Not only is the viola, with its rich tone, fun to play, but when you learn it, you will be in high demand by string ensembles.
Instructions
1. Find a well-lit, private area with a straight-back chair and a music stand.
2. Place the base of the viola on your lap and determine if the strings are properly strung and if the bridge is standing upright at a vertical angle.
3. Tune the strings by adjusting the tension and plucking the strings to match the piano pitch of C - G - D - A.
4. Locate the top string, A pitch, by playing the piano on the second space, treble clef A.
5. Locate the neighbor D string pitch by playing the piano note just below the bottom line E on the treble clef.
6. Do the same for the G string pitch located on the top space of the bass clef.
7. Repeat for the C string pitch located on the second space from the bottom of the bass clef.
8. NORM: I THINK WE SHOULD CHANGE THIS TITLE TO "TUNE THE VIOLA" - WE ALSO NEED TO BE MORE SPECIFIC IN MATCH THE G STRING WITH THE G ON THE PIANO - WHICH PIANO KEY DO WE STRIKE? AND THE SAME WITH THE C STRING AND PIANO NOTE
9. THEN I SAY WE NEED TO ADD DO THIS WITH A PITCH PIPE? WHAT SAY YOU?
