Synopsis
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.
About the Author
CORNELIA WATKINS teaches pedagogy at the Bienen School of Music, Northwestern University, and has been a private cello instructor for forty years, most of those in Houston TX, where she was preparatory instructor and Lecturer in Music at the Shepherd School of Music, Rice University. Her passion for pedagogy has led her to present teaching clinics and master classes across the country, including educational sessions at nearly every ASTA national conference since 2003. Corky is on the committee of Wisconsin CMP (Comprehensive Musicianship through Performance), an organization which promotes excellence in all areas of music teaching. She has written several articles for American String Teacher, Wisconsin School Musician, and The Strad and is the author of two books, Rosindust: Teaching, Learning and Life from a Cellist s Perspective, and, with co-author Laurie Scott, From the Stage to the Studio: How Fine Musicians Become Great Teachers. Over a five-year period Rosindust was written as a newsletter reaching teachers as far away as Botswana. A newly revised edition of Rosindust will be released in June 2020, featuring additions, updates, and a comprehensive index for easier searches.
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