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Nathan tosses his shoulder rest into the volcano
Why I ditched my shoulder rest after 30 years
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Why I ditched my shoulder rest after 30 years
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Never miss a shift again
Never miss a violin shift again! (video)
Nathan Cole
Never miss a violin shift again! (video)
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Rocky holds violin at top of Art Institute steps
Rocky is the greatest audition movie of all time
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Rocky is the greatest audition movie of all time
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Tchaikovsky violin concerto
Gain speed and accuracy by grouping notes (video)
Nathan Cole
Gain speed and accuracy by grouping notes (video)
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Stacy LeSartre won my New York violin audition Challenge with an unexpected strategy
Nathan Cole
Stacy LeSartre won my New York violin audition Challenge with an unexpected strategy
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Only 14 finished my New York Philharmonic violin audition Challenge!
Only 14 finished my New York Philharmonic violin audition Challenge!
Nathan Cole
Only 14 finished my New York Philharmonic violin audition Challenge!
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Don't take a violin audition "for the experience"!
Don't take a violin audition "for the experience"!
Nathan Cole
Don't take a violin audition "for the experience"!
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Forte Only! Otto-Werner Mueller at Curtis
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Forte Only! Otto-Werner Mueller at Curtis
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Spiccato coordination video
Spiccato coordination video
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Spiccato coordination video
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NY Phil Audition Challenge Week 0
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NY Phil Audition Challenge Week 0
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NY Phil Audition Challenge Week 1
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NY Phil Audition Challenge Week 1
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NY Phil Audition Challenge Week 3
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NY Phil Audition Challenge Week 3
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NY Phil Audition Challenge Week 4
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NY Phil Audition Challenge Week 4
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NY Phil Audition Challenge Week 5
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NY Phil Audition Challenge Week 5
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NY Phil Audition Challenge Week 6
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NY Phil Audition Challenge Week 6
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NY Phil Audition Challenge Week 7
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NY Phil Audition Challenge Week 7
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NY Phil Audition Challenge Week 8
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NY Phil Audition Challenge Week 8
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NY Phil Audition Challenge Week 11
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NY Phil Audition Challenge Week 11
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Free Guide: 8 Most Common Practice Mistakes

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