Alrighty, so I picked up the Cello first when I was in fifth grade, and got down the basics. In seventh grade I picked it up again in the middle school orchestra, and proceeded to become first chair every time in the highest placed orchestra all through 8th grade, ending in a final preformance with a solo of mine, that was apperantly wonderful. Lots of people thought I had real "natural talent" (I even got into some special invitation orchestra!)
... which is why that summer after being out-of-country for a month (leaving my other half behind because I don't have a hard case and didn't want ol' fox to come back as toothpicks) I had lost most of my musical abilitys.
Next year in highschool, I was WAY behind, and couldn't play any of the music. I found that sitting there staring blankly at the music was a bad idea, so I dropped orchestra, vowing to take private lessons until I was good enough to re-join (AKA I can play the music. I don't mind being last chair)
After being away from it for a while, I started to think that I really didn't like to play the cello. I mean, I loved the sound it makes, and I love playing stringed instruments, but I needed an instrument that was easier to set up, faster to get out and put away. Something that I didn't think "I want to play, but I don't want to go through all the trouble to get it out!" The obvious answer is violin, but EVERYONE plays the violin. The cello's getting pretty popular too, now. I looked for an instrument where no man had ever looked before- viola.
Today I'm renting a viola. I'm SO excited! ^^
... which is why that summer after being out-of-country for a month (leaving my other half behind because I don't have a hard case and didn't want ol' fox to come back as toothpicks) I had lost most of my musical abilitys.
Next year in highschool, I was WAY behind, and couldn't play any of the music. I found that sitting there staring blankly at the music was a bad idea, so I dropped orchestra, vowing to take private lessons until I was good enough to re-join (AKA I can play the music. I don't mind being last chair)
After being away from it for a while, I started to think that I really didn't like to play the cello. I mean, I loved the sound it makes, and I love playing stringed instruments, but I needed an instrument that was easier to set up, faster to get out and put away. Something that I didn't think "I want to play, but I don't want to go through all the trouble to get it out!" The obvious answer is violin, but EVERYONE plays the violin. The cello's getting pretty popular too, now. I looked for an instrument where no man had ever looked before- viola.
Today I'm renting a viola. I'm SO excited! ^^
