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"The Viola Mailing List is proving itself to be a valuable, pragmatic and musicological tool for all violists -- professionals, students, teachers and non-professionals -- in their quest for knowledge and practical ideas of how to improve their playing and an overview of all aspects of viola life.

There is nothing quite like it for any other musical instrument and violists can take pride in the enthusiasm, commitment of its members and the abundance and variety of topics that fill the mailing list from day to day."

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The Viola Web Site has established itself as an important portal for violists on the web.

Through its mailing lists, The Viola Web Site provides a forum for violists to discuss, work together and inform each other of their viola-related activities, such as upcoming events, plans for the next viola congress, development of new chapters.

Members of our mailing lists include students, teachers, professionals, amateurs, many of whom are leaders of their local viola societies. All viola societies around the world are represented.

The Viola Web Site also helps viola societies worldwide to create their own web presence, and provides them with permanent web address under www.viola.com, even if their web site is not hosted at www.viola.com .

Viola.com is dedicated to those young violists around the world who are serious about their chosen instrument, but don't know where to turn to find information and camaraderie of fellow violists. Now, thanks to the power of the Internet, violists can finally have a gathering place to pass down our own traditions and form our own identity. Hang in there; you have come to the right place :-)

The 2008 International Viola Congress will be held in Tempe, Phoenix, Arizona, 4-7 June 2008. http://www.viola.com/congress/ will always link to the upcoming congress.

There are currently two mailing lists, each with a distinct function:

• The Viola Mailing List: discussion of viola topics, including but not limited to performance, recordings, violists, violas and general music topics.
• The Young Violists Mailing List: discussion group for young violists, where all topics are allowed. Young violists are encouraged to join the viola mailing list, as well.

Would you like to help me build this resource for all violists? Here's a list of tasks to be done.

Welcome to this family of viola players; your participation is what enriches this site.

Sincerely,

Allan M. Lee
Webmaster, viola.com

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Allan M. Lee - www.viola.com