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Re: Psychology and young students

Author: ginny
Date: 2009-04-21 23:01

I ended up when studying classical guitar as an experiement for a pedagogy class from a violinist. Her approach to children turned out stunningly good players and was grounded in letting the children feel what was right with very few words. Most kids were younger than yours however.

Anyway, they took me and got me to play scales on a viola, get my arm to swing like a monkey from the neck of the darn thing to be sure there was no bend in my wrist. but I was in a very good free position to move. They got me to do "spicatto" bowing - very difficult to learn by having two of them move for me and then let me go on my own after some muscle memory started in. When I got off they would jump in again and move me.

The woman when starting really young students would have her older students paired with little ones to go over and physically practice with them on bowing, actually moving their little arms correctly. Her goal was to never have them have bad technique, not from the first note ever. Alternatively she taught the parent to help the child.

I doubt that helps, but I do think that a very physical approach helps people learn. Your daughter is probably frustrated, as little ones get. However for my son learning music taught him to overcome frustration and "win" over it, a wonderful life skill.

Post Edited (2009-04-21 23:04)

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