Teaching Beginners

Thanks to a new friend and fellow teacher/colleague, I had a chance to teach violin to young students in the Wellesley area.  Most of them were in the age of the single digits, so the main focus was on posture and making sure their physical setup was working for them.  I also had to prepare them for the concert in June, so I really had to push them to play their best.  

Issues:

Doorbell thumb, hanging nest/thumb, Mr. Sunshine, strong tree with branch, frogs on the log, sticky bow

Observations: lots of bow use, sqeezing, some prone to extreme hanging nest (protruded their wrist back towards the scroll), and interestingly enough, the inverse "figure 8" bowing (in on downbow, out on upbow). 

 

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