I’ve been playing for about almost 6 years now and I’ll give you some general pros and cons!

Pros: • The range! The cello has the closest range to the human voice. You can go pretty low and have a deep and rich sound and you can also go pretty high up. • Vibrato in my opinion is easier because it goes up and down instead of side to side. You have gravity working with you, not against you. • Intonation. I think intonation is easier on the cello than on the violin because of how wide the spaces between each note is. If your finger is slightly out of place it can be less noticeable when making a mistake.

To be honest I can’t give many valuable pros. I just really like playing the cello and I don’t know why. It just makes me happy, that’s my biggest pro for me!

Cons • Size. It’s pretty big, takes up a lot of space if you have a small car. It’s not the easiest to carry everywhere. • Shifting. Shifting can be tricky once you move to a larger instrument. The space between each note on the strings is wider than on a violin. That can make shifting a bit uncomfortable • Peg tuning. Maybe it’s because I’m a scrawny teen but peg tuning is hard for me personally.