[Trombone-l] alto trombone question

[Jason Smith]

you meen violist read music?
--- Tom Izzo <contrabasstrombone at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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;
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> Founding Director, The Naperville Area Trombone
> Ensemble;
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