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Build your audition toolkit from the inside

Study the repertoire, mindset, and details that orchestral auditions demand.

From audition prep with Noah Bendix-Balgley to core excerpts with David Kim and Glenn Dicterow, this collection helps violinists build polish, confidence, and real excerpt strategy.

Why excerpt study changes everything

Orchestral excerpts expose every part of your playing at once: sound, rhythm, articulation, style, preparation, and poise under pressure. This collection brings together the pieces that appear again and again on audition lists, plus broader guidance on process, mindset, etiquette, and preparation. With annotated scores, practical bowings and fingerings, and insider perspective from major concertmasters, members can learn not just what to practice, but what panels actually listen for when the pressure is on.

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    Build excerpt-specific skills like clarity under pressure, stylistic flexibility, clean articulation, reliable bowings, and confident pacing.
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    Study the standards that return again and again, from Beethoven, Brahms, and Mozart to Strauss, Schumann, Prokofiev, and Tchaikovsky.
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    Learn directly from major concertmasters who share annotated parts, audition priorities, practice systems, and real-world panel insight.
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A practical path through audition repertoire

Study the process and the repertoire together, and turn familiar excerpts into stronger habits, smarter preparation, and more convincing auditions.

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Preview our curated selection of courses below. With lessons covering fundamentals, technical training, style and interpretation, you won't find a more thorough and enriching learning experience anywhere else.

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Practice Principles

with James Ehnes

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Essentials of Violin Playing

with Pinchas Zukerman

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Dounis Exercises - A Complete System

with Nancy Zhou

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Right Hand Technique

with Giora Schmidt

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Rimsky-Korsakov & Strauss

with Glenn Dicterow

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The Ergonomics of Violin Playing

with Grigory Kalinovsky

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Dounis Principles of Violin Playing

with Daniel Phillips

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Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64

with Simone Porter

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The Art of Violin Playing

with Adam Han-Gorski

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18 Tips for the Practice Room

with Daniel Kurganov

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Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 (Bach)

with Charles Yang

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Kreutzer's 40 Etudes

with Eszter Haffner

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