Begin.

The idea/challenge is to spend 30ish minutes each day on the cello going from the stage of a complete beginner (such as how to hold the instrument properly) to something more while keeping up with a full time startup and family obligations.

The hope is to utilize youtube as a teacher and myself for self-discipline while falling back on my piano experience to provide basic musical theory/thought.

Basic starting checklist of items as I see it, which I'm sure are the change as I before more familiar with the instrument:

• Hold the instrument
• Hold the bow
• Tune the instrument
• Tune the bow
• Beginning hand positions
• Getting noise out of the instrument
• Proper bowing technique?
• Basic Major scales (C major, G major, D major)
• Basic songs (row your boat, twinkle little start, etc)