Cello
Suggested Reading: The Heart of Teacher-Student Relationship
The student-teacher relationship in classical music conservatories is unlike almost any other.
Child’s Play India’s Glass is Half-Full, Half-Empty
Dr. Luis Dias, Founder/Director, Child’s Play India Foundation in Goa, India
Unlike more privileged settings, we could not make the switch to online teaching; we did try it, but most of our children did not have their own phones, and there were other issues, such as out of tune instruments, strings broken, and instruments outgrown. When the lockdown eventually lifted, many of our children had moved out of area or progressed to higher mainstream education which took them away from music lessons, either geographically or in terms of available time. We have had to start over, with new groups of children for violin and cello.
But there is also good news to balance things out.
