She Wants to do What?

[qos]

Today my daughter brought home from school the Instrumental Music Program Information sheet.

My side of the family has always been musical. Dad played the piano, mom is a marvelous singer, my sister played flute and sings, and I was in choirs and played clarinet, handbells, tenor sax and a bit of piano.

My daughter is stating emphatically that she wants to play cello.

Cello?

Don't get me wrong. The cello is a beautiful instrument.

But, cello?

I guess she latched onto it after a school concert and Meet-the-Instruments assembly.

But then, I'm just happy she wants to learn how to play an instrument. It will be interesting to find out if she will want to practice, or if she'll have to be pushed.

Comments

[qos.livejournal.com]

I'm definitely going to encourage her. :-)

[thomryng.livejournal.com]

well, there's always room for cello...

*runs and hides*

[qos.livejournal.com]

Argghh!

It took me a minute to get it, but oooohhhh!

[royalbananafish.livejournal.com]

At least it is not a violin?

(Says the "I can squeak out 'twinkle' on the one in my bedroom" violin dabbler.)

cello is cool

[ad-lumen.livejournal.com]

If she sticks with it, she'll have no shortage of opportunities to play. Good Cellists are in demand.

It's also much less painful to listen to than a violin, or (even worse) a clarinet in the beginning stages.

[qos.livejournal.com]

Oh dear. . . I had forgotten all about honking out Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star on my clarinet when I was just a little older than her (5th grade).

Re: cello is cool

[qos.livejournal.com]

Is clarinet really that much worse than other instruments? Maybe that was why I was so self-conscious about practicing when I was a kid!

[jaynefury.livejournal.com]

Cello is a damn sexy instrument. Watch that womanchild, she's gonna have them flocking.