Viola Jokes Illustrated

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
  • The NYO-USA violas know how to take a joke. See more musician-created videos here: bit.ly/1noR9js.
    _____________________________________
    Each summer, Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute brings together the brightest young musicians from across the country (ages 16-19) to form the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA). In 2014, following a two-week training residency with leading professional orchestra musicians, these remarkable teenagers will be joined by conductor David Robertson and violinist Gil Shaham for an eight-city coast-to-coast US tour. To learn more about NYO-USA, visit www.carnegiehal....

КОМЕНТАРІ • 234

  • @gibsonbe1
    @gibsonbe1 9 років тому +405

    Laugh at violas all you want but then you hear that wonderful tone of the section at the end of the video and it makes you really appreciate what violas bring to the orchestra.

    • @wasupdoc1738
      @wasupdoc1738 7 років тому +19

      Boyd Gibson that's what I love about the violas. they have that warm full sound, so beautiful when you can pick it out from the other instruments

    • @duckagon9359
      @duckagon9359 6 років тому

      Wasup Doc my violas suck though

    • @caydenmongolo7187
      @caydenmongolo7187 6 років тому +6

      That’s the best few measures they get in the entire piece

    • @andrewnix6480
      @andrewnix6480 6 років тому +1

      No it doesn't

    • @sunflowers_and_roses
      @sunflowers_and_roses 6 років тому +1

      TRUE and I play

  • @lemonmania967
    @lemonmania967 6 років тому +154

    My friend is a viola and once we were outside and he set his case down on the floor and I gave him this look and said "omg stop littering"

    • @tilahooper9525
      @tilahooper9525 5 років тому +12

      You talk to instruments?!?

    • @max-cd6hh
      @max-cd6hh 5 років тому +14

      Your friend IS A viola?

    • @TremereTT
      @TremereTT 3 роки тому +1

      @@max-cd6hh As in "my friend is a running back". So I guess he means "he is a viola" as a position in an orchestra .

  • @louisdhoore
    @louisdhoore 8 років тому +676

    How far does the range of a viola extend?
    The distance you can kick it.

    • @lunaperez4397
      @lunaperez4397 8 років тому +13

      😭This comment hurts me.

    • @chrisfox880
      @chrisfox880 8 років тому +19

      What's the definition of perfect pitch?
      Throwing a Viola into a dumpster without hitting the rim
      #cellistforlife

    • @louisdhoore
      @louisdhoore 8 років тому +7

      You might not be a violinist like me, but at least you aren't a violist. :D

    • @krysisabell7
      @krysisabell7 6 років тому +1

      that's mean...

    • @caydenmongolo7187
      @caydenmongolo7187 6 років тому

      That’s good

  • @geoffroymb
    @geoffroymb 8 років тому +131

    1:00 What is the difference between the first and last stand of the viola section? Half a measure AND a half tone...

  • @fennfoxx8791
    @fennfoxx8791 9 років тому +217

    Loved the video. Heres another viola joke, what do a viola and a lawsuit have in common? Everybodys happy when the case is closed. Heres one more, why should you leave a viola on your dashboard? So you can park in the handicapped spot.

    • @fierywomanpacnw7004
      @fierywomanpacnw7004 6 років тому +5

      The original version of the second joke is: why do violinists switch to viola? So they can park in the handicapped parking place.

    • @Ariannajgarza
      @Ariannajgarza 6 років тому

      This is unoriginal. I’ve seen this before.

    • @fieray21
      @fieray21 6 років тому +2

      FennFoxx Another joke:
      What's the difference between an onion and a viola?
      No one cries when you cut up a viola.
      (Cruel, but... 😂)

    • @idrcbrob4025
      @idrcbrob4025 6 років тому +1

      Stfu viola players are more talented than violin players

    • @idrcbrob4025
      @idrcbrob4025 6 років тому +1

      You know what’s amazing about the viola?It has all the good stuff about the violin without the squeaks:))

  • @MarijkeViolin
    @MarijkeViolin 6 років тому +234

    In Dutch, a violinist is called a violist. We call a viola player an "altviolist". 😋

    • @clambert608
      @clambert608 6 років тому

      alt means old

    • @aullos
      @aullos 6 років тому +24

      Alt also comes from alto, which the voice lower than the soprano. That is why in French we call a viola an "alto" and a violist an "altiste"!

    • @clambert608
      @clambert608 6 років тому +10

      Yeah but you guys eat frogs so nobody's listening to your advice...

    • @nocturnallsnake4228
      @nocturnallsnake4228 6 років тому

      altiste sounds much like Autist in Portuguese.

    • @yowo6105
      @yowo6105 6 років тому +2

      Charlie Lambert Alt is German, we're taking about Dutch here.. It comes from the Alto..

  • @kristieleyton
    @kristieleyton 5 років тому +11

    Ling ling can make 40 violas sound like violins

    • @vaultedhollow
      @vaultedhollow 4 роки тому

      but why would you want that?
      violas are much better

  • @pinecoe
    @pinecoe 7 років тому +183

    What's the difference between a Viola and a trampoline?
    You take your shoes off to jump on a trampoline.

    • @shade467
      @shade467 6 років тому +1

      ouch. Hope you don't get splinters.

    • @quartzmations9363
      @quartzmations9363 6 років тому

      ............ your dead to me

  • @wigglyfruit4708
    @wigglyfruit4708 5 років тому +8

    **twosetviolin has joined the chat**

  • @makeshift-prime
    @makeshift-prime 10 років тому +22

    As a viola player I feel loved and part of a team for once

  • @MinecraftTime789
    @MinecraftTime789 10 років тому +48

    I like it surprisingly for a violist myself. Very funny I knew what all the answers were sadly xD

  • @amberchapman2953
    @amberchapman2953 6 років тому +65

    Here's another one. Why are violists like broken light bulbs?
    They are always waiting for their time to shine.
    I am a viola, and I strongly believe that the Violas are a very important part of the orchestra. It can play high, it can play low,
    And is a good solo instrument.

    • @caydenmongolo7187
      @caydenmongolo7187 6 років тому +2

      The Robloxians that was a good one but #cellonation

    • @SeaSon7ary
      @SeaSon7ary 6 років тому +1

      I only know that I like putting viola solo in my composition. I LOVE the low C of viola.
      But nobody like my work after that.

    • @indiepop9483
      @indiepop9483 6 років тому

      Blake, Shut up. If you have nothing good to say about us violists, then you can leave. No one needs your negativity here.

    • @GavinLiuranium
      @GavinLiuranium 5 років тому

      Chappy A Reverse viola jokes lol

    • @marii8857
      @marii8857 5 років тому +1

      SO CAN CELLOS HAHAHAHAHAHAHEHEHEHEHHAHAHEHEHEHAHHHHHAAHAHRHEHEHHEHAJDJFIEJ

  • @bandaidjam
    @bandaidjam 6 років тому +9

    How many times does a first violin have to twist a light bulb to screw it in
    None they just stand there and the rest of the world revolves around them

  • @purplejelly3521
    @purplejelly3521 5 років тому +5

    as a violinist i am so so sorry that violas always get the short end of the stick. yall did nothing to deserve this, you have a deep rich tone that isnt as screechy as violins! massive respect to all the violists

    • @chessematics
      @chessematics Рік тому

      But then there's the fact that they are built to be doomed. The Size-Register ratio of viola is just bad for their timbre and projection. The actual size should have been like a smaller viola da gamba or something...but then it would be almost impossible to play it because neither can you hold it like a cello, nor like a violin.

  • @Banana-ow6fm
    @Banana-ow6fm 6 років тому +10

    I am tired of hearing Viola jokes (I hear them everywhere. Even my friends make some). The viola is a beautiful instrument! I love its sound quality. We really are unappreciated (As a fellow Violists). Honestly I was happy to see the end of this video :)

  • @ZpecialClippingGrillogoDept
    @ZpecialClippingGrillogoDept 6 років тому +2

    I come here to collect more viola jokes, of course. #UpsetViola

  • @deborahhuckstep2379
    @deborahhuckstep2379 6 років тому +4

    I'm a former violist, can't play anymore due to hand issues. I had a music teacher in middle and high school that also happened to be the one I took music lessons from. He told me once that violin players are a dime a dozen, but get a really good viola player....then you have something worth holding onto. I switched to viola from violin in 7th grade and started kicking butt.

    • @dhu2056
      @dhu2056 6 років тому +1

      I bet it was your left hand.

    • @deborahhuckstep2379
      @deborahhuckstep2379 6 років тому

      Actually I've had problems with both, but am right handed. Miss playing, but...it is what it is.

  • @ivey7939
    @ivey7939 6 років тому +3

    There’s only 2 violas in my class, me and my friend 😂😂

  • @laniabaker9161
    @laniabaker9161 6 років тому +7

    Violas are so underrated like we seriously deserve more recognition and credit for how much work we do for orchestra, because let’s be honest without violas the orchestra would be nothing

    • @francescamercedesguilliod4767
      @francescamercedesguilliod4767 6 років тому +4

      No... the second violins would just take their part.... Jk y'all are fine or whatever.

    • @anonymoussecret5948
      @anonymoussecret5948 6 років тому +5

      lmaoooooo. yeah, violas are at my top spot of importance, followed closely by the rope for hanging oneself.

    • @duckagon9359
      @duckagon9359 6 років тому +1

      LaNia Baker yea but with violins there will be no orchestra and cellos and base hmmm?

  • @hydrodragonn7385
    @hydrodragonn7385 5 років тому +4

    What’s the difference between a viola and a vacuum?
    You have to plug in a vacuum before it sucks.

  • @audreysolomon221
    @audreysolomon221 10 років тому +2

    This was so cute - can't wait to show clips to my orchestra students. . . Loved the violin gang fight and the cello choir cover of "It's a Wonderful World"! Good luck at Carnegie this summer!

  • @ee8546
    @ee8546 7 років тому +44

    Who else here is a viola?

  • @sitsplatz
    @sitsplatz 10 років тому +1

    I appreciate your positive and humorous contribution to an ongoing dilemma for us violists.

    • @JesseBednarz
      @JesseBednarz 10 років тому +3

      It's a violin with a poor body image

  • @jarenziegler
    @jarenziegler 6 років тому +1

    violas are the best

  • @chickenzgirlisnotmargot7607
    @chickenzgirlisnotmargot7607 6 років тому +11

    Why is it dangerous to leave your viola unattended?
    Because a double bass player will come and mess around with it.

  • @andreag7372
    @andreag7372 6 років тому +2

    Lol they play Star Trek at the end and I play that this year in my school

  • @quartzmations9363
    @quartzmations9363 6 років тому +2

    OMG YASSSSS BRING OUT DA VIOLAZ (and then everyone rejects us, ik how it feel, ima viola player)

  • @chessematics
    @chessematics Рік тому

    I will love this instrument forever because through this very instrument emerges the unforgettable, heart-burning melody of the Andante Moderato section of the 3rd movement of Beethoven's Ninth.

  • @CzarsSalad
    @CzarsSalad 4 роки тому +4

    TwoSet joins the chat

  • @isaiahlozada4448
    @isaiahlozada4448 7 років тому +86

    I'm triggered as a viola player all my life. Come on guys, show us some love!!

    • @chai8941
      @chai8941 6 років тому +1

      Isaiah Lozada I agree, but some of these are pretty funny, especially since they’re not true! 😉😉

    • @milcahutumabahutu4459
      @milcahutumabahutu4459 6 років тому

      Same

    • @computerghost596
      @computerghost596 6 років тому +1

      Violin: for life
      Viola: doesn’t even have e string

    • @kamilee4123
      @kamilee4123 6 років тому +5

      See this is why everyone likes to pick on you, you get triggered over jokes. No other section is quite like that.

    • @berkleynash4973
      @berkleynash4973 6 років тому +1

      Isaiah Lozada you don’t deserve love

  • @haleygracemoore2790
    @haleygracemoore2790 6 років тому +1

    The Viola is the best😄

  • @elaines5750
    @elaines5750 7 років тому +16

    Bravo! I use to tell viola jokes all the time to my student orchestras. The viola section rarely laughed. One of my favorites: What's the difference between a viola and a coffin? The coffin has the dead body on the INSIDE. HAHAHAHAHA. Sorry :(

    • @caydenmongolo7187
      @caydenmongolo7187 6 років тому +1

      Elaine S how far does the range of a viola extend
      The distance you kick it

    • @richardbrigham2415
      @richardbrigham2415 5 років тому +1

      Show those violas some sympathy. We need love and appreciation like puppies.

  • @lexiolivia150
    @lexiolivia150 6 років тому +1

    Viola 4 life

  • @trulymesmerizingbeauty4795
    @trulymesmerizingbeauty4795 5 років тому +1

    violalivesmatter, this is straight up viola buzzfeed

  • @WaterFlame957
    @WaterFlame957 6 років тому

    "Are you, are you serious?! What the f**k!!"
    😄😄😄

  • @madesusena96
    @madesusena96 8 років тому

    OMG the opening melody of Bernstein's Somewhere from West Side Story. I just played this part about a couple of weeks ago. And that is one of the most beautiful viola soli that i ever played in my orchestra.

  • @leogordon9787
    @leogordon9787 7 років тому +2

    Laugh all you want. You're just jealous of us

  • @hannahsilvaz5948
    @hannahsilvaz5948 6 років тому +1

    I play the viola. I really wish norr people knew about them I would tell my friends that I play the viola and they would either say 'thats like a violin, right?" Or "what's a viola?" And finally, " Oh,you mean vIola,(i capitalized for emphasis)right?" We don't mean a lot to some people, but I think that is because we are kind of in the middle. Every part of an orchestra is important, we just need a little more recognition.

  • @liananicole11
    @liananicole11 6 років тому +2

    when I tell people I play Viola there like whats that and I'm like -_-

  • @sarahgriffin6408
    @sarahgriffin6408 7 років тому +2

    OMG THE BERNSTEIN AT THE END

  • @julianezambrano9497
    @julianezambrano9497 6 років тому +1

    There's a place for us...

  • @faithestherr
    @faithestherr 6 років тому +2

    I'm happy to be a violist. We can play those good high notes, but also the juicy low ones to.

  • @indigodragon0613
    @indigodragon0613 6 років тому +1

    My parents are both violinists in our local symphony. They started me on violin, but I switched to viola because I don’t like the whiny sound of the e string. I have to deal with a constant stream of viola jokes XD.

  • @alyssavillarreal4126
    @alyssavillarreal4126 6 років тому +1

    thats how i fell playing the viola

  • @SarahHassett-mm9yy
    @SarahHassett-mm9yy 6 років тому

    I am a proud violist!💃🎻

  • @xaphyrie
    @xaphyrie 6 років тому +1

    1:19 that guy looks just like me but 3 years older and I play viola as well... creepy.

  • @shanebernadettsantos6172
    @shanebernadettsantos6172 5 років тому +1

    Twosetviolin should watch this.

  • @DemoSmokey
    @DemoSmokey 6 років тому

    I'm a violist and I'm proud

  • @pavedmustard-3070
    @pavedmustard-3070 7 років тому

    Unattended viola one is so freaking true in my class

  • @mr.rinzler6476
    @mr.rinzler6476 6 років тому

    Got happy for a moment

  • @nawalabboushi7123
    @nawalabboushi7123 6 років тому +8

    Violas dont get enough attention

    • @annajakubczyk3535
      @annajakubczyk3535 6 років тому +5

      correction: violas don't get enough POSITIVE attention...lolol

    • @epikm161
      @epikm161 6 років тому +1

      Its because they can be easily replaced by the third violins

    • @sierraleftwich8390
      @sierraleftwich8390 6 років тому

      That doesn't stop me form telling you viola jokes on the daily Nawal, lol

    • @fantaisie3507
      @fantaisie3507 5 років тому

      .. okay I'm a violinist, but what about the bassist?

  • @cellokid5104
    @cellokid5104 5 років тому +2

    2 Set

  • @randomtimez4613
    @randomtimez4613 6 років тому

    I walk into the orchestra room with my viola friend to grab my cello, and I say "Oh my gosh I hate violas!" (In a kind of joking way). Little did I know that EVERYONE in that room was a viola but me.

  • @SeaSon7ary
    @SeaSon7ary 6 років тому

    Types: famous violist
    G@@gle: do you mean famous violinist
    ...

  • @cloud-xu8ln
    @cloud-xu8ln 6 років тому

    eXuSE mE DouBle BaSs joKes?? IM trIgGerEd!!!1!1!

  • @KyuuKirigaya
    @KyuuKirigaya 5 років тому

    just dont forget to learn violin too.

  • @darktea3744
    @darktea3744 5 років тому +1

    I play the offensive and i find this very viola

  • @rbmelk7083
    @rbmelk7083 5 років тому

    What’s difference between a viola and a coffin? With the viola, the stiff is outside of the box.

  • @hairglowingkyle4572
    @hairglowingkyle4572 6 років тому +1

    Where my bois 2set?

  • @user-kh7vh4zz6r
    @user-kh7vh4zz6r 6 років тому +1

    I get none of these...And I'm a Violist.... 😟

  • @swordchild0013
    @swordchild0013 5 років тому

    Viola Gang!

  • @leynamaves7722
    @leynamaves7722 7 років тому

    I low-key just enjoy roasting violas because the only violist in our orchestra is an asshole. I love all the rest of y'all

  • @wobblyorbee279
    @wobblyorbee279 2 роки тому

    0:52 thats so good lol

  • @riponsuzukistrings4841
    @riponsuzukistrings4841 10 років тому +2

    Is the joke that there isn't actually a viola part in "West Side Story?"

  • @chewysuarez5170
    @chewysuarez5170 6 років тому +2

    Viola is the best instrument in orchestra

  • @classyrenit.v4394
    @classyrenit.v4394 6 років тому +1

    ❗👊🏾When your a violinist 🎻and here your teacher talking to a atviolaist 🎻about notes and✨ not understanding 🙄😭what their talking 😚 about👑

  • @pimpdaddy3379
    @pimpdaddy3379 5 років тому +1

    How do you keep your violin from being stolen? Put it in a viola case!

  • @dan-gy4vu
    @dan-gy4vu 6 років тому

    I am not an orchestra player and i dont understand anything except for the hide and seek joke (which made me laugh)

  • @raywang212
    @raywang212 7 років тому +1

    lol we asked everyone in our class what a viola is and noone answered correctly xD

  • @jamesmorrison8652
    @jamesmorrison8652 6 років тому

    Not even in West Side Story is there a place for violas. Bernstein wrote for seven separate Violin parts and four cello parts but no viola parts!

  • @TenorCantusFirmus
    @TenorCantusFirmus 6 років тому

    How was the "tonal"-answer Fugue born?
    Two violists tried to play a in unison.

  • @mikezinn7212
    @mikezinn7212 6 років тому

    love it

  • @StocksIn60Seconds
    @StocksIn60Seconds 9 років тому

    Haha, that was brilliant! =)

  • @Alt_account1234
    @Alt_account1234 6 років тому

    What do a viola and a lawsuit have in common?
    Everyone is happy when the case is closed.

  • @ai1.8
    @ai1.8 5 років тому

    It will only attract more violas😂

  • @kingavesen7762
    @kingavesen7762 6 років тому

    Did only i notice her supernatural tshirt?

  • @laurenslibrary3971
    @laurenslibrary3971 6 років тому +1

    hahaha I play the viola

  • @cellokid5104
    @cellokid5104 5 років тому

    What did the cellist and violinist say to the violist?

  • @austinhaynes6420
    @austinhaynes6420 6 років тому

    What do you call a violinist who doesn't practice enough? A violist.

  • @user-pl5ys5mw5y
    @user-pl5ys5mw5y 6 років тому

    Shoutout to my underrated fam ;)

  • @mallow5828
    @mallow5828 4 роки тому +1

    Why did the musician smash their instrument on the ground while at a concert?
    Because it was a viola.

    • @juuuk98
      @juuuk98 3 роки тому

      Ok violinist

  • @JHaddon66
    @JHaddon66 10 років тому +3

    Fantastic! So clever, oh...and by the way, what exactly is a viola? I know a ukelele has four strings...Is it like a ukelele? Is it as difficult to play as a ukelele?
    Jon Haddon (an aspiring (actually expiring) violinist.

    • @mistychristy99
      @mistychristy99 10 років тому +9

      A viola is a four stringed instrument tuned an octave above a cello and a perfect fifth below a violin, slightly larger than a violin and played in the same way- something every person who plays a string instrument (such as a violin) should know. It is NOT like an ukulele (an because the correct pronunciation is oo-koo-lele, not yoo-ku-lay-lee therefore it starts with a vowel sound and should be preceded by an) AT ALL and I have no idea where anyone, ESPECIALLY a violinist would get that notion. What instrument did you think was in the video, miniature chin guitars?

    • @elizabethwalker6534
      @elizabethwalker6534 7 років тому +1

      A viola is a giant third violin. Lol just kidding

    • @spiffykitty01
      @spiffykitty01 6 років тому +2

      for some reason this reminded me of the bee movie script but nonetheless very well said

    • @elizabethwalker3344
      @elizabethwalker3344 6 років тому

      Jon Haddon It's like a giant unloved third violin.

    • @elizabethwalker3344
      @elizabethwalker3344 6 років тому

      Oh hey me didn't expect to see you-me here.

  • @caydenmongolo7187
    @caydenmongolo7187 6 років тому +1

    How many people searched violist definition in google after this

  • @plantlovaaa3471
    @plantlovaaa3471 6 років тому +21

    I dunno... these jokes seem a little FLAT. nvm they’re as SHARP as ever.
    I’ll leave now.
    P.S violas are the best

    • @fantaisie3507
      @fantaisie3507 5 років тому

      Let me-asure you that puns are my forte, I don't mind :)

  • @TheWriteStuffWC
    @TheWriteStuffWC 10 років тому

    Dat ending tho

  • @tonycollins7104
    @tonycollins7104 9 років тому

    Nerds 😒😜love yall

  • @kardothys9151
    @kardothys9151 6 років тому

    Is the end music "Somewhere" from West Side Story ?

  • @akinoz
    @akinoz 5 років тому +1

    Viola jokes?
    *The viola is the joke.*

  • @n7275
    @n7275 6 років тому

    1:11 that's some Steve Reich shit right there.

  • @FraudMonet
    @FraudMonet 4 роки тому

    My school orchestra has an issue of hate crimes against violists.

  • @elaines5750
    @elaines5750 7 років тому

    What's the difference between a viola and a coffin?A: The coffin has the dead body on the INSIDE. Hahaha :)

  • @natalia_torre.s
    @natalia_torre.s 6 років тому

    I play the violin 😂😂😂

  • @KONODIODA
    @KONODIODA 5 років тому +1

    Why did the violinist become a violist? So he could take handicap spots.

  • @DRXSSYOUUP
    @DRXSSYOUUP 5 років тому

    Any violinist?

  • @insub0rdinationaj249
    @insub0rdinationaj249 6 років тому +1

    Triggered

  • @meepcheep314
    @meepcheep314 4 роки тому

    Im a violinist

  • @joeschmo1332
    @joeschmo1332 9 років тому

    What´s the difference between a viola and a violin??? Violas burn longer :-))

  • @bobbypingymnast5505
    @bobbypingymnast5505 6 років тому

    violist is in the Google dictionary

  • @wales2815
    @wales2815 6 років тому

    WHAt'S a VIolA?

  • @caitm9719
    @caitm9719 4 роки тому

    when news reporter girl has a hickey on her neck.......