A fresh start with my cello partner.

Good morning, this is Mocco.
Every Saturday morning is my challenge time. It's time to create an article in English.　Continuing from last week, this week I will tell you about my hobby.　It's about the cello and me.　　

Start in a high school club

When I was in high school, I joined the school orchestra and chose cello as my instrument.

To be honest, the reason I chose to play the cello at that time was because I couldn't afford to buy a violin, I didn't have the strength to carry a double bass, and a friend asked me to play the cello with her.
Nevertheless, later on, as I got to know the various orchestral instruments better, the cello part suited me surprisingly well. Fate is a strange thing, I think.

One thing about the cello part is that it is full of interesting people. The seniors, classmates, and juniors were all definitely not straightforward members. Later on, I came to be attracted to interesting people, perhaps because of my unforgettable memories of the cello part.

I've read that the cello is a cynical part that only begins to play when a metal rod is propped up on the floor.　It is an instrument with a very wide range of tones, from an enchanting tone in the high register to a steady thumping sound in the low register with a double bass.

Orchestra and Me

I am a late starter as a performer, and not a very good one at that.　Even so, I love the space of being included in an orchestra and creating one piece of music together with everyone.

Especially when I was struggling or troubled, the senior members of the orchestra helped me with various words and actions.　Whether it was my original love for it or my experience in an orchestra, I still love to do things in groups.

Nowadays, companies are trying to promote diversity. I think the part of an orchestra is diversity itself.　Everyone respects, enjoys, and tries to reconcile their differences with the other instrument.

For example, I admire the delicacy of the woodwinds, and I like the strong hierarchy of the senior brass players. But on the other hand, I also love my cello instrument.

The day my long-departed partner comes home.

　In this way, participating in the orchestra was my support.　But like many working mothers, I didn't have the time, and I was away from my instrument for a long time.　I've been blank for longer than I've been playing my instrument.

But I still wanted to do it someday, and no matter how long I waited, my time would never increase, so I decided to start playing the cello again!

Today is the day we meet again after a long absence to pick up my partner's cello, which has been repaired.　I will be restarting from a mostly beginner's level, but I hope to take my time and enjoy the time.

Thank you again for reading my article today.

Here are the previous articles in English