Rosindust: Teaching, Learning and Life from a Cellist's Perspective

by Cornelia Watkins, Mark Oehlert (Illustrator), Max Dyer (Editor)

Drawing on thirty years of teaching experience, Cornelia Watkins presents a healthy physical and psychological approach to learning the cello. Based on the premise that the study of a stringed instrument can have a powerful, positive effect on developing the whole person, Watkins offers teaching ideas that promote self-awareness, problem-solving skills and creative thinking. Rosindust presents teaching ideas ranging from cello-specific techniques to comprehensive, easily transferable concepts, applicable to many learning situations.

Genres: Music

176 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Tristan · Rating 3 out of 5]

A lot of really worthwhile teaching techniques. In an effort to be systematic, though, a lot of the basics are covered as well, such as counting out loud, singing the part, making metaphors. While a lot of it was repeated, the brevity of the book makes it still a worthwhile read to go back through those techniques as a reminder now that I'm the teacher and not the student. It's also well organized so you don't need to read it from cover to cover to use it to improve your teaching.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great, great book full of teaching ideas that build on and enhance my own approaches. Kudos to Cornelia.