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VIP WEEKLY 2025
55 Lessons-
StartJan. 8, 2025: Brian's Mock Audition: Bach Sonata #1, Adagio & Fugue, Bruch Concerto No. 1, I, II, III; Saint-Saëns Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso; Chopin Nocturne Op. 9, No. 2 (transcr.)_copy
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StartJan. 10, 2025: Bach Partita #2, Gigue, Barber Concerto, II, III; Saint-Saëns Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso_copy
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StartJan. 15, 2025: Paganini Caprice #4; Grieg Sonata, I; Dancla Etude Op. 73, No. 1, Chopin Nocturne Op. 9, No. 2_copy
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StartJan. 16, 2025: Entire Body Scan/Focus Exercise; HOW TO DEAL WITH EMOTIONAL RESPONSES TO MISTAKES & INCREASE MENTAL RESILIENCE; Barber Concerto run-through_copy
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StartJan. 22, 2025: Muscle Relaxation While Playing; Finding Relaxed Technique & Posture; Smooth Bow Changes at the Frog; Lalo Symphonie Espagnole: Clean bow articulation_copy
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StartJan. 23, 2025: Spinal Column Scan; Developing Mind/Body Awareness While Playing; How To Handle Fear of Memory Slips Onstage; Lalo Symphonie Espagnole: Catch & Release Bow Technique_copy
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StartJan. 29, 2025: Lunar New Year Body Scan; Bach Partita No. 3, Preludio; Chopin Nocturne Op. 9, No. 2: Phrasing/Expression: Using Bow & Vibrato_copy
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StartJan. 30, 2025: Coordinating Breathing with Carpal Tunnel Hand Exercise; Bach Partita No. 3, Gavotte en Rondeau; Minuets I & II_copy
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StartFeb. 12, 2025 Training for Performance: Managing Nerves, Shaky Arm, Tension; Chopin Nocturne, Lalo Symphonie Espagnole_copy
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StartFeb 13, 2025: 4-Square Breathing before playing onstage; Tchaikovsky Concerto; D major scale; Lalo Symphonie Espagnole_copy
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StartFeb 19, 2025: Bach A minor Fugue, Bow Control: Nuance/Expressiveness; Mendelssohn Midsummer Night's Dream Overture_copy
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StartFeb 20, 2025: Relaxed Posture/Breathing/Visualization; Mozart Concerto No. 4; Schumann Symphony No. 2, Scherzo_copy
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StartMar 5, 2025: HOW TO IMPROVE LH FINGER DEXTERITY & WARM UP FASTER (Schradieck); BACH G MINOR ADAGIO_copy
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StartMar 6, 2025: Mozart Concerto #4, I.; Chopin Nocturne & Bow Nuance
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StartMar. 12, 2025: Gaviniès Etude No. 5; Mozart Concerto No. 5, I., Schumann Scherzo, Strauss Don Juan; Copland Appalachian Spring, Bruckner #4, II. (viola)
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StartMar. 14, 2025: Soft Pizzicato Technique; Mendelssohn Concerto, I; How to stop the thumb from collapsing in shifts
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StartMarch 19, 2025: Schumann Scherzo; Beethoven #9, III., Tchaikovsky Concerto
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StartApril 9, 2025: Mozart Symphony No. 39, I & IV., Brahms Symphony No. 4, III. Allegro giocoso, Mendelssohn Concerto, I.
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StartApril 10, 2025: - What do to when your bow arm is shaking before you play, viola mock audition, Tchaikovsky Concerto, I.Brahms Symphony No. 4, I. ending
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StartApril 16, 2025: Mendelssohn Scherzo; Beethoven #3, Scherzo, Schumann Scherzo, Strauss Don Juan; Sibelius Concerto + bow control; Brahms #4, I.
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StartApril 17, 2025: Mindful Breathing + Playing Visualization, Mendelssohn Midsummer Night's Dream, Chopin Nocturne, Mozart Symphony #39, II.
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StartApril 23, 2025: Debussy La Mer, Strauss Don Juan, Mendelssohn Midsummer Night's Dream, Scherzo, spiccato: string crossings & stroke, Viola Mock Audition
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StartApril 24, 2025: Brahms Symphony #4, IV, Viola mock audition; Debussy La Mer; Mendelssohn Scherzo
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StartMay 7, 2025: Reframing performance nerves & breath awareness; Mozart Concerto #5, I.; Brahms #4, I.
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StartMay 8, 2025: SINGING, OPERATIC SOUND: Brahms #4, I.; Délibes Coppelia viola solo; Tchaikovsky Concerto, I.
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StartMay 14, 2025: Mock Audition: Sibelius Concerto, Mozart #39, Brahms #4, IV., Mahler #1, IV; Grofé Grand Canyon Suite Concermaster solo
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StartMay 15, 2025: Mock Audition: Mozart Concerto, Beethoven #9, III; Brahms #4, II., Mozart #39, II; Chin Subito Con Forza
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StartMay 21, 2025: Tchaikovsky Concerto & bow exercises for control & articulation, Debussy La Mer excerpt
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StartMay 22, 2025: Grofé Grand Canyon Suite, III. On The Trail (Concertmaster Solo)
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StartMay 28, 2025: Korngold Concerto, I.
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StartMay 29, 2025: Brahms Symphony #4, I. Coda; Beethoven Symphony #9, III. Scherzo; Korngold Concerto, I.
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StartJune 4, 2025: Mozart Concerto #4 (How to make TRILLS faster; Phrasing & Tabuteau Method); Mahler Symphony #9, I. (Vibrato; Olympic dynamic contrasts))
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StartJune 5, 2025: Grofé Grand Canyon Suite, III. Concertmaster Solo; Mozart Concerto #4 (Precise Rhythm& Pulse); Brahms #4, III.; Schumann Scherzo (How A Relaxed Shoulder Improves Spiccat)
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StartJuly 9, 2025: Beethoven #3, III. excerpt
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StartJuly 10 2025: Williams Schindler's List, Beethoven Symphony #3 "Eroica", III.
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StartJuly 17, 2025: Beethoven Symphony #3, III. Scherozo; Williams Schindler's List; TABLE Framework for Conquering Performance Anxiety
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StartJuly 24 2025: Beethoven Symphony #9, III.: Nuance, phrasing & bow control; Strauss Don Juan: LH articulation, Training Rhythm & Pulse
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StartJuly 31, 2025: Shostakovich Symphony #5, (Rhythm & Intonation) I.; Williams Schindler's List (Bow distribution & AHA Intonation Framework)
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StartAug 7, 2025: ADVANCED METRONOME EXERCISES: RHYTHM & PULSE; Bartók Concerto for Orchestra, V. Violin 2 excerpt; DELIBERATE PRACTICE STRATEGIES: Beethoven #9, III.
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StartAug 13, 2025: Mozart #39, II. Korngold Concerto, I.; Beethoven #9, III.
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StartAug 14, 2025: Beethoven Concerto, I.; Mozart Concerto No. 4, I.
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StartAug 28, 2025: Monti Csardas; Brahms Symphony #4, IV., Strauss Ein Heldenleben, Williams Schindler's List
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StartSep 3, 2025: Physiological Sigh; Tone/Dynamic Control Exercise; Beethoven #9, III., Strauss Don Juan (Off-Beat Metronome Exercise), Schindler's List (Hand Frame)
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StartSep 4, 2025: 4-Square Breathing; Prokofiev Classical Symphony, I.; Bach Partita II, Allemande; Audition: Handling Nerves
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StartSep 17, 2025: Chocolate-Covered Caramel Visualization; Bartók Concerto for Orchestra, V.; Strauss Don Juan
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StartSep 18, 2025: Physiological Sigh & Breathing Technique review; Rachmaninov Symphony #2, II.; Schumann #2, II. Scherzo; Small Hands & Hand Frame;Mozart Marriage of Figaro Overture
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StartSep 25 2025: Interoception & Inner Core Visualization; Debussy La Mer; Brahms #4 fingerings
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StartSep 26 2025: Physiological Sigh + 4:7 Breathing + Body Scan; Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Overture; Beethoven #9, II. (Violin 2)
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StartOct. 1 2025: Physiological Sigh; Mozart Concerto #4, I., Rachmaninov Symphony #2, II. (Violin 2)
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StartOct. 3, 2025: Third Eye Focal Point/Interoception/Exteroception; Mozart Concerto #4, I., Mozart #5, I.
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StartOct. 9, 2025: 4-Square Breathing; Beethoven #9, III. Brahms #4, IV., Mozart Concerto #5, I.,
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StartOct. 10, 2025: 4:7 Breathing; Gounod Ave Maria: vibrato fundamentals; Sibelius Concerto, I.,, Mozart Concerto #5, I.; Beethoven #9, III., Brahms #4, IV., Rachmaninov Symphony #2, II.
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StartOct. 15, 2025: Interoception & Auditory Sensitivity; Bach D minor Allemande; Schumann Scherzo
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StartOct. 22, 2025: Mozart #39, I.; Bach Cello Suite No. 1, Prelude; Mozart Concerto #4, Sibelius Concerto,
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StartOct. 29, 2025: Brahms Symphony #4, I.; Paganini Caprice #9; Mahler #1, IV. Beethoven #9, III.
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VIP WEEKLY 2022 - 2024
188 Lessons-
StartJul 25, 2022 - Paganini Caprice 17; Bach Sonata No. 1 in G minor, Adagio; Bach Chaconne; Mozart Concerto No. 5 in A major, First movement Cadenza
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StartAug 23, 2022 - The Secrets of Smooth Bow Technique; Bach Chaconne, Bach Sonata No.3 & No.2
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StartAug 28, 2022 - Beethoven Violin Concerto; Kreisler Liebesleid; Bach Sonata No. 3 & No. 6
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StartAug 30, 2022 - Bach Sonata No. 3; Beethoven Concerto; Tartini "Devil's Trill" Sonata
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StartSep 4, 2022 - Paganini Caprice 24; Bach Chaconne; Beethoven Concerto; Paganini Caprice No. 13
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StartSep 6, 2022 - Bach Sonata No. 2 in A minor, Allegro; Beethoven Concerto
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StartSeptember 11, 2022 (Sunday) - How to play chords, Left hand: finding patterns, musicality and excitement
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StartSep 13, 2022 - Bach Sonata No. 2 in A minor, Andante; Paganini Caprice No. 24; Beethoven Concerto; Mozart Concerto No. 5 in A major
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StartSeptember 18, 2022 (Sunday) - Paganini Caprice No. 13, Bach Sonata No. 2
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StartSeptember 25, 2022 - Mozart Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219, Second movement; Brahms Viola Sonata, Op. 120, No. 1, Fourth movement; Beethoven Concerto
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StartSeptember 27, 2022 (Tuesday) - Bach Sonata No. 2; Beethoven Concerto; Tartini Devil's Trill Sonata; Mozart Concerto No. 5
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StartOct. 4, 2022 - VIBRATO INTENSIVE
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StartOctober 9, 2022 (Sunday) Stamitz Viola Concerto & Brahms F minor Sonata / Strauss Violin Sonata
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StartOctober 11, 2022 (Tuesday): Paganini 24 & Beethoven Concerto
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StartOctober 16, 2022 - Brahms Viola F minor Sonata, Stamitz Viola Concerto - Aviv Pilipski
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StartOctober 17, 2022 - Beethoven Concerto, Corelli & Strauss Sonata
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StartOctober 23, 2022: Strauss Sonata, Mozart G major Concerto, Handel Sonata #3 in F, Beethoven Concerto
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StartOctober 26, 2022: Beethoven Concerto (Milstein Cadenza), Mozart Concerto No. 5, Bach Sonata No.2 Andante, Medley in C, How to improve rhythm
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StartOctober 27, 2022: Improving Intonation; Bow: Lyricism & Line; Sautillé; Smoother/More Effortless Bow Technique; Left-Hand Thumb Position
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StartNovember 3, 2022: Tchaikovsky Concerto, Eliminating Unwanted Playing Tension, Building a more efficient left hand, Kreutzer #1
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StartNovember 9, 2022: Bach Allemande, Tchaikovsky Concerto, Handel Messiah, Kreutzer #1
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StartNovember 10, 2022: Tchaikovsky Concerto, Handel Messiah, Bach Andante, Performance Anxiety: Reprogramming the Brain for A Winning Mindset
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StartNov. 19, 2022: Tchaikovsky Concerto, Horizontal finger motion, Beethoven #9 Scherzo (spiccato), Vibrato, Corelli La Follia
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StartNov. 20, 2022: Bow Technique: Collé, Portato, String Crossings, Singing Tone, The 4 'C's
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StartNov. 23, 2022: Mozart Concerto #3 and #5, Tchaikovsky Concerto, Finding More Playing Ease, Fixing Vibrato “Weird Wiggle”
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StartNov. 25, 2022: Strauss Don Juan, Beethoven Concerto, Kabalevsky Concerto, Vibrato
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StartNov.30, 2022: Dotted rhythms & bow control; Floating bow control, Sibelius Concerto, Beethoven Sonata #7, III, Bow control & sound
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StartDec. 1, 2022: Tchaikovsky Concerto, II. Dotted Rhythms, Paganini Caprice #1, Kabalevsky Concerto, Juicy G string sound
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StartDec. 7, 2022: Tchaikovsky Concerto, I, II., Intonation: finding sympathetic vibrations; Bartók Concerto for Orchestra, Finale
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StartDec.8, 2022: How to play fast passages with more ease, Brahms #4, I., Mozart #35, Tchaikovsky Concerto, II., Kabalevsky Concerto, I.
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StartDec. 14, 2022: Mozart Concerto #5; Brahms #2, I. excerpt; Setting & Achieving Goals in Practice; How to Musically Shape A Piece With No Printed Dynamics; Managing High Expectations & Failure
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StartDec. 15, 2022: Beethoven #9, II. excerpt; Bach Allemande (LH frame); Beethoven Concerto, III. (Smooth Shifting & LH frame); Handel Messiah (Saving the bow, rhythm); Schindler's List (Tonal Colours)
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StartDec. 19, 2022: Holiday Special Ling Ling Class: Ling Ling's Violin Games; Lorand Fenyves mini-documentary; Lynn Playing Violin/Piano in High School
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StartJan. 4, 2023: New Year's Visualization: Manifesting New Possibilities; Beethoven #9, Scherzo excerpt; Brahms Sonata #2, How to get into optimal mindset & play your best with no time to warmup
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StartJan. 5, 2023: How to use harmonic analysis for Musical Interpretation; Mendelssohn Scherzo excerpt; How to overcome practicing obstacles
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StartJan. 11, 2023: Overcoming Challenge/Pressure (TRUST); Bach Sonata II, Andante (bow control); How To Improve SHIFTING; Bach E maj. Preludio/How To Start Pieces; Improving LH Frame & Bow Control
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StartJan. 12, 2023: BREAKOUT Rooms: Victoria Yeh's Fundamentals & Lynn's Audition Prep Class
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StartJan. 18, 2023: Mendelssohn Concerto; Bach Sonata II. Andante; Bach Sonata III. Largo; Strauss Ein Heldenleben; Bach Partita III Preludio
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StartJan. 19, 2023: Positive Mindset; Mozart Style; Musicality & Expression: Ysaÿe Sonata #2; Mozart Symphony #35, #41; Concerto #4; Vibrato Exercises Without the Instrument
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StartJan. 22, 2023 (Lunar New Year): 3 Journalling Exercises to Conquer Perf. Anx.; Schumann #2 Scherzo; Vibrato; Bach B minor Mass: Laudamus Te
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StartJan. 26, 2023: Training Focus Despite Distractions; Bach Chaconne; Prokofiev Classical Symphony, I.; Schumann #2, II. Scherzo; Mahler #5, I. ; Mozart #41: Sautillé
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StartFeb. 1, 2023: How to remain calm with racing heartbeat, Vibrato exercise rhythms, Brahms #2, III., Brahms #1 CM solo, Strauss Death & Transfiguration, Mendelssohn #3 "Scottish"
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StartFeb 2, 2023: Hand Warming Meditation; Strauss Don Juan; Beethoven #2, II., Bach Sonata No. 2, II. Andante; Mozart Concerto #4; Massenet Meditation from Thaïs
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StartFeb. 8, 2023: Brahms #2 excerpts; Mendelssohn Concerto; Beethoven #9, III.; Bach Largo; Beethoven Concerto
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StartFeb 9, 2023: LH Frame & Intonation; Mendelssohn Midsummer Night's Dream Scherzo: How To Improve Rhythm & LH/RH Coordination; Bach Sonata II, Andante (LH frame); Walton Viola Concerto, I. (Sound)
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StartFeb. 21, 2023: HOW TO PLAY WITH MORE FREEDOM & CONFIDENCE: The 5-Legged Table; Schumann #2 Scherzo; New Ways To Practice Scales; Bobby's Beat Builders to Improve Rhythm
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StartFeb. 22, 2023: Breathing Exercises; Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherezade; Debussy La Mer; Strauss Ein Heldenleben, Death and Transfiguration; Bach E major Partita
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StartFeb. 28, 2023: Schumann #4 CM solo (Smooth Bow Changes/ Bow Control); Bach Chaconne: dance rhythm & tone/intonation; 1-octave scale on 1 string: Shifts/Intonation, Prokofiev Romeo & Juliet: Juliet:
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StartMar. 2, 2023: Box Breathing; Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio Espagnol CM solos; Left Hand Technique: Improving Frame Consistency, the X, Y Z Axes, How To Avoid LH Strain
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StartMar. 6, 2023: Believing In Yourself & Confidence For Auditions; Building LH Speed; Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio Espagnol CM solo (3rd finger trills/chords); Continuous Vibrato/Double Stops; 5 Warmups
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StartMar. 8, 2023: Martin Bass Concerto CM Concerto; Glazunov Concerto; Bach A minor Fugue, Vibrato
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StartMar. 15, 2023: Bach Partita #3 Preludio; Tchaikovsky Concerto; Bach Sonata #2 Fugue, Bach Partita #2 Allemande; Strauss Don Juan, Mendelssohn Scherzo
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StartMar. 22, 2023: Beethoven Symphony #6, IV. - Spiccato; Learning Video Game music: How to build hand frame for speed; Shifting in Scales/Arpeggios
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StartMar. 24, 2023: 5-LEGGED TABLE for BUILDING PERFORMANCE CONFIDENCE; Body Scan While Playing; Reframing Negative Thoughts; Shifting Downwards; Prokofiev Romeo & Juliet; Strauss Death & Transfiguration
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StartMar. 24, 2023: LEFT HAND: Speed, Trills, Agility; Mazas Étude Op. 36 #15 The Mordent; How to Create Your Own Scales & Patterns To Build Your Technical Toolbox
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StartMar. 28, 2023: KREUTZER #9 Intensive; Schumann Symphony #4, II. Concertmaster solo: Legato String Crossings, Training Left Hand Evenness and Cleanliness
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StartApr. 7, 2023: Mozart Concerto No. 4, Second mvt.; Beethoven Leonore Overture; Bach Partita No. 2, Allemande
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StartApr. 8, 2023: Beethoven Leonore Overture #3; Mozart Symphony #39, I, II; Mendelssohn "Italian" Symphony; Prokofiev Classical Symphony, IV.; Bach Partita No. 2, Allemande
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StartApr. 11, 2023: Audition Prep/Building Performance Confidence: Centering/Breathing/Visualization: SuperHero Exercise, Mental Rehearsal; How To Improve Left Hand Technique: Fill-In-The Octave Exercises
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StartApr. 12 2023: Strauss Death and Transfiguration; Bach D minor Allemande: How To Coordinate Breath, Music, and Body; How To Train Left Hand For Better Accuracy
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StartApr. 13 2023: Tchaikovsky Concerto, I. (Bow Contact); Beethoven Concerto, I. (Bow Control & Calm); Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite
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StartApr. 19 2023: Schumann Symphony #4, II. CM solo: Soft landings & Bow articulation; Beethoven Concerto, I. (Smooth Bow Changes); Bach Partita No. 2, Allemande: smooth, flowing détaché
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StartApr. 20 2023: Tchaikovsky Concerto: Grabbing the string (Bow Contact); Beethoven Concerto, I.; Haydn Symphony #6, II., IV. (Concertmaster excerpts)
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StartApr. 27 2023: PRE-AUDITION VISUALIZATION; Bartok Divertimento, I. (Violin 2); Metronome Strategy to even out uneven rhythm/fingers; Schumann Symphony #4, I. bow control in small notes and
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StartApr. 29 2023: BOW TECHNIQUE MASTERY: Breaking down détaché, Dynamic and Tone Control, Smoother string crossings and bow changes, etc.
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StartApr. 30 2023: EXERCISES FOR CLEAN, CLEAR, CONTROLLED LEFT HAND
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StartMay 1, 2023: Bach Partita No. 2, Allemande, Luke's Mock Audition
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StartMay 7, 2023: Bruch Concerto No. 1: How To Play 3-note and 4-note Chords; Schumann Symphony #4, II. CM Solo: How to prepare for a solo; Left-Hand: How to develop a clean left hand
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StartMay 10, 2023: HOW TO GET A CLEANER LEFT-HAND: Trill Work (Simon Fischer Warming Up); Dounis Op. 23 Fundamental Technical Studies
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StartMay 29, 2023: BOW: How to fix stiff thumb at the frog; Mozart Concerto #5, Bach G minor Adagio; Massenet Meditation from Thaïs (Bow Distribution & Cleaning up Left Hand))
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StartJune 1, 2023: Mozart Concerto #5, I. Cadenza; De Bériot Concerto #9; Mahler #6: how to learn difficult note patterns
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StartJune 4 2023: Bach Partita II: Sarabande (intonation), Allemande (fingering): Sonata I. Presto (bowings), How to relax bow hand on G and D strings
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StartJune 5, 2023: Beethoven Romance in F; Bach Partita II: Gigue, Allemande; Mozart Concerto #3 in G major
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StartJune 11, 2023: BODY AWARENESS & POSTURE: How To Prevent Pain In (Orchestra) Playing; How To Improve Fourth Finger Accuracy and Strength
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StartJune 12, 2023: Beethoven #9, III. & Prokofiev "Classical" Symphony, I. excerpts; How to Manage Stress & Reduce Overwhelm Before/During Performance; Massenet Meditation from Thaïs, Bach G minor Presto
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StartJune 18, 2023: COMPLETE PRE-PERFORMANCE VISUALIZATION; Shostakovich #5 Excerpt; Shifting: Thumb, Hand, Arm; Incorporating Breathing into Playing
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StartJune 19, 2023: HOW TO AVOID THUMB TENSION (Left & Right Hand),
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StartJune 25, 2023: RHYTHM & PULSE WORKSHOP & 4-Square Breathing & 4:7:8 Breathing with Metronome
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StartJuly 30, 2023: Mozart Concerto #3 Cadenza; Rode Caprice #7 (UP-BOW & DOWN-BOW STACCATO); Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherezade III. Concertmaster solo (RICOCHET/4-STRING SALTANDO)
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StartJuly 31, 2023: ADDRESSING NECK POSTURE/TENSION: NERVE GLIDING; A.O JOINT; FELDENKRAIS; FINDING MORE PLAYING EASE; UP-BOW & DOWN-BOW STACCATO (Rode Caprice #7 & Kreutzer Etude #4)
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StartAug 3, 2023: RHYTHM & PULSE WORKSHOP Part 2: Bobby's Beat Builders
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StartAug 10, 2023: Physiological Sigh to Instantly Release Stress; Beach Romance; Review of Technical Warmups: Banana Bow, String Crossings/Bow Changes, Double Stop Finger Independence
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StartAug 13, 2023: Physiological Sigh; SHIFTING: In High Positions, Nailing Large Shifts; BOW CONTROL & SOUND during SHIFTS
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StartAug 14, 2023: Bach Sonata #3 in C major, Allegro Assai; Mendelssohn Symphony "Italian" excerpt; Improving Lateral Movement Across the Fingerboard
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StartAug 20, 2023: Harmonic Analysis & Musical Intepretation: Bach Sonata #3 in C major, Largo; Kreutzer #31: X, Y, Z Axes of Finger Movement, Kreisler Schön Rosmarin
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StartAug 21, 2023: Bach Sonata #2 in A minor, Allegro: How To Choose Fingerings (Based on Musical Analysis); How To Find More Postural and Playing Comfort
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StartAug 27, 2023: Wieniawski Caprice Op. 18, No. 2 (Difficult LH stretches, Double Stops, AHA Intonation Strategy); How To Deal With Toxic People/Environments; Up-Bow Staccato
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StartAug 28, 2023: Bach D minor Sarabande (AHA Intonation Strategy); How To Quiet the Inner Critic & Cultivate Non-Judgment; EARS Practice Framework; Smetana The Bartered Bride, Juicy Vibrato Tips
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StartSept. 18, 2023: Pranayama Breathing; VIBRATO: Expanding colour & speed & Hand Frame
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StartOct 2, 2023: Mozart Symphony #39, II. Fingerings, Bow Speed, Style; Paganini Caprice #5: Extensions vs. Shifts; Strauss Don Juan: Releasing tension, finding more physical ease in playing
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StartOct 9, 2023: Bach Partita No. 2, Allemande: Baroque Bowing, Left-Hand Technique; Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherezade Concertmaster solo: colour and vibrato
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StartOct 16, 2023: Prokofiev "Classical", I and II., Strauss Don Juan, Chin subito con forza, Tchaikovsky Concerto
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StartOct 23, 2023: Tchaikovsky Concerto
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StartOct 30, 2023: Vibrato in Double Stops; Strauss Ein Heldenleben Concertmaster Solo
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StartNov 6, 2023: Guided Visualization for Chest/Shoulders; Fast Détaché Stroke, Tchaikovsky Swan Lake White Swan Concertmaster Solo
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StartNov 13, 2023: How to decide on fast bowings; How to learn difficult orchestra faster, T.A.B.L.E Framework for Performance Anxiety, Strumming Pizzicato Technique
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StartNov 20, 2023: Fast Bowing Technique; Bruckner Symphony #9, Violin 2 excerpt; How to fit in practice of the basics in a busy routine
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StartNov 27, 2023: How To Deal With Nerves; Fast Bowing Technique
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StartDec 4, 2023: Vibrato: Double Stops/Continuous; Courage Log Exercise, "Tons of Fast Notes", Dealing with "What If" Fear/Anxiety Thoughts; Building Courage/Toughness; Playing Pianissimo Under Pressure
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StartDec 14, 2023: Strauss Don Juan; Vibrato in Double Stops; Kreutzer No. 9, 10 (fingerings), Kreutzer No. 13 (string crossings and smooth bow changes at frog)
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StartJan 5, 2024: Brahms Symphony No. 3, I.; Tonal Energy Tuner App; Thirds (B flat Major)
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StartJan 8, 2024: Finding More Ease in Left Arm High on G string (Body Mapping); Brahms Concerto, I. Tenths & Vibrato; Mendelssohn Scherzo (Spiccato/Sautillé)
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StartJan 12, 2024: String Crossings; Mendelssohn Scherzo; How to Deal With Muscle Tension When Nervous; Strauss Don Juan opening
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StartJan 15, 2024: Tchaikovsky Swan Lake CM Solo; Vibrato; Bartók Concerto For Orchestra V. Excerpt
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StartJan. 16, 2024: SPECIAL AUDITION PREPARATION CLASS (How to Overcome OverThinking in the Audition Room)
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StartJan 19, 2024: String Crossings; Mendelssohn Scherzo; How to Deal With Muscle Tension When Nervous; Strauss Don Juan opening
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StartJan 22, 2024: Strauss Don Juan; Simon Fischer's Bow Variables (Pressure, Contact Point, Speed); Prokofiev "Classical" Symphony, IV.
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StartJan 26, 2024: How To Reduce Playing Tension & How To (Correctly) Engage Your Core When Playing; Prokofiev Cinderella Principal Second Violin Solo; Beethoven Symphony #9, III. excerpt
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StartJan 29, 2024: Vibrato on G string; Bach E Major Preludio: String Crossings/Bariolage; Mendelssohn Scherzo: How To Find More Freedom
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StartFeb 2, 2024: Prokofiev Classical, II.; Continuous Vibrato & Double Stops; Brahms Symphony #4, I.
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StartFeb 5, 2024: Mendelssohn Scherzo, Mozart Concerto #4; Mozart Symphony, #41, IV. (Second Violin)
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StartFeb 9, 2024: Brahms Symphony #3, I., Beethoven Symphony No. 9, III., Elgar Symphony #1, III. Adagio
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StartFeb 12, 2024: Invisible Shield Visualization; Mozart Symphony #39, I.; Coates London Every Day Suite, III. Knightsbridge. In Town To-Night (March) excerpt
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StartFeb 16, 2024: 10 Positive Affirmations Exercise; Breath and Thought Awareness Meditation; Strauss Don Juan, Shostakovich Symphony #5
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StartFeb 19, 2024: Practice Journal Assignment: 3 Positive Things; Mozart #39, II., Schubert #4, IV., Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht
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StartFeb 23, 2024: WARMUP, STRETCHES, SELF-MASSAGE FOR NECK & SHOULDER TENSION; Mozart Concerto #4 Cadenza
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StartFeb 26, 2024: Shield Meditation; Brahms Symphony #4, IV.; Schumann Phantasy
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StartFeb 28, 2024: Nerve Gliding Warmup & Neck/Shoulder Visualization; Florence Price Fantasy; Freeing the Left Shoulder, Fourth Finger Vibrato
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StartMar 4, 2024: Beta to Alpha Brain Waves; Mozart Symphony #39, IV., Debussy La Mer; Sarasate Zigeunerweisen (LH Pizzicato)
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StartMar. 6, 2024: STRING CROSSINGS & DOUBLE STOPS: Mozart Symphony #39, IV., Schumann Phantasie; Schumann Symphony #2, Scherzo
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StartMar. 15, 2024: Intonation & Sound; Post-Audition Debrief & Recovery; Short Fourth Finger Issues; UP-BOW STACCATO
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StartMar. 18, 2024: BUILDING CONFIDENCE: THE DAILY ESP ASSESSMENT; Vieuxtemps Souvenir d'Amérique "Yankee Doodle"; Mahler Symphony No. 6, I.
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StartMar. 22, 2024: METRONOME EXERCISES TO IMPROVE RHYTHM & PULSE/ BOBBY'S BEAT BUILDERS
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StartMar. 29, 2024: Physiological Sigh; Beethoven Symphony #9, III., Vieuxtemps Caprice Burlesque "Yankoo Doodle"; Schumann Symphony #2, II. Scherzo
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StartApr. 8, 2024: Dr. Don Greene's Centering; Sarasate Zigeunerweisen (Sautillé & Harmonics); Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht (string crossings)
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StartApr. 15, 2024: Nerve Gliding and Neck Roll; Mahler #9; Bach Chaconne; Dvorák #9, Bruckner #9, Violin 2
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StartApr. 19, 2024: Reaction versus Response, Scales and Metronome, Don Juan, Paganini 9 Fingering
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StartApr. 24, 2024: Breathing Practice; Strauss Ein Heldenleben, Debussy La Mer, Strauss Der Rosenkavalier; Sibelius Concerto
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StartApr. 26, 2024: SCHUMANN SYMPHONY NO. 2, II. SCHERZO; MOZART CONCERTO NO. 5 IN A MAJOR, I.
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StartMay 1, 2024: Breathing Technique & 4-Square Breathing; Prokofiev Symphony No. 5, III., Brahms Symphony No. 4, IV., Schubert Symphony No. 2, I. Brahms Symphony No. 2, I.
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StartMay 3, 2024: Brahms Symphony #2, I. Beethoven Symphony #2 II.; Maintaining Intonation
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StartMay 8, 2024: Shostakovich #5 CM solo; Mendelssohn Scherzo, Beethoven #2, IV., Troubleshooting stiff bow arm
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StartMay 10, 2024: Tchaikovsky Nutcracker; Vitali Chaconne; Brahms #2, I.; Schumann Scherzo; Mozart Concerto #5, Beethoven #9, Brahms #4, I.
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StartMay 13, 2024: Post-Audition: AAR: After-Action Review; Rachmaninov #2, II., Brahms #2, I., Beethoven #2, III.; Schumann Scherzo
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StartMay 17, 2024: Beethoven #9, III.: How To Fix A Shaky Bow; Sibelius Concerto: Sound Quality, Relaxed Bow Technique & Détaché
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StartMay 22, 2024: Strauss Don Juan: Sound Quality + Bow Control; Bach D minor Gigue: Bow; Vitali Chaconne: Chords: Depth & Bow Control; Brahms #4, IV.
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StartMay 24, 2024: Bruckner #9, III., Post-Audition Mindset: What can we learn?; Kreisler Preludium & Allegro (Bow Technique); Bach Partita #3, Loure: Bow and Sound Quality
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StartMay 27, 2024: - Focal Point + Breathing; Mozart Symphony #39, I. ,Bach Partita No. 3 in E major, Loure, Beethoven Symphony #9, I.
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StartMay 29, 2024: 4:2:6 Breathing; Puccini La Bohème; Beethoven #3, I., Brahms #4, IV.; Vitali Chaconne (string crossings); Strauss Don Juan
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StartJune 5, 2024: Mozart Concerto No. 5, I., Strauss Don Juan, Tchaikovsky Concerto I.
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StartJune 6, 2024: Mozart Symphony #39, IV.; Mozart Don Giovanni "Fin Ch'han Dal Vino" Aria; Tchaikovsky Concerto
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StartJune 12, 2024: Why is my bow rocking in détaché?; Audition AAR (After-Action Review); Bow Control Exercises & Tone (Kreutzer #1, Simon Fischer Tone)
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StartJune 13, 2024: Meditation/Confidence-Building; SPECIAL BOW CONTROL (TONE/ARTICULATION) WORKOUT
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StartJune 17, 2024: Troubleshooting uneven, rocking détaché, Schumann Symphony No. 2, II. Scherzo, Otakar Ševčík Study on Mendelssohn Concerto
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StartJune 22, 2024: Body Scan; Mendelssohn Concerto, Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite, Mozart Marriage of Figaro, Bartók Concerto for Orchestra; Tchaikovsky Concerto; Saint-Saëns Introduction &Rondo Capriccioso
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StartJune 26, 2024: Bach Partita III. Gavotte en Rondeau; Mendelssohn Concerto: détaché, intonation, bow distribution; Brahms Concerto: Clean Bow articulation/Contact
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StartJune 27, 2024: Mendelssohn Concerto: octaves & fast string crossings; Bach Partita III. Preludio (string crossing/bariolage): Mahler #9, I.
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StartJuly 10, 2024: Hand Meditation; BOW MASTERY: How to fix a stiff bow/spiccato (in Russian bow hold); Mastering Bow Division (Bow Control); Rapid Pizzicato/Double Harmonics
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StartJuly 11, 2024: Mendelssohn Scherzo - bow stroke; Saint-Saëns Introduction≥ & Rondo Capriccioso; Kreutzer #1, Mendelssohn Concerto
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StartJuly 17, 2024: Mendelssohn Concerto (How to practice); Mendelssohn Scherzo: spiccato & groupings; Vierne Le soir (Musicality); Schoenberg Phantasy (simplifying score reading))
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StartJuly 18 2024: Bach Sonata #1, Adagio; Schumann Symphony #2, Scherzo; Saint-Saëns Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso
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StartJuly 24 2024: Mendelssohn Scherzo & Berlioz Roman Carnaval Overture (viola); Schoenberg Phantasy; Saint-Saëns Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso; Bach Sonata #1, Adagio (viola transcr.)
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StartJuly 25, 2024: Saint-Saëns Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso; Mendelssohn Concerto; Debussy La Mer; Bach G minor Adagio
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StartJuly 31, 2024: Schumann Fantasy; Saint-Saëns Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso; Mendelssohn Concerto; Schumann Marchenbilder Nich Schnell (viola)
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StartAugust 1, 2024: Saint-Saëns Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso; Brahms Haydn Variations excerpt (viola); Bach G minor Adagio; Mozart #39, I., Mendelssohn Concerto, I.
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StartAugust 7, 2024: Mozart Symphony #35 "Haffner" (viola); Mendelssohn Concerto, I., Bach G minor Fugue; Copland Appalachian Spring CM solos
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StartAugust 8, 2024: The importance of working on fundamentals; Bow Division/Kreutzer Étude No. 1; Schumann Fantasy; Bach G minor Fugue (How not to Crunch Chords)
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StartAugust 14, 2024: Bruckner #4, (viola); Shostakovich Symphony #5 (viola); Strauss Don Juan (viola); Schumann Fantasy; Rimsky-Korsakov Russian Easter Overture (CM solo)
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StartAugust 15, 2024: Glazunov Concerto; Bach G minor Adagio (how to break chords); Rimsky-Korsakov Russian Easter Overture (CM solo); Schumann Symphony #2, II. Scherzo
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StartAugust 21, 2024: Price Fantasy for Violin & Piano; Bach Suite #3 in C major, Preludio; Brahms Symphony #3, III.
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StartAugust 22 2024: Glazunov Concerto, II.; Lalo Symphonie Espagnole, I.; Tchaikovsky Symphony #6, I. (viola)
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StartAugust 28 2024: Price Fantasy (No. 2) for violin & piano; How to prepare on the day of the audition; Massenet Meditation from Thaïs
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StartAug 29, 2024: Brahms "Haydn" Variations (viola excerpts); Rimsky-Korsakov Russian Easter Overture CM solos; Bach G minor Fugue; Working on Tone/Sound Quality
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StartSep 4, 2024: Schindler's List Theme; Bartók Viola Concerto, Copland Appalachian Spring CM solo; Schumann Fantasy for Violin & Piano
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StartSep 5, 2024: Flausino Valle Ao pé da fogueira Prelúdio XV; Ginastera Variaciones Concertantes (Viola vrtn.); Rimsky-Korsakov Russian Easter Overture (CM Solo); Memorization Strategies
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StartSep 18, 2024: Copland Appalachian Spring & Rimsky-Korsakov Russian Easter Overture CM solos (harmonics); Bach A minor Grave - Bow control & finding resonant sound; Brahms Symphony #1 CM Solo
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StartSep 19, 2024: Copland Appalachian Spring & Rimsky-Korsakov Russian Easter Overture CM solos; Sibelius Symphony #5; Fiddler on the Roof Solo; Ernst Last Rose of Summer double harmonics
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StartSep 25, 2024: Ernst Last Rose of Summer; Shostakovich Symphony #5, I.; Schradieck & Kreutzer etudes for speed/dexterity; Viola Excerpts (Cut & Clarity for Bow Articulation/Sound)
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StartSep 26, 2024: FINDING DIAMOND-LIKE ARTICULATION ("MILLION DOLLAR SOUND") with the bow / COLLÉ / "CATCH-RELEASE" / CLEAN CHORDS
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StartOct 3, 2024: INTONATION: USING HAND FRAME & HARMONICS TO IMPROVE DOUBLE STOPS; SCALE VS. DOUBLE STOP INTONATION; KREUTZER #1: EXPANDING COLOUR/DYNAMIC/SOUND RANGE
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StartOct 4, 2024: VIBRATO; Hand Frame, Double Stops, Speed; Simon Fischer Double Stops; Sixths Ravel Daphnis et Chloë (viola excerpt)
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StartOct 9, 2024: Prokofiev Classical Symphony; Bach Partita No. 2, Gigue; Ear Training (Intervals)
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StartOct 10, 2024: Ravel Daphnis et Chloë (viola); Mozart Sinfonia Concertante; Prokofiev "Classical" Symphony, I.; Kreutzer Etude #1 & One-Minute Bow
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StartOct 16, 2024: Dan Tian/Breathing/Free the Body; Brahms Symphony #3, I.; Brahms Hungarian Dance #3; Bach Partita II, Gigue (hand frame & intonation); Bach Partita III. ; Preludio (string crossings)
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StartOct 17, 2024: Kreutzer Etude #9 (Finger action / Hand Frame); Brahms Symphony #3; Strauss Don Juan (First seven notes)
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StartOct 23, 2024: Dounis Op. 23 (Finger action / Hand Frame / Intonation); Saint-Saëns Danse bacchanale
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StartOct 24, 2024: Bow Hold: Fixing Locked Pinky; Mozart Concerto No. 5 in A major, I.; Cleaning up Left Hand Technique; Hand Frame & Intonation
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StartOct 30, 2024: Mozart Concerto #5, I.; Haydn Concerto in C major, I. Refining Left Hand Technique: Hand Frame, Finger Angle, 4th Finger/Arm Set Up
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StartOct 31, 2024: Barber Concerto, II., Foundations of Bow Technique; Strauss Don Juan
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StartNov 4, 2024: Glazunov Violin Concerto - Vibrato and tension, Tchaikovsky Melodie and vibrato, Barber Violin Concerto, Mvt 2
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StartNov 6, 2024: E flat major scale, Strauss Don Juan, Glazunov Violin Concerto, mvmt. 1, Fourth Finger vibrato
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StartNov 13, 2024: Building Left Hand Frame; Hubay Carmen Fantasy; Brahms #4, IV. how bow division affects rhythm
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StartNov 14, 2024: Barber Concerto, I., Jenkins Palladio (LH Technique); Bach Partita III, Preludio (LH Technique); Mozart #39, IV., TUNING APP DEMO
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StartNov 20, 2024: STRING CROSSINGS (in Détaché), Bach Partita #2, Paganini Caprice #4, Amazing Grace, Saint-Saëns Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso
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StartNov 21, 2024: VIBRATO; BOW TECHNIQUE: Mendelssohn Concerto, III. Flying Staccato; Strings Crossings & Playing 2 Strings Cleanly
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StartNov 27, 2024: Barber Concerto, III. Troubleshooting détaché; Strauss Don Juan; Mozart Symphony #39, IV.; Practicing Scales with Tunable
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StartNov 28, 2024: LH Technique: Third finger; Bach Partita #2, Sarabande: How To Smooth Out The Bow With Breath; Bach Partita #3: Loure & Gigue: DÉTACHÉ; Pizzicato: Improve Tone & Speed
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StartDec. 5, 2024: Bach Partita #2, Sarabande: Smooth String Crossings on Double Stops; PIZZICATO TECHNIQUE & SOUND; Bach Chaconne: Détaché & Sound; Mozart #39, IV.
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BONUS AUDITION PREPARATION CLASSES
12 Lessons-
StartJan. 12, 2023: Audition Prep Class
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StartJan. 16, 2024: SPECIAL AUDITION PREPARATION CLASS (How to Overcome OverThinking in the Audition Room)
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StartMay 12, 2024: BONUS AUDITION PREP CLASS: COMPLETE AUDITION & SUCCESS VISUALIZATION; DAY-BEFORE AUDITION ADVICE; Brahms #2, I., Strauss Don Juan
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StartMar. 6, 2023: Believing In Yourself & Confidence For Auditions; Building LH Speed; Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio Espagnol CM solo (3rd finger trills/chords); Continuous Vibrato/Double Stops; 5 Warmups
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StartApr. 11, 2023: Audition Prep/Building Performance Confidence: Centering/Breathing/Visualization: SuperHero Exercise, Mental Rehearsal; How To Improve Left Hand Technique: Fill-In-The Octave Exercises
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StartApr. 27 2023: PRE-AUDITION VISUALIZATION; Bartok Divertimento, I. (Violin 2); Metronome Strategy to even out uneven rhythm/fingers; Schumann Symphony #4, I. bow control in small notes
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StartMay 1, 2023: Bach Partita No. 2, Allemande, Luke's Mock Audition
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StartMar. 15, 2024: Intonation & Sound; Post-Audition Debrief & Recovery; Short Fourth Finger Issues; UP-BOW STACCATO
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StartMay 13, 2024: Post-Audition: AAR: After-Action Review; Rachmaninov #2, II., Brahms #2, I., Beethoven #2, III.; Schumann Scherzo
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StartMay 24, 2024: Bruckner #9, III., Post-Audition Mindset: What can we learn?; Kreisler Preludium & Allegro (Bow Technique); Bach Partita #3, Loure: Bow and Sound Quality
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StartJune 12, 2024: Why is my bow rocking in détaché?; Audition AAR (After-Action Review); Bow Control Exercises & Tone (Kreutzer #1, Simon Fischer Tone)
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StartMay 8, 2025: How to START each excerpt; Beethoven #3, III. (Pulse); Mozart #39, IV (How to Improve Rhythm, Hearing the Orchestra)
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Building Bulletproof Rhythm & Pulse
10 Lessons-
StartOctober 26, 2022: How to improve rhythm
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StartFeb 9, 2023: Mendelssohn Midsummer Night's Dream Scherzo: How To Improve Rhythm & LH/RH Coordination
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StartFeb. 21, 2023: New Ways To Practice Scales; Bobby's Beat Builders to Improve Rhythm
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StartApr. 27 2023: Metronome Strategy to even out uneven rhythm/fingers
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StartJune 25, 2023: RHYTHM & PULSE WORKSHOP & 4-Square Breathing & 4:7:8 Breathing with Metronome
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StartAug 3, 2023: RHYTHM & PULSE WORKSHOP Part 2: Bobby's Beat Builders
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StartMar. 22, 2024: METRONOME EXERCISES TO IMPROVE RHYTHM & PULSE/ BOBBY'S BEAT BUILDERS
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StartNov.30, 2022: Dotted rhythms & bow control; Floating bow control, Sibelius Concerto, Beethoven Sonata #7, III, Bow control & sound
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StartDec. 1, 2022: Tchaikovsky Concerto, II. Dotted Rhythms, Paganini Caprice #1, Kabalevsky Concerto, Juicy G string sound
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StartAug 7, 2025: ADVANCED METRONOME EXERCISES: RHYTHM & PULSE; Bartók Concerto for Orchestra, V. Violin 2 excerpt; DELIBERATE PRACTICE STRATEGIES: Beethoven #9, III._copy
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DELIBERATE PRACTICE STRATEGIES
1 Lesson-
StartAug 7, 2025: ADVANCED METRONOME EXERCISES: RHYTHM & PULSE; Bartók Concerto for Orchestra, V. Violin 2 excerpt; DELIBERATE PRACTICE STRATEGIES: Beethoven #9, III._copy
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