Cello
The cello is big, heavy and asks the body to sit a certain way before the first note. Pictures showing the order help the child get started without getting stuck in the preparations. The practice steps are below.
Cello
A cello with a bow beside it.
Cello and bow
A cello with the bow resting across the strings.
♀Playing the cello
A girl sits on a stool playing the cello.
About this visual support
Before a single note has been played, the child has already done a dozen things: taken the cello out of its case, pulled out the endpin, rosined the bow, set the chair right and tuned four strings. For a child who finds it hard to get started, this preparation can be exactly where practice ends before it has begun.
Visual support lets the child see that the preparation is part of practice, not an obstacle before it. A row of pictures can show the case, the bow, the chair, tuning, a short warm-up with long bow strokes and then the piece from the teacher. The last picture shows the cello going back in its case, so the child knows how far is left.
A practical tip is to add a timer picture for ten or fifteen minutes in the middle of the row, after the warm-up. It makes the time concrete and reduces the question of how much longer. Many teachers are also glad to see exactly what has been practised. If you want to follow practice across the week, you can add it to Routined and try the app free for 14 days.
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