I know how to read the viola clef, but not as fluently as I read the treble and bass clefs. I'm going to spend this weekend to see how good I can get...because for this last piece there has so far been only one violist at the rehearsal and the conductor jokingly begged for a violinist to try the viola
Ha! Maybe I don't know how to read alto clef after all! It's actually SEVEN steps down, not one step up!
Playing the Bach Cello Suite transcribed for viola on my violin. For some weird reason I would occasionally do 7 steps down from the bass clef 🤦‍♀️ Fortunately I've listened to these pieces enough times to know what they are supposed to sound like