Hey.
I play piano, and I would like to learn to play a sting instrament. I want to play violin, but my sister thinks I should play cello. I really do want to learn to play both, but I am unsure what I should learn first. Will I have a hard time learning both? Should I learn to play violin or cello first? Dose any body know any good cello brands?
-aKari

Well, it's not as if it'll hurt your embouchure to play both, and since the instruments aren't very much alike in terms of technique I doubt you'll confuse them. The main problem is that you'll have half as much time to practice each of them.

i play the cello and used to play the violin. the cello is easier and it doesnt squeak. you get tired from holding your violin up also.

also, vibrato is easier on cello.

Vibrato on the violin is wrist vibrato, which is actually less physically taxing than the cello's forearm vibrato. Cello fingering is also more difficult because you have to change positions much more often.

Thanks for the imputs...
What about the bow?
I mean, what is the difference between a violin bow and a cello bow?
I really don't know anything about that topic... so I thought I should ask!
-AuKarumn

What about the bow???
I still have questions about that.

What about the bow???
I still have questions about that.

play cello, if u dont you will regret it like me!!!!

if you play violin and cello u will screw up your technique, posture etc. My sister used to play violin and cello and then her cello teacher (who teaches at the con.) told to stop playing violin because it is completely different!!!!!

What about the bow of the cello and the violin?
What is the difference there?

The violin bow is longer and lighter, the cello bow is a little shorter but heavier(thicker) and has more hair. I once tried to play the violin with a cello bow, sounded good but felt kind of clumsy I play both violin and cello, though I've played the cello only for a couple of months, and I actually think there's not a problem in palying both exactly because they are different, so they don't get confused. I imagine violin and viola might be a problem. But I'm not really serious about either, I just play for my own amusement and teach myself. If you are going to be a professional, then it might be better to focus on one instrument only.

Cello fingering is also more difficult because you have to change positions much more often.

I ought to have said "in that" rather than "because". Within a position cello fingering is more secure because it involves only one finger per half-step (not counting extensions).

I'm still confussed an unsure on what to pic.

Go to a piano trio (piano, violin, cello) concert or put on a piano trio record record (Ravel's and Faure's are good choices) and discover with which instrument you more identify.