My high school gave me a summer project,and it was to learn this one song,but there's a part in it i don't get. (if the image below doesent work,the part i'm having trouble with is playing a Bb,D and G at the same time.)

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Click on the above image. See that part i put a red box around? Well,i've never seen anything like that,how do you play 3 notes at the same time on cello? :unsure:

I really need help on this.......How can they expect a 9th grader to know how to play 3 notes at the same time?

its for more than one cello, get 2 people sitting around you who also play the cello and you each choose one of the notes to play

Or it's just very badly notated of course ^_^; But that's hardly the case since it's from your teacher.

Have a look at this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_stop

its for more than one cello, get 2 people sitting around you who also play the cello and you each choose one of the notes to play
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That's what I thought,but it doesent say divisi.

Have a look at this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_stop

I never thought of that! :heh: Thanks!

yes ....lol


but sometimes on piano or like that... theres a vertical squigly line (forgot the term... arghhhhhh stupid music theory...! lol) which means you should connect the 3 notes like a wave ,.... basically play all three one after the other really fast.

glissando (i think i spelled it right)

but sometimes on piano or like that... theres a vertical squigly line (forgot the term... arghhhhhh stupid music theory...! lol) which means you should connect the 3 notes like a wave ,.... basically play all three one after the other really fast.

Isn't that something to note a broken chord?

its called glissando

no, it isn't a glissando. a glissando is when you do (basically) a long scale from one note to the other. the form you're talking about is a "rolled chord".

Okay,I went to the site,but its confusing me! :heh: Im supposed to play the low G for a split second to let it sound,then I double stop the Bb and D? Or do I just play all 3 notes on the same bow? Because the site mentioned both ways........

The way you play it is a chord in unison, this is not a roll, because it lacks that marking. If your cello is relatively flat bridged, then it is possible with a straight bow, otherwize you'll need a baroque bow or some form of a curved bow.

If you don't want to spend the money, play two of the notes and have your neighbor play the other. Even though this isn't musically correct, it gets the job done.

:\ It is technically possible to do triple stops on violoncello. It's the matter of getting your hand and finger in the right position.

The way you play it is a chord in unison, this is not a roll, because it lacks that marking. If your cello is relatively flat bridged, then it is possible with a straight bow, otherwize you'll need a baroque bow or some form of a curved bow.

If you don't want to spend the money, play two of the notes and have your neighbor play the other. Even though this isn't musically correct, it gets the job done.

My parents already spent a fortune on my instrument,there's no way they're gonna buy me another bow too. x_x

Isn't that something to note a broken chord?


A broken chord is a very vague term that could could be a number of things. For example an arpeggio is a type of broken chord, and something as simple as a chord progression.

That's quite easy - a standard G major chord on the cello. Play the D and G strings open and first finger on the A string for the B - a triple stop is not necessary. As for the bowing, just play it as if you were playing all three at once; that is, play the G and D first, then the D and B, but with as little time between the switch as possible. It's quite hard to explain online, so if you need to ask your teacher to show you how to play a chord. The point, however, is to make all three notes sound like they're being sounded at the same time.

That's quite easy - a standard G major chord on the cello. Play the D and G strings open and first finger on the A string for the B - a triple stop is not necessary. As for the bowing, just play it as if you were playing all three at once; that is, play the G and D first, then the D and B, but with as little time between the switch as possible. It's quite hard to explain online, so if you need to ask your teacher to show you how to play a chord. The point, however, is to make all three notes sound like they're being sounded at the same time.

That makes a LOT more sense than the wikipedia article. :heh: Thanks!