The yoke

I got the idea for “the yoke” from when I was a boy living in the country, and I’ve now applied it to teaching the cello. The “yoke” consists of:

  • a belt or a ring of leather (to go round the child’s neck)
  • two extendable rods
  • two adjustable half rings

How the yoke is used:

  • stops the elbow coming up and works on the wrist at the same time
  • stops the elbow lowering
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