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TEACHING THE CELLO
curriculum and technique
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CONCEPT LIST, PART 1
READING
DROPPED BOW ARM: PLOP
(lesson)
FIFTH POSITION
(lesson)
VIBRATO "PINBALL"
CELLYMPICS FOR STUDENTS
CELLYMPICS
(event examples)
CONCEPT LIST, PART 2
INTRODUCING TENOR CLEF
DEMO: FOUR BOW HOLDS
(with my daughter)
BEGINNER SCALES & EXTENSIONS
FIRST VIBRATO
(lesson)
CELLYMPICS: BEGINNER EVENTS
THEORY PT 1: SINGING & TUNING
CONCEPT-HEAVY LESSON
(parent lesson)
STOOLS & SEATED POSITIONING
DEMO: BOW HOLD MANIA!
(with my daughter)
F MAJOR SCALE SEQUENCE
VIBRATO
(lesson)
CELLYMPICS: INTERMEDIATE EVENTS
THEORY PT 2: STRUCTURES & DYNAMICS
W MUSCLES
(lesson)
FOAM CELLOS; CELLO/BOW SIZING
DEMO: BOW SETUP
(with my husband)
MINOR SCALES
VIBRATO COMPILATION
(lessons)
CELLYMPICS: ADVANCED EVENTS
THEORY PT 3: APPLYING THE THEORY
PLAYING FROM THE BACK
(lesson)
DEMO: CELLO SETUP 1
(with my daughter)
MAKING A PINKIE HOUSE
THIRDS, OCTAVES, FALSE HARMONICS
2017, 2019, 2024
CELLYMPICS & CELLYMPIX
CELLYMPICS: MORE EVENTS
CONCEPT-HEAVY LESSONS
(3 lessons of all levels)
DEMO: CELLO SETUP 2
(with my daughter)
MIDDLE & THUMB POSITIONS
VIBRATO
CELLYMPICS FOR TEACHERS
CELLYMPICS
(lesson & recital)
TEACHING THE PERSON
the art of teaching
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EDUCATIONAL INFLUENCERS
CHILD-LED LEARNING GONE RIGHT
PARENT LESSON
(CONCEPT LIST HEAVY)
DIVERSITY IN THE PRIVATE STUDIO
EVERYONE WANTS TO BE HEARD
FOUR STAGES OF COMPETENCE
ACCESSIBLE AND EQUITABLE PROGRAMS
LISTEN & WAIT
MOTIVATION & PRACTICE
MUSIC ACQUISITION
PARENT INFORMATIONAL MEETING
LISTENING & PLAYING BY EAR
TEACHING THE PIECE
repertoire
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video modules, lesson observations, file downloads
Access to Suzuki unit training material is available only to participants who have enrolled in my Suzuki unit training courses in the past. Passwords will change, so please request the new password if your old one doesn't work.
LESSON OBSERVATIONS
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video modules, lesson observations, file downloads
I have a VAST array of lessons recorded for observation. To me, this is the treasure trove of my website. I have always felt I learned to teach cello by watching great music teachers. I have been most influenced by watching the live teaching Janos Starker, Helga Winold, Mimi Zweig, and Richard Aaron. I hope my collection can be a valuable resource for others.
Some examples of what you'd find on the observation page are:
- Three full years of near every lesson since one student was 3.5 years old
- Lessons over the course of 12 years with one of my students
- Lessons in Korean over the course of 8 years with my daughter
- Lessons with elementary, middle, and high schoolers
- Lesson compilations
- "Teacher's Cut" lessons, where I narrate lessons like a movie director in a director's cut
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