Cello Lessons for Adult Beginners

What would you rather be doing over the next few months?

  • Scrolling through your social feed until your thumbs hurt?
  • Compulsively refreshing your work email?
  • Going to that exercise class you hate where they charge you the $50 no-show fee if you get stuck at work and can’t make it?

Or you could spend the next few months learning

  • How to read music
  • How to position your cello and know exactly where it should rest on your body
  • How to play the C, D, and G major scales (and knowing the key signatures for all of them and the fingering patterns) and pieces by Hildegard von Bingen, Bartok, and Mendelsson
  • How to start developing a supple and fluid bow arm
  • Knowing that you are working on a major life goal
Schedule Your Free Intro Class (no cello needed!)

When was the last time you did something for you?

When you’re living in a world that’s as crazy and uncertain as the one we live in, it’s easy to find yourself responding to stress in ways that just end up making you feel worse. Maybe you notice that you’re on your phone all the time, or you realize that you haven’t been doing a lot of the things that you used to do for leisure pre-pandemic.

This is where creating time and space to do something that is as analog as you can get (like, we still read music off real paper in classes. You even get a binder.) can be a really positive antidote to everything else happening in your life.

Learning to play the cello requires learning how to slow down (like, really slow down), practicing being present and redirecting your attention, and breaking problems into small digestible chunks. Additionally, you’ll be learning tools to help you stay focused and calm as a performer that will also be super helpful for navigating the very real stresses of life outside cello playing.

Also, starting the cello now means that you’ll be setting your future self up for:

  • Playing in an orchestra or ensemble with other people
  • Going to concerts and watching the cello section with an informed eye
  • Having strangers stop you and your cello on the street to tell you “I bet you wish you picked the flute” (lol okay maybe not this last one)
Schedule Your Free Intro Class

I have a creative outlet… the cello keeps me from focusing on work 24/7.
– Kat

Challenging, social, & supportive classes.

Classes here will definitely challenge you. We’re serious about helping you build your technical and musical toolbox BUT! we’re also committed to creating a learning environment that is social and supportive.

When you study here, you’ll learn everything you need to know to develop a strong technical and musical foundation and lay the groundwork for playing with other people and being able to sight read music. Additionally, our unique class format also makes lessons more affordable than most music schools.

And, just so you know, classes here are NOT:

  • Super formal (no tux required)
  • Intimidating
  • Boring
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