Behind the Screens
Want to learn some standard excerpts with me and Akiko? Click the link below to let us know about your audition plans for this spring, and we'll send you our markings on three major excerpts: Brahms 2, Mendelssohn Scherzo, and Don Juan. https://bit.ly/BEHINDTHESCREENS Then join us this Saturday, March 11, at 1 PM PST for a live session we're calling 'Behind the Screens'.

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Why the best players don’t always win auditions

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Master violin trills with all finger combinations (1/3)

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Day 163: Why Does Violin 1 Bow First?

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Nathan Cole: Lessons From a 20-Year Journey to Concertmaster of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

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NY Phil Audition Challenge Week 11: Don Juan

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How Karen Tuttle's "plop" transformed my left hand.

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Practice Mistake 3: Working Too Hard

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Yo-Yo Ma on why it's important we listen to each other (with Bach performance!)

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Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream Violin Solo with MTT and Bing Wang

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Pope Leo XIV's SHOCK Liturgy Order Just Triggered a Vatican Civil War

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Viola Visions: Viola Orchestral Master Class

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Practice Mistake 2: Making a Bad Sound

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Berliner Philharmoniker Violin Master Class: R. Strauss, Don Juan

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My Golden Retriever Heals a Terrified Rescue Kitten in Just 3 Meetings!

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Practice Mistake 7: You Only Have One Tool

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300 Years of Classical Music in 18 Minutes | Joshua Bell | TED

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Practice Mistake 8: Missing Basic Techniques

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They Expected This Boring.. Until He Started Playing The Cello! (He's Only 14!)

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Practice Mistake 6: Not Practicing for Performance

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