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Happy Birthday Mom! You are the best mom ever!

Just For Mom...:)

Here is your typical Treble and Base Clef. "Oh you play the violin, the piano? ......just like everyone else in the world? Thats cool!" Let me introduce you to something better than the norm:

The Viola

Now, if you are wondering what a Viola is, just look at the picture above. You know, it sure looks like a Violin, but of course ITS NOT. It is only better. Not only is it beautiful, but it is unique.

Above, is the Alto Clef. This is the clef that we violists use every day. What is the treble clef? I'll never know. This is where my heart lies....right here. With this Alto Clef sign. No treble for me.

There are actually several differences between the violin and the viola. Not only is the viola just plain better, but it also, like I said, has a unique clef and has different strings than the violin. The violin has an E, A, D and G string. The viola has a A, D, G and C string, making its sound deeper and-in my opinion-more lovely. The viola is also slightly larger than the regular violin.

What would music be without the viola? I answer this question every time I step into my Orchestra classroom.....Music would be nothing. At least orchestral music. I am the only violist in my whole orchestra. Alone, but important. The viola provides the harmony and the accompaniment. Think about it this way....

Say you are sitting in your home, either listening to your iPod, or listening to the radio, perhaps even watching weird commercials on the television. How would all of that music sound if it was just the voice, or just the main tune, no background to enhance the melody. Pretty boring I would say. It's like playing just the right hand to a hymn or a familiar song, its nice, but everyone would agree that it sounds better with all of the parts. (The Viola)

The viola-sadly-gets overlooked, and gets runover by the popular violin. The Alto Clef gets smeared by the fancy ways of the treble clef....oh if only everyone understood.

The whole point of this definately wasn't trying to persuade ANYONE that the alto clef is better than the treble clef....Mom :)