hey so I'm really keen to start playing the cello. I'm absolutely in love with the sound and music that comes out of it and it's one of my all time favourite instruments. I'm starting cello lessons in a few weeks which is an hour private session weekly I believe? though that may change to multiple sessions depending on their advice.
I'm 15 and do online school due to illness which prevents me from going into school for the time being. so I have a bit more free time compared to other people. If I enjoy playing the cello a lot I'd really like to make a career out of it and pursue music in my A levels (which is like the exam that gets you into certain unis in the UK) when I'm 18/19. so going to a music uni/academy could potentially be an option which would obviously really help when trying to get a career in the music industry
so how many hours would I need to practice daily to get to a good level of being able to play the cello? I know there's grades and things which you need to get into certain music unis so I'd really appreciate some advice on how many hours a day I'd need to do to improve a lot. I know the amount a day to make decent progress but I think that's more of a hobby kinda thing rather than looking to get into doing cello professionally
any advice would be greatly appreciated :) I know I'll have to take breaks in-between practice hours to avoid burnout and such but like just how many do you think I should be doing? and people who play the cello or just any instrument as a career I'd also really like to hear ur thoughts on this just to hear how many a day you did to get where you are
Submitted August 05, 2024 at 01:01PM by Sparlmao https://www.reddit.com/r/Learnmusic/comments/1ekrj62/how_many_hours_a_day_would_i_have_to_practice_if/?utm_source=ifttt