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9 months ago
Such a beautiful instrument. Hearing Jacqueline Du Pré, I’d love to be able to play like her
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How to play the cello
It made me
love music even more
 "I love to play my emotions out on my cello. It's like therapy."
How I did it: I took lessons with a teacher who made me laugh, and challenged my skill without ever making me feel inadequate. I never feel ashamed during the lesson, even when I forget to practice during the week. Lessons & tips: Keep practicing. Resources: The Suzuki Method books. |
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It made me
euphoric
How I did it: I began to play cello in my first year of middle school (sixth grade). Everyone wanted to play violin, and I was determined to do something different seeing as how there were over 70 violins in all the classes combined. The cello was very attractive to me, and although it was bigger than me, I saw it as a beautiful challenge and wanted to make it my life. Others used the fact that we were provided with poor teachers as a… Read how I did it…
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It made me
Disappointed 
How I did it: I have played the piano for nearly 10 years and I wanted to test my ability on a different instrument: the cello. I started taking lessons and it was incredibly difficult and I ended up quitting the lessons. I can still play, but it is really hard. Read how I did it…
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12 months ago
The Cello is one of the only instruments that gives me serious chills when played. I would love to be able to play such a fantastic instrument on my own.
Learning to play the cello as an adult
14 months ago
I have planned everything: in a few day’s time I will collect my new cello (hired for the time being) and I have found a tutor who will come to my home during my lunch hour. All is settled. What I need now is patience and discipline. It will be hard. No doubt about that. There will be setbacks. As an adult one is painfully aware of how bad one can sound. Being a beginner is not easy, not good for the ego. But…damn it…I want to do this. I love the sound of the cello and I don’t mind if I have to practise for hours in order to get a perfect note. I hope that the fascination with the sound will keep me going at the beginning. I give myself three months’ time not to learn to play! But to understand whether this is something that I can do for a long time (I hope so). I hope to learn discipline and patience with myself. And I also hope the new experience will be delightful in itself.
mailmanoj Planning to be away from home, forever!
Love to listen to Yo Yo Ma
15 months ago
Wish I could play half as close as him soemday. want to own my own Cello. Want my son also toelarn to play Cello
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16 months ago
A guy being interviewed on the radio the other day said that when you talk to people about guitar, they’ll say “yeah, I play a little guitar”; but when you talk about the cello, nobody says “I play a little cello,” even though everyone likes them. We should play a little cello, or a little sitar – why not?
Good point, and I’ve always wanted to play cello, so it goes on my list.
Money and time is the problem =(
16 months ago
I really really want to learn to play the cello. You have no idea how devastating it is to not have the money to buy a cello and pay for lessons. I’ll be a freshman this year in college…does anyone have advice? I want to start playing now but I know it’s pretty unrealistic since I’ll be in school.
Wuh-hoo!
23 months ago
I now own a cello and have been practicing 3-5 times a week. I’m hopeful, that at this rate, I will be able to play in an orchestra in two years (community, that is:)).
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2 years ago
I’ve been playing the cello since the sixth grade. It’s very relaxing and quite fun when you play with an orchestra. It’s great being a strong bass voice.
I will never forget how to play it.
2 years ago
I’ve played an eclectic bunch of instruments over the years, but the cello stuck with me.
Such rich notes and relaxing melodies.
Wish I had the time to pick it up again. Just to calm my restless soul.
It's a Good Thing
2 years ago
My mom used to tell me that she was glad the cello didn’t seem capable of playing a sour note.
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