HappiestMusician

Money Hygiene

My friend told me this story. Her daughter’s guitar teacher just sent her – on February 14 – his invoice […]

Jennet Ingle / September 6, 2023

Orchestral freelancing comes with its own set of math. You’ve just opened your email and there’s an offer in it!

Jennet Ingle / August 28, 2023

I’ve had a few conversations recently with people about pricing, about raising the prices that you’re charging for your teaching

In a conversation yesterday we were talking about summer schedules versus school year schedules. My client said, it feels like

Musicians like to think of themselves as artists, as unbusinesslike, as above the concerns of world. Does this ever really

This month I am recording the audiobook version of The Happiest Musician. I know how to read, and I know

Jennet Ingle / February 7, 2023

Are you teaching music lessons? How is it feeling for you? Musicians often teach as a supplement to their income,

Jennet Ingle / November 8, 2022

I want to share with you a brand new thing I invented. I’m four weeks into the experiment and eager

Were you around when we had that big recession in 2008? I was. My husband and I were primarily performers

What is leadership? Recently in rehearsal I made a mistake. Slightly miscounted an entrance, and instead of coming in with