Beginning viola?

is there an online site that has beginning viola lesson type things for free? I play lots of different instruments and would like to learn how to play viola. Thanks

Beginning viola?
Yeah! I'll put some sites on this answer, explain a couple things myself and look on youtube, I'm sure you'll find something useful there. With the links I've amalgamated in this answer, you can pretty much learn the viola on your own.





http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...





Looking at the picture that link 1 will take you to, you can see first position, where your fingers rest naturally on the viola. The first notes (CGDA) are the strings on the viola when you play them open (no fingers down). The yellow lines are first postion, starting out it is important that you get used to this position and make sure you have good intonation by playing scales in this position. (you should get the do-ra-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do thing no matter which open string you start on, thats the best way to check your 1st position intonation)





When you are comfortable with 1st position and which notes are where, you can start to learn how to read music (you can do this while learning 1st position too)





http://www.violaonline.com/notereading.h...


http://www.violaonline.com/tuning-viola....





Note Reading - Link 2 says that the lines are FACEG; the spaces are GBDF, but thats not as important as knowing where the notes are on your fingers. The easiest way to learn this, I think, is to learn where the open strings are first, then you can understand the fingerings a little better. Link 3 will show you where open strings are on the clef.





Key Signature - Isn't included on that website, but I'll explain simply. Which ever note the key signature is written on, thats how you play all those notes in that piece. This means that if there is a sharp on F, you will play High 3rd Finger on C (low F#), and on D you will play with your second finger in first position regularly (high F#). It will make sense when you start playing music, look at the scales in link 4 (which I made myself by the way) and you will get a better idea of it. Also on link 4 is what first position will look like (ignore the key signature on the last picture, just know that it is first position which you can use link 1 to see).





http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/7218/...





I hope this has helped you on your way to becoming a violist, and I wish you the best of luck. The final link that I will include in this answer is one with which you can test your knowledge of the alto, or viola clef. Fun Fiddling! (haha I've never said that before)





http://courses.wcupa.edu/frichmon/usetec...








By the time you know first position, how to read the notes and understand key signature, have good intonation and a long, full bowstroke then you will be able to read some simple music at first and then some more difficult things with experience. For free viola music, I would use 8notes.com.





That is all the information I have for now, but until next time have fun with learning the viola!
Reply:no but visit southwest strings or shar music those r great sites

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