I took a cello lesson today

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KevinP

July 17, 2024, 03:58:56 AM
Saw an ad by the elevator. Inquired.
It was free and the instructor speaks English and lives in my apartment complex.

I'll go back next week, paying. And I'll buy an inexpensive cello in the meantime.

How far will this go? Let's find out.

relm1

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July 17, 2024, 05:41:30 AM
Good for you!  I can hear a cello student somewhere in my building. 

Pohjolas Daughter

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July 17, 2024, 06:46:52 AM
Quote from: KevinP on July 17, 2024, 03:58:56 AMSaw an ad by the elevator. Inquired.
It was free and the instructor speaks English and lives in my apartment complex.

I'll go back next week, paying. And I'll buy an inexpensive cello in the meantime.

How far will this go? Let's find out.
Excellent!  You might think of renting one for a while though first.  No idea how much it costs to rent one.  If you haven't already, you might want to ask your instructor for some advice regarding that/where to rent or buy one, etc.  :)

PD
p.s.  Now start working on that cello concerto!

LKB

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July 17, 2024, 06:59:36 AM
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 17, 2024, 06:46:52 AMExcellent!  You might think of renting one for a while though first.  No idea how much it costs to rent one.  If you haven't already, you might want to ask your instructor for some advice regarding that/where to rent or buy one, etc.  :)

PD
p.s.  Now start working on that cello concerto!


I tried the cello a couple years after switching from percussion to the oboe, thinking, " I taught myself the oboe after all, how hard could this be? "

Too hard as it turned out...

Good luck to you!  8)
Mit Flügeln, die ich mir errungen...

Karl Henning

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July 17, 2024, 11:07:33 AM
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Karl Henning

#5
July 17, 2024, 11:08:35 AM
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 17, 2024, 06:46:52 AMNow start working on that cello concerto!
Gotta learn to walk before you can run.
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Pohjolas Daughter

#6
July 17, 2024, 11:57:57 AM
Quote from: Karl Henning on July 17, 2024, 11:08:35 AMGotta learn to walk before you can run.
I was just joking.  :)

Ever trying to get a laugh,

PD

Karl Henning

#7
July 17, 2024, 12:11:45 PM
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 17, 2024, 11:57:57 AMI was just joking.  :)

Ever trying to get a laugh,

PD
Oh, I did chuckle, though!
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

DavidW

#8
July 17, 2024, 02:06:38 PM
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 17, 2024, 06:46:52 AMExcellent!  You might think of renting one for a while though first.  No idea how much it costs to rent one.  If you haven't already, you might want to ask your instructor for some advice regarding that/where to rent or buy one, etc.  :)

PD
p.s.  Now start working on that cello concerto!


When I learned the flute when I was young I rented.

KevinP

#9
July 17, 2024, 02:24:56 PM
My instructor said that renting instruments isn't common here (here = Korea). Another student of her is selling one for about US$250 so I'll grab that one.

Karl Henning

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July 17, 2024, 02:26:57 PM
Quote from: KevinP on July 17, 2024, 02:24:56 PMMy instructor said that renting instruments isn't common here (here = Korea). Another student of her is selling one for about US$250 so I'll grab that one.
Good price-point!
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

KevinP

#11
July 17, 2024, 02:27:29 PM
Quote from: LKB on July 17, 2024, 06:59:36 AMI tried the cello a couple years after switching from percussion to the oboe, thinking, " I taught myself the oboe after all, how hard could this be? "

Too hard as it turned out...

Good luck to you!  8)

Yeah, I'm self-taught on piano and guitar. A long time ago ('79, '80 or so), I tried the violin and also couldn't progress without a teacher. Bottom line, I didn't learn the violin.


KevinP

#12
July 17, 2024, 02:29:21 PM
Quote from: Karl Henning on July 17, 2024, 02:26:57 PMGood price-point!

Yeah, I can't go too wrong at that price. Even if this endevour doesn't take, I'd surely make most of that back by selling it.

Now I'm wondering how many owners this instrument has had.

LKB

#13
July 17, 2024, 02:56:32 PM
Quote from: KevinP on July 17, 2024, 02:29:21 PMYeah, I can't go too wrong at that price. Even if this endevour doesn't take, I'd surely make most of that back by selling it.

Now I'm wondering how many owners this instrument has had.

$250 is a bargain for an instrument you can learn with - grats.  8)
Mit Flügeln, die ich mir errungen...

KevinP

#14
July 17, 2024, 03:41:10 PM
Meanwhile, the thing I've dodged all my life can no longer be avoided. *sigh* Time to develop fluency in the accursed tenor clef.

brewski

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July 17, 2024, 03:45:32 PM
Just adding my congrats and admiration to the crowd. My sister, who is in her 60s, decided to take up the cello a couple of years ago, and has a decent instrument (maybe in the $1K-$2K range?), a teacher, and a few friends with whom she can play chamber music. She's enjoying it a lot.

Hoping you find similar joy and satisfaction!

-Bruce
"I set down a beautiful chord on paper—and suddenly it rusts."
—Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998)

Luke

#16
July 18, 2024, 04:05:55 AM Last Edit: July 18, 2024, 04:10:45 AM by Luke
Quote from: KevinP on July 17, 2024, 03:41:10 PMMeanwhile, the thing I've dodged all my life can no longer be avoided. *sigh* Time to develop fluency in the accursed tenor clef.

It's a beautiful clef, learn to love it!*


Alternatively, play it as if it's bass clef, only one string higher. This, of course, is no help when you're high up the A string, where most tenor clef stuff is. But you'll learn those notes quick enough because they're so common

Luke (sometime cellist)

* Beautiful, see?

KevinP

#17
July 18, 2024, 04:32:49 AM
I'm trying. Found a flashcard website.

(Parallel fifths we forbid but tenor clef and ledger lines we allow. Grunblegrumble)

Luke

#18
July 18, 2024, 05:11:50 AM
Tenor clef = fewer ledger lines though

Luke

#19
July 18, 2024, 05:18:41 AM
You won't be encountering tenor clef for a while though, it's not needed until you're secure enough with the basics to start moving positions up the A string. By which point it's easy to learn, bit by bit
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