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Monica Hesse
- Female
- Stone Mountain, GA
- United States
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Bassists
27 members
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Chamber Music
90 members
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Adult Beginners
144 members
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This is a device that is supposed to play in your instrument. My cello is only about 6 years old and before I purchased it was not being played a whole lot. It has a beautiful tone but there are some dead spots like on the upper registers on the d s…
Hey Ann Marie, if ppl in the next room thought your viola might have been a cello then my when I do get my cf cello it may sound like a bass!!!
oh, haha, guess i shouldve looked at the whole forum :) woops sorry
Profile Information
- My Instrument(s)
- cello, bass
- My involvement with string music
- Amateur Musician, Music Student
- Music I like to play
- Traditional, World music, Rock, Worship
- Music I like to listen to
- World music, Jazz, Rock, Worship
- I'm looking for people to play music with
- Yes
- Where I like to play
- Chamber ensemble, church ensemble, jazz ensemble, pop/rock band
- My involvement with Strings magazine
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- My favorite website for community
- http://www.facebook.com
- My favorite website for music and instrument shopping
- http://www.allthingscello.blogspot.com
- My favorite website for music to hear
- http://www.allthingstrings.blogspot.com
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What is or was your motivation or inspiration to play violin, viola, cello or any stringed instrument?
Violin captivated me when I was 11 or 12 enough to want to play it. I started taking lessons then. Family, moving and other things detracted me from it then late in life I picked up the violin again but to have been thwarted by physical limitations I took up cello. I am now past 4 years of playing cello and loving every second of it. Tell what is your inspiration towards your instrument?
Posted on January 18, 2010 at 3:41pm — 6 Comments
Vera Mattlin Jiji Author of Cello Playing for Music Lovers; A self teaching method
Many years ago, during my four years at the incomparable High School of Music and Art in New York City, I treasured my opportunity to study the cello. However, once I entered college, other demands on my time forced me to give up my music. During the next forty-two years, I embarked on a career, raised four children and only intermittently thought about my cello. Still, I didn’t relinquish the silent instrument. I kept it safe, untouched, encased and hidden in the back of my closet. When I retir… Continue
Posted on November 17, 2009 at 1:28pm —
Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 7:16am on January 20, 2010,
Ann Marie Cordial said… - Of course! I love to jam! It will take me till that long at least to save up to pay my car off anyway.....
- At 12:59pm on January 15, 2010,
Monica Hesse said…
- I am glad you enjoyed that. More power to you girl! Are we still on for that jam once I get my CF cello from L&C?
Except it wont be until 2012!
- At 7:31am on January 15, 2010,
Ann Marie Cordial said…
- Hey Monica - Thank you for putting me on to the French cellist and her piece "Stay". I purchased the CD. There are some really good songs on there.
---Ann Marie
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