how would you pronounce that? is it chel-lo-ist?
2007-09-18 02:44:49 · 6 answers · asked by s.l. 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
A cellist. Pronounced ch (as in change) - ell - ist.
2007-09-18 02:51:35 · answer #1 · answered by LibraryGirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Person Playing Cello
2016-11-16 14:33:53 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey. I faced the same kind of thing last year - my clarinet/band/music teacher who saw god-knows-what in me put me on first clarinet (position previously occupied by prodigious year 12s) in the concert band and 2nd in the orchestra, jumping up from 3rd in concert band. I was in 8th grade. Thankfully I cope now. First things first.Convince your parents to get you a cello teacher. It's just plain vital and elementary. Be a little picky with the teachers if you can - a good one could make a professional out of you, a bad one wouldn't do anything at all. Tell them that you love the cello but need that boost to keep going seeing as you're playing in an advanced orchestra and there's no way to cope or improve otherwise. If your parents really won't budge, get some tutor books on cello (not having played the cello before, I can't recommend anything, but ask your teacher or fellow cellists). Obviously your teacher sees abilities and talent in you, otherwise she would not have let you skip the intermediate orchestra. You have passion and love for the sound. Not everyone does, and you need to build on that. Loving the sound is a huge motivator like nothing else. Listen to some cello music, watch some videos online. Drop into a music store and get some cello music that you like and can play. Playing something you like is a great motivator. Get your friends and teacher to recommend some books and pieces for you. If one of your friends play the cello or some other string instrument, get them to listen to you and offer some advice. If, for the moment, you really can't cope in the advance orchestra, then ask your teacher if you can join the intermediate one for the moment. But do keep in mind that the challenge is good for you and would help you improve in the long run. As for not having a decent cello, ask your teacher (or google) if you can hire a cello from somewhere outside of school. They may be slightly more expensive, but it would probably be worth it. Otherwise, see if you can get decent second hand one. The school instruments are really just for beginners, and you're obviously not one. Set goals and mini-goals for yourself when you practice. Break the music into smaller parts when you practise, so you can get one thing right at a time. Really focus when you practice and get into it. Believe in yourself, because it really sounds like you have a whole lot of potential. Oh, and to answer your question: DO NOT QUIT. You'd be wasting a huge part of you, and you seem to have a lot of passion and talent for the cello. Your situation's a tall hurdle, but you can jump it rather than walk out. (All of my friends who have quit an instrument before regret quitting)
2016-03-20 05:15:39 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A person who plays the cello is called cellist - pronounced as chel-ist.
2007-09-18 03:12:52 · answer #4 · answered by Giles P 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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how would you pronounce that? is it chel-lo-ist?
2015-08-18 04:16:58 · answer #5 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the wrong forum, but lucky to get the right answer
2007-09-18 04:28:22 · answer #6 · answered by Theatre Doc 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it is chellist:)
2007-09-18 06:18:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋