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Tired of losing practice battles? Wage a practice campaign
Nathan Cole
Tired of losing practice battles? Wage a practice campaign
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violin on lakeside dock
Purity practice: find the phrase by losing your vibrato (VIDEO)
Nathan Cole
Purity practice: find the phrase by losing your vibrato (VIDEO)
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Rid yourself of damaging left hand tension: find your MVP
Nathan Cole
Rid yourself of damaging left hand tension: find your MVP
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violin with broken E string
What does Zigeunerweisen sound like with no E string?
Nathan Cole
What does Zigeunerweisen sound like with no E string?
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Robert Cole, flutist (1923-2016)
Robert Cole (1923-2016): flutist, teacher, Grandpa
Nathan Cole
Robert Cole (1923-2016): flutist, teacher, Grandpa
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Effortless vibrato
Violin vibrato: how to make it flexible and effortless
Nathan Cole
Violin vibrato: how to make it flexible and effortless
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Out of shape and short on time? Lose the etudes, grab these excerpts
Nathan Cole
Out of shape and short on time? Lose the etudes, grab these excerpts
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Practice like a bodybuilder: slow, steady and super strong!
Nathan Cole
Practice like a bodybuilder: slow, steady and super strong!
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How to make an audition video without spending a fortune
Nathan Cole
How to make an audition video without spending a fortune
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Terrible tremors: embracing your violin bow shakes
Terrible tremors: embracing your violin bow shakes
Nathan Cole
Terrible tremors: embracing your violin bow shakes
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The paradox of the endless violin bow (VIDEO)
Nathan Cole
The paradox of the endless violin bow (VIDEO)
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Seth Hanes
The one thing you can start doing today to become a better performer
Nathan Cole
The one thing you can start doing today to become a better performer
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Mishna Wolff
Want to tame performance nerves? Play on the street!
Nathan Cole
Want to tame performance nerves? Play on the street!
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Master violin spiccato at any speed (video)
Nathan Cole
Master violin spiccato at any speed (video)
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Track runner with violin concerto openings
Which violin concerto has the toughest opening?
Nathan Cole
Which violin concerto has the toughest opening?
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Does your violin sound sick? Try my 6-point checkup
Nathan Cole
Does your violin sound sick? Try my 6-point checkup
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10 essential back-to-school gifts for the 21st-century violinist
Nathan Cole
10 essential back-to-school gifts for the 21st-century violinist
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Trust me... it's worth it to get to 60.
Beautiful violin tone with the one-minute bow (VIDEO)
Nathan Cole
Beautiful violin tone with the one-minute bow (VIDEO)
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