Beginner's Guide To Learning The Cello
Getting started with learning the cello
Our Beginner’s Guide To Learning The Cello offers valuable tips and excellent guidance to assist you in your journey to learning and mastering the cello. We believe that our guide to the viola is the top resource available on the internet. So why not dive in…
The cello’s iconic, soothing sound is among the best reasons to learn how to play it. Are you curious about it? Before you start lessons, you should do research. You can start by checking out our Beginner’s Guide To Learning The Cello.
It’s always important to choose the right cello from the get-go, especially for beginners. But with hundreds, if not thousands, of options out there, it can be very, very hard to choose one. Worry not: our team of world-renowned experts will guide you.
It’s possible to learn the cello in two main ways: watching videos online/using a specially designed mobile app, or a conventional face-to-face lesson. We are here to help you choose which learning method fits your personal preferences best.
If you’re trying to learn an instrument for the first time, research will help make the journey easier and more fun. This Beginner’s Guide To Learning The Cello is where you could start. It is a detailed, comprehensive guide for you and every other learner out there. But still, it’s hard to beat the feeling of jumping in playing. If you require a confidence boost for that, we are here to help you.
You need to get the technique right the first time if you want to be good on the cello. Because if you do, the road will be shorter, and your learning way more engaging. If you don’t, a lack of technique will cause all sorts of problems. The only way to keep that from happening is by making sure to get the technique right.
Reading and understanding sheet music is a very different skill compared to playing the cello. It’s much like reading and writing, and how they always go together, despite being two separate skills themselves. To make things easier and more enjoyable, we recommend separating sheet music reading and playing into two different categories, so you can tackle them from every angle.
All musicians have good days and bad days in equal measure. But the great ones always have a leg up: a knack for motivating themselves to get over their bad days. You can learn how to properly motivate yourself by reading our guide to practising the cello.
About the Author
Ellen Porter
Ellen Porter is a cellist based in North Yorkshire, UK. She is a graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music where she studied with Eduardo Vassallo and Jennifer Langridge. Later, she completed postgraduate training with Johan Stern in Gothenburg, Sweden, where she specialised in orchestral performance. Ellen has performed throughout the UK and Europe as a member of several orchestras including the Swedish National Orchestra Academy, Berlin Opera Academy, Piccadilly Symphony Orchestra and Baroque in the North. She has also performed in masterclasses with cellists Hannah Roberts, Guy Johnston, Gillian Thoday, Emma Ferrand, Miklos Perenyi and Peter Somodari; and previously studied with David Smith
Ellen has always been passionate about communicating and sharing her passion for music with others. She currently works for North Yorkshire Music Education Hub as an Instrumental Teacher having previously worked as a supply music teacher in Sweden. In 2021, she completed the Ambassador Programme with the Benedetti Foundation, and completed articles for Ted's-List. She has also worked with Global Grooves as part of the LIME Music UK 2017 Festival, the National Children's Orchestras of Great Britain, RNCM Young Basses and the Halle Youth Ensembles team.
Ellen currently plays on a modern Italian style cello dated 2012 and a French bow in the style of Tubbs. She was supported in her further musical study by The Edna Newill Charitable Trust, to whom she is forever grateful.
Apart from music Ellen enjoys learning languages, travelling and going on long walks with her dog, Digby!
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Ellen has always been passionate about communicating and sharing her passion for music with others. She currently works for North Yorkshire Music Education Hub as an Instrumental Teacher having previously worked as a supply music teacher in Sweden. In 2021, she completed the Ambassador Programme with the Benedetti Foundation, and completed articles for Ted's-List. She has also worked with Global Grooves as part of the LIME Music UK 2017 Festival, the National Children's Orchestras of Great Britain, RNCM Young Basses and the Halle Youth Ensembles team.
Ellen currently plays on a modern Italian style cello dated 2012 and a French bow in the style of Tubbs. She was supported in her further musical study by The Edna Newill Charitable Trust, to whom she is forever grateful.
Apart from music Ellen enjoys learning languages, travelling and going on long walks with her dog, Digby!
Beginner's Guide To Learning The Cello
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