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How to Reach all Notes on a Large Viola | Violin Lounge TV #256

How to Reach all Notes on a Large Viola | Violin Lounge TV #256

by Violinist Zlata Brouwer | Apr 25, 2017 | Play Comfortably, Play in Tune | 3 comments

Large viola’s have a full and deep sound, but it might be difficult to reach all notes with your left hand. This video teaches you how to position your left hand and thumb, so you can easily place your fingers on the right spots. Don’t worry that your arms...
How to Transcribe Violin Sheet Music for the Viola | Violin Lounge TV #227

How to Transcribe Violin Sheet Music for the Viola | Violin Lounge TV #227

by Violinist Zlata Brouwer | Apr 6, 2016 | Music Theory | 6 comments

This is the episode a lot of violists have been waiting for! Do you annoy yourself on the fact that so much beautiful music is available for the violin and that you can buy every song in sheet music, but for the viola you can’t find it? This video explains...
Viola Size Guide: What Size Viola is Ideal for You?

Viola Size Guide: What Size Viola is Ideal for You?

by Violinist Zlata Brouwer | Aug 18, 2015 | Play Comfortably, Start to Play | 20 comments

It can be really confusing what size viola to choose. This video will help you find out which size viola is ideal for you. This video will help you find out which size viola is ideal for you. With violins it’s a bit easier. Violin sizes start with 1/16 (or sometimes...
How to Read in the Viola Clef (for Violinists)

How to Read in the Viola Clef (for Violinists)

by Violinist Zlata Brouwer | Feb 12, 2015 | Music Theory | 2 comments

Are you a violinist and would you like to play the viola? Do you struggle with reading in the viola clef? In this video I explain all about reading in the viola clef.  Sheet music for the violin and the viola is written in a different clef. The violin uses the G-clef...
How to Read in a Different Clef with Ease

How to Read in a Different Clef with Ease

by Violinist Zlata Brouwer | Dec 15, 2014 | Music Theory | 2 comments

Peter plays violin and viola and writes (freely translated from Dutch)… Is there are trick or a donkey’s bridge (we call mnemonics ‘donkey’s bridges’ in Dutch) to read in different clefs or is it just a matter of practicing? I hope you have a handy tip for me....
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