Mazas Viola Etude No. 26, Op. 36 (ed. Mogill) "Polonaise" for DSO/TMEA 2024

Dallas Symphony violist, Tom Demer demonstrates Mazas Viola Etude No. 26, op. 36 (edited for viola by Mogill) for Dallas Symphony TMEA tutorials 2024.
I procrastinated about recording this two-page etude for weeks because I couldn't play straight through it before my left hand invariably became numb. Finally, the Viola Neck-less self-supporting strap came to the rescue! My distracting neurological symptoms were lessened with my head and neck relieved of responsibility for supporting my 17" viola.
On the other hand, I found that my CROS hearing aid devices interfered with my new Audigo Bluetooth mic. So, I put the hearing aids back on the charger and proceeded, although I could not hear on the left side of my head for this recording session.
Aging presents new challenges constantly, but I hope Texas high school violists will find this video instructive.

[@hillarydannels9877]

So light and uplifting. We played this to our dogwood forest today so that it could hear our friend. Thank you for this gift. All the best to you.

[@chamberpop]

@@hillarydannels9877 So nice to hear from you, Hillary! Your comment makes me smile. 😊

[@limitstoprogress]

Great to see a viola being played so well! Thank you! Greetings from Canada!

[@chamberpop]

Thanks for listening and commenting! My daughter in law is from Toronto, incidentally. 😊

[@suryashyniraju]

This is beautiful ☺️

[@chamberpop]

Thank you! 😊