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Mind the Gap and free your left hand
Nathan Cole
Mind the Gap and free your left hand
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Nathan in "Prague"
Bach on the Road
Nathan Cole
Bach on the Road
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Nathan Cole plays Beethoven with the Milstein Strad
Speed-dating a Strad: one week with Milstein’s ex
Nathan Cole
Speed-dating a Strad: one week with Milstein’s ex
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I've drawn "strength"... or four sharps!
My famous Violin Trill Drill
Nathan Cole
My famous Violin Trill Drill
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An interesting combination: three whole steps!
Violin Trill Drill: Double Trouble
Nathan Cole
Violin Trill Drill: Double Trouble
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Trill work is like planting a field
Master violin trills with all finger combinations
Nathan Cole
Master violin trills with all finger combinations
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Make your pinky your "lucky" finger
Pinky power: tame and strengthen a flat fourth finger (VIDEO)
Nathan Cole
Pinky power: tame and strengthen a flat fourth finger (VIDEO)
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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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The paradox of the endless violin bow (VIDEO)
Nathan Cole
The paradox of the endless violin bow (VIDEO)
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Nathan basketball, violin spiccato
Master violin spiccato at any speed (video)
Nathan Cole
Master violin spiccato at any speed (video)
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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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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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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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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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Schumann scherzo
The New York Phil violin audition Challenge
Nathan Cole
The New York Phil violin audition Challenge
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