Viola beginner?

Hey everyone im getting a viola for christmas and iv never played any bow instruments or anything that requires to read music (except chorus) (for guitar i use tabs) so i was wondering if theres any recourses on the web (i already have researched it on google/yahoo ect)


On how to play the viola, mainly where the notes are found on the strings and so on





Please help!

Viola beginner?
It has 4 strings...C (lowest), G, D, and A (highest). The middle C (which is the 3rd finger down on the G string) is the very middle line on the staff and it goes up and down from there. The lowest note possible you would be able to play on the viola is the open C (on the lowest string).





I am not sure of any good online sources for learning the viola, however, a great series of books are the Suzuki Method. They have audio CD's that go along with them as well.





Other great books are the "All for Strings" series which they use a lot in elementary schools.





Also, another suggestion is to possibly get a scale book. If you start with doing one octave scales and progressing into two octave scales, you will eventually get to know where all the notes are and where to play them. They're also really good tools for getting to know your key signatures.





Good luck with your endeavors.