Mbo, cello is v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v. difficult to learn. Mind you if you get a good teacher it can be v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v. easy!! I ended up getting to Grade 3 practical and Grade 2 theory before i gave up. I then went on to keyboard which I have played for about a year and a half, but I can't learn it anymore cos I've left school and I wouldn't get free music lessons any more. The only reason I got them was due to my GCSE Music course!!Anyway, if you do start learning cello, remember this, KEEP YOUR ELBOW UP!!! I was forever in bother over that!