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I’ve played the flute for 10 years, and now I want to expand my talent with music.
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How to learn to play the cello
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 "Learning to play the cello is fun, difficult and musically rewarding. "
How I did it: I started in elementary school up to my senior year in high school. It was a very rewarding experience. I took lessons and practiced at home. In school I played in an orchestra. Lessons & tips: Learn the basics of structure (such as positioning the cello, holding the bow). Know your cello, finger notes (put finger tape lines), learn basic scale notes before your bow touches the strings. Also make sure your cello is in tune ADGC...you could do this by tuning pegs to a piano. Resources: get some cello lessons and buy a beginners book to study at home. you can probably youtube some cello lessons. |
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How I did it: I started taking lessons in september, and I have previous knowledge of music and stuff (I play flute to grade 8 standard and have previously played violin) so it made it considerably easier to learn for me, if you are starting from scratch with no previous musical knowledge don't expect to progress as quickly as this, as string instruments are extremely hard to learn to play, but percevere! It will be worth it! I'm now starting Grade 4 p… Read how I did it…
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Yay! My cello got here today! I heard the UPS truck and knocked everything over in my path running to the door _
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I bought my cello a few days ago and it just shipped today! It should be here berry, berry soon!
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My friend who’s played the cello for years is very happy to give me lessons! So right now I’m just saving up my money.
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Oh man. I don’t remember putting this in my “Give Up” section… I really don’t want to give up on this, so I revived it and am now going to try it again.
I have so many awesome memories of sitting with my friend and her mom and learning to play the cello and eating food… Dang it. I want more of that. So I will try to learn to play the cello again. But first I have to own one…
Lanie trying hard to CTR!
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I’ve not made any progress on this goal, but I’m not giving up. This week I’m going to start seriously looking at some cello’s, check out price ranges and then start saving so I can purchase one.
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2 months ago
Well, I started in November of last year and I’m quickly getting the hang of it. I’m already two songs away from finishing the 2nd Suzuki Method book and starting a different method for intermediate…
At first I had a lot of difficulty with timing on songs, but a metronome really helps! It was so annoying and frustrating I got headaches, but my teacher made me practice with it, now I even do it willingly at home when learning a new piece.
Bragging time xD : My teacher told me they are in need cellists at the Juvenile Symphonic Orchestra of Puerto Rico and that I should audition by next January - The conductor luckily gives classes where I take, so I already know him, now I just have to practice hard and increase in level.
- Remember: Metronome!! You will thank it later ;)
- www.8notes.com/cello/ —Has free sheet music, and it even states the difficulty
bareftinthesnow I'm free! (Now what?)
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2 months ago
This is a long-term goal, for after I get stabilized.
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The tones that resonate from a cello are so rich and delicious they permeate your entire being. I only wish I could afford one plus lessons.
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I have felt over the last two weeks, that it’s coming together a bit more, and I don’t so much sound like an injured cow :)
I’m still having lessons with Hannah, and actually starting to enjoy them. This lesson she was trying to correct my string arm/wrist position, so I don’t ‘drop my wrist’ but keep it nice and straight in line with my arm. it’s really hard to press the strings down in that position!
I ordered a new book-time pieces for cello bk 1-from trevadas, so in a week I should have a whole new lot of pieces to explore!
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Stephen Frick asks,
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Stephen Frick asks,
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