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Enhancing our creativity with music

There are many ways to enhance our creativity and one great is to apply ourselves to learning a musical instrument. We can benefit from learning to play an instrument at any age. Perhaps we stopped our training when we were in school and now we wish to pick up from where we left our practice. However, even if we have never held an instrument before, learning to play one is possible. It is also very healthy because challenging ourselves to play and practice will provide much needed stimulation to our mental abilities.

A good choice of instrument is a viola. A viola is slightly larger than a violin but it is played in the same way. We can play it with various techniques including plucking the strings or using a bow. The sound a viola makes is lower and deeper than a violin and as we learn we will be able to create deep rich sounds.

This viola by Cecilio comes in sizes ranging from 12 inch to 16.5 inch. It has a natural finish to is solid spruce top. The back and sides are flamed maple and it has beautiful finish and inlaid purfling. It comes with a Brazilwood bow that has genuine Mongolian horsehair. This beautiful hand-carved viola includes a lightweight hard case. It also comes with a rosin cake, bridge, and an extra set of strings.

This Cecilio viola is 14 inches. It has a hand carved spruce top as well as maple back and sides. The fingerboard is ebony as are the pegs, chinrest, and tailpiece. It has four detachable tuners that are nickel plated. It includes a Brazilwood bow with Mongolian horsehair, rosin cake, bridge, extra set of strings, and a hard case.

Here is another beautiful viola from Cecilio. This is 14 inches with spruce and flamed maple for its top, back, and sides. Its fingerboards, boxwood pegs, chinrest, and tailpiece are maple. The four detachable tuners are nickel plated. This set comes with the Cecilio 92-D chromatic/string tuner and metronome. It also comes with a hardwood case, Brazilwood bow with unbleached Mongolian horsehair, a rosin cake, and a bridge.

These Red Label violin strings are super sensitive. They are made of alloy steel with a solid steel core and nickel winding. These are ideal for students and come in a medium gauge. They are durable and economical. These will provide an excellent tonal quality to our playing. We can choose to buy these strings as a single pack for each string or as a full set. These are made in the United States.

Practice makes perfect and this Cecilio rubber violin practice mute will allow us to play as much as we want or need without disturbing others. It is easy to use and sits on top of the bridge in order to dampen the sound. This can work with a 13 and 14 inch viola.

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Once we are outfitted with the things we need we can begin our journey on making and enjoying music with our new viola. We will find our lives much enriched from this new path in our music education.

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