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CHANGE YOUR TUNE
by Susan Eldridge
The 𝗛𝗨𝗠𝗔𝗡 side of orchestras and classical music. In early 2026 we’re relaunching the podcast to explore what helps people and culture thrive and where systems, hierarchy and tension get in the way.We'll uncover the dynamics that shape collaboration, communication, well-being and performance in classical music. Ingrid and Susan are both outsiders and insiders in classical music. Ingrid is a professional conductor who used to be an emergency doctor. Susan is a trainer and consultant who founded a multi-million dollar tech company. Between them, they know what supports people to be their best at work.Check out the back catalogue of 5 seasons featuring conversations with classical musicians about feelings (YES!), finding their value and career transitions. Meet professional classical musicians now thriving as entrepreneurs, master craftsmen, counsellors, personal trainers, software developers, lawyers and more. We need to NORMALISE the reality of underemployment, unemployment, career p
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Help create the next season
The podcast has just clocked over 10,150 downloads. THANK YOU. And we're a bit tired, so we're taking a break over the US summer — with a new season coming your way September 2026. BUT we need you. We want to know... 🎙️ What conversations are being avoided right now? 🎙️ What’s something you…
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Bridging the Gap Across the Aisle
In this episode, Ingrid and Susan unpack Ingrid's perspective of organisation dynamics within an orchestra, from her point of view as assistant conductor. This role bridges the gap between playing and non-playing staff in an orchestra, and experiences the benefits and challenges of this border...
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"Artistic Excellence" – What Are We Really Saying?
We hear and use the phrase “artistic excellence” in so many ways – a justification for decisions, a way of talking about the status quo, a slur against those we disagree with. But what actually is it? In this episode, Susan and Ingrid deconstruct the idea of artistic excellence, from Susan’s...
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Conductors and Feedback
On this episode, Susan and Ingrid take the feedback discussion into Ingrid's area of expertise: conducting. They discuss how to receive feedback as a conductor, how to support conductors in their ongoing development, and how to create an atmosphere of healthy feedback in an orchestra. Conducting…
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Suffering as the Status Quo
This week, Susan and Ingrid recognise that classical music is an industry that often causes psychological harm, in a way that other industries do not. Fortunately, it is very possible to unlearn harmful practices, and to make choices that change the way our organisations operate – the rapid...
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Colleagues Who Receive Feedback Badly
This week, Susan and Ingrid dive more deeply into a question that came up frequently in Susan's recent workshops on feedback with the League of American Orchestras: what do I do when a colleague takes feedback badly? Susan and Ingrid discuss what might be going on under the surface for those…
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I Didn't Sign Up For This
This week, Susan and Ingrid discuss how each person's version of success differs, but these versions can exist at the same time within an organisation – in fact, for a thriving organisation, that diversity is crucially important. They talk about the mismatch between what we might believe we…
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The Blame Game Fails Everyone
This week, Susan and Ingrid share some thoughts and stories about blame, diverse roles, and the fact that everyone is trying their best. It can be so easy with our efficiency-seeking brains to quickly mark out whose "fault" something is, and use simple reductionist language to describe complex...
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They Don't Understand (says everyone)
This week, Susan and Ingrid discuss the way just about everybody in an orchestra can feel like they're the only one who knows how hard their job is. This is an intense environment, and it can be easy to forget that the systems in a classical music organisation are as finely tuned and interrelated...
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Why Giving Feedback Can Feel Risky
This week, Susan and Ingrid discuss feedback: what it is, what it isn't, and how to give it to those around us. They discuss how poor feedback is often baked into our pedagogical lineage, and Ingrid shares a story of how an exemplary piece of feedback has shaped her journey as an educator and...
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A Fresh Take on Classical Culture
Join Susan and Ingrid as they launch Season 6 of Change Your Tune, a collaboration between the Change Your Tune Podcast and the Conducting Artistry Podcast. In this first episode, Susan and Ingrid welcome you to this new series of conversations about how to make classical music better for…
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Nobody Dies at the Orchestra?
In episode 2 of Change Your Tune's collaboration with the Conducting Artistry podcast, Susan and Ingrid discuss the sentiment behind the phrase "Nobody dies at the orchestra", unpacking both its positive motives and its potential for unwanted consequences. They offer some different ways of...
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Peter Kilpatrick
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY I acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Eastern Kulin Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which this podcast was recorded. I pay my respects to their Elders past and present, and I recognise their enduring connection to land, waters, and...
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David Khafagi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY This episode was recorded in Tāmaki Makaurau. I acknowledge the mana whenua of Tāmaki Makaurau, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, and all iwi of this region. I honour the Indigenous people, their land, waters, and traditions. I also acknowledge their ancestors, the guardians of the...
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Jessica Wilkins
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY I acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Eastern Kulin Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which this podcast was recorded. I pay my respects to their Elders past and present, and I recognise their enduring connection to land, waters, and...
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Marielle Allen
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY I acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Eastern Kulin Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which this podcast was recorded. I pay my respects to their Elders past and present, and I recognise their enduring connection to land, waters, and...
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Katharine Tier
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY I acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Eastern Kulin Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which this podcast was recorded. I pay my respects to their Elders past and present, and I recognise their enduring connection to land, waters, and...
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Seb Valentine
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY This episode was recorded in Tāmaki Makaurau. I acknowledge the mana whenua of Tāmaki Makaurau, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, and all iwi of this region. I honour the Indigenous people, their land, waters, and traditions. I also acknowledge their ancestors, the guardians of the...
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Jonas Anderson
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY This episode was recorded in Tāmaki Makaurau. I acknowledge the mana whenua of Tāmaki Makaurau, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, and all iwi of this region. I honour the Indigenous people, their land, waters, and traditions. I also acknowledge their ancestors, the guardians of the...
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Holly Mathieson
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY This episode was recorded in Tāmaki Makaurau. I acknowledge the mana whenua of Tāmaki Makaurau, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, and all iwi of this region. I honour the Indigenous people, their land, waters, and traditions. I also acknowledge their ancestors, the guardians of the...
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BRIDGES NOT WALLS with Matteusz Jagiełło
Mateusz was born and raised at the dawn of the internet and digital revolution. A camera is not only an instrument in his hands – it’s also his weapon of choice in destroying people’s insecurities. He simply refuses to take photos without a deeper, more organic, and authentic connection. QUOTES…
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AN AUTHENTIC JOURNEY with Lisa Tamagini
Lisa Tamagini is a New York City based Vocal Technique instructor. After a nearly 30 year singing career, the global pandemic’s impact on the industry as a time to delve into her passion for inspiring midlife women to embrace this chapter with vitality, style and a zest for reinvention. She...
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SIMPLE CLARITY with Kaz Krasovskis
With his signature sensitive, organic approach to landscape design, Kaz has designed countless beautiful gardens throughout Melbourne and regional Australia. Informed by experience working in prestigious gardens in Europe including ‘Great Dixter’ and ‘Hermannshof’, Kaz creates gardens tailored to...
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MEDICINE FOR MY SOUL with Sonia Baldock
Sonia began playing violin at the age of 9 and knew it would be a part of her life forever. After 15 years, however, she made the shift to nursing. She now has the best of both worlds - a job she loves, and a hobby that she is passionate about. And a renewed love of music. QUOTES “I've learned to...
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IMPACT AND INSIGHT with Lisa Bauer
Lisa's life through high school was dedicated to becoming a violinist. But her time at New England Conservatory uncovered her love for "making things happen", leading her through multiple career changes. In every role, Lisa's musical training has always played a part in making her "dream impact":...
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ALIVE INSIDE with Vicky Hart
Victoria Hart is the Founder and Director of A Gathering of Minds, an innovative, online program for people with early stage memory loss. A Gathering of Minds meetings provide fun and intellectually stimulating programs that engage, intrigue, enliven, and reconnect people with their authentic...
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ELEGANT NONSENSE with Nick Hall
Nick Hall (otherwise known as Anita Wigl’it) is arguably one of New Zealand’s most popular Drag Queens. With a career that spans both the screen and stage Wigl’it is constantly travelling New Zealand and further afield delighting audiences with her special brand of comedy and outrageous...
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NEW SERIES with Susan Eldridge
Welcome back! This episode introduces the eight guests for this season and gives you a chance to listen to sneak clips from the episodes. Nick Hall Trumpet to Drag Artist Vicki Hart Vocal Teacher to Therapist and Dementia Care Practitioner Lisa Bauer Violinist to Operations Optimization Expert…
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THE STRUGGLE IS REAL with Paul Bruch-Wiens
Paul Bruch-Wiens is a Private Wealth Manager at Quadrant Private Wealth, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, where he lives with his spouse, two children and still has a deep passion for the performing arts. QUOTES “Singing in close harmony with my family and church community was a way of life.…
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CLASS AND CLASSICAL MUSIC with Sadah Webster
A former professional oboe and cor anglais player based in London, Sadah Webster now works as an investigator and intelligence analyst. Investigating whistleblower complaints and misuses of public office. QUOTES “I was halfway through a Bachelor of Music degree when I took a year off to study...
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PLAY YOUR PART with Daniel Meyers
Daniel Meyers is a bass player, music administrator, and professional fundraiser who currently manages donor relations and annual giving at the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota. Before moving into fundraising, Daniel performed regularly as a substitute with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and he...
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SPEAKING UP with Sarah Denholm
Sarah Denholm was originally a classical pianist who moved into a successful career as a speaking and presentation skills coach, built after suffering from performance anxiety. Sarah’s pathway back to comfort on stage was learning the art of public speaking. She now helps others globally through...
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MONEY MATTERS with Tiffany Soricelli
ABOUT TIFFANY QUOTES “At the end of first semester, I was looking around thinking about the professionals I had worked with from all different ages and backgrounds. I thought that if I wanted to add something, what might that be? I was interested in arts admin and thought if I understand what...
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DOUBLE MAJORING with Michael Lowenstern
Michael Lowenstern has spent 15 years as a professional bass clarinetist specializing in avant garde jazz, and 15 years as a professional brand marketer specializing in data-driven creative strategy. Those journeys have two things in common: They are both niche corners of their respective…
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INTEGRITY AND FAIRNESS with Angel Lezak
Angel Lezak is a patent prosecutor with 15 years of prosecution experience who has been able to successfully leverage the knowledge and experience she gained at the USPTO to develop and execute creative, effective strategies for prosecuting both new and problematic patent applications to…
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SEARCH FOR BALANCE with Jackson Harnwell
Jackson Harnwell is a former singer and conductor, having studied at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and worked with artists including Anthony Warlow, David Hobson, Helena Dix, Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Yvonne Kenny. Today, Jackson oversees the clinical training of medical and health discipline...
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DEALING WITH FEELINGS with Ian Anderson Gray
Ian Anderson Gray is the founder of the Confident Live Marketing Academy and is host of the Confident Live Marketing Podcast. He helps entrepreneurs to level up their impact, authority and profits by using live video confidently. As well as being a geek, husband, and dad to two kids, Ian is also…
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DESIGNING WITH EMPATHY with Joshua Dema
Joshua Dema is Melbourne based Cellist and Digital Designer. By day he is a Digital Accessibility Consultant for a company called Intopia. By night he is a Cellist who can be heard playing music from Pachelbel to Piatti to Panic at the Disco and everything in between. QUOTES “I had this idea in...
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LISTEN WELL with Kate Mrochkovski
Kate studied music at Manchester University. Whilst at uni she took a part-time job at The Bridgewater Hall, a concert hall in Manchester. There, she fell in love with ticketing, data and technology and is now Strategy Director at Supercool, a digital design agency working in the cultural sector....
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DRAWN ON THE WAY with Sarah Nisbett
A former opera singer and self-taught live illustrator, Sarah Nisbett loves to draw the people, places and things she encounters “on the way.” Her Drawn On The Way project is helping people find the extraordinary in the everyday and to see themselves and others as works of art. Read the…
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EMPATHETIC LEADERSHIP with Ingrid Martin
Ingrid Martin is a highly sought after conductor and music educator. Ingrid trained in Medicine at Monash University and worked as an emergency physician while maintaining a busy musical life as a Conductor, Horn Player and Violinist. A decision to further her conducting training meant relocating...
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CENTRED IN SOUND with Joel Carnegie
Joel Carnegie is an award winning broadcaster, documentary maker, performer and founder of the international media production house The Space Company. Joel pursued a Performance Degree on Horn from the University of Melbourne and Die Universität für Musik und darstellende Austria, and post…
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STAYING CHALLENGED with Jennika Anthony-Shaw
Jennika Anthony-Shaw is a Barrister who held the position of Project Manager and Commercial Group Proceedings Coordinator for the Supreme Court of Victoria. Jennika has performance degrees from McGill University and the Manhattan School of Music and built a successful freelance career as a global...
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ANALYSIS AND PERFORMANCE with Katherine Norman
Katherine Norman is the Senior Account Manager, Presenter Services at Arts Centre Melbourne and is responsible for the logistics of over 3,000 events across their 6 venues each year. Katherine pursued degrees in Biochemistry and Music before embarking on a career in venue management which saw her...
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MEANS AND MEANING with Dave Melgaard
Dave Melgaard leads a team of testing experts at Idea Science to find optimum solutions for clients and strengthen testing capabilities. Before that, he studied Trumpet at the VCA, Melbourne University and the Royal College of Music in London. He held the position of Trumpet Master with the...
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CONCERTS ARE HARDER THAN SURGERY with Tony Prochazka
Tony Prochazka pursued a non-conformist training in both medicine and music. He interrupted his medical career to study Jazz Guitar at the VCA, having played Cello with the Australian Youth Orchestra during his schooling. He studied Classical Cello in Germany and London before building a…
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UPLIFT OTHERS with Tony Gray
Tony Gray lives and works in remote Numbulwar, where he is Managing Director and Pilot at AiRemote. Tony designs and delivers development programs in Arnhem Land and Indonesia. Prior to his life as a social entrepreneur, Tony was a professional musician in Melbourne and holds a Bachelor of Music...
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SUCCESSFUL COMPROMISE with John Daley
As former CEO of the Grattan Institute, John Daley is one of Australia’s leading public policy thinkers. John graduated from the University of Oxford in 1999 with a DPhil in public law after completing an LLB (Hons) and a BSc from the University of Melbourne in 1990. He has 20 years’ experience...
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TRAIN THE MIND with Geoff Collinson
After a career as principal horn player with the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra and guest principal with many other orchestras in Australia and overseas, Geoff Collinson found his true calling as a teacher and headed up the brass department at The University of Melbourne. 10 years ago, the...
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LOGIC AND PROBLEM SOLVING with Kylie Weston-Scheuber
Kylie Weston-Scheuber is a Melbourne-based barrister specialising in commercial and administrative law. Through her previous employment, she has extensive experience as an advocate, including in contested hearings, trials, sentences and appeals. She has a PhD in law from the Australian National...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The 𝗛𝗨𝗠𝗔𝗡 side of orchestras and classical music. In early 2026 we’re relaunching the podcast to explore what helps people and culture thrive and where systems, hierarchy and tension get in the way.We'll uncover the dynamics that shape collaboration, communication, well-being and performance in classical music. Ingrid and Susan are both outsiders and insiders in classical music. Ingrid is a professional conductor who used to be an emergency doctor. Susan is a trainer and consultant who founded a multi-million dollar tech company. Between them, they know what supports people to be their best at work.Check out the back catalogue of 5 seasons featuring conversations with classical musicians about feelings (YES!), finding their value and career transitions. Meet professional classical musicians now thriving as entrepreneurs, master craftsmen, counsellors, personal trainers, software developers, lawyers and more. We need to NORMALISE the reality of underemployment, unemployment, career p
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