How to Play the Cello
Sit tall in a firm chair.. Balance the cello between your knees.. Rest the cello body against your chest.
Steps
Sit tall in a firm chair.
Sit tall in a firm chair.
Balance the cello between your knees.
Balance the cello between your knees.
Rest the cello body against your chest.
Rest the cello body against your chest.
Angle the cello so the neck is to the left of your head.
Angle the cello so the neck is to the left of your head.
Face the cello slightly toward your right so you can easily reach the strings.
Face the cello slightly toward your right so you can easily reach the strings.
Tune your cello
Tune your cello
Try an open "C" on the thickest string on the right end.
Try an open "C" on the thickest string on the right end.
Play an open "G" on the second string from your right.
Play an open "G" on the second string from your right.
Try an open "D" on the third string in from your right.
Try an open "D" on the third string in from your right.
Play an open "A" on the thinnest string on the left end.
Play an open "A" on the thinnest string on the left end.
Tighten the hair of the bow before you play.
Tighten the hair of the bow before you play.
Hold the bow "frog" in your right fingers with a rounded hand shape.
Hold the bow "frog" in your right fingers with a rounded hand shape.
Place the bow on a string halfway between the end of the fingerboard and the bri
Place the bow on a string halfway between the end of the fingerboard and the bridge.
Move the bow across the string parallel to the bridge.
Move the bow across the string parallel to the bridge.
Study a fingering chart to learn more notes.
Study a fingering chart to learn more notes.
Learn to read music to make it easier to play songs.
Learn to read music to make it easier to play songs.
Take lessons to learn songs and improve your technique.
Take lessons to learn songs and improve your technique.
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