Cello Lessons for Adult Beginners

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

  • Contemplating what is even the point of all of this when we are living in a dystopian hellscape?
  • Trying to figure out how to use your work email with the most recent AI update?
  • Registering for morning pilates but then having to pay the $50 no-show fee when you oversleep your alarm because you stayed up until 1a doomscrolling…again?

Or you could spend the next few months learning how to…

  • read music
  • position your cello on your body
  • play the C, D, and G major scales (and knowing the key signatures for all of them and the fingering patterns) and multi-part cello ensemble pieces
  • improvise in a group with other actual humans that are not your co-workers or family members
  • get comfortable being seen and heard by others AKA performing (if the idea of performing publicly strikes terror in your heart you are in the right place… welcome!)
I’m Intrigued.

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, and while you can remember a time when that wasn’t the case, it feels really hard to do anything else at the end of a long day.

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. And a pencil.) can be a really positive antidote to living in the quasi-dystopia of these times.

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. Plus it’s nice to meet other people that you might actually want to hang out with outside of class (our students have group chats).

Also, starting the cello now means that you’ll actually be working towards stuff like:

  • Playing in an orchestra or ensemble with other people
  • Going to concerts and being able to observe 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” (…okay maybe not this last one lol)
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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
I’m Ready To Get Started.