Cassia Harvey's Teaching Approach

Cassia Harvey

Cassia seeks to give her students a strong technical background while dynamically inspiring an affinity for the instrument. She believes in open communication between teacher and student, and in the use of positive critique to bring students closer to their individual goals.

Cassia focuses on each eliminating each student’s technical weaknesses. Using the books she has written (see the examples to the right), along with other traditional study books, she maps out a program to bring each student to the highest level, in the most efficient way.

Her teaching also emphasizes progress through the traditional cello repertoire. Students usually study the traditional sonatas of Romberg and Marcello, progressing to solo pieces by Squire and Saint-Saens, and finally study the advanced repertoire and major concertos. Weekly assignments are given from technical study books, etude books, duets, and one or more solo pieces.

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