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Technique: Creating core in your viola sound

31 January 2025

Jeanne-Louise

Jeanne-Louise Moolman shares tips on how to create a sound with core on the viola

Many of my students have migrated from violin to viola, as I did myself at the age of 18 when my viola journey began. Since then, I have spent a lot of time as a player and teacher analysing the differences between the two instruments and thinking how to make the transition between them as smooth as possible…

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