Well, I have taken off the fairy-princess dress, and I am back practicing viola. I have viola music to learn, and the only way to play viola parts well is to practice them on the viola. Of course I have to do my Sevcik too since I have become greedy and still want to acquire more technique.
I'm giving my violin a well-deserved rest until it's time to work on the Debussy Sonata. I hope it appreciates the time off.
So what have I noticed about the viola that I didn't notice before? The resonance is totally different from the resonance of the violin. There is much more potential for roughness in the sound, and the upper register has a quality very much unlike the sweetness of the violin's high register. I also notice that I am far more comfortable playing at the frog when playing the viola than I am playing the violin.
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