabass Conversations YouTube Channel

    Contrabass Conversations Instagram

    Contrabass Conversations website 

    Show Links:

    Follow Tori and The Unclassical Musician!

    Support The Unclassical Musician on Patreon

    Follow Tori on Instagram 

    Follow The Unclassical Musician on Instagram by following the hashtag #theunclassicalmusician

    Join The Unclassical Musicians Facebook Group

    Sign up for a FREE 30-minute coaching session with Tori 

    Send Tori an email tori@torilupinek.com

     

    Musicians who podcast: Heidi Kay Begay of Flute360

    Musicians who podcast: Heidi Kay Begay of Flute360

    This month, we are doing a 3-part series featuring musicians who podcast!

    First up is the host of the Flute 360 podcast-- Heidi Kay Begay. Heidi started her podcast as part of her DMA project, and 3 years later it is going stronger than ever! Flute360 offers "a panoramic view of flute-related topics for the modern day musician." Heidi now has her own course called "The Podcasting Musician" which takes entrepreneurial podcasters from scratch to launch in only 5 weeks!  

    In this episode:

    • Why podcasts are an important part of the entrepreneur's arsenal 
    • The perks of being a podcaster
    • All about Heidi's course The Podcasting Musician 

    Now for a limited time, Unclassical listeners get 10% off Heidi's course with the code TORI10! Course starts July 3!

    Check back next week for a conversation with Jason Heath-- host of Contrabass Conversations! 

    SHOW LINKS:

    Use the code TORI10 for 10% off The Podcasting Musician

    Check out Heidi's website

    Follow Heidi on Instagram 

    Send Heidi an email heidikaybegay@gmail.com

    Listen to Flute360

    Follow Flute360 on Facebook

    Podcast links

    Follow Tori and The Unclassical Musician!

    Support The Unclassical Musician on Patreon

    Follow Tori on Instagram 

    Follow The Unclassical Musician on Instagram by following the hashtag #theunclassicalmusician

    Join The Unclassical Musicians Facebook Group

    Sign up for a FREE 30-minute coaching session with Tori 

    Send Tori an email tori@torilupinek.com

    Rebroadcast of the original trailer

    Rebroadcast of the original trailer

    In preparation for our June series with musicians who podcast, I'm bringing back the original trailer for the show. Listening back to the trailer has been a helpful reminder to me about why I started this podcast, how much growth it has experienced in the last 8 months, and how much growth I've experienced through producing the show!

    I am SO pleased to share our next lineup of guests! Stay tuned to hear from Heidi Kay Begay of the Flute 360 podcast, Karen Cubides of The Musician's Guide podcast, and Jason Heath of Contrabass Conversations. 

    LINKS

    Pod Perks!

    Unclassical listeners recieve 10% of Heidi Kay Begay's Podcasting Musician course with the code Tori10. Heidi helped me build my podcast, and she will help you build yours in July! Sign up here. 

    Watch the free training with Nicole Riccardo on How to Sell Out Your Offers on Instagram

     

    Podcast links

    Check out Heidi Kay Begay's show Flute 360

    Check out Karen Cubides' show The Musician's Guide

    Check out Jason Heath's show Contrabass Conversations

    Follow Tori and The Unclassical Musician!

    Support The Unclassical Musician on Patreon

    Follow Tori on Instagram 

    Follow The Unclassical Musician on Instagram by following the hashtag #theunclassicalmusician

    Join The Unclassical Musicians Facebook Group

    Sign up for a FREE 30-minute coaching session with Tori 

    Send Tori an email tori@torilupinek.com

    New World Flutist Leah Stevens on Mental Health

    New World Flutist Leah Stevens on Mental Health

    Last installment of mental health awareness month!

    I wanted to ask New World flutist Leah Stevens to come on the show during mental health month because I have admired how transparent she is about her mental health struggles online. In addition to performing with the New World Symphony, she has served as principal flute with The Orchestra Now and substituted with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Quad Cities Symphony, South Bend Symphony, and the Lexington Philharmonic. Leah has also won First Prize in the Orchestral Audition and Masterclass and Second Prize in the Piccolo Orchestral Audition and Masterclass at the 2017 National Flute Association Convention.

    In this episode:

    • How music school is a contributing factor to a decline in mental health
    • How depression and anxiety affect everyday musician tasks 
    • Social media as an accountability buddy 

    Taking a break next week, but we'll be back in June with musicians who podcast! Stay tuned! 

    LINKS

    Follow Leah Stevens on Instagram

    Send Leah an email stevensflute91@gmail.com

     

    Pod Perks!

    Watch the free training with Nicole Riccardo on How to Sell Out Your Offers on Instagram

    Podcast links

    Follow Tori and The Unclassical Musician!

    Support The Unclassical Musician on Patreon

    Follow Tori on Instagram 

    Follow The Unclassical Musician on Instagram by following the hashtag #theunclassicalmusician

    Join The Unclassical Musicians Facebook Group

    Sign up for a FREE 30-minute coaching session with Tori 

    Send Tori an email tori@torilupinek.com

     

    Rusty Holmes on Mental Fitness for Musicians

    Rusty Holmes on Mental Fitness for Musicians

    Continuing with Mental Health Awareness Month on the podcast...

    This week we have Rusty Holmes-- french horn player, teacher, and motivational speaker based in Austin, TX. In addition to being in the private teaching scene, Rusty plays in many orchestras in central Texas. During the pandemic, he developed his Musican's System for Success mental fitness lecture and has delivered it over 20 times.  Rusty is a huge advocate for journaling, gratitude, and challenging yourself! If you aren't motivated to get off your butt and do something awesome after listening to this episode... 

    In this episde:

    • What is self-efficacy and how is it different than self-confidence?
    • Mental fitness routine for musicians
    • Journaling 101! 

    Stay tuned next week as we wrap up our mental health series with New World Symphony flutist Leah Stevens on her personal struggles with mental health both in and out of the pandemic. 

    LINKS:

    Rusty's Website rustyholmes.com

    Follow Rusty on Instagram

    Check out Rusty's Youtube channel

    Article on Dr. Richard White, tuba professor at University of New Mexco and motivational speaking. 

    Info on Jeff Nelson's Fearless Performance 

    Pod Perks!

    Watch the free training with Nicole Riccardo on How to Sell Out Your Offers on Instagram

    Podcast links

    Follow Tori and The Unclassical Musician!

    Support The Unclassical Musician on Patreon

    Follow Tori on Instagram 

    Follow The Unclassical Musician on Instagram by following the hashtag #theunclassicalmusician

    Join The Unclassical Musicians Facebook Group

    Sign up for a FREE 30-minute coaching session with Tori 

    Send Tori an email tori@torilupinek.com

     

    Amanda Deligiannis on musician trauma and self-care

    Amanda Deligiannis on musician trauma and self-care

    Welcome back to mental health awareness month here on The Unclassical Musician!

    This one is a must-listen!

    This week, I sat down with my good friend and master of social work Amanda Deligiannis to talk about some mental health issues pertaining to musicians, and the music school experience. 

    Amanda started at DePaul as a music ed major, with french horn as her instrument. Over the course of our four years there she waffled between continuing with music ed and considering switching to regular education. She eventually finished her music ed degree. During her teaching career she became passionate about education inequity as well as childhood trauma, which inspired her to complete a Master of Social Work from Loyola University. Throughout this time, she gained clinical experience interning for the Cook County Public Defender as well as in addiction treatment. Amanda also completed an internship as a medical social worker at the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, supporting families while they experienced chronic illness, celebrations, and loss in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Amanda now works for a children’s therapy group in Chicago.

    Even though Amanda has been out of music school for a while now, she is still very much in this community. I think she has a very unique and interesting view on the struggles of classical musicians from a clinical perspective.

    In this episode:

    • Some fundamental aspects of music school that are detrimental to students' mental health 
    • Music school as a traumatic experience 
    • Self-care tips for musicians (we're not talking bubble baths and manicures!) 

    We are continuing Mental Health Awareness month next week with Rusty Holmes! Another french horn player, based in Austin TX.  One of his many passions is mental fitness for musicians!

    Links for this episode:

    Send Amanda an email amandadeligiannis@gmail.com

    Check out Rusty Holmes on IG!

    Watch the free training with Nicole Riccardo on How to Sell Out Your Offers on Instagram

    Links for the podcast:

    Follow Tori and The Unclassical Musician!

    Support The Unclassical Musician on Patreon

    Follow Tori on Instagram 

    Follow The Unclassical Musician on Instagram by following the hashtag #theunclassicalmusician

    Join The Unclassical Musicians Facebook Group

    Sign up for a FREE 30-minute coaching session with Tori 

    Send Tori an email tori@torilupinek.com

     

     

    Coping with COVID

    Coping with COVID

    Thank you to everyone who took the time to check in on me while I was sick! Many people have been asking questions about my experience with covid, so I wanted to do an episode about it. We are kicking off Mental Month with a solo episode that goes into detail on the negative mental side effects of testing positive for the enemy virus during a global pandemic. 

    In this episode:

    • The whole story! 
    • The physical symptoms
    • The mental side effects 

    Stay tuned next week for a conversation with my friend Amanda Deligiannis-- music educator turned social worker-- all about the trauma that is music school, and self-care for musicians. 

    LINKS:

    Follow Tori and The Unclassical Musician!

    Support The Unclassical Musician on Patreon

    Follow Tori on Instagram 

    Follow The Unclassical Musician on Instagram by following the hashtag #theunclassicalmusician

    Join The Unclassical Musicians Facebook Group

    Sign up for a FREE 30-minute coaching session with Tori 

    Send Tori an email tori@torilupinek.com 

    Katherine Emeneth on teaching privately

    Katherine Emeneth on teaching privately

    Better late than never! 

    I am so pleased to FINALLY bring you this conversation with flutist, educator, studio-building guru, and pedagogy nerd Katherine Emeneth. Based in Georgia, Katherine has taken her successful private flute studio and expanded her career into studio consulting, speaking on private studio development, and career coaching for recent music grads. She is basically the queen of teaching musicians new to the private teaching game all about how to succeed in the industry! 

    In this episode:

    • How her background in music education has benefited Katherine's career as a private teacher
    • How DOES one build a private studio?
    • What do you do with a kid who doesn't practice???

    Stay tuned next week to kick off Mental Month with a solo episode covering the negative mental side effects of covid-19. 

    Links for this episode:

    Katherine's website

    Follow Katherine on Instagram

    Send Katherine an email hello@katherineemeneth.com

    Download The Ultimate Guide to Recruiting Students for $7!!!

    Follow Tori and The Unclassical Musician!

    Support The Unclassical Musician on Patreon

    Follow Tori on Instagram 

    Follow The Unclassical Musician on Instagram by following the hashtag #theunclassicalmusician

    Join The Unclassical Musicians Facebook Group

    Sign up for a FREE 30-minute coaching session with Tori 

    Send Tori an email tori@torilupinek.com

     

    Katie Velasquez and the Virtual Flute Music Festival

    Katie Velasquez and the Virtual Flute Music Festival

    Katie Velasquez is another flutist with Texas connections! Originally from Austin, Katie is now the principal flutist of the Missouri Symphony, and the Artistic Director of the Virtual Flute Music Festival! Katie has a very impressive background in orchestra performance and has killed it in many national competitions. Perhaps one of her most impressive feats is starting her own VIRTUAL flute and piccolo festivals featuring top names in the flute world. The truly unique aspect of this festival is the strong focus on empowering the artist through courageous thinking and mindset training. I wanted to get Katie on the podcast to talk more about her festival because the application will be closing MAY 1ST! That’s coming up! So non-flutists, maybe put your cross-disciplinary hats on for this convo about all the mental work behind bringing your most inspired self to your performances.

    In this episode:

    • How Katie has been able to stay inspired during the pandemic
    • The inspriation behind the festival
    • How and why mindset is a key part of the festival 

    If you are looking for my interview with Katherine Emeneth, that episode will be airing next week-- stay tuned! 

    LINKS:

    Virtual Flute Music Festival website

    Register for the Zoominar

    Follow VFMF on IG

    Katie's website

    Peptalk app

    Enroll in Nicole Riccardo's Instagram Marketing and Sale Academy

    Support The Unclassical Musician on Patreon

    Follow Tori on Instagram 

    Follow The Unclassical Musician on Instagram by following the hashtag #theunclassicalmusician

    Join The Unclassical Musicians Facebook Group

    Sign up for a FREE 30-minute coaching session with Tori 

    Send Tori an email tori@torilupinek.com

    How does one build a private studio?

    How does one build a private studio?

    Special thanks to Keith Alcius (tuba) for submitting this question for the Q&A episode. I told you we'd do full episodes for the big ones! 

    I’m going to tell you a bit about how I got started with private teaching in Houston, how it's going at this point 1 year into the pandemic, and some of my personal policies I’ve used to build a sought-after lesson experience in my area. I started off with literally a handful of kids and went from bare minimum to seeing nearly 100 flutes per week in less than 2 years.

    If you are interested in learning ways to use Instagram as a recruiting tool to build your own private studio and make more $$$ make sure to sign up for our exclusive and FREE class with Nicole Riccardo on Friday April 9 at 11 CDT! Replay link will be available after for those who can't attend at the specific time, but only if you are registered! Register for the class here!

    In this episode:

    • Inheriting/being gifted students
    • It's all about who ya know
    • How much work works for you

    If you got a lot out of this episode, be sure to tune in next week for a convo with studio-building guru Katherine Emeneth!

    LINKS:

    Keith Alcius' website

    Follow Keith on IG

    Register for the upcoming class "How to sell out your offers on Instagram without a massive following!" with Nicole Riccardo

    Katherine Emeneth's website

    Follow Katherine on IG (her Reels and graphics are great!)

    Support The Unclassical Musician on Patreon

    Follow Tori on Instagram 

    Follow The Unclassical Musician on Instagram by following the hashtag #theunclassicalmusician

    Join The Unclassical Musicians Facebook Group

    Sign up for a FREE 30-minute coaching session with Tori 

    Send Tori an email tori@torilupinek.com

    Nicole Riccardo on how to market yourself online

    Nicole Riccardo on how to market yourself online

    I am so stoked today to bring you this conversation with the queen of social media marketing for musicians—Nicole Riccardo. Nicole learned industry secrets around utilizing social media for marketing during her 9-5 job. These skills eventually allowed her to quit her job and start working for herself. Nicole now runs her own online media marketing agency- NR Media— and she does it all. Branding, web design, business coaching, marketing courses, you name it she does it. Did I mention she is also a flutist???

    Stay tuned all the way to the end of our conversation to learn more about an exciting upcoming live event with Nicole exclusively for Unclassical listeners! (or just jump down to the links ;) )

    In this episode:

    • Finding confidence to be your authentic self online 
    • Nicole's top 3 necessities for musicians to market themselves online 
    • How to stand out on saturated social platforms 

    Join Tori and Nicole on Friday April 9 @ 11am CDT for a FREE live online event all about how to sell-out your offers on Instagram EXCLUSIVELY for Unclassical listeners!

    In this class:

    • You’ll get copy and paste access to Nicole's entire 4-step sell out your offer system that will guide you to creating consistent income from Instagram
    • We’re going over the proven framework that takes the guesswork out of scaling your business (without having to be chained to your phone all day).
    • The 3 BIG mistakes you’re making that are keeping you stuck, tired and overwhelmed in your business.
    • How to build a backend sales system that automates your entire business so you can work less and make more!

    Reserve your spot in the live training here!

    I better see you there ;) 

    LINKS:

    Check out Nicole's website

    Follow Nicole on Instagram

    Check out NRMedia's website for those great templates

    Follow NRMedia on Instagram

    Reserve your spot in the live training

    Sign up for Nicole's Instagram Marketing and Sales Academy

    Support The Unclassical Musician on Patreon

    Follow Tori on Instagram 

    Follow The Unclassical Musician on Instagram by following the hashtag #theunclassicalmusician

    Join The Unclassical Musicians Facebook Group

    Sign up for a FREE 30-minute coaching session with Tori 

    Send Tori an email tori@torilupinek.com

    Rebroadcast: Episode 10 Pivoting Online

    Rebroadcast: Episode 10 Pivoting Online

    Welcome to our first-ever rebroadcast episode! 

    This week we are re-airing episode 10: Pivoting online and virtual networking for musicians.

    I wanted to bring this episode back as a refresher course to prep you for an upcoming episode with Nicole Riccardo, social media marketing QUEEN. Also flutist, also based in Texas. That conversation is going to air on March 30! If you want to get to know Nicole a little beforehand you should DEFINITELY look at her Instagram, which is a study in how to use that platform to your full advantage. She even teaches a course on how to use IG to market yourself and sell your products and services!  

    Original show notes:

    Yes, we are (hopefully) halfway through this pandemic thing. No, it is never too late to start amplifying your artistic voice online!

    Your online presence is meant to showcase your work. It is your platform to advertise your goods, services, and skills. If you are a non-salaried musician, how do you expect to get new work if you are not promoting yourself???

    Here are Tori's top necessities for success to amplify your online presence:

    1) Website

    2) Youtube channel

    3) Facebook page

    4) Instagram

    We also talk about the difference between Facebook pages and Facebook groups, whether or not to shell out the big bucks for a full website design when you're just starting out, and viewing social media usage as networking. 

    Links:

    Follow Nicole Riccardo on Instagram 

    Download Nicole's free resources

    Checkout Nicole's IG Academy Course

    Support The Unclassical Musician on Patreon

    1:1 coaching sign up form

    Join The Unclassical Muscians Facebook group

    Follow Tori on Instagram 

    Follow The Unclassical Musician on Instagram by following the hashtag #theunclassicalmusician

    send me an email tori@torilupinek.com 

    It's Tax Time

    It's Tax Time

    It's tax season... 

    Not my personal fave because it means my CPA fiancee is working non-stop. But this does put me in a unique position to offer some insights I've gleaned about my taxes since hanging out with an accountant! 

    This episode is basically taxes 101 for self-employed musicians. I hope the info in this episode helps to ease some unease when it comes to filing and paying your taxes with multiple income streams-- especially if you are doing it for the first time! 

    In this episode:

    ~Invest in software that helps you save time and money-- like MyMusicStaff

    ~What qualifies as business expenses for musicians and why they're important 

    ~Paying taxes annually v. quarterly 

    Next week we are doing our first-ever re-broadcast show! Bringing back episode 10: Pivoting online and virtual networking for musicians. If you haven't listen yet, now is the time! 

    LINKS:

    Join MyMusicStaff

    Upcoming episode info:

    Follow Nicole Riccardo on Instagram

    Download Nicole's free resources

    Info on Nicole's IG Academy course

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    Support The Unclassical Musician on Patreon

    Follow Tori on Instagram 

    Follow The Unclassical Musician on Instagram by following the hashtag #theunclassicalmusician

    Join The Unclassical Musicians Facebook Group

    Sign up for a FREE 30-minute coaching session with Tori 

    Send Tori an email tori@torilupinek.com

     

    Q&A/AMA

    Q&A/AMA

    Thank you to everyone who submitted questions for this week's show! This show format is a unique Q&A/"Ask me anything" that will now be reserved exclusively for Patreon supporters in the future. If you enjoy this show format, be sure to check out The Unclassical Musician on Patreon!

    In show order:

    "Would you care to share your experience on region/district band auditions in Texas vs. Illinois? The benefits and pitfalls of both states, like how the whole process works." ~Shaina Goodson, trumpet 

    "What was your experience at DePaul like?" ~Kiara Eijo, flute 

    "What has been your evolution of flutes? What flutes have you played on over the years?"~Kiara Eijo, flute 

    "What do you love about your [flute] setup? What led you to pick the instrument you have?"~Karina Eijo, flute 

    "What do you do when a student literally refuses to practice? (7th grader)" ~Paula Mims, flute 

    Up next week: It's TAX Time with Robby Yaussy

    LINKS:

    Follow Shaina Goodson on Instagram

    Follow Kiara Eijo on Instagram

    Follow Karina Eijo on Instagram 

    Follow Paula Mims on Instagram

    Support The Unclassical Musician on Patreon

    Follow Tori on Instagram 

    Follow The Unclassical Musician on Instagram by following the hashtag #theunclassicalmusician

    Join The Unclassical Musicians Facebook Group

    Sign up for a FREE 30-minute coaching session with Tori 

    Send Tori an email tori@torilupinek.com

    Flutist Tyler Martin on pandemic life at Rice and the future of our industry

    Flutist Tyler Martin on pandemic life at Rice and the future of our industry

    Tori interviews fellow flutist and Chicago-Houston transplant Tyler Martin on life at one of the United States' top orchestral training institutions during the pandemic. They also dig into how his experiences of the past year have broadened Tyler's mindset on new possibilities for his career path.

    Besides doing his second masters at Rice, Tyler is also a sub for the Houston Symphony and has played at Spoleto, Texas Music Festival, and Brevard. Last summer Tyler was a featured performer for the National Flute Association Summer Series. Tyler also teaches around Houston and is a strong advocate for classical music education, especially in communities of color.

    Major topics in this conversation:

    • Comparing and contrasting life at Rice University before and during the pandemic
    • How the future landscape of classical music will change (or not) because of the pandemic 
    • The impact of the killing of George Floyd and major BLM protests in 2020 on the classical music industry

    Next week: our first ever Q&A/AMA episode! Be sure to submit your questions BY Friday March 5th to be included on the next episode! 

    Links:

    Tyler's interview with the NFA

    Tyler's website

    Follow Tyler on Instagram

    Subscribe to Tyler's YouTube channel

    Submit a question for next week's episode 

    Support The Unclassical Musician on Patreon

    Follow Tori on Instagram 

    Follow The Unclassical Musician on Instagram by following the hashtag #theunclassicalmusician

    Join The Unclassical Musicians Facebook Group

    Sign up for a FREE 30-minute coaching session with Tori 

    Send Tori an email tori@torilupinek.com 

    Budgeting for Beginners

    Budgeting for Beginners

    In this episode, Tori shares some backstory about her relationship with money at the end of her time as a student and just getting started as a flute lesson teacher in Texas. Listen for some tips to help you change your relationship with money, ditch the starving artist mindset, and get out of debt! 

    In this episode:

    • Being unemployed as a recent music grad
    • The 50/30/20 rule of budgeting 
    • Why it is important to spend some money on your "wants", even when you don't have much money

    Stay tuned next week for a conversation with flutist Tyler Martin on life as an orchestral student at Rice University during a pandemic, and the future of the music industry.

    LINKS:

    Join the exclusive Patreon community of Unclassical Musicians 

    View You Are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero 

    Further info on the 50/30/20 rule of budgeting 

    EveryDollar App 

    Question submission form for Q&A episode in March. Submit by March 5! 

    Check out Tyler Martin on Instagram 

    Join the Facebook group of Unclassical Musicians 

    Write Tori an email tori@torilupinek.com 

    Follow Tori on Instagram 

    Follow #theunclassicalmusician on Instagram 

    Sign up for a FREE 30 minute intro coaching session to get your budget balanced 

     

     

    Jess Voigt Page: music business and career success coach

    Jess Voigt Page: music business and career success coach
    Originally from Australia, Jess Voigt Page is an Austin, TX-based classical saxophonist, teacher, performer, and coach. She is on faculty at Baylor University and is president-elect of NASA (North American Saxophone Alliance). Jess’ “three-ish-minute thursday” Youtube videos cover a variety of bite-sized topics pertinent to creating your own music career. Stay tuned all the way to the end of the episode to hear about Jess' brush with Great British Bake Off royalty--Nancy Birtwhistle! 
     
    In this episode we'll talk about:
     
    ~What a music career and business success coach does
    ~Why musicians need career coaching in the 21st century/ how music school let us down 
    ~Jess' 3 most important things musicians should do for their business RIGHT NOW
     

    Make money NOW

    Make money NOW

    SPOILER ALERT! This episode uses the word a**. Also, this is NOT a step-by-step guide on how to get rich quick! This week we are talking about some mental blocks that might be holding you back from making more money as a musician during a pandemic. 

    Things to listen for:

    • Journaling-- yay or nay?
    • Discontent-- what it is and why we feel it
    • Whole-a**ing one thing

    If you found value in this episode, be sure to check back on February 16 for a conversation with saxophonist and music career and business coach Jess Voigt Page!

    LINKS:

    Join the Patreon community

    View Paddle Your Own Canoe by Nick Offerman on Goodreads

    1 minute clip from "Parks and Rec" ft. Ron Swanson

    Check out Jess Voigt Page on Instagram 

    Join the Facebook group of Unclassical Musicians

    Write Tori an email tori@torilupinek.com

    Follow Tori on Instagram 

    Sign up for a FREE 30 minute intro coaching session 

    Austin Pancner on Recovering from Injury

    Austin Pancner on Recovering from Injury

    This week, Tori speaks with Austin Pancner of The Functional Musician about the importance of exercise, nutrition, and meditation when recovering from a performance-related injury. Austin is a bass trombonist, personal trainer, and nutritionist finishing his DMA at Indiana University. He is also the founder of The Functional Musician, who's Holistic Transformation Program boasts taking injured musicians back to playing and living without pain in 90 days or less! 

    In this episode, we talk about:

    • The difference between "diet" and "nutrition"
    • The importance of exercise for musicians
    • What FINALLY  helped Austin heal his performance injuries
    • Why we are not taught to take better care of our bodies in school

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