Viola day 27 - Eleanor Rigby

This one was a real doozy, Requested by Hive account@abigail-dantes. It conveniently had a slight culmination of previous things I'd been learning, including a position further down the neck, staccato and fingering patterns, string skipping, octaves and so on.

There was actually some sheet music online to start me off, though it's simple enough that it's not needed, I just feel it's necessary to get used to reading the alto/C clef:

I had some REAL trouble with parts of this. The higher ranges of the viola are real hard to prevent sounding like a whiny-ass violin, and going back and forth from the 'All the lonely people' bit to the chorus was a struggle that made my fingers panic to the point of no return, and anything following that had me all out of place and messed up.

That being said, I do feel much more comfortable on the whole playing various simpler melodies by comparison. One thing that definitely rings true is that giving your brain a few days rest can really help you consolidate the skills you've been learning. Sleeping on it is a legit way to improve.