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 12 episodes

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.

Episode 7: The Post-Show Schmooze

February 12th, 2017 | 19 mins 20 secs
audience development, classical singing, networking, opera, schmooze

Get your post-show schmooze on, divas, with this quick and fun punchlist! This Studio Class episode helps you decipher what an audience member or performer can do to up their schmoozing game directly after a performance.

Episode 6: Create Your Singing Team

February 5th, 2017 | 35 mins 53 secs
Gertrude Stein, auditions, classical music, opera singing, performing, salons, singer

You have heard it said before, “it takes a village.” The simple truth in that statement is that we are only one person and have only 24 hours in a day. When we combine a reliable and skilled team of people the effort can be exponentially broadened.

Episode 5: The Audition is Never Over!

January 29th, 2017 | 26 mins 55 secs
auditions, classical music, opera singing, performing

Observe and learn from those that you find the most charismatic. You do not have to mimic their actions, speaking-style, or look. Simply identify what it is you find most engaging about them and see how you could apply that technique to your own life.

Episode 4: Audition Like You Mean It!

January 22nd, 2017 | 24 mins 57 secs
auditions, classical music, opera singing, performing

If you are one of those poor souls who dreads auditions (as many of us do) make preparation your ally against all anxiety. Auditioning is truly a separate art form than singing or stage performance and it is the place where divas are made. If you can audition well, you can practically take over the world.

Episode 3: Take the Leap!

January 15th, 2017 | 24 mins 57 secs
arts business, opera singing, self permission, taking risks

Be the most successful and happy version of yourself and you will be a light and empower those around you. Let’s talk about self permission and your singing career.