Last week, I took my first cello lesson. Learning to play the cello is something I have wanted to do for a long long time. It is a little difficult because I do not OWN a cello, but I found a teacher who lets me use hers during the lesson. The problem with this is I can't practice in between lessons.
I did want to take a few lessons before purchasing one so that I could see if it's something I really wanted to do, and learn a little more about it so I didn't have to purchase one with no idea whatsoever on what to ask, what to look for, etc. So that's the next step I suppose.
I have not played an instrument with a bow before. It is not as easy as it looks. Somewhere in my head I think I thought I would already know how to play the cello, I would just have to learn the fingerings and how to play songs. Not so. I actually have to learn how to play the instrument first. This may sound weird, but I have always been able to pick up an instrument and pretty much play it. I can't read music very well (at least not with any amount of speed or accuracy) but I can sound out a tune on anything. Or so I thought. I'm sure I could sound something out on the cello as well, but it certainly wouldn't do any justice to the beautiful sound the instrument is supposed to make.
My teacher has told me that I have a great ear, and if I had my own cello she thinks it wouldn't take me long at all to be really good at it. She says I'm picking it up very nicely. So that's encouraging. Her teenage daughter was at home during my lesson tonight and she was also throwing compliments around like "this is only your second lesson? Wow!"
So it is fun and I look forward to the lesson each week. I really wish I had my own cello so I could practice, but I suppose my birthday is coming up (hint hint:).
My teacher, Angela, is very nice. She plays with a symphony and it is great to listen to her. She is very talented. She has also been teaching me about the instrument, not just how to play it, and has even offered to help me find a decent cello to buy (she will go with me and play it to make sure it stays in tune, etc). I think she is wealth of knowledge and I am just glad that she seems willing to pass that knowledge on to her students, not every teacher does that.
All in all, it is a fun thing for me to do every week. I hope that I can eventually find a decent cello for a decent price so that I can actually practice it and advance each week. I would love to have this be something I am good at. For now, I am loving having the "me time" every week and finally getting into something I have wanted to do for so long.
I did want to take a few lessons before purchasing one so that I could see if it's something I really wanted to do, and learn a little more about it so I didn't have to purchase one with no idea whatsoever on what to ask, what to look for, etc. So that's the next step I suppose.
I have not played an instrument with a bow before. It is not as easy as it looks. Somewhere in my head I think I thought I would already know how to play the cello, I would just have to learn the fingerings and how to play songs. Not so. I actually have to learn how to play the instrument first. This may sound weird, but I have always been able to pick up an instrument and pretty much play it. I can't read music very well (at least not with any amount of speed or accuracy) but I can sound out a tune on anything. Or so I thought. I'm sure I could sound something out on the cello as well, but it certainly wouldn't do any justice to the beautiful sound the instrument is supposed to make.
My teacher has told me that I have a great ear, and if I had my own cello she thinks it wouldn't take me long at all to be really good at it. She says I'm picking it up very nicely. So that's encouraging. Her teenage daughter was at home during my lesson tonight and she was also throwing compliments around like "this is only your second lesson? Wow!"
So it is fun and I look forward to the lesson each week. I really wish I had my own cello so I could practice, but I suppose my birthday is coming up (hint hint:).
My teacher, Angela, is very nice. She plays with a symphony and it is great to listen to her. She is very talented. She has also been teaching me about the instrument, not just how to play it, and has even offered to help me find a decent cello to buy (she will go with me and play it to make sure it stays in tune, etc). I think she is wealth of knowledge and I am just glad that she seems willing to pass that knowledge on to her students, not every teacher does that.
All in all, it is a fun thing for me to do every week. I hope that I can eventually find a decent cello for a decent price so that I can actually practice it and advance each week. I would love to have this be something I am good at. For now, I am loving having the "me time" every week and finally getting into something I have wanted to do for so long.
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