College prep

Prepare for the school—and scholarship—you want.

Richard helps violinists identify the right schools and teachers, build audition-ready repertoire, and prepare their strongest work for admission and scholarship opportunities.

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College admissions

Build the application and audition plan that opens the right doors.

Richard has helped students prepare for admission and scholarship opportunities at elite schools. Together, you identify the right programs and teachers, then focus the technical, musical, and practical work your audition requires.

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Target the right schools

Identify schools, teachers, and program expectations that match your goals and the path you want to pursue.

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Build an audition they remember

Develop the technique, musicianship, and repertoire that help a panel hear your preparation and potential.

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Prepare for scholarship opportunities

Use private lessons, feedback, and mock auditions to present your work with poise in high-stakes audition rooms.

College Prep

Build a College Prep plan around the school and scholarship goals ahead.

Get personal coaching, detailed feedback, and a mock audition to prepare the repertoire, technical work, and presentation your applications require.

Audition preparation

College Prep

2-month audition preparation

$997$1,315

Two monthly payments of $559 available.

  • Consultation outlining future plans
  • 4 one-hour private lessons
  • 8 video check-ins
  • Mock audition
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Bring more control, shifting, and musical color into the repertoire you are preparing as you build toward stronger college-level auditions.

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Membership · Intermediate

Violin Intermediate Blueprint

Build more dependable left-hand movement through articulation, finger speed, and shifting practice.

Skill level
Intermediate
Lessons
12 videos
Format
Technique course
From the curriculum

Violin Intermediate Blueprint

  • Intro to Intermediate Blueprint
  • Scales on One String
  • Chromatic Scales
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Membership · Intermediate

Intermediate Blueprint: Next Steps

Take on double stops, three-octave scales, and more focused musical control.

Skill level
Intermediate
Lessons
16 videos
Format
Technique course
From the curriculum

Intermediate Blueprint: Next Steps

  • Double Stops
  • Three Octave Scales
  • Intro to Intermediate Blueprint
Course preview
Membership · Intermediate

Vibrato

Develop a flexible, intentional vibrato by understanding each motion and building it step by step.

Skill level
Intermediate
Lessons
7 videos
Format
Technique course
From the curriculum

Vibrato

  • Vibrato: Conclusion
  • Vibrato: Downward Motion of Vibrato
  • Vibrato: Wave Motion
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Membership · Intermediate

Hallelujah

Shape tone, phrasing, and musical flow through a guided path inside Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah.

Skill level
Intermediate
Lessons
4 videos
Format
Play-along lesson
From the curriculum

Hallelujah

  • Hallelujah Performance
  • Lesson 3
  • Lesson 2
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Membership · Intermediate

Vivaldi: Concerto in A Minor

Refine micro-phrasing and left-hand placement inside Vivaldi’s first movement.

Skill level
Intermediate
Lessons
5 videos
Format
Repertoire course
From the curriculum

Vivaldi: Concerto in A Minor

  • Performance of Vivaldi Concerto in a minor
  • Lesson 4
  • Lesson 3
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Membership · Intermediate

Pirates of the Caribbean

Put your technique into music with a guided play-along and a complete performance to return to.

Skill level
Intermediate
Lessons
2 videos
Format
Play-along lesson
From the curriculum

Pirates of the Caribbean

  • Performance of Pirates of the Caribbean
  • Full Play-Along Lesson
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Move closer to the school you want.

Choose College Prep when you are ready to build a focused admissions and audition plan around the programs, teachers, and scholarship opportunities you want to pursue.

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