Music is like maths, it has a formula, a recipe, an exact underlying set of rules. It is also like a language, it has a world of terminology (mostly Italian), signs and symbols to be able to read and understand.

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Cello lessons will be most effective and allow the teacher to teach technical content if the student is able to keep up with the theory externally, either at home using a workbook (my recommendation is "Master Your Theory" workbooks) or by a private teacher or school curriculum. Unfortunately not all schools provide the depth of theory knowledge required in classroom programs as they often go into other aspects of music such as the historical background and genres of music. Quite often, music theory is a separate study that must be done.

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Catherine endeavours to cover as much music theory and aural in lessons but please bear in mind that these are extra areas outside of simply cello playing. 

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