Cello Or Violin?

Question

At the moment i play the voilin...i'm 14 and have been playing it for 4 years but i've never really been that good at it, and i'm thinking of changing instruments i really like the sound a cello makes is it easier to play in your opinion? i don't really mind if it's that hard...is it a nice sound? the trouble with the iolin in my opinion is if you're not brilliant at it i doesn't make a great sound. So what do you think?

thanks

Answer 1

i also play the violin. the violin is higher pitched than the cello and the cello is quite larger. i think u should weather out violin until u get good at it or if u want to learn the cello. its ur decision

good luck

Answer 2

I'm more of a wind player, not a string player. But my Mom played violin, and stringed bass. As far as I've heard, switching between stringed instruments isn't that hard, but you must remember that it will take some effort.

Good luck.

Answer 3

I play both the violin and cello. I would sa ythat the cello is harder to produce a good sound with, but not harder to play overall. I love them both but I think keeping up the violin and taking up cello would be good.

Answer 4

I think that you should just stick to the violin and just get more advanced lessons! It's a lot lighter and easier to carry!!!

Answer 5

I have no idea which is easier to start with, but I'm sure you would use some skills you've developed from violin for playing the cello. I think the cello sounds much nicer, but I'm sure that you could make the violin sound good too. Have you considered viola? It's sort of the best of both worlds.

Answer 6

lol I was stuck in the same situation for a while too. In my experience picking up the cello after playing the violin wasn't all too hard (I've played the violin for 5 years and have picked/played the cello for 7 months now).



In fact, I actually found it easier to play than the violin in some ways. Like how it was so much easier to shift and perform vibrato since the cello neck is vertical rather than held horizontally like the violin. I also liked the fact the cello was played sitting down in a more relaxed position than the violin that sometimes (w/o a shoulder rest) gives me the worst neck cramps lol

But there were some difficulties with the different hand positions and dynamics. I was so used to the small position of the violin that it took me a while to get used to the extended finger position and even now I catch myself sounding too flat. As for the dynamics, wellll lets just say that in my first few months the closest I could get to a piano came out to a mezzo forte, its easy to get carried away.

Anyways, if you are truly interested to take up the cello and willing to start from the beginning again: do it. It may be alot of money to buy another instrument but its worth the experience.

and who knows you might become a brillant cellist :)

Answer 7

I played the violin for many years and every now and then pick it up to make sure I don't "lose" my "talent". You're right about the sound, if you're not good it can sound squeaky and or harsh. The cello DOES make a beautiful sound, but it's the same thing with the cello. If you're good, then it sounds beautiful. It might be less harsh only because the tone is lower and not high pitched. Hope that makes sence.