I`ve been studying violin for 4 years now, I started out the cello but I found it too dificult and dropped it, I prefer the violin cause it`s more comfortable and easy to take out.

Cellist

umm ya start with a beginner cello around 300?600?

-Cellos that cheap sound terrible and probably will fall apart. Don`t get one!!
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Katy


do you know any webpages that teach you how to read cello notes?
-yes this one lol

do you read it the same as violin music?
-no


_____A string(line directly under this one)
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_____D string(line directly under this one)
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_____G string(line directly under this one)
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_C string(dash directly under this one)


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Gina

...are there any cheap but good quality type cellos available?
- where you live, I dont know, through the internet maybe.
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Torik



and I cant read notes exrtremely well.
-look at that little chart that I made up above for katy

I am 13 years old do you think it is too late for me to start?
-I started at 12 and I`m 22 years old and I`m doing just fine.
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Rita

I just started playing the violin and can`t get the instrument to stop squeaking! Can somebody perhaps list ways in which you can prevent squeaking or how it happens?
- Yah sure, get good strings because the ones you have probable suck.

______________________A string(line directly under the A)
______________________
______________________D string(line directly under the D)
______________________
______________________G string(line directly under the G)
_
_C string(dash directly under the C)


I thought I just had to make that a little bit clearer and that those notes are for cello.

wellllllllllllllll i play cello and violin violin you don`t use your forth finger so much on cello you use it a lot because the spaces are different but other wise they are mostly the same i am realy a cellist but i play violin for fun

CELLOS FOREVER

--ZEAK

I`m 17 and I play the violin. I have a big Sweetheart contest at the end of the month and I need a fun but easy song to play. anyone willing to help me?! I played Ashokan Farewell and and Irish song last year. everyone LOVED the Irish song. Just email me if you have something good. thank you!

I`ve just brought this forum up by chance, but have to say that I`m 43 and started to play the cello a year ago - so it`s never to late to learn!

I am 45. I started violin three years ago and just bought a $100.00 Cello from ebay. I am fascinated as to the differences between how one plays them. I cannot say that I have played the cello at all, as I just got the thing in tune after the better part of a week tweaking it and two strings later. If I can figure this thing out, anyone can.

This is my fourth year playing the cello, and I`m getting REALLY good! The cello is definitely WAY easier than the violin, but it still requires practice `n` stuff. It`s super fun, though, and I don`t mind practicing. (This is just about the only thing I`m ever willing to practice. LOL

Hello,
I`m learning to play the cello and read the notes ( solfege ).
I was wandering if anyone knew of a site where I could find cello notes.I need something nice to play, as I am quite tired of the bnowing excercises my teacher has given me to study.
If anyone knows of anything that could help, please write me.
Thanks.

I recommend the Suzuki books. Nice songs, variations are sometimes given as an under-note(which tend to be interesting), and many of the songs are on the Solo and Ensemble PML. If you`re a beginner, get a volume 1, 2, or 3 book. Obviously, the higher the volume the more difficult.


Feel free to email me, anyone, if you have questions. Can be string instrument specific or just a general question. I`ll be happy to help.

Wow. You people are crazy. In my opinion, the cello is one of the hardest instruments to learn and play. I`ve been playing for 12 years through the Suzuki method, and I am only in book 7. It really depends on how often you practice, I suppose, but compared to instruments like piano and guitar, the cello is far harder to play, especially in tune, since when a finger is just slightly off, it`s magnified so much..

Alright, does anyone have a good way to keep the #$@^ bridge from falling over and breaking. This is getting expensive. I put chalk on the grooves, I play for a week or so and WHAM! The bridge falls over and snaps. It can`t be a cheap bridge as it was a good brand and cost $50.00. This is the third bridge I have had to use. Any ideas?

DValley,
Your wooden bridge breaks all the time?! That’s strange and extremely uncommon.
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All right, does anyone have a good way to keep the #$@^ bridge from falling over and breaking.

-No, and there isn`t a way either. If you put the bridge on incorrectly, it will just fall over or just be crucked while holding the strings in place, because that happens to mine all the time. I actually had a warped bridge that was holding up the strings of my old cello ever since the mid to early 1900`s, maybe even longer from what the lady said that I got my cello from. The point is that the wood was so strong, it lasted that long. The funny thing is that when it finally broke in half from me stupidly trying to bend it straight in hot water, I glued the bridge back together with ELMERS WOOD GLUE (brown colored paste), put it back on the cello, and STILL was able to use that bridge, that glue is real strong. However I got a new one anyways later, just for the safety of my old cello.


This is getting expensive. I put chalk on the grooves, I play for a week or so and WHAM! The bridge falls over and snaps. It can’t be a cheap bridge as it was a good brand and cost $50.00. This is the third bridge I have had to use. Any ideas?

- Yes, don`t buy that "cheap" brand anymore. Expensive doesn’t necessarily mean good, it can also mean "RIP-OFF". GET YOUR MONEY BACK it you haven`t already. Brands mean NOTHING, the only thing you have to pay attention to is what type of wood it is made out of. That old bridge I use to have was made out of some sort of strong pine, it was light as a feather yet hard as a rock.

What brand of bridges did you get?

The bridge I bought (the only one Sam Ash had) is an Aubert. It is maple, with adjustable feet. The first was the cheap Chinese one which came with the cello. I have not purhased a third one yet. I did glue the Aubert when I could not get another one fast. I have restrung the instrument, but not full tightened the strings pending the outcome of this discussion.

Adjustable feet?! The next bridge you get better be solid. I`ve never trusted the ones with adjustable feet. It`s better to get a solid bridge(not cheap weak ones either) and have someone shave the feet of the bridge to fit your cello.