Have You Ever Played The Viola

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Have you ever played the viola? It seems hard and may not fun, but once you practice it, the viola is easy and fun to play. In order to play this instrument, you need a viola, a bow, a case, a sholder rest, and a rosin. Also playing at a concert is not bad as you think. First, you have to be able to hold your viola and bow. To be able to hold your viola you need a sholder rest. Hold the viola upside down with the back facing you and make sure your sholder rest looks like a frowny face. Then you put the sholder rest on the viola. To hold the bow, you need to have a cruved pinky and a bend thumb. Put your thumb in the slot. Place your viola on your left sholder and hold the bow with your right hand. Next, you need to be able to play

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