site reading

[blitzkrieg]

my daughter is in her second year of cello. (she is 11) they started teaching her using numbers....or fingering. She is having a hard time going from that to notes.....or site reading. Any advise on the best way for her to make this transition smoothly? I plan on putting her in private lessons this summer so she will be ready to audition for advanced orchestra in the fall.

[cellotech]

Lessons as soon as possible are definitely the best bet.

I started out using fingering numbers as well. It was a slightly tricky transition, but I found that as I progressed I started using fewer and fewer numbers.