I have to admit something: I'm a practice room "eavesdropper". I mean that I'm not above lingering in the hallway outside a soloist's dressing room to "overhear" their work. Hopefully you don't …
Stand Partners for Life now has its own website
Just a heads-up that I've taken all Stand Partners for Life episodes and moved them off of natesviolin.com and onto their very own, shiny new website! Standpartnersforlife.com is now the place to …
Continue Reading about Stand Partners for Life now has its own website →
The results of the 2019 Natesviolin.com survey
Well, I asked, and you gave it to me! More than 1,400 of you from around the world responded to my call for your feedback, and the results are fascinating. With this survey, I really wanted to get …
Continue Reading about The results of the 2019 Natesviolin.com survey →
What is the sound of one violin smashing?
Note: if you just want the literal answer to the question posed in the headline, click here to skip down to the video. But I warn you, it contains footage that may be disturbing to some viewers, …
Continue Reading about What is the sound of one violin smashing? →
Violin Trill Drill: Double Trouble
We've finally reached part 3 of 3! It's time to take our trill preparation from the first video and the Trill Drill from the second video to the third level, with what I call "Trill Drill: Double …
My famous Violin Trill Drill
It's time to take our trill preparation from the last video to the next level, with what I call "Trill Drill"! It's part of my daily warmup, and here I've spiced it up with a deck of interesting …