hi!

i used to learn violin (beginner) and then i stopped bcuz my teacher left ..
so now i am thinkin which i should learn.. i wanna learn violin back
but i think i had fall in love with cello..

i would like to ask, is it possible for me to learn any of them again?
especially cello, cuz i'm already 19 this year.. *it's sad that my parents din send me to any music class *

can anyone tell me what's the price of a cello and its lesson?
and the price of violin lesson..

does anyone know where can i learn them if i'm stayin in cyberjaya, anywhere that is near..

thank you so much!! really need help..

you are never too old...unless you are 120 years old la. Violin is more popular and is cheap to buy beginner violin.

Cello is far more mahal to buy..even beginner Cello.

hehe really not too old??
i had one violin ady, i think i bought it for rm300 for beginner..
ermn cello..do u know the price?
i know they're very expensive

if you willing to pay 4 times more for a cello...then its ok. About string instruments....the bigger they are...the more mahal they are. Makes sense...because more wood and effort are needed to make bigger instruments.

i guess that makes sense. but only for beginner stuff.

if u go for the professional stuff, i think a good violin could cost more than a cello

that's when talking about brand new instruments.

check this out:

http://stradivariinvest.com/

cellos are much cheaper than violins...notice how many zeros behind the first/second digit.

aiyo little ice...our fren is a beginner la. You put all these million dolalr violin for what la??

O_O *heart att* LOL
sigh..do you think they're easy to learn...? lol...
last time my teacher "forced" me to play for an hour non stop til i stop producing the streching or weird sound lol >_<

btw, how much is it for both violin and cello lesson?

For people with music background e.g. Grade 8 piano, it's much easier to learn. For those without, it may take much longer, and violin is a much more sensitive instrument as compared to non stringed instruments, that's why if not played properly, you get weird sounds, and that's definitely not music to our ears.

I personally find cello harder to play than violin, especially the livelier songs. I think the cheapest cello you can get also around 1.5k, it's bulkier, difficult to bring around, and difficult to keep. I would suggest that you start with violin first, and see how far you can go, then perhaps you can try cello later.

And for the lessons, I'm not too sure about the current market price, and it depends on where you learn as well. Mostly around RM 70 for beginner I think...

This post has been edited by kheechun: May 14 2009, 08:27 PM

hehe thanks!
btw rm70 per lesson or a week or etc? ._.
*i cant play piano, so i think i'm a pure beginner lol*

Oh, in Seremban, price is around RM70 per month of weekly lessons, for beginners. Klang valley might be much more expensive.

ehehe...wanna give ppl heart attack...

personally i like violin more, so i'm biased. violin, to me, smaller, easier to carry around, higher pitch (my ears love higher pitch). cello is also very nice, but it's more of a lower register instrument, although still can play melody but that require quite a bit of skills cause you're going to play high up on the strings. one more thing i love about violin is that it's more common to play all kinds of genres for violin than cello, like folk/country/bluegrass/celtic, even pop, rock and jazz. not that you can't play with cello, but it's more common for violin.

kheechun is right, cheap instrument is harder to produce a good sound, and is generally give you a not so pleasing lessons due to the inferior sound. i started off my violin with a rm1500 violin, for cello it's almost double for the same quality. and i already have grade 8 piano, so learning violin is pretty easy.

kl/klang valley are generally rm90+- for beginner, half and our lesson per week. yamaha will be more.

i just went to make enquiry at yamaha few days ago.. its rm120/mth.. 1 lesson per week.. but i dont remember how long each lesson is.. most prob half an hour.. >.<

yamaha subang?

WTF only half hour? D: it's not worth it..
sigh.. i hv to go to klang valley....T_T
anyone know how to go there from cyberjaya...? haha
after i reach kl by rapid kl E1, then how to go klang?

anywhere you go is roughly the same. it's just that, half an hour doesn't include theory class. it's the same as piano lessons, half and hour theory, half and hour piano. it's not common for violin teacher to teach theory.

violin lessons are generally much higher because of the great demand and less supply. most of the pianist will teach, but most of the violinist don't teach, because most violinsts are performers and mostly play in orchestra and gig'ing around. playing in orchestra is a stable job, extra income isn't quite necessary, and many violinists rather gig than teach if need more income.

Most of the music classes like guitar, piano are very short. Because the teacher only teaches you the theory, basics, some useful tips & maybe some homework. Because what you need to do is to practice. You wanna practice during the class ? For me, I practice guitar at least 4 hours & above per day Your teacher no need teach other students already loh

er i know.. but i am expecting for an hour, not half hour
cuz last time, i learn it for an hour..

This post has been edited by Merrinette: May 15 2009, 01:58 AM

I have been having classes for 3 months long already. I find that 30 minutes class is more than enough.

My teacher always remind me to practice.

yup.. did i mention that before?


for lower grades, it's normally just half n hour..
or maybe 45mins if theory is included..
some private tutors might teach for 1hr but not many..

I can say that 30 minutes is enough. Dont worry bout the length of classes. Most important thing is that you had enough practice.

you got pm.

yup, beginner~grade 3 = half an hour, grade 4~6 45 min, grade 7 and above 1 hour.

private tutors will teach 45mins to 1 hour but expect to pay rm80 per lesson for that if the tutor is degree holder, means rm320 per month of 4 weeks. if not degree holder, normally will be same as music center, and fees should be more or less the same.

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Added on May 15, 2009, 3:23 amyup, and on top of that, how much teacher can (and willing to) input, and how much you can receive within 30mins.

when i was learning violin, it's all started with 30 mins class per week, until like grade 5+ then i attend double which is 1 hour, and of course i pay extra. it's all much more expensive than music centers as i study in college that time, but my teacher can teach so much and so fast, it's all worth it.

you might learn a lot in just 30 mins, and you might not learn anything through out 1 hour lesson. it all depends.

This post has been edited by little ice: May 15 2009, 03:23 AM

It's only RM105 p/mth in certain Yamaha branches, which includes theory. 1/2 hr p/lesson p/week.

This post has been edited by Cheras16: May 15 2009, 08:35 AM

owh icic hehe
i called the "de music box" music centre..
they said it's rm85 montly
it's located in puchong hehe

@ Topic starter, I'm also very curious about learning cello, also currently staying in Cyberjaya.

If you have more info or looking for a kaki to join in lessons, please PM me on this.

Private teacher count by hour. There are Rm60/hr, Rm80/hr, Rm120/hr or even more than that also have.

Practice is the most important thing.

yup practise.. hope i can learn in short time..since i'm planning to join my bf's band.. >_<