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  • Noa Kageyama

    Administrator
    September 12, 2022 at 1:24 pm

    Hi Emma,

    Sure! Sometimes, it helps to think less of strengths, because we can get really hung up on whether it really is a strength or not, and to think instead perhaps about what you care about most, or pride yourself on the most. Like the way you can connect phrases together, or the quality of sound in a certain range of the instrument, or a type of vibrato that works well for certain things, or a certain bow stroke that you do well, etc. It might help to think small, rather than broad, to start. Does that help to give you some ideas?

    Noa

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