VIOLIN HERO: SCHEHERAZADE

September 19-22, 1pm PT/4pm ET

A free 4-day challenge led by Nathan Cole, Boston Symphony Concertmaster

Reserve your spot NOW:

Become the hero in your unique violin adventure

“Violin hero... you mean Jascha Heifetz? Itzhak Perlman? Augustin Hadelich?"

Of course we look up to the great violinists of yesterday and today. But before any of them could become heroes to you and me, they had to embark on their own violin adventures.

They first had to be their own heroes, and so can you... no matter where you are today.

Now you may be thinking: I'm not a violin hero, and I'm not going on any adventures. I'm fine right here!

If so, I have news for you... you're just at the first stage of the Violin Hero's Journey: The Hero's Call.

Maybe you've been at this for decades already, and you figured your adventuring days were over. I can relate! But I promise you, it’s never too late to write a new story, especially if you feel locked into a lackluster finale.

And instead of imagining a single dramatic arc for yourself, I invite you to embrace the idea of musical life cycles: hope, growth, challenge, disappointment, and maturation.

As musicians, if we can use these cyclical patterns to our advantage, we can be in a constant state of growth and renewal... and find ourselves reinventing our sense of ourselves and our potential in as little as one week!

So let me introduce you to an expert storyteller... the one and only... Scheherazade!

Ah, Scheherazade: for her, telling stories was a matter of life or death!

And her most famous orchestral portrait, by Rimsky-Korsakov, is a piece I’ve encountered many times over the years, from my days in the Central Kentucky Youth Orchestra to my recent debut performance as the new concertmaster of the Boston Symphony.

Talk about cycles of growth: I’ve gone through so many with this piece.

Whether or not you’ve played the Scheherazade concertmaster solos, it’s a great piece to get to know.

Most importantly though, I’ll show you a way through this piece that will help you unlock whatever repertoire is currently on your stand - or on your wishlist! 

Using Scheherazade, I’ll walk you through my signature Practice Makes Performance method that will transform your approach to music as well as your results.

But first...

I'm Nathan, and I'll be your guide

I’ve played the violin nearly all my life, and for the last 25 years I've been a member of some of the world's great orchestras. From my earliest days on the job, I knew that teaching would always be as important to me as performing.

I still can’t stand the thought of violinists struggling with technical or musical challenges simply because they haven’t been given the tools or guidance to get the exact sounds they want from the instrument. That’s the purpose that drives me every day as I teach students of all levels and ages from around the world, both on and off-line.

As a performer, I recognize that each of the positions I’ve held over the last quarter century (from the violin section of the Chicago Symphony to Concertmaster of the Boston Symphony) sounds like it could have served as the final chapter in my story.

But I've been through enough cycles in my life to know that I can't escape them... which means that my next adventure has already begun.

Will you invite me to join yours?

If you answer the call for your own hero’s journey, you will discover your own treasures and be forever transformed…just in time to take on the next, greater challenge!

September 19-22, 1pm PT/4pm ET

Reserve your place now:

"We often make sports analogies in our field, but one cue that we musicians seem to have missed is that sports professionals have coaches for the entirety of their careers. Studying with Nathan was my opportunity, at my age and stage, to try that on. It turns out that the athletes are on to something. A season spent in the midst of such a brilliant violinist and pedagogue yielded countless fresh ideas for both my teaching and playing that have added up into something radically — and transformationally — better. What a gift!”

Rebecca McFaul, violin | Fry Street Quartet

"I have been challenged this year to learn new repertoire for the first time in maybe 20 years. I have been practicing like crazy because I am so inspired."

Katie Chilmaid, violin | Queensland Symphony Orchestra

Here's what's happening In Violin Hero: Scheherazade

You're the hero, but you can still use a guide.

Here's what you can look forward to during our 4-day challenge:

Transform your practice AND win great prizes – all for free!

I hope to see you September 19-22:

Copyright © 2024 Natesviolin LLC. All Rights Reserved.