Violin or Cello?

    
Violin or Cello?    13:38 on Saturday, September 15, 2007          

MusicRawks
(426 points)
Posted by MusicRawks

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


Re: Violin or Cello?    01:29 on Saturday, September 22, 2007          

Scotch
(660 points)
Posted by Scotch

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.


Re: Violin or Cello?    21:42 on Thursday, September 27, 2007          

penguinator
(3 points)
Posted by penguinator

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.


Re: Violin or Cello?    16:12 on Friday, September 28, 2007          

penguinator
(3 points)
Posted by penguinator

also, vibrato is easier on cello.


Re: Violin or Cello?    05:56 on Saturday, September 29, 2007          

Scotch
(660 points)
Posted by Scotch

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.


Re: Violin or Cello?    08:35 on Saturday, September 29, 2007          

MusicRawks
(426 points)
Posted by MusicRawks

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


Re: Violin or Cello?    19:58 on Tuesday, October 2, 2007          

MusicRawks
(426 points)
Posted by MusicRawks

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


Re: Violin or Cello?    19:58 on Tuesday, October 2, 2007          

MusicRawks
(426 points)
Posted by MusicRawks

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


Re: Violin or Cello?    06:26 on Wednesday, October 3, 2007          

Captain_K
(12 points)
Posted by Captain_K

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


Re: Violin or Cello?    06:30 on Wednesday, October 3, 2007          

Captain_K
(12 points)
Posted by Captain_K

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!!!!!


Re: Violin or Cello?    17:23 on Thursday, October 4, 2007          

MusicRawks
(426 points)
Posted by MusicRawks

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


Re: Violin or Cello?    23:50 on Thursday, October 4, 2007          

Murgo
(36 points)
Posted by Murgo

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.


Re: Violin or Cello?    02:37 on Friday, October 5, 2007          

Scotch
(660 points)
Posted by Scotch

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).


Re: Violin or Cello?    17:48 on Wednesday, October 10, 2007          

MusicRawks
(426 points)
Posted by MusicRawks

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


Re: Violin or Cello?    05:24 on Friday, October 12, 2007          

Scotch
(660 points)
Posted by Scotch

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.


   








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