Megan Ihnen

About Your Host

Mezzo-soprano Megan Ihnen is a tireless promoter of contemporary classical music for the voice. Her performances thrive on elaborate sound worlds and fully-developed dramatic interpretations. Megan recently debuted on the Detroit New Music “Strange Beautiful Music Marathon”, the Works and Process at the Guggenheim series, and with NYC-based Stone Mason Projects. Her interdisciplinary “Kafka Fragments” project had performances in Maryland and Colorado. Her recording of Garrett Schumann’s “Bound” with Latitude 49 was selected for both the I CARE IF YOU LISTEN Fall 2015 Mixtape and the CarpeDM Seize Des Moines “Music Mix: Volume III” featured at the 2016 SXSW Festival. Learn more about Megan at meganihnen.com.

Megan Ihnen has hosted 17 episodes

Episode 17: How To Change The World Through Classical Music - Part II

August 27th, 2017 | Season 2 | 25 mins 23 secs
change the world, classical music, new music, opera, singing, social justice, voice

I’m attempting to answer one of my own big questions, “How Do You Change The World Through Classical Music?” Yes. It’s a hefty topic. I have had this nagging feeling that I need to devote some of my attention to how my art can be a force for good and world events don’t seem to be slowing that need or quieting that internal voice at all. It’s getting louder and more insistent. Divas, not only do I want to help you make it rain in your business but I want to help you change the world while you’re at it.

Episode 16: How To Change The World Through Classical Music

August 20th, 2017 | 19 mins 51 secs
change the world, classical music, diva, music education, music therapy, opera, voice

In this episode, I’m attempting to answer one of my own big questions, “How Do You Change The World Through Classical Music?”

Episode 15: What Are Your Diva Metrics?

August 13th, 2017 | 25 mins 17 secs
choosing goals, classical singing, micro actions, new music, opera, singer goals, singer metrics

In this 15th episode, I’m answering a listener question! Mary, who goes by the artist name Alarke, asked me, “What metrics do you use to monitor your growth and how often do you check them? Do you outsource help?"

Episode 14: Brand Yourself - Personal Branding for Divas

August 6th, 2017 | 27 mins 16 secs
branding, classical singing, opera, personal brand, singer

Personal branding is important for singers because you are your own business. In this episode, we'll go over some activities that you can do to understand your personal brand better.

Episode 13: Build A Diva

July 30th, 2017 | 27 mins 10 secs
bio, classical singing, epk, press kit, resume, singer

Your digital press kit (often also called an electronic press kit or EPK) is meant to collate important information about you as a singer for presenters, applications, and media professionals.

Episode 12: Make It Rain: Your Network = Your Net Worth

April 2nd, 2017 | 25 mins 42 secs
classical singing, communications, diva, networking

In this 12th episode, we’re going back to my “Rainmaker’s Guide to Music Business” lecture and diving into the network portion.

Episode 11: Goal Setting for Your Diva Life

March 19th, 2017 | 16 mins 23 secs
classical singing, diva, goal-setting, metrics, opera

Goal setting is all about milestones. Let's discover where you are and what's left to tackle.

Episode 10: Leveling Up - Diva Style

March 12th, 2017 | 49 mins 36 secs
auditions, classical music, networking, opera singing, performing

This episode comes from a music business lecture I do called "Make It Rain" and it covers the different stages of your creative career.

Episode 9: Your Practice Plan

February 26th, 2017 | 34 mins 4 secs
classical singing, intrinsic motivation, memorization techniques, opera, setting intentions

In this 9th episode, I’m gonna take a little different path. I’m going to just talk about some things that I’ve been mentioning in the studio. I work with singers of all different ages and abilities and motivation and practicing are universal.

Episode 8: Kicking Perfectionism to the Curb

February 19th, 2017 | 17 mins
classical singing, opera, overpreparing, perfectionism, under-doing

In this episode, I want to talk about the dangers of perfectionism. Perfectionism can manifest in a couple of ways and we’re going to talk about over-doing and under-doing as a couple of things to watch out for as well as how to accept both failure and success as part of the path.