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September 2, 2005 at 12:04 AM

Well today I found out something interesting. Apparently after I finished my audition on Wednessday the violin and viola teacher talked about me. I they think I would make a good violist. I am in general a very large person. I have long arms and big palms, but my fingers are rather short. I love the violin and I own practically every violin concerto. I own almost no viola pieces. I don't know what I should do, I have no clue. I love the violin and I love it's sound. I like viola too, but I have played violin for 9 years now and when I read alto clef I see treble clef. I mean, it would probably take half of college before I actually became a proficient violist. I have been trying to learn alto clef and I just can't do it very fast. Should I wait a semester and see how the violin goes, should I take violin and viola lessons or should I just make the switch right away? I really, really love violin but I don't know what to do. I mean, if 2 college professors think that I would be better at viola do you think I should switch to viola as my main instrument? I bought some viola stuff today the Vanhal Concerto, the Stamitz D-Major Concerto and the Frack Sonata (which I have heard of). Argh...I'm just so confused right now.
You could give it a chance, couldn't you? It might be enjoyable, after all.
I suggest that you ask them why they think you'd be better as a violist than a violinist. Then you could try taking lessons on both instruments and see how you feel.