Review the basics of how to play the viola, including how to hold the viola, tune your viola, viola fingering, viola care, viola bowing, and how to read viola music. The viola is a stringed instrument of the violin family, known for its rich, deep sound, which is lower than that of the violin but higher than the cello. Over the course of history, the viola.

It is built in proportions similar to those of the violin but has a body length of 37 to 43 cm (14. 5 to 17 inches), about 5 cm (2.