Table 4 Contents required for the first cello in the different autonomous communities.

From: The teaching of the cello in Spain: An analysis of the planning frameworks used for teaching in conservatories

Content/autonomous community

Asturias

Andalucía

Canarias

Cantabria

Aragón

Castilla and León

Pais Vasco

Madrid

Valencia

Total

Sound production

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

N = 9

Bow strokes

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

N = 9

Positions

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

N = 9

Memory

X

X

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

N = 8

Reading at first sight

X

X

X

 

X

X

X

X

 

N = 7

Repertory

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

X

 

N = 7

Position

  

X

X

X

 

X

X

X

N = 6

Hearing sensitivity

 

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

 

N = 6

Study habit

X

X

X

X

X

 

X

  

N = 6

Set

  

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

N = 6

Coordination

X

  

X

X

X

X

 

X

N = 6

Vibrato

X

X

 

X

 

X

X

 

X

N = 6

Musical language

 

X

X

X

X

X

   

N = 5

Double stops

X

X

   

X

   

N = 3

Tuning

X

X

   

X

   

N = 3

Postural habit

X

 

X

      

N = 2

Improvisation

 

X

X

      

N = 2

Fingering

X

X

       

N = 2

Technique

X

X

       

N = 2

Instrument maintenance

X

X

       

N = 2

Concert

X

X

       

N = 2

Joint

 

X

       

N = 1

Relaxing

 

X

       

N = 1

Hand joint

  

X

      

N = 1

String changes

 

X

       

N = 1

Bariolage

X

        

N = 1

Harmonic

X

        

N = 1

Pizzicato

X

        

N = 1

History

X

        

N = 1

Recordings

X

        

N = 1

Pianist

   

X

     

N = 1

Total

N = 21

N = 20

N = 14

N = 12

N = 12

N = 12

N = 11

N = 9

N = 7