Folk viola: two ways to play 'Out on the Ocean'
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- A demo video of two different ways to play the traditional tune 'Out on the Ocean' on the viola. The first version is a solo version, arranged to be best suited to the instrument; the second is for playing along with other instruments which usually use a key that isn't so viola-friendly, e.g. in a session or ceilidh band. There is digital sheet music for this tune available from www.folkviola.co.uk .
Making this video has also been an exercise in self-replication and Wearing A Disguise.
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Transcription:
Two Ways to Play 'Out on the Ocean on the Viola'
Version 1: Solo viola version.
If the viola is the only melody instrument (e.g. if you're just playing with a guitarist, or solo) the best key for this tune on a viola is C major.
This is transposed down a 5th from the original key of G, so you play the same fingerings as you would on a violin.
BUT!
If you want to play along with other musicians in a traditional music session, the tune will be played in the original key of G.
Here's how you can play along with violin players and other instruments in this key, while staying in 1st position on the viola...
Version 2: Session Version
The first section of this tune does not go onto the violin's E string, so can be played at the original pitch on the viola. You can do this if you want to blend in with the violins.
The second section goes up onto the E string on the violin, so if you want to avoid shifting to 3rd position, you can play it an octave lower on the viola.
The viola can also play the first section an octave lower.
This maintains the original shape of the tune, with a lower pitched first section and higher second section.
You find out more about playing folk music on the viola at www.folkviola.co.uk , which has sheet music for this tune and many more arranged in the same format.
A direct link to my book of 40 traditional tunes for viola is here:
payhip.com/b/Stru
You can also buy all my sheet music at once in a discounted bundle (33% off!) at payhip.com/b/Gcbla
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*NEW!* I have made some equivalent sheet music for cello: see www.folkcello.co.uk for info. - Hudba
I liked the guy with the blue mustache.
I got a viola few weeks ago after playing violin fiddle for 9 years...
I'm really enjoying your videos!💕
Thanks! I'm definitely going to save this to learn; it's hard to find viola music.
I'm almost 100% viola now, love that I can play Trad Tunes with my fiddler friends! YAY Love your videos, thank you.
Thanks! That sounds great!
I love your videos thanks
The viola sounds great for Celtic music. Flutist Matt Molloy recorded a beautiful version of this tune.
Thanks, I just got a viola and have always played fiddle before. I play along with a friend on mandolin and was wondering how to go about it on viola.
Nice demo. It's great to be able to demonstrate the difference between violin and viola to my students by showing them different styles. Such a nice mellow sound on viola.
Pizzicato sounds a lot better on the viola than on the violin.
Yes I agree XD
Yes,pizzicato is better because it is deeper sounding than on the violin.
Absolutely lovely. Thank you! Sheila.
LMAO I LOVE THE MUSTACHE!!!!!! I, mustache you a very important questionee… WHERE DID YOU GET THAT MUSTACHIO
Wow! I like ur channel very much! Thank you for that beautiful tune 🙂
Beautiful, thank you so much!
Great to hear ...welL done!
Brilliant! enjoyed.
i love this! i'm considering getting a viola to go with me to sessions to slow me down a bit. I've been playing the irish and scottish fiddle for 22 years (i'm 29 now) and i love octave dropping so i think a viola might fare well
I’m so happy to notice your channel!
I’m an Irish fiddler, and I learned how to play the viola for Irish music in late 2014 (I was looking for a cello and found a viola; go figure! Lol!). I primarily do the second method you showed, playing viola in a lower tone than the violin. In Irish music sessions, I noticed that the viola has a lot of contrast that compliments the music. I also learned about the instruments that compete with the viola (primarily guitars and banjos).
It’s so nice to see other Violists playing Irish music! 🥰🍀🎻🎻
Thanks for posting the lovely low sound of Irish viola .... I made an electronic Irish bagpipe and am looking for CZcamss of Irish instrumentalists to play along with ..... the fiddles are pitched too high , when I play my pipes alongside them I can barely make out which notes are the high-pitched fiddler's and which are my own high pitched notes .... but with the viola playing down low and my pipes playing up high , they sound great together...enough separation between the two instruments to hear everything clearly....
I only clicked on this video because I wanted to see if I was really seeing a moustache in the thumbnail or was it the light casting a shadow😂🤣
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I will learn and post my result
I played fiddles for years and decided to buy a viola ....didn't know how to choose one....picked a pretty one.... well, I could play fiddle tunes on it and loved the sound...but ... it was so much heavier than my violins , it actually put a crink in my neck and caused me pain every time I played it .... I don't know if there are any fancy shoulder holders built for that sort of problem ? I had to sell my viola and vowed if I ever got another one I would look for a light weight one as my main priority LOL
I love the ornamentation on the open A string in the B part of the tune (0:32)-how are you doing that? I can't quite catch it from the video; it sounds like two distinct "flicks" with the left hand but I can't tell if my ears are playing tricks on me!
Hi, yes, what I'm doing is basically two flicks -- third finger and first finger in quick succession, after the open string note has already started. This is kind of like a roll (as described in this video: czcams.com/video/jjESgPOag0k/video.html) but as true rolls aren't possible on an open string due to needing to play one note below (impossible without string-crossing, which would probably sound very clunky), on an open string this is played more like a cran (idiomatic to piping/flute traditions, as described in this video: czcams.com/video/5AVOHIt8Mvk/video.html).
There's a detailed discussion of this ornament on the fiddle here: thesession.org/discussions/226 . However, I'm not sure that what I'm doing is exactly what's described, as I'm playing 0-3-1-0 whereas most examples suggest 0-1-3-1-0 as the pattern. Hope that helps!
You are so talented! Could you tell me where to find the sheet music (alto clef, key of C Major) for this song? My Google searches have come up empty. Thanks!
Thank you! This is in vol. 1 of my sheet music for viola: payhip.com/b/Stru (more info is in the video description)
Thank you so much!@@folkviola
Hi, that's lovely. What kind of viola is that?
Thank you! The viola has a 16" body and was made in 1997.
Great playing, who the fiddler ?
That information is Top Secret
Just started the violin, but the viola has the sound for me. I play mandolin, and when the guitars capo - I just start in the same position. Should be OK on the viola. Mandolin and violin sharing the same string tuning to me is not right. Needs a viola instead - or mandola/violin?