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Viola

The viola is a bowed string instrument and is the middle voice of the violin family. It looks a lot like the violin but is slightly larger.

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Is the Helmke Viotti a good viola?

No, the Helmke Viotti violin is not considered to be good quality. It is a discount starter violin and is typically bought through a company called Great Tunes Direct. It is said to be cheap and not durable.

What is a synonym for legislation?

Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of noun legislation

Sense 1: legislation, statute law

civil law

Sense 2: legislation, legislating, lawmaking

government, governing, governance

What is the value of a Frederick A Strobel MA 85 13 viola?

One my daughter showed me in a Japanese advertisement is listed for $590.00

What are the viola notes for Mary had a little lamb?

F# e d e f# f# f# e e e f# a a

f# e d e f# f# f# f# e e f# e d

How does the viola work?

You can either pluck the strings by putting your thumb on the right if the finger board and pluck the C,G,D,or A string or bow it. Bowing it is a little bit harder than plucking it. before you put your hand on the bow make a thumb bump by bending your thumb forward a little, then place your thumb by the frog (the big black thing at the end of the bow) then place the bow on any string and either push forward or pull back on the string and then place your fingers of the left hand on the string you are playing on and it makes the sound go higher A viola makes it's sound by the strings vibrating

What fun beginner song can you play on viola?

Try 8 notes.com for finding sheet music, they have music that is rated on difficulty and a lot of it is free. One of my favorite songs to play on viola is Ave Maria, it is beautiful, but the notes are quite easy and the song has a pretty slow tempo.

How do you play a viola?

Basically, the viola is played like a violin. Hold the instrument up with your jawbone, via a chin rest and shoulder rest, and finger with your left hand. Bow with the right hand. Music is writen in alto clef--a different clef from all other instruments. Generally, slightly more pressure is needed for bowing and fingering than for violin due to the thicker strings and slower response. Also there is a bigger reach in the left hand because the string length is longer. For best results, I would strongly suggest getting a private instructor. Oh--and practice, practice, practice! and you have to like what you are doing or else it's gonna be really hard. If you are interested in learning the viola, it'll be easy.

It is true, playing the viola requires practice and an instructor to teach appropriate technique. Without an instructor it is all too easy to develop bad habits that can cause bad sound or even physical injury like carpel tunnel! There is a lot more that goes into actually playing a viola than can be told on an answer here. It has to be experienced physically.

How do you play Bella's lullaby on viola?

Those are the clarinet notes, not concert notes. All notes are natural, and start on open g.

gage

gage

ddb

ccg

aacba gage

ddfdbce

cdegfdc

There is a site at the related link below that has sheet music for Silent Night arranged for clarinet.

Where did the viola come from?

The viola is an descendant of the Vielle family of instruments which originated in Italy in the mid to late 1400's. (it is not known exactly when the Vielle family was invented or by whom.) These instruments were called Fiedel in Germany and were played "on the arm" leading to the name "Viola da Braccio" in Italy (to differentiate them from the family of "viola da gamba", which were played with the instrument resting on the legs). The closest relative to the viola is the Violin. (The Viola d'amore, which was used in the Baroque period, and was played in the same manner as the violin and viola, but had 6 or 7 strings which were fingered on a fingerboard with frets like the Viola Da Gamba, and had additional sympathetic strings under the fingerboard which vibrated 'in sympathy' with the bowed, fingered strings.) The Viola is the Alto of the Violin Family. It also fills the part of tenor, when another violin is filling the voice of alto (i.e., in String Quartets and symphony orchestras). Attempts at a Tenor viola produced an instrument so large that it could not be played under the chin, and was held similarly to the cello. The earliest iconographic evidence of a viola is in the 1534-5 frescoes in the dome of the Sanctuary of Soranno. The earliest known surviving viola was made in 1560 by Andrea Amati.

The viola has been treated as a solo instrument right along with the Violin. In the Baroque era, the solo potential of the instrument was realized by composers such as Telemann, Vivaldi and J. S. Bach, who wrote several concerti, sonatas and other solos for the instrument. Often, composers of the era claimed the viola as their favorite of the violin family.

How do you play starships on the viola?

The viola is actually the only orchestral instrument that can't play the music from Jaws. Sucks, dude. Maybe try the cello?

What are the names of the strings in a viola?

the string on the far right side is called the E string.

the string after that is called the A string.

the one after that is called the D string.

the one on the far left corner is called the D string.

What is the value of a 1983 Topps Frank Viola Rookie card number 586?

1983 Topps Frank Viola Rookie card number 586

A 1983 Topps Frank Viola Rookie card number 586 has a book value of about $2.50 in near/mint -mint condition. Professionally graded cards will sell for more. Condition is important.

Common flaws with baseball cards include: rounded edges, creases, off centered, and faded color. Any or all flaws will devalue the card significantly.

When was a viola made?

The viola was created in the 1500s and our modern viola was created in the 19th century.The viola was made before the violin was!

What is the range of the viola?

The viola's lowest note is open C, which is tenor C (or C3 in scientific pitch notation)

The viola has an almost unlimited upper range, but most reasonable composers would write above C8.

What is a d sharp on a viola?

An F Sharp is a note on the viola. To play this note, you put you second finger on the D string (2nd highest string) and it will either play an F natural, or an F sharp. The F finger would be touching the third finger, the G note. If you are playing an F natural, The F finger would be touching the first finger, the E note. Make sure that when you are playing the F Sharp note, there should be a space between the F Sharp note and the E note, your first finger.

How are violin and viola are played?

To reader,

There are two ways the first one is pluck which is when you put your finger at the end of a string and let it go when it makes a noise be carefull you dont brake a string off.

The second way is the bow where you swift along the string with it's not that easy you have a bow hold and you have to press down a bit hard.

How big is a full size viola?

Violas are typically between fifteen and eighteen inches. However, there are smaller violas for children who are learning the instrument.

Which size a person chooses all depends on their preference and size. I am a 5'4" woman and prefer a 15 inch viola because it fits my frame. My male teacher, however, uses a 17 inch viola. It all depends on the person's frame.

How do you play frere Jacques on viola?

d,e,f,d,d,e,f,d,f,g,a,f,g,a,b,a,b,a,g,e,b,,a,g,e,b,b,f

What types of figurative language are used in these lines spoken by the Captain to Viola in The Twelfth Night?

Ok first it is not O'Captain my Captain not your Captain :)

The first lines of the poem serve to begin the controlling metaphor upon the rest of the poem builds........... and that's all I know

It's Figurative language in the end so no comments plz :)

What instrument family does the viola belong to?

The viola comes from the "violin family" although the viola came first. Some people state this as the "viola family." To be more general, you could categorize this as the string family if you include guitars pianos etc.

How many stings does a viola have?

That honestly varies with each harp. Non-pedal harps can have anywhere from 20 to 40 strings. Usually harps that have 20 to about 30 strings are referred to as lap harps. A good size lap harp has about 22 to 24 strings. A standard folk harp has 36 strings, thought the more commonly preferred size is 34 strings. Pedal harps can have anywhere from 40 to 48 strings.

The Triple Strung harp or Welsh harp has 88 strings the same amount of strings as keys on a piano, but these are exceedingly rare, so I wouldn't worry about this one.

What name is viola known as in Twelfth Night?

V(v)iola is known Cesario because she is dre(e)ssed as a man and working for the duke but at the end of the play she reveals herself as viola and (her) she (!!)

+ and the duke get married Viola wishes to serve the duke until her brother Sebastion is found. Since she is a girl, she can't, so she pretends to be a man. I played Viola in a play by Theatreworks.

How do you pluck twinkle twinkle little star on viola?

go to www.sheetmusictoprint.com and search twinkle,twinkle little star and clich on viola and u got it!!!!

How do you play over the rainbow on viola?

i think i remember but its : D( d half note) | D(a string3)| C#(a) | A - B( slur) |C# | D |

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D | B(A string1) | A | Lift place set | B(G string 2) | G(D string) | F# |

D-E ( slur) | F# | G |

That's all i know