Episode 32: Hundreds of musicians are coming! Are you?!
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The Pivoting Musician | Episode 32: “Hundreds of musicians are coming! Are you?!” Are you a musician who’s craving new opportunities for 2023? Does this entail more music students in your studio? Or perhaps you want to obtain more music gigs? Either way, we have the solution for you! Listen to this conversation with Dr. Garrett Hope, Glory St. Germain, and Dr. Heidi Kay Begay, who talk about the Ultimate Music Business Summit 2023! Glory is a shining example of how she’s reached a pinnacle stage within her music business! She teaches piano, authors books, and offers remote classes...
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Episode 31: Robert Ross' Pivoting Story
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The Pivoting Musician | Episode 31: Robert Ross’ Pivoting Story Robert Ross is a music educator, composer, and one of the founding members of The Pivoting Musician’s course in February 2022. Since then, Robert has flourished as a new-time businessman and shares his pivoting journey with you. Listen to how this narrative unfolds from the point of the initial pivot to launching and selling his methodology practice to teachers and students alike! Lastly, please join us for a two-day workshop scheduled for 8/25/22 and 8/26/22 from 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM/CT on both days. Through this event, we will...
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Episode 30: Coaching Session with David Michael Hyde
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The Pivoting Musician | Episode 30: Coaching Session with David Michael Hyde This webinar turned into an impromptu power hour with David Michael Hyde. David took The Pivoting Musician’s class in February of 2022 and showed up to support Sarah, Garrett, and Heidi through the TPM webinar on 8.4.2022. Little did we know that he would be the only live attendee from the registered list, so we decided to pivot into using that time to serve David. We were able to explore how his new entrepreneurial journey has been since the February class. So listen to him talk about his initial TPM experience,...
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Episode 29: Say Yes to Yourself!
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The Pivoting Musician | Episode 29: “Say Yes to Yourself!” Join Heidi and Garrett in this stimulating conversation among friends about pivoting, music business, corporate sponsorships, and building relationships. Garrett interviewed Heidi for his podcast, The Portfolio Composer, and we decided to do a cross-over! The conversation was so good that we wanted our TPM listeners to get access to the valuable content, too! Register to The Pivoting Musicians’ webinar that is scheduled for July 28, 2022, at 4:30 PM CT for a time of community and learning. We will discuss your pivot,...
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Episode 28: You're Invited!
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The Pivoting Musician | Episode 28: You’re Invited! Do you feel absolutely lost in your music career and don’t know the direction to take it? Do you want to leave your academic music job because you’re tired of the low pay and countless hours required? Or perhaps you’re fed up with knocking on the gatekeeper’s door and not hearing a response from the search committee on whether or not you received the academic or orchestral position? If you said “yes” to any of these scenarios, we encourage you to be the CEO of your own music job. Stop knocking on the search committee’s door,...
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Episode 27: Enroll
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The Pivoting Musician | Episode 27: Enroll Do you have followers through your social media accounts? Awesome! What about subscribers through your mailing list? Great! This is a fantastic start to cultivating past and current relationships with potential clients. However, if you are engaging them through the socials or your newsletter campaigns, this is a great start, but it’s not enough! You can create free content via your posts, YouTube channel, newsletters, and podcasts all day long, but if you don’t give your followers a clear call-to-action (CTA), you are a hobbyist. We don’t want...
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Episode 26: Market
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The Pivoting Musician | Episode 26: Market If you are like most musicians who obtained a traditional music degree, chances are you were not taught about marketing. So why would the music school teach you such a topic if you focused on obtaining a traditional music job, such as an orchestral or academic position? What happens, though, when you aren’t on the traditional path, and you are your own music boss?! If this is you, then you need to know how to market! It’s one thing to create your product or service, but if nobody knows about your offering, how will they enroll and become a diehard...
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Episode 25: Create
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The Pivoting Musician | Episode 25: Create Are you a musician with many phenomenal ideas, but they are just sitting on the backburner? You know it’s time for your ideas to start simmering, if not boiling, but you don’t know where to start. We hear you. The creative process can get messy, but that’s its beauty. Don’t let your busy schedule or imposter syndrome get in the way of putting your creations into the world. Instead, we want you to feel creatively fulfilled and your ideas (turned into services and, or products) to impact your community in ways you cannot imagine! What are you...
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Episode 24: Collaborate
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The Pivoting Musician | Episode 24: Collaborate Are you a musician who desires to network and collaborate with like-minded music individuals but don’t know where to start? No worries! Garrett and Heidi give you some things to consider as you hone your networking skills. Networking or collaborating must be part of the modern-day musician’s weekly schedule. Don’t wait for people or opportunities to knock on your door; instead, you get to know people on your own time, cultivate said relationship, and then invite people through your door of opportunity. If you like this week’s sneak peek...
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Episode 23: Pivot
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The Pivoting Musician | Episode 23: Pivot Garrett and Heidi are repackaging webinar content delivered in January 2022 through your earbuds! These upcoming episodes will be a five-part series, and today’s episode is Part 1, which is all about pivoting. The first half of the webinar is made available today in E23, and if you wish to hear the rest of the valuable content, please subscribe to the Pivoting Post. By doing so, you will get the second half of the webinar. The information is so good that you most likely will want to take notes! Enjoy! E23 – Resources Mentioned: Follow The...
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Do you have many creative ideas, but you don’t know what to bring to market? First, congratulations! That’s amazing that you have thought of creative ways to help your tribe! Our encouragement to you is not to let these remarkable ideas sit on the backburner but for you to bring them to fruition! Where do you start? How do you get the needle moving? Listen to this episode to listen to our process! Happy listening!
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