Fiddling Improv on Viola

[TheRPSLSGame]

I typed into eBay "Viola Strings" and it came back with "Did you mean 'violin strings'?"

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[DianaPham12]

cool. imma first chair violist, so proud!

[markyd601]

The hat , lol it made the video , just that much better lmao , keep rockin bro.

[RonikaFae]

Did you figure this stuff out by ear or did you find sheet music?

[Jynx215]

this is absolutely superb. and you are quite attractive as well haha. (not in a creepy way.

.....okay, fine. in a creepy way :P)

but on a serious note what is the name of the opening jig?

[TheMUSEfan117]

im a viola player!! violas are by FAR the best instrument EVER!!! SUCK IT VIOLINS!!!

[catiebear35]

violins are so cocky!! lol totally unrelated. anyway... VIOLAS RULE! ^^ awesome performance. :3

[blinkabell123]

YEAH! GO VIOLAS! WE ARE SOOOOO MUCH BETTER THAN THOSE STAGE-HOGGER VIOLINS! HA IN YOUR FACE VIOLINS. The violin's too high for me. Viola's just my type and boys aren't afraid to play the viola because it's so much lower. 

[lolcatzrok]

yeah right

[lolcatzrok]

oh my goddddddddd!

[SasoriOfTheBlackSand]

I can play all of that

but not NEARLY as fast as you.

[rewben4]

13, why?

[rewben4]

your awesome at viola, very! Just wondering, do you know vibrato, and also, in swallowtail jig were you trying to accent every 3rd note?

[lolpopsicles76]

@rewben4 hey how old yu

[rewben4]

i play viola as well

[violasita]

ah, how fun! the bent wrist looks like it hurts.

[3gaaraWshippo3]

Hooray~! I'm getting my music teacher to teach me fiddling on my Viola when classes start again :)

Fiddling isn't just for Violins!! Viola fiddling forever~!!

[PurpleDinousaur]

wow , cock



[AnnastasiaAbnormal]

I'm jealous. You get to play a fullsized viola. Mine's the exact same size as a violin... I'm working on growing so I can at least play that 14 inch I want..

But you're really good ^.^

[MrsPopcorn9119]

Nice job! GO VIOLA!

[candycanechristmas1]

OH MY GOD WOW

[oopsLOOPS]

this stuff is what needs to be paid attention to. not shane dawson or fred

[russnlp678]

Your Hot, Id love to hear you play the whole of Devil came down to Georgia.

[areeb2825]

@simi11212 haha thats wat i told my orchestra director when i chose orchestra.

[areeb2825]

dammmnnn that was flyy!

[sk8er5642]

That's so sick!!!

hey man, do you think there's any way that you could send me that sheet music for the DWDTG?

I'd appreciate that. Thanks if you could and if you can't it's chill.

[HinataChan30]

Ah, takes me back.

Wish I still played the viola. I might pick it back up when I graduate from college.

[NAVUAHP]

that was awesome! haha i like the hat too :P

is there a chance you could post the sheet music or notes or w/e on here or in a message to Devil Went Down to Georgia?

I play the viola too and i would love to learn even just that smallish amout of it ha

-Rachel

[6rapha]

nice hat

[bclarky12]

I think this is my favorite video on youtube, wonderful, wonderful job

[ellyse]

st. pauls suite much?

but very nice speed from one viola player to another =)

[swimmergalz84]

the song from 0:00 to 0:25 is swallowtail jig- I memorized how to play the whole song and did a solo in my school :D

[junglegirl14]

love it great encouragement how long have you been playing

[360FFrPyl3]

I wonder if you can provide a lesson tutorial for the tune Dargason in lesson tutorial form. ..........dave.

[FOBlover4ever17]

violas are better than violins! :-) im a viola player, check out my videos.

[Violist1561]

so true! i am a violist too. I don't have any videos but plan to get some soon.

[violinmaster7]

@FOBlover4ever17 Being a violinist, I find this comment offensive.

Just kidding! I think they're both great. xD

[LinatheFox]

nice sombrero

[RyanStevenG]

Not to sound bad about violas, (you sound great!!) i perfer the cello because you can simply get more sound out of it. Check out some of my vids. You are the best at swallotail jig that i have seen on viola! Congrats (5/5) Keep playing!

[Blackcat7NAA3]

Long live the viola!

[ingaenterprise13]

i play viola and im getting pretty fast ! rock on

[noodlesinmymuffin]

go viola!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[football0lover101]

i can't play the viola that fast!!!!

[xheartwithaslash]

way to fast like waaay to fast and no flow i can tell u play classical

[jonboywv1]

good job on swallowtail jig, and deveil went down to georgia. and i also think i heard some cripple creek in there?? good job how long u been playing? and where do you get most of your fiddle music from?

[FiddlerInTheHouse]

Swallowtail jig! devil went down to georgia! and a bunch of other tunes i don't know the names of!! :P Great job! And yes, the sombrero is hot ;)

[vernicus151]

I'd say there's some serious crap going on with the intonation, but I'm a violinist, and we always say that to violas.

Lose the bloody awful hat.

[Musician16494]

The hat is awesome. Period.

And violas>violins. srsly.

hehe, jk.

[29865]

that holst is one of my favorites, nice job.

[artistebleu]

I justed started playing viola not too long ago, I hope I can play tunes like this in the near future! Brilliant!

[livelifeurway07]

awh i used to play the Swallowtial Jog all the time

[cellogal1994]

um....wow.

luv the hat ;)

[managarn88]

oh..great!..but..it is to fast

[sunshinedancer84]

geese your a machine

[fsfhunter]

Lot of intonation errors(Im a viola), otherwise it was beast.

[123texantea456]

That was Awsome

[CinderellaPointe]

i'm in love...haha

[ian22222222]

from one violast to another...loose the hat nice job by the way

[Falstef]

That was incredible, congrads on doing such an awesome job.

[orcdork111]

cool!! I can play most of Devil Went Down To Georgia and Swallowtail Jig

[UrFiddlerFriend]

Great Job

[woahhhitsme]

i can play that last song (cripple creek) on my viola too =] its really funnn good job

[Mallory71]

i thought it was freakin awsome

[immortaltekneek]

Could use work on his intonation throughout. Just runnin' through a bunch of notes not listening for quality.

[violalord1]

always can enjoy good celt

[girlofsmiles]

I hear some Holst stuff in there; we're doing that piece in the community orchestra I'm in. Very cool!

[WTHfish]

that was wiccckkkkeeeedddd!!!!!! i looovvvee ur sombrero, very sexi lol, but dude niiice job, rock on fellow violist!!!! and jw dude, how long did it like take u 2 like learn dat whole thing???

[SunflashX]

Not exactly improv is it? Two of those were from Holst's St Paul's suite.

[IhaveaCstring]

lol, awesome! I love the sombrero too! I love to fiddle, it is so much fun!  and you've got some great viola skills! =) (I'm also a violist)... so could you also send me the music to the devil went down to georgia?

[Yoxie11]

please send me a copy of the devil went down to georgia! i beg of you!!!!!

[Reaper978]

I prefer the viola over violin.  Improvisation is fantastic, keep it up.

[sasa6329]

wow i play the violin ur very talented

[LazyBadgerHC715]

great job I love the devil went down to georgia and this is one of my fav songs and I have played the dargason in 9th grade on the viola I have benn playing for seven years at hte Guilford school and I am at the high school now what orchestra and grade are you in

[LILslick85]

sweet vid i play the violin and bass in orchestra and it would be sweet if you could make a video of just cripple creek and if you have it on sheet email me a copy... PLZ!!!

[dukethedinosaur]

dangg. youre my hero :] haha. im BEAST at swallowtail, i can ALMOST play that fast. haha. youre amaaaaaazing.

[musicxxfanatic]

i wish i was that skilled on my viola =]

how long have you been playing?

[nick4852]

I play my own impovs on my viola that was beautiful

[cinnamintz]

Nice! I'm impressed. I play a lot of those songs on the violin, but it's so awesome on the viola too!

[redhedinsanity]

you might want to work on the beginning of Devil went down to Georgia again :) awesome adaptations for the viola though - i liked the way you altered swallowtail to avoid having to shift. how long have you been playing?

[sacredtome]

Grand

[Rainbow2Unicorn]

I also play the viola and that was amazing!! Keep up the good work!

[JonathanFrank]

a good..mike would be nice :)

[xis333]

yup!...great job!...just wouldn't be surreal enough without the sombrero!

[Zikiru]

Ahh, this brings back memories from middle school. Me and a few other people performed a lot of those songs In a little mini-concert.

[eshed888]

You are very god! i wish i could play like you! I loved the two jigs ^^"

[Vrockprincessss]

Luv it!

[Kaggr]

Improv? I wish I could do that. I play violin, started in January....but I'm not too good yet. That's really cool...I want to be able to do that...

[smilesriles]

Rock on! Viola fiddlers of the world unite!

[fruitloop4life1393]

damnn ur good i also play the viola

[musikchik]

You're awesome.

[ilgc15]

You're good!

[violinboy1987]

You're a spunk.

[PersianVivaldian]

Oh! Swallowtail Jig!!

[vivaldirocks]

sounds great. I play the viola also but can't improv worth a crap. Nice job.

[hesaw914]

first half holst... second half improv fiddling? o.O

[jbunks]

There's only about 20 secs of holst after the opening jig.. the rest is a combination of 5-6 other fiddle songs.

[Trahloc]

God if I can play half this good I'll be totally f'n happy.

[intirminable]

how old is that boy ? can anybody guess his age ?

[ladyofthewood]

that is really really hot. you go boy. It sounds way better than me.

[vishalt]

thats hot

[Helen69]

sounds great !! im a violist 2 :) !!

[Bratsche2000]

sounds like some st paul's suite you're playing by holst. but good stuff. that's a nice sounding viola.

[jbunks]

Some of it is from St. Paul's :)

Gotta love Holst.