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A Cello Tour

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2Cellos- This video humorously demonstrates the appeal of the cello over time. 2Cellos play traditional cellos, electric cellos, and a new carbon fiber cello. At first I wanted to play the harp. One day,during Elementary school,I visited a friend's house. We roller skated and perused her books. My friend's older sister sat me down with her cello to play "teacher" and proceeded give me a pretend cello lesson. She enthusiastically told me that I seemed to have a knack for playing it. I remember that my heart felt happy and I loved the resonance of the cello. I didn't know to describe it with the word "resonance" then, nonetheless, I was permanently hooked. The harp was too big to carry around anyway, not that the cello was much easier. The Piano Guys- Cellos have been described as being closest to the human vocal range, which probably contributes to its ability to "tug at the heartstrings" and blend with almost any style of music in a way ...