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The author is also the creator of this wonderful very-many-track original composition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve4cBOnSU9Q
Really interesting guy!
I played Cello for 3 years, starting in my 30ies. It's true that it's doable if you've figured out learning in general, maybe know a few things about music, or even better, have played a stringed instrument for that left hand coordination. But you know how good you'd like to play, and that is a massive undertaking: Playing on a fretless neck, bowing, keeping high body tension throughout, the sightreading requirement…
But it looks like you're comparing pop guitar/piano with classical cello. If you can always take a cello and play jazz, or even pop music. Then the comparison would be more fair.
Also, tenor clef is no harder than other clefs. It's just a different offset. If you learn intervalic reading you can read any clef.
I played Cello for 3 years, starting in my 30ies. It's true that it's doable if you've figured out learning in general, maybe know a few things about music, or even better, have played a stringed instrument for that left hand coordination. But you know how good you'd like to play, and that is a massive undertaking: Playing on a fretless neck, bowing, keeping high body tension throughout, the sightreading requirement…
To elaborate on this, all you really need to play a substantial amount of popular and folk music is to (a) memorize 4-8 chords and the transitions between then, (b) memorize strumming patterns that go with the songs you want to play, and (c) practice until your fingers stop hurting from holding the frets (substantially easier with nylon strings than steel strings).
For some examples, you can play "Free Fallin'", "Bad Moon Rising", and a bunch of other songs with a capo and just A, D, and G chords.
I played Cello for 3 years, starting in my 30ies. It's true that it's doable if you've figured out learning in general, maybe know a few things about music, or even better, have played a stringed instrument for that left hand coordination. But you know how good you'd like to play, and that is a massive undertaking: Playing on a fretless neck, bowing, keeping high body tension throughout, the sightreading requirement…
I'm learning the flute, and I know how painful it can be to struggle just to play one note in tune and a good tone, compared to playing a note on the guitar or the piano. But it looks like you're comparing pop guitar/piano with classical cello. If you can always take a cello and play jazz, or even pop music. Then the comparison would be more fair. Also, tenor clef is no harder than other clefs. It's just a different…
Ditto treble -> bass, or any new clef.
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I'm learning the flute, and I know how painful it can be to struggle just to play one note in tune and a good tone, compared to playing a note on the guitar or the piano. But it looks like you're comparing pop guitar/piano with classical cello. If you can always take a cello and play jazz, or even pop music. Then the comparison would be more fair. Also, tenor clef is no harder than other clefs. It's just a different…
If you've read treble your whole life, tenor may as well be rot13. Ditto treble -> bass, or any new clef.
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Hi, thanks for your schedule; was wondering if you can give more details for what exercises you do during your daily regular practice (30-45min) vs. the long practice (3 hrs), e.g., improvisation/repertoire/mechanics?
Hi, the exercises I do for the regular practise change according to the pieces I play and they also change if I feel that I get tired of them or they don't work. Many of them can be found here [0]. There are also days where I just "listen", not caring much for technique, but rather playfully explore a piece or an idea. The most important thing in my opinion is to not fall into the trap of just playing something over…
My problem, in a nutshell. 12 hours at a time of useless activity, but it's so darn fun and addictive...
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Hi, the exercises I do for the regular practise change according to the pieces I play and they also change if I feel that I get tired of them or they don't work. Many of them can be found here [0]. There are also days where I just "listen", not caring much for technique, but rather playfully explore a piece or an idea. The most important thing in my opinion is to not fall into the trap of just playing something over…
> The most important thing in my opinion is to not fall into the trap of just playing something over and over again, hoping for incremental progress My problem, in a nutshell. 12 hours at a time of useless activity, but it's so darn fun and addictive...
If you do just one thing: play hands separated at least for a while.