How to play rock Viola -pt 1

[mistabennett787]

Man i gotta learn ths

[goodnamesareallgone1]

awesome video...ty

[cuallito]

Hello,

This is a bit unrelated. I have written a piece for viola, but as all my friends are engineers, not musicians, I don't have anyone to play it. Would you be interested in playing it?

It's a short, slow, neo-baroque piece.

[zooblob1]

@cuallito I will

[cuallito]

@zooblob1 Send me your email address so I can send it to you.

[zooblob1]

@cuallito Sorry but can you message it to me? My mom got SafeEyes for me and it won't let me into email. Stupid, right?

[pfeuer7]

Awesome! Very informative.

[sn3nimph]

Great tutorial man, what viola are you using, has a great sound.

[Shellrudy1]

This is really good! If you haven't already, you should put together a video series and sell it on amazon.

[nextjuanplz]

Damn thats cool man. Imagine playing viola, and like, electric guitar together. It kinda sounds a bit like jazz though. Still, kudos to u for posting this.

[champsfleur]

AWESOME!!!!! ur really good!!!



[EnvyMy75]

I've never had to take care of a string instrument, but I found my self wincing through this whole video. Cool sound, but strings were made for beauty.

[kingfrog5]

if only you'd started on a violin... such wasted potential :P

[shenzo2000]

@kingfrog5 i did start on violin

[rsabrina100]

@kingfrog5 violins arent better then violas and violas arent better then violins and by the way it wasent wasted potential, hes still playing but he plays viola

[allrsmith]

That just blew my mind!!!! Thank you for that!

[theawesomeness9911]

Holy shit titty that is bad ass dude.

[lezcanog]

He plays good!

[NinjaGrapeful]

I was listening and I thought them bloops were an amazing Viola skill. xD

But it was Skype or summit. But still, it was awesome!!

[Xaldar]

bad ass man.

[TheRobert55644]

man you know what violins are like violas over achiving (i think i misspelled that)

older brothe and i know how thhat feels so i decided to play viola beacouse i tried to be different and now im the only kid playing viola in my whole orchestra ( middle school begginers,advanced.harmonic) this is my 3rd year in orchestra and im in harmonic orchestra and i love playing viola

[kinnypie123]

I just joined orchistra I'm not sure if I spelled that right but anyway I was gonna play violin but my hand were to big for it so I'm playing viola and this just made me love this instrument more !!

[iarreolav]

interesting i think im going to try out these new methods

i love youtube lol

[anthony199313]

I never never knew that was possible

[Jynx215]

dude.

you are a genius.

[lizmilner13]

lol skype

[DedaraRappelz]

I know what im learning before high school is over LOL

[Technologeek92]

Tobuscus theme song!!!

[Yazzygirl4]

I have never heard a viola sound so amazing

[uexdrukl]

You are amazing. I have yet much to learn here.

[ElVacaderoGm]

i play viola in alot and when i saw this video i never even thought the viola could be use that way!

[sydbob16]

guess what instrument rocks??? THE VIOLA! yeah, be jealous.

[zkafel]

cool stuff. i'm going to try these techniques on my girlfriends viola

[kag1420]

cool by the way i thought it plays only classical music

[shenzo2000]

one day it will happen!

[paramorerandomness]

i was totally waiting for one of your strings to brreak...

[kag1420]

@paramorerandomness thats funny

[DodoShow94]

omg that is AMAZING!

[JiffylubeGaming]

wow, i hope i can learn how to do this at music school on top of still playing classical. maybe learn some jazz as well

[cariahbel]

is that safe for the bow?

[simplekaty]

this is amazing! I am thinking of buying a viola... this is very inspirational (currently have violin but I need some lower notes!)

[sonniGURL12]

This is sooo cool! I'm gonna start playing viola again b/c of this videos!

[Nichordnaruto]

I'm sorry, i think i died a little from the awesomeness

[LilmonkeyMarisa]

i <3 playin viola

[falloutboyfanforeve1]

beautiful i love this u make it look and sound so cool! i wish i could play it like u jeez i probably sound like a toddler compared to ur sound:(

[paradelosky]

Dont break it OMG!!!

[sydbob16]

holy shit! i didn't know i could do that to my viola!!!!!! awesomeness!

[SexyMary69]

WHERE DO U LIVE?!?!?!?! Lol I wanna learn how to play like that! U inspire me!!

[1000mrjuggalo]

what notes are using when you do that

[onlinekufu]

10,000 Miles live in Ethiopia

[JennaHugsTrees]

You dear sir, are my hero.

[Tapil]

You should start teaching lessons around your area - id pay $40 bucks to learn this style!

[moonmarked36]

VIOLAs are the CHIZZ!!! :] i love it :D

[SexyMary69]

which string is the guitar sound on 0.30? thats pretty cool! C G D A?

[RidiculousAdamski]

pretty amazing i have a viola stored away and thought i might get into it... any pointers for what i could do to start as a beginner?

[TahtahCutie52]

Is it just me or was there a firsh swimming cuz i heard water drops.....

[SammyGamblez]

There was alot of spiccato in this video.

[muzieklover415]

That was really cool. I am a beginner violist myself and I was looking for different ways of playing it. All my friends seem to play instruments in a band and I wanted to join in.

[larvatrong]

niiice

[nigelcoxon]

This is why I love YouTube...not what I was looking for, but still totally brilliant...

[howard3007]

hi i play the viola hey i want some more!

[acdsabolevaa]

CUCKOO! CUCKOO! Can i faint now? *falling*... *CRASH!*

[16thecrow]

you make it look so easy

[Amu551]

i have a viola but i dont know how to play TToTT so sad

[mrwasbesonders]

Now I am not even into rock, but if I were to dislike this video it would be because I was jealous of this guy's ability. So he get's a big thumbs up from me. How amazing to actually make the viola sound cool! I present to you VIOLA HERO!!

[UltimateFlank]

This is seriously one of the most amazing things that I have ever seen. I had no idea that the viola could be used this way. I need to start practicing this! Props!

[kingnikon]

for some thing like this you should also look at apocalyptica same rock band but with cellos a bit bigger

[thelipster111]

Sounds like a real electric guitar! How did you figure out how to do this??

[SlippinPegs]

You're not a very good teacher. :D You're just playing the tune more than explaining how to play it. The playing sounds good though that's why I favourited it.

[babwluvr]

can you tell me the notes for the babies lullaby ?

[Nightmare1324]

That's gunna need alotta Rosin

[LordPirani]

Great job, man!!! (I thought my Skype was on XD)

[mechanicalFairy]

Its possible for electric viola?

[thelipster111]

@mechanicalFairy Ya they actually make electric Upright double basses,Cello's, Viola's and Violins!!!

[jeaeiz]

COOL DUDE. WAT NOTES ARE YOU PLAYING THERE? I've got to try it too!

[serena7710]

wow. I play a viola at school and my strings teacher put this on her page and watching you makes me want to learn how. But i dont have the time and plus i'm only renting the viola. So i'm i destroy the bow trying, oh boy.

[Naliam]

welldone, right now I'm gonna improve for the next thursday jam.

[yawwwwwwnage]

SLAPPA DA BAS.... .... eh, VIOLA!!

[slbrah]

wow!!!!! that's so fricking cool :D

[b5shorty123]

you are such a showoff



[b5shorty123]

:/ show off~~~~~

[b5shorty123]

:/ show off~~~~~

[MrsPopcorn9119]

awesome!

[duhhh86]

question: to play the snare drum sound, i simply chop the bow onto the bridge?

[duhhh86]

oh...my...god...i didn't know this was possible on the viola. i am so dying to master this on my viola!! can't get the right sound out though, especially the bow-throwing part.

[dsthorp]

like!

[moltengrace]

I've been thinking about learning viola. How long did it take you to get this good? Is it worth the time investment?

[XxXDarkPainXxX]

@moltengrace Im not this guy, and im not NEARLY as good, but ive only been playing for a coupkle weeks and its really fun (:

[metalskull90]

im happy i play viola

[dbzking4rel]

Got my viola today :) can't wait to learn to play it!

[lolpopsicles76]

same thing but for dummies!

[keagan0123]

i just got a viola and i already broke my viola

[lolpopsicles76]

@keagan0123 wow

[iwkabruner]

Fajny filmik:) warto się uczyć od lepszych:))

[Blackness550]

do have to have a kind of viola.

[jaysonsantos2003]

I think you will gonna need a very good bow to do that. :D

Besides technique of course.

[xxHannaHxHannaHxx]

hey i think your brilliant! i play viola too and im going in my 5th year. do u know anywhere i can can find rock/pop music to play?? thanks!!

[monkeys350]

@xxHannaHxHannaHxx you can find music to play anywhere that you find music to listen to. Then you learn how to play it with your ear.

[zip4096]

Wow!!!!!! Awesome! Thanks for sharing this with us :)

[violasarah2000]

Could you explain some of the technique behind the 'chop'? Is it a sideways motion of the hair against the strings?

[barriiie]

I will not deny that it sounds pretty cool.

I don't know how good it could be for the actual instrument though...

[foshizzlefizzle]

Not good for the bridge, viola, or even the bow- unless you have the money to replace them. Want to rock your viola? Get an electric viola-those are sweet.

[Mylazyweekends]

hahaha very cool.

You're an excellent Viola Player..

One thing though... Get off Skype.

[eleadudu]

fantastic

[eleadudu]

oh cool

this is fantastic

i play viola too

[Bochie777]

This was amazing! I am geting a violin in a few days. and yes i know the violin and viola are different but i can still use the same techniques on the violin aswell right?

[5maryip]

no entiendo!!!.... no se ingles pero se escucha genial... es un poco dificil la verdad, no me sale es chasguido..:(... gracias por todos tus videos... saludos desde Colombia...

[ingcaro]

hello, for play viola i have to play violin or is not necesary?, i mean if i´ve never played violin,, can i start to studing viola?

[Martialsmash]

wholy shi*! :D

[StrangefullLau]

Hello! I never imagined that viola could be played like that, I'm going to try it ;D. Well, I'm from Colombia and i'm a violist, I want to buy one and I would like you to recommend me some trademarks (do you say it like that?) for buying a viola. I hope you help me and thank you in advance.

You're a great player! bye!

[Conversepuggirl01]

This is awesome! ok, so I know in another vid of yours, you said you do most of this on the spot, but how do you know which notes to play? I have tried making up my own improv stuff but it totally doesn't make sense. I have been asking other people, and all they say is "I just make it up." Any advice for making up stuff (using double stops ect.) ?

[2JAMMY]

NICE!!!!!

[liamrathboneify]

Awesome stuff dude! I've been playing the viola for years and i'm always experimenting with effects etc.... but this is far cooler! Keep posting the videos man!

[amenlu]

whaaat! y como tu viola suena asi? jaja xD

[levwilliams]

That was so good. I play the viola so I really love it!!!!!

[XxDragonforceGurlxX]

I broke exactly 7 bow hairs doing this XD

[brennobbd]

It´s GREAT!! I play viola too

I studying at Brazil

[Nomisko123]

cool but she should teach us how to do it SLOWLY

[gothicalmary]

shit!! uve got some rythm!! :]

i play the guitar nd was just lookin into this,,, curiosity,,but now im determined 2 learn how 2 play the violaaa :) ur goooood

[TheMeenzBeanz]

great vid. almost got the technique on the lower half of the bow. its harder than it looks :P did anyone hear the ocasional pop when he was playing? it sounded sort of like a water drop :S like at 3:05 was he doing that?

[shenzo2000]

hahaha, I few people have asked about this, I was using a chat thing at the time called Skype

[fassaalbrecht]

This is mindblowingly cool. I play violin, viola and electric guitar and I never thought I could use my viola like this!

[mohinigirl]

man, this is freaking awesome. I decided to start learning the viola because I feel in love with its voice. I did even imagine it was this versatile

[alexandrabutiri2000]

i love how irish music sounds on a violin ^^ AND I LUV UR VID ;))

[JAMiE0WAMiE]

THIS JUST MADE MY DAY! lol. playin my viola has become a little borin and now i know what to do to make it fun again. lol. thanks fer bringin back the fun in my music!

[Violamuza]

Wow! This is a Super video!!! I professionally play on viola 20 years and I love it. Thank you so much for posting it!!!)))))

[shakyra1]

hi i was wondering if i could string my viola to make it sound like a violin

[TheMeenzBeanz]

@shakyra1 why would u want to do that?!

[ClueLou]

Just went and placed a down payment on a viola yesterday, added this to favorites, looking forward in trying some of this out.

[justrockinout678]

Wow! you are amazing! i've played viola for 4 years and I love it... but i had no idea you could do that wit it! could you maybe send me the notes? Rock on!

[Sousui]

That was totally awesome! I love my viola, I love classical music, but I also love pop, rock, jazz, so, any other form of music that can be played on my viola is a really amazing thing. Thank you for teaching me more uses! I will jam out to it soon, mark my word! Thanks.

[robsten423]

dude this is so awsome and i wish i could play the viola but i play the violin

[TodaySurreal]

This is a GREAT video. Thank you so much for posting it. I knew a viola could rock but I had no idea!

[unregesteredhypercam]

your fuckin gay foo haha thats sick tho

[Scotchtapeeater]

cool, wen i was moved to intermediate i had so much truble the hardest part was learning the slurs i fail! lol

[superluke5]

my viola is not doing it but its in tune what do i do?

[Scotchtapeeater]

dude thanks for making these videos, im in 7th grade this is my first year of playing viola i started out in beginng and moved to intermediate in the same year :P but anyways is it possible that u could play like old school rock songs like shout by tears for fears if its possible and if u can, doesnt that sound like a great video suggesion, but 5/5 man thanks soooo much .

[nishell3200]

@Scotchtapeeater i started playing viola last year in 6th grade! ^_^ im now in 7th grade!

[Dj0g3r]

awesome dude

[JeremiahDaradal]

i never new that!!! =0

[rockerboiful]

lol i dont get what you mean

[hpept]

I play violin and I was thinking about  buying a viola. Now I'm sure I want one...

Great demonstration of new potentialities for this gorgeous instrument. 5/5 & fav.

[fdapproved16]

WHOA that's sick!

[justachattycathy]

Great job!

[redviolin1231]

im not a viola player, but a violin player, i like to do rock but viola is a very good instrument :P i have a friend that does viola and i will suggest your gives to him :P

[Edgemaster000]

I'm putting you in an article titled: People who deserve to make videos for Youtube.

[shenzo2000]

cool, what's the publication?

[Edgemaster000]

An article basically, just hand written. It'll include a few other people in it as well.

It's like a collab.

[mikebagel27]

smack that viola!

sounds SOOOOO AWESOME DUDE

[beginnersmind0]

two Questions: What size is your viola? and what strings are you using? Thanks I want to be you when I grow up!

[shenzo2000]

eva pirazzi strings and 16 inch viola

[comilla13]

@beginnersmind0 Hey, I play viola i'm 13 but really talented but anyways.. The best for youa is carlo rebelli viola but I have a 16 inch Viola and Dominant strings one of the best strings you can get and also a Vivace Viola any questions ask me on JynxKaRma

[03kitleh]

wooow

wish I could do that on my viola

[PacManPark]

can u send me the notes. like the parts at 0:19??

[bopkick5]

you are wiked man.

[Spoiledbrat658]

:) In 7th Grade And Played Viola Since 2nd Grade :)

I Also Play Flute,Piano [ Since 2 ] And Drums. :) And Im A Dj. But Im More Mastered At Piano And Viola.

[GizzardsandGravy]

man...i play guitar, banjo, dobro and have just developed a curiosity about viola...gettin one soon...and you opened up a whole world of fun!! thanks

[vicktrickly72]

omg i replayed it like 20 times... u do that so INTENSELY lol your voice doesnt even match it

[houston900]

wow u make the bow seem lighter.......cool job!=]

[suhkoy75]

show off

[crazy4cats122]

Wow you are amazing i also play the viola and i could never do that but im trying

[Izzie160]

Wow, your amazing!

[Tonefid115]

Your great!

[transformerevy]

You know you're not supposed to touch the hair right...?

[yamsters]

col legno with left hand pizzicato very nice :))

[Arodang]

I broke all but 4 strings on my guitar so I tuned it to a cello, very fun.

[fishfrizbee]

I Just Got My Viola and Immediately Broke 3 Strings Trying. A Then D then the A St ring again and I'm Now Practicing on a 3 String Viola until I Can Order More Strings Haha

[hellokittylvr1997]

AH! that must have stunk! My friends Mackenzie when she broke her D string it popped back and hit her in the face. I thought it was funny but she was like man now I have to buy a new string. I havent ever had a string brake but my bridge had come off so many times I lost count and I hate having to retune it,