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Don Juan
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Don Juan
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Why the best players don’t (always) win auditions
Nathan Cole
Why the best players don’t (always) win auditions
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Holiday 2021 “Ask Me Anything”
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Holiday 2021 “Ask Me Anything”
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Which of these pieces did you learn most recently?
The results of the 2019 Natesviolin.com survey
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The results of the 2019 Natesviolin.com survey
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Army man with violin
Tired of losing practice battles? Wage a practice campaign
Nathan Cole
Tired of losing practice battles? Wage a practice campaign
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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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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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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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Nathan tosses his shoulder rest into the volcano
Why I ditched my shoulder rest after 30 years
Nathan Cole
Why I ditched my shoulder rest after 30 years
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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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Schumann scherzo
The New York Phil violin audition Challenge
Nathan Cole
The New York Phil violin audition Challenge
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