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Amateur Cellist’s Guide To Galaxy

Since my youth I’ve always wanted to play a music instrument. But, that little genes!!! That little genes in your cells can ruin your life. Music was the subject I felt most the lack of the good genes. So if you are a real cellist it is better not to hang out here too much. I’m an hopeless amateur, a late beginner…

Wow, every single word in the previous sentence is a sign of danger. Keep away, because I’d afraid to blunt your cello abilities. Who knows, maybe this incapableness has already diffused in this articles and waiting for victims.

This page is a quest in the world of music, more specifically cello. I have no target, I have not making plans to arrive some point. Because every time I handled my cello is another achievement for me. I’m just going deeper in this quest and really enjoying it.

 

 

Rosining and then Cleaning

tarafından 14 Tem 2012 de yayınlandı: English, Violoncello | 0 yorum

Rosining and then Cleaning

You need rosin in order to get sound from your cello. Otherwise the hair on bow would slip on the strings without producing a sound. So, rosin is a definite part of cello playing. Some say rosin is rosin; others believes some make improvements. No matter what you believe, you need one. My first rosin was Gustave Bernardel and it was nice. Afterwards while searching in the web I see that people are suggesting Magic Rosin. I tried it and it is nice also. So which one is better? I don’t know. Neither my ear, nor my technique is enough to make...

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Scheduling Practice

tarafından 14 Tem 2012 de yayınlandı: English, Violoncello | 0 yorum

I will tell you straightly, learning cello is like learning a new language on top of skates, at the same time learning skating. You have to mentally connected to what you are doing while at the same time doing physical activity. Keep muscles doing the job in a relaxed mood, and your eyes must follow the tunes while your both hands do different jobs, and moreover you have to be aware if all these muscles are aching or not. This is a lot of bandwidth for your brain and to accustomed it you need to practice a lot. [nrelate-related] Your teacher...

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Trying with Left Hand

tarafından 14 Tem 2012 de yayınlandı: English, Violoncello | 0 yorum

“Ok, now I’m changing my bow hand, trying it with left hand…”   I heard this phrase from my cello teacher Yiğit Tan a dozen of times. Whenever I had a problem with holding the bow, he tries to fix it and at the end saying this phrase passes the bow to other hand. No! He is not doing this to free his right hand, and punch me in the face. [nrelate-related] Learning an instrument like cello in the adult age is quite a challenge, and the worst thing happens to an adult student is, working with a teacher who can not understand an...

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Buying Your First Cello

tarafından 13 Şub 2012 de yayınlandı: English, Violoncello | 0 yorum

Buying Your First Cello

First of all, I hope this article is not your only decision maker. I mean not only this page, but if you solely rely on what you read on web, you’ll regret this is in the future. So the first thing you must do is to find a teacher. Even if you aren’t working with a teacher, you must find an help to choose a proper cello. This help may come from a professional cellist, an orchestra member or a person who is teaching. [nrelate-related] This is especially important if you are purchasing in low budget. Good old days of the 17th century...

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Look What I have Found

tarafından 7 Şub 2012 de yayınlandı: English, Great Reef, Setup, Violoncello | 0 yorum

Look What I have Found

I usually use vintage or old fashioned gadgets in my home and hobbies. My camera is an analog one which nobody uses anymore; in my hi-fi system consists of tube amplifiers which are ignored by technology-lovers; I still use turntables and the list goes on. But there is no need to reject the technology. It is a good think when you have the control over it. I was looking for a audio recorder to use in my cello studies. When talking about this a friend mentioned about this device and even more bring it to me for a trial. Then began the trial...

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Importance of a Teacher

tarafından 7 Şub 2012 de yayınlandı: Violoncello | 0 yorum

For an adult starter the sole most important thing is the teacher. Some beginners tend to ignore this fact and believe that they can give a try without one. Well, let me say this: Learning a cello is not similar to learning to drive. You can not notice the errors you make immediately, and by time that errors will be your true. And when finally you notice it, the amount of effort to fix it will be several times as much.   So, if you are a beginner stop searching the cellos in your price range. Close the other browsers for bows and strings....

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Learning Cello

tarafından 3 Şub 2012 de yayınlandı: English, Violoncello | 0 yorum

Learning Cello

After years my friends get used to fact that spending my time to different hobbies. But even the ones most familiar to this situation, stop for a minute and ask ” Hey, you mean cello?” when they heard I started learning Cello.   The only thing I know is, since my youth I was eager to play a musical instrument. I feel that this is kind of magic. Think, playing some melodies by looking to some figures on piece of paper. This is like a man who can’t read, emulating on other who reads a book. But in fact, there is more...

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