life, bruh.

a small fraction of the rare viola species. (will not be updating this blog but feel free to enjoy the posts)

[violaboss]

/scrolls to end of your blog wAIT WHAT THAT'S IT??????

HAHAHAHA yeah I “officially” started my blog in April of 2015 so I’m not a post fanatic yet :)

[violaboss]

don’t tell a musician that they could be a better player if they tried harder because you never know how hard they’ve already been trying.

[violaboss]

*receives an entire symphony*

conductor: alright now I want you to number every measure

[violaboss]

Your blog wants me to get my butt up and practice... The problem is that it's currently 1:04 in the morning and my mom will brutally murder me so I'm good for now 😭😂

HAHA I AM IN THAT SITUATION 80% OF THE TIME. I FEEL YOU

[violaboss]

friend: I practiced for four hours yesterday.

me: ok... that sounds fake but ok

[violaboss]

If you're going to enter the music world and audition into symphonies or big orchestras, you have to build yourself a strong emotional raincoat. It's hard to tell whether someone is ripping you or your playing apart.

my viola teacher

[violaboss]

I hope all of these loud whale noises and tears are worth it after my audition.

[violaboss]

music: 16th notes

me: um

tempo: quarter note = 80

me: oh good. this is going to take some practice but I th-

music: spiccato

me: no

[violaboss]

first orchestra rehearsal, last year

me: *is second chair*

first chair: *watches me play*

first chair: I don't even deserve this chair. I don't understand. why am I here

[violaboss]

You should follow noteflightscores

I did. the thing I find really funny is that one of my arrangements is on that blog. hah. haha. hahahaha. ha.

[violaboss]

friend: so what do you like to do that isn't music related?

me: I-

me: uh

friend:

me: um

friend:

me: I don't-

friend: your life is basically just music

me: yes

[violaboss]

so. cool.

[violaboss]

I may never be as virtuosic as a violinist, or as heroic as a cellist; I'd rather play the imperfect instrument."

Jennifer Stumm @ TEDxAldeburgh (video)

[violaboss]

teacher: did you practice?

me: :D

me, inside: I tried... please don't hurt me

[violaboss]

Your blog is fantastic! I may play cello but being a musician, we really can't afford to put any other players down, especially viola players. You guys need love and encouragement more, seeing as though you guys are the underdog of the string world.

thank you! this made me smile so much

[violaboss]

i love your blog, it makes me happy to see violas getting a little love (im a viola player and i understand the struggle for recognition ;-;)

aw thank you! I try to be someone who can speak out for all violists so we’re not left out in the dust :)

[violaboss]

a list of classical musicians playing non-classical music

if you want to hear classical musicians taking their instrument to a different music genre, here’s a list of some musicians you should check out.

Violin:

Lindsey Stirling

Taylor Davis

Albert Chang

Josh Vietti

Alexander Rybak

Peter Lee Johnson

D Sharp

Robert Mendoza

Jun Sung Ahn

Daniel Jang

Rhett Price

Top 40 Strings

I’m No Treble

Ben Chan

TwoSetViolin

iViolin31

David Wong (also stockphotosofviolinists on tumblr)

Bryson Andres

Jason Yang

David Garrett (THANK YOU byrnedtoast !!!!!)

Vanessa Mae

Leah Flynn

Taryn Harbridge

Bryant Baird

Britaney Gaither

Chargaux

Rob Landes

Sefa Emre İlikli

Seda Baykara

DrMattViolin

Ceren Aksan

Joshua Chiu

Kishi Bashi (thank you clair-dont-care!)

StepanViolin

Viola:

Pauline Leung

xclassicalcatx

Jeremy Green

Cello:

2CELLOS

Luka Sulic

Stjepan Hauser

Caitlyn Delaney

Kevin “K.O.” Olusola

Nathan Chan

Nicholas Yee

CWcello

Ryan Knott

Rachael Lander

Emil & Dariel

Bass:

Adam Ben Ezra

Steve Metcalf

Piano:

Kyle Landry

Sherry Kim

Jarrod Radnich

Mark Fowler

Vinheteiro

Vika Yermolyeva (thank you unvintageable!)

lara6683

daninjango

Rhaeide

Miri Lee 이미리

Elliott Spenner

0AdRiaNleE0

Verdegrand

NightShader1

ShinkeiAls

Tiffany Chang

mickan44

AtinPiano

Harp:

Camille and Kennerly

Enki Bello

Amélie Guiboux

Viviane Nüscheler

Marion Le Solliec

French Horn:

French Horn Rebellion (thank you hornman20!)

Rock Horn Project (thank you 1bandie4!)

Vocal:

Pentatonix

Avi Kaplan

Peter Hollens (thank you missdorkcharming!)

String Groups:

Vitamin String Quartet

Simply Three

Time for Three

The Piano Guys

Rhett and Josh

Brooklyn Duo

Igudesman and Joo (thank you ximahler-hammer-of-fate​!)

Dallas String Quartet

Stringspace

GTA Strings

Escala

Minds of Music