Viola

The viola is like a slightly bigger violin.

You play it in much the same way, but it has a deeper, warmer sound.

The viola is held under the chin and rests on the player’s left shoulder. Like the violin, the left hand presses down on the strings to alter the pitch, while the right hand moves the bow across the strings, or plucks the strings.

This is what the viola sounds like:

Here's an introduction to the viola:

The mellow voice of the viola in some more contemporary repertoire:

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