[Trombone-l] alto trombone question

[Tom Izzo]

Tim,

--- "Richardson, Timothy Mr. DAC USAG Ansbach DPW"
<timothy.a.richardson at us.army.mil> wrote:
 
> We have a viola player with the praise band I work
> with at church, and he
> can read concert pitch as well as play by ear.
> 
> But he is the first one I ever met that was not
> limited to reading alto
> clef.  
> 
> 

Viola parts are not written exclusively in Alto Clef.
Much of their high parts is written in Treble Clef,
therefore all Orchestral Violists are fluent in both
Treble & Alto, or, they don't work, period.

Tom

> 

Tom Izzo
Principal Trombonist, Bristol Renaissance Faire;
Bass Trombonist, West Suburban Symphony Orchestra;
Founding Director, The Naperville Area Trombone Ensemble;
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