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Position:Home>Performing Arts> Learning the Cello?Question: Learning the Cello!? I was just wondering, from people with experience, if learning the cello is difficult, I know that any instrument will have some amount of difficulty, I can play the Flute, Piano, and some Guitar, but I really enjoy the Cello!. So can someone give me some insight!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Okay, I'm a university educated cellist!. I've been playing for 13 years so my beginning years are a bit fuzzy, but let me try to recall as best I can for you!. Is it easy to learn!? No!. In comparison to STARTING something like piano or guitar, its not as easy!. I call this the 'initial ease of learning'!. The reason is the lack of frets, the bow, even holding it!. The stretch is a bit much for some hands (like mine!. I'm really small)!. However, after the first couple of months when you have the basics done, the learning process is quite pleasurable!. I found the better I got, the better the music I got to play, the more I enjoyed playing and practicing!. Practicing is annoying sometimes, but very rewarding, useful, and most of the time, fun!. I find the biggest obstacle for people who want to learn is even renting the instrument!. Because its larger than violin, its more expensive! That's a pain in the butt, but to me a worthwhile investment!. Anyway, if you have anymore questions, just message me!. ~LisaWww@QuestionHome@Com The cello is almost like the guitar in the sense that you place your fingers in a certain position and shift quite regularly!. (as you become more advanced in both areas!. I believe that you will pick up the cello quite easily and in a short time because you play piano as well and if you listen to yourself as you play piano, that will give you very good intonation on the cello!. I wish you luck if you are to pursue this wonderful instrument!.Www@QuestionHome@Com I assume you have a good musical talent!. It should be reasonably easy to just learn the fingering(in the 1st position) and the basics!. But as you go on to the next levels, more techniques will need to be learnt!. also, since they dont have an exact indication of the right note(eg!. frets on guitars etc), it is hard to play the right tone in the earlier stages!. Some say it's one of the hard instruments, but I definitely recommend you take it up!.Www@QuestionHome@Com it was relatively hard for me to learn, since that was my first instrument, but after i learned the notes i was fine!. you should be too, cello doesnt have advanced parts like the violin in orchestra music usuallyWww@QuestionHome@Com It will take some getting used to, but once you get the basics right, it is easy enoughWww@QuestionHome@Com |