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Bowing

Left hand

Intonation

Vibrato

Tone

Shifting

Pizzicato

Double stops

Memorising

Performance nerves

Performance nerves

Bowing
Left hand
Intonation
Vibrato
Tone
Shifting
Pizzicato
Double stops
Memorising
Performance nerves

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