Chords are harmonious notes that are usually played together. I'm assuming he meant that with the piano there are more possible chords that could be played rather than the cello. Chords are important for every musician to know since they are harmonious
Less chords on the cello because it's hard to do one. If you look at the bridge of the cello, it's steeper compared to other instruments. If you position your bow, the chance of hitting three strings at once is really low unless your strings are relatively new but sturdy. Recall that you can play one note per string, whereas on a piano you're able to hit multiple notes at once bc that's how it's made. Also, it's really scary to snap cello strings bc they're thick af, thicker than guitars.
cords are wires
Two separate notes= intervals, 3 or more= chords. It's kinda the same for other instruments, just different execution.
I think you can replicate piano chords on a guitar just fine too, so i mistakenly applied it to the cello. Forgot to factor in the fact that you have to drag a bow. Forgive my lack of instrumental knowledge )': the only instrument i've really learned is the piano
What's said above is true and it's similar with the violin (my instrument) and as said, there is a lot less variety as to the chords you can play both because you can only play one note per string and it's hard to manoeuvre the bow in such a way, but also because you can only really play strings that are adjacent to each other because otherwise there is a high chance you'd hit the note of the string between and that ruins the chord.
The cello position being based on the floor just makes it even harder to manoeuvre a bow
!! It really bothering me, feeling that the translator meant cords (i.e. the strings) and not cHords! Maybe it is chords, but most string instruments start with a single string rather than a whole chord when tuning, I was always taught (but I don't play strings).
One letter can make such a difference.
I think you are right but my violin tuning was playing first each string once but then chords without any fingers on the strings to make sure that they are harmonious and in tune because they should be in tune if they work perfectly together if not there are slight adjustments that can be made with the fine tuning
Yes, I wondered if it was something like that! The way it was worded suited a single string (cord), so it was bothering me, though. I only ever learned piano (and primary school recorder, hehe).
nah fam i was joking. translator was probably right.
Are separate notes on a cello chords?? Less chords on a cello than a piano?. Isn't it the same on every instrument? Did they mean note? Lol