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Western · Bowed strings

Cello

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The cello asks for a long reach. Its board follows the fingerboard from the nut toward the body, so a far position is something you see before your hand gets there.

Strings
C G D A
LEDs
30
Range
C2–F4
Lessons
40

The board

Thirty lights for a long fingerboard.

The board runs from the nut down toward the body. Each LED sits under the C, G, D or A string at the spot its note is played, from the open C up to F4 at the far end of the A string.

LEDs
30, in 4 rows
LED
XL-1010RGBC-2812B
Size
1.0 × 1.0 mm
Type
Addressable RGB
Controller
ESP32-S3
Connection
Bluetooth LE or Wi-Fi
Fit
Flex PCB on the fingerboard, pogo-pin contacts

Lessons work without the board too. Every position is also shown on screen.

Every note

Tap a note to light it.

This is the board the way the app draws it. Each dot is one LED. Tap a dot to hear its note and see the same light come on, on the cello.

  • Open string
  • Note

Play a scale

    C major, from the open C string. Each scale runs up and back down. The ringed dot is the note now, the numbers are the next three.

    A lesson

    Learn it, practise it, then perform it.

    1. LearnNawa plays each note, then waits until you play it right. It tells you when to go higher or lower.
    2. PracticeThe piece runs at 75% tempo, looping, with the metronome on. Every pass gets a score.
    3. Play alongThe melody plays while the guide shows each note as it comes.
    4. PerformNo melody and no hints. Score 80% or more to complete the lesson.

    Nawa listens through the microphone and checks pitch on a 24-tone scale: within ±35 cents for notes and ±20 cents for quarter tones.

    The course

    What you learn on the cello.

    2Levels
    10Units
    40Lessons
    63Exercises

    A unit-based method built on method-book pages, with every exercise written out as sheet music. The pages stay in English with Arabic captions, and each lesson names the string and finger for every note.

    • The first lesson of every unit is open without an account
    • A song library to practise with as you go
    • A tuner, a metronome and a fingerboard simulator in Tools
    • Teachers can assign lessons and follow your progress

    Plans

    Start with the cello.

    Every account starts with a 3-day free trial, no card required.

    Cello only

    The Single Instrument plan, with the cello chosen at checkout.

    $15/ month

    or $144 / year, save 20%

    • Every cello lesson, song and exercise
    • Music theory included
    • 50 assistant messages a month
    • Pitch feedback in every lesson
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    All instruments

    The cello and every other instrument, one subscription.

    $20/ month

    or $192 / year, save 20%

    • Every instrument on Nawa, the cello included
    • Music theory included
    • 50 assistant messages a month
    • The maqam and quarter-tone curriculum
    Start free trial

    Schools and teams can ask for a custom plan on the contact page. The LED fingerboard is a separate device and isn’t included in any plan. An internet connection is required.