Hoffmeister Viola Concerto mvt 1 How to Play Tutorial on Viola - Ronald Houston - Viola Master Class

Hoffmeister Viola Concerto 1st Mvt
How to Play Viola Master Class with Ronald Houston
Ronald Houston, Adjunct Associate Professor of Viola and Violin at Southern Methodist University (SMU) Meadows School of the Arts and Director of the JDR Music Academy, demonstrates how to play the Hoffmeister Viola Concerto on Viola!
This piece is a great work in the viola repertoire. It is beautiful, bouncy, happy and fun to play. It is a great piece! You can use this tutorial to learn this piece! Please submit any questions you may have in the comments section below!
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[@RonaldHouston]

This piece is one of the more important works in the viola repertoire! It's lyrical, exciting and challenging! Hope this video is helpful and provides some insight into its performance! Please feel free to request future video topics that interest you! Put the requests in the comments below! I try to accommodate all requests if possible!

[@itoluigi]

Could you do Bach suite no. 3 prelude next? :)

[@robertpadgett4192]

Your trills are exquisite.

[@jason101other]

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing. I'm learning this piece, and I love your suggestions.

[@iCyclone]

Very helpful. Lots of interesting things to think about. Thanks so much.

[@kenkim5]

Bravo Ronald! Great stuff! That background is epic 🔥

[@RonaldHouston]

Glad you enjoy this! Thank you for viewing! Please request any pieces you would like me to do!

[@HomayounSoleimani]

❤

[@masashim77]

Thank you for uploading such a great video!

[@robertpadgett4192]

This is a fantastic tutorial on a standard of the viola repertoire. Thank you for sharing your musical insights and technical wisdom. Bravo!

[@RonaldHouston]

I'm very glad that you enjoy this video and find it helpful! I had many requests to go over the HoffMeister.

[@robertpadgett4192]

@@RonaldHouston How about a video about Glazunov's "Elegy" Op. 44?

[@devlinlee1567]

Amazing video! I learned a lot!

[@nathandaniel8301]

Great video! Love the rocket, too!

[@RonaldHouston]

Thanks!! Glad you enjoy this!

[@robertpadgett4192]

Your recommendation to keep the bow on the string with a rolling chord at the outset is stylistically adept.

[@robertpadgett4192]

One cannot easily play tenths when tense.

[@robertpadgett4192]

I'm developing a newfound openness to open strings.