My daughter has been learning cello for a few years and I don't know much about music either. It was quite difficult for her at the beginning but after a year, she picked it up quickly. You may want to enrol your kid to a group lesson in addition to 1:1 as normally they will play cello in a group (i.e. orchestra).
原帖由 Ling19 於 10-5-12 18:47 發表
My daughter has been learning cello for a few years and I don't know much about music either. It was quite difficult for her at the beginning but after a year, she picked it up quickly. You may want ...
I mean you need to take both (1:1 + group lesson). They normally will start group lesson after 1 year. You can check with your teacher. If the teacher has enough student at about the same level, he/she will group them together. Bear in mind most of the time they will play in a group unlike violin.
原帖由 Ling19 於 10-5-12 20:43 發表
I mean you need to take both (1:1 + group lesson). They normally will start group lesson after 1 year. You can check with your teacher. If the teacher has enough student at about the same level, he/ ...
Learning in school is a bit slow. Especially they will stop during summer holiday. By the time they go back to school, they will forget everything. This is why I have a private teacher for my daughter. However, it is better not to drop the group lesson as it is important to learn how to play cello in a group as they normally perform in a group. There are not that many Yo Yo Ma out there who can perform alone .
I know it is difficult to find a cello teacher even though I live on HK island. However, when you choose a teacher, please make sure he/she is qualified.
A music company even assigned a piano teacher to teach my daughter cello although the teacher has passed grade 8 (probably long time ago). They even wanted to charge me $500 per hour. Fortunately I asked to see the resume of the teacher before I paid for it.