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  • @gibsonbe1
    @gibsonbe1 9 лет назад +407

    Laugh at violas all you want but then you hear that wonderful tone of the section at the end of the video and it makes you really appreciate what violas bring to the orchestra.

    • @wasupdoc1738
      @wasupdoc1738 7 лет назад +20

      Boyd Gibson that's what I love about the violas. they have that warm full sound, so beautiful when you can pick it out from the other instruments

    • @duckagon9359
      @duckagon9359 6 лет назад

      Wasup Doc my violas suck though

    • @caydenmongolo7187
      @caydenmongolo7187 6 лет назад +6

      That’s the best few measures they get in the entire piece

    • @andrewnix6480
      @andrewnix6480 6 лет назад +1

      No it doesn't

    • @sunflowers_and_roses
      @sunflowers_and_roses 6 лет назад +2

      TRUE and I play

  • @lemonmania967
    @lemonmania967 6 лет назад +154

    My friend is a viola and once we were outside and he set his case down on the floor and I gave him this look and said "omg stop littering"

    • @tilahooper9525
      @tilahooper9525 5 лет назад +12

      You talk to instruments?!?

    • @max-cd6hh
      @max-cd6hh 5 лет назад +14

      Your friend IS A viola?

    • @TremereTT
      @TremereTT 3 года назад +1

      @@max-cd6hh As in "my friend is a running back". So I guess he means "he is a viola" as a position in an orchestra .

  • @louisdhoore
    @louisdhoore 8 лет назад +675

    How far does the range of a viola extend?
    The distance you can kick it.

    • @lunaperez4397
      @lunaperez4397 8 лет назад +13

      😭This comment hurts me.

    • @chrisfox880
      @chrisfox880 8 лет назад +19

      What's the definition of perfect pitch?
      Throwing a Viola into a dumpster without hitting the rim
      #cellistforlife

    • @louisdhoore
      @louisdhoore 8 лет назад +7

      You might not be a violinist like me, but at least you aren't a violist. :D

    • @krysisabell7
      @krysisabell7 7 лет назад +1

      that's mean...

    • @caydenmongolo7187
      @caydenmongolo7187 6 лет назад

      That’s good

  • @fennfoxx8791
    @fennfoxx8791 10 лет назад +217

    Loved the video. Heres another viola joke, what do a viola and a lawsuit have in common? Everybodys happy when the case is closed. Heres one more, why should you leave a viola on your dashboard? So you can park in the handicapped spot.

    • @fierywomanpacnw7004
      @fierywomanpacnw7004 7 лет назад +5

      The original version of the second joke is: why do violinists switch to viola? So they can park in the handicapped parking place.

    • @Ariannajgarza
      @Ariannajgarza 6 лет назад

      This is unoriginal. I’ve seen this before.

    • @fieray21
      @fieray21 6 лет назад +2

      FennFoxx Another joke:
      What's the difference between an onion and a viola?
      No one cries when you cut up a viola.
      (Cruel, but... 😂)

    • @idrcbrob4025
      @idrcbrob4025 6 лет назад +1

      Stfu viola players are more talented than violin players

    • @idrcbrob4025
      @idrcbrob4025 6 лет назад +1

      You know what’s amazing about the viola?It has all the good stuff about the violin without the squeaks:))

  • @pinecoe
    @pinecoe 7 лет назад +183

    What's the difference between a Viola and a trampoline?
    You take your shoes off to jump on a trampoline.

    • @shade467
      @shade467 6 лет назад +1

      ouch. Hope you don't get splinters.

    • @quartzmations9363
      @quartzmations9363 6 лет назад

      ............ your dead to me

  • @geoffroymb
    @geoffroymb 8 лет назад +131

    1:00 What is the difference between the first and last stand of the viola section? Half a measure AND a half tone...

  • @MarijkeViolin
    @MarijkeViolin 6 лет назад +233

    In Dutch, a violinist is called a violist. We call a viola player an "altviolist". 😋

    • @clambert608
      @clambert608 6 лет назад

      alt means old

    • @aullos
      @aullos 6 лет назад +24

      Alt also comes from alto, which the voice lower than the soprano. That is why in French we call a viola an "alto" and a violist an "altiste"!

    • @clambert608
      @clambert608 6 лет назад +10

      Yeah but you guys eat frogs so nobody's listening to your advice...

    • @nocturnallsnake4228
      @nocturnallsnake4228 6 лет назад

      altiste sounds much like Autist in Portuguese.

    • @yowo6105
      @yowo6105 6 лет назад +2

      Charlie Lambert Alt is German, we're taking about Dutch here.. It comes from the Alto..

  • @makeshift-prime
    @makeshift-prime 10 лет назад +23

    As a viola player I feel loved and part of a team for once

  • @kristieleyton
    @kristieleyton 5 лет назад +11

    Ling ling can make 40 violas sound like violins

    • @vaultedhollow
      @vaultedhollow 4 года назад

      but why would you want that?
      violas are much better

  • @amberchapman2953
    @amberchapman2953 6 лет назад +66

    Here's another one. Why are violists like broken light bulbs?
    They are always waiting for their time to shine.
    I am a viola, and I strongly believe that the Violas are a very important part of the orchestra. It can play high, it can play low,
    And is a good solo instrument.

    • @caydenmongolo7187
      @caydenmongolo7187 6 лет назад +2

      The Robloxians that was a good one but #cellonation

    • @SeaSon7ary
      @SeaSon7ary 6 лет назад +2

      I only know that I like putting viola solo in my composition. I LOVE the low C of viola.
      But nobody like my work after that.

    • @indiepop9483
      @indiepop9483 6 лет назад

      Blake, Shut up. If you have nothing good to say about us violists, then you can leave. No one needs your negativity here.

    • @GavinLiuranium
      @GavinLiuranium 6 лет назад

      Chappy A Reverse viola jokes lol

    • @marii8857
      @marii8857 5 лет назад +1

      SO CAN CELLOS HAHAHAHAHAHAHEHEHEHEHHAHAHEHEHEHAHHHHHAAHAHRHEHEHHEHAJDJFIEJ

  • @MinecraftTime789
    @MinecraftTime789 10 лет назад +48

    I like it surprisingly for a violist myself. Very funny I knew what all the answers were sadly xD

  • @purplejelly3521
    @purplejelly3521 5 лет назад +6

    as a violinist i am so so sorry that violas always get the short end of the stick. yall did nothing to deserve this, you have a deep rich tone that isnt as screechy as violins! massive respect to all the violists

    • @chessematics
      @chessematics Год назад +1

      But then there's the fact that they are built to be doomed. The Size-Register ratio of viola is just bad for their timbre and projection. The actual size should have been like a smaller viola da gamba or something...but then it would be almost impossible to play it because neither can you hold it like a cello, nor like a violin.

  • @Banana-ow6fm
    @Banana-ow6fm 6 лет назад +11

    I am tired of hearing Viola jokes (I hear them everywhere. Even my friends make some). The viola is a beautiful instrument! I love its sound quality. We really are unappreciated (As a fellow Violists). Honestly I was happy to see the end of this video :)

  • @wigglyfruit4708
    @wigglyfruit4708 5 лет назад +8

    **twosetviolin has joined the chat**

  • @bandaidjam
    @bandaidjam 6 лет назад +10

    How many times does a first violin have to twist a light bulb to screw it in
    None they just stand there and the rest of the world revolves around them

  • @laniabaker9161
    @laniabaker9161 6 лет назад +8

    Violas are so underrated like we seriously deserve more recognition and credit for how much work we do for orchestra, because let’s be honest without violas the orchestra would be nothing

    • @francescamercedesguilliod4767
      @francescamercedesguilliod4767 6 лет назад +4

      No... the second violins would just take their part.... Jk y'all are fine or whatever.

    • @anonymoussecret5948
      @anonymoussecret5948 6 лет назад +5

      lmaoooooo. yeah, violas are at my top spot of importance, followed closely by the rope for hanging oneself.

    • @duckagon9359
      @duckagon9359 6 лет назад +1

      LaNia Baker yea but with violins there will be no orchestra and cellos and base hmmm?

  • @ZpecialClippingGrillogoDept
    @ZpecialClippingGrillogoDept 6 лет назад +2

    I come here to collect more viola jokes, of course. #UpsetViola

  • @deborahhuckstep2379
    @deborahhuckstep2379 6 лет назад +5

    I'm a former violist, can't play anymore due to hand issues. I had a music teacher in middle and high school that also happened to be the one I took music lessons from. He told me once that violin players are a dime a dozen, but get a really good viola player....then you have something worth holding onto. I switched to viola from violin in 7th grade and started kicking butt.

    • @dhu2056
      @dhu2056 6 лет назад +1

      I bet it was your left hand.

    • @deborahhuckstep2379
      @deborahhuckstep2379 6 лет назад

      Actually I've had problems with both, but am right handed. Miss playing, but...it is what it is.

  • @chessematics
    @chessematics Год назад +1

    I will love this instrument forever because through this very instrument emerges the unforgettable, heart-burning melody of the Andante Moderato section of the 3rd movement of Beethoven's Ninth.

  • @chickenzgirlisnotmargot7607
    @chickenzgirlisnotmargot7607 6 лет назад +11

    Why is it dangerous to leave your viola unattended?
    Because a double bass player will come and mess around with it.

  • @jarenziegler
    @jarenziegler 6 лет назад +2

    violas are the best

  • @sitsplatz
    @sitsplatz 10 лет назад +1

    I appreciate your positive and humorous contribution to an ongoing dilemma for us violists.

    • @JesseBednarz
      @JesseBednarz 10 лет назад +3

      It's a violin with a poor body image

  • @isaiahlozada4448
    @isaiahlozada4448 7 лет назад +86

    I'm triggered as a viola player all my life. Come on guys, show us some love!!

    • @chai8941
      @chai8941 6 лет назад +2

      Isaiah Lozada I agree, but some of these are pretty funny, especially since they’re not true! 😉😉

    • @milcahutumabahutu4459
      @milcahutumabahutu4459 6 лет назад

      Same

    • @Ray_Gun_lol
      @Ray_Gun_lol 6 лет назад +1

      Violin: for life
      Viola: doesn’t even have e string

    • @kamilee4123
      @kamilee4123 6 лет назад +5

      See this is why everyone likes to pick on you, you get triggered over jokes. No other section is quite like that.

    • @berkleynash4973
      @berkleynash4973 6 лет назад +1

      Isaiah Lozada you don’t deserve love

  • @audreysolomon221
    @audreysolomon221 10 лет назад +2

    This was so cute - can't wait to show clips to my orchestra students. . . Loved the violin gang fight and the cello choir cover of "It's a Wonderful World"! Good luck at Carnegie this summer!

  • @hydrodragonn7385
    @hydrodragonn7385 5 лет назад +4

    What’s the difference between a viola and a vacuum?
    You have to plug in a vacuum before it sucks.

  • @elaines5750
    @elaines5750 7 лет назад +16

    Bravo! I use to tell viola jokes all the time to my student orchestras. The viola section rarely laughed. One of my favorites: What's the difference between a viola and a coffin? The coffin has the dead body on the INSIDE. HAHAHAHAHA. Sorry :(

    • @caydenmongolo7187
      @caydenmongolo7187 6 лет назад +1

      Elaine S how far does the range of a viola extend
      The distance you kick it

    • @richardbrigham2415
      @richardbrigham2415 5 лет назад +1

      Show those violas some sympathy. We need love and appreciation like puppies.

  • @quartzmations9363
    @quartzmations9363 6 лет назад +2

    OMG YASSSSS BRING OUT DA VIOLAZ (and then everyone rejects us, ik how it feel, ima viola player)

  • @ivey7939
    @ivey7939 6 лет назад +3

    There’s only 2 violas in my class, me and my friend 😂😂

  • @madesusena96
    @madesusena96 8 лет назад +1

    OMG the opening melody of Bernstein's Somewhere from West Side Story. I just played this part about a couple of weeks ago. And that is one of the most beautiful viola soli that i ever played in my orchestra.

  • @haleygracemoore2790
    @haleygracemoore2790 6 лет назад +1

    The Viola is the best😄

  • @hannahsilvaz5948
    @hannahsilvaz5948 6 лет назад +2

    I play the viola. I really wish norr people knew about them I would tell my friends that I play the viola and they would either say 'thats like a violin, right?" Or "what's a viola?" And finally, " Oh,you mean vIola,(i capitalized for emphasis)right?" We don't mean a lot to some people, but I think that is because we are kind of in the middle. Every part of an orchestra is important, we just need a little more recognition.

  • @SarahHassett-mm9yy
    @SarahHassett-mm9yy 6 лет назад +1

    I am a proud violist!💃🎻

  • @trulymesmerizingbeauty4795
    @trulymesmerizingbeauty4795 6 лет назад +2

    violalivesmatter, this is straight up viola buzzfeed

  • @andreag7372
    @andreag7372 6 лет назад +2

    Lol they play Star Trek at the end and I play that this year in my school

  • @WaterFlame957
    @WaterFlame957 6 лет назад

    "Are you, are you serious?! What the f**k!!"
    😄😄😄

  • @leynamaves7722
    @leynamaves7722 7 лет назад +1

    I low-key just enjoy roasting violas because the only violist in our orchestra is an asshole. I love all the rest of y'all

  • @lexiolivia150
    @lexiolivia150 6 лет назад +1

    Viola 4 life

  • @ee8546
    @ee8546 7 лет назад +45

    Who else here is a viola?

  • @CzarsSalad
    @CzarsSalad 4 года назад +4

    TwoSet joins the chat

  • @faithestherr
    @faithestherr 6 лет назад +3

    I'm happy to be a violist. We can play those good high notes, but also the juicy low ones to.

  • @liananicole11
    @liananicole11 6 лет назад +3

    when I tell people I play Viola there like whats that and I'm like -_-

  • @randomtimez4613
    @randomtimez4613 6 лет назад

    I walk into the orchestra room with my viola friend to grab my cello, and I say "Oh my gosh I hate violas!" (In a kind of joking way). Little did I know that EVERYONE in that room was a viola but me.

  • @swordchild0013
    @swordchild0013 5 лет назад +1

    Viola Gang!

  • @indigodragon0613
    @indigodragon0613 6 лет назад +1

    My parents are both violinists in our local symphony. They started me on violin, but I switched to viola because I don’t like the whiny sound of the e string. I have to deal with a constant stream of viola jokes XD.

  • @chewysuarez5170
    @chewysuarez5170 6 лет назад +3

    Viola is the best instrument in orchestra

  • @leogordon9787
    @leogordon9787 7 лет назад +2

    Laugh all you want. You're just jealous of us

  • @alyssavillarreal4126
    @alyssavillarreal4126 6 лет назад +1

    thats how i fell playing the viola

  • @sarahgriffin6408
    @sarahgriffin6408 7 лет назад +2

    OMG THE BERNSTEIN AT THE END

  • @SeaSon7ary
    @SeaSon7ary 6 лет назад

    Types: famous violist
    G@@gle: do you mean famous violinist
    ...

  • @xaphyrie
    @xaphyrie 6 лет назад +1

    1:19 that guy looks just like me but 3 years older and I play viola as well... creepy.

  • @julianezambrano9497
    @julianezambrano9497 6 лет назад +1

    There's a place for us...

  • @plantlovaaa3471
    @plantlovaaa3471 6 лет назад +21

    I dunno... these jokes seem a little FLAT. nvm they’re as SHARP as ever.
    I’ll leave now.
    P.S violas are the best

    • @fantaisie3507
      @fantaisie3507 5 лет назад

      Let me-asure you that puns are my forte, I don't mind :)

  • @mr.rinzler6476
    @mr.rinzler6476 6 лет назад

    Got happy for a moment

  • @pavedmustard-3070
    @pavedmustard-3070 7 лет назад

    Unattended viola one is so freaking true in my class

  • @wobblyorbee279
    @wobblyorbee279 2 года назад

    0:52 thats so good lol

  • @mikezinn7212
    @mikezinn7212 6 лет назад

    love it

  • @cellokid5104
    @cellokid5104 5 лет назад +2

    2 Set

  • @shanebernadettsantos6172
    @shanebernadettsantos6172 5 лет назад +1

    Twosetviolin should watch this.

  • @DemoSmokey
    @DemoSmokey 6 лет назад

    I'm a violist and I'm proud

  • @cloud-xu8ln
    @cloud-xu8ln 6 лет назад

    eXuSE mE DouBle BaSs joKes?? IM trIgGerEd!!!1!1!

  • @Alt_account1234
    @Alt_account1234 6 лет назад

    What do a viola and a lawsuit have in common?
    Everyone is happy when the case is closed.

  • @nawalabboushi7123
    @nawalabboushi7123 6 лет назад +9

    Violas dont get enough attention

    • @annajakubczyk3535
      @annajakubczyk3535 6 лет назад +6

      correction: violas don't get enough POSITIVE attention...lolol

    • @epikm161
      @epikm161 6 лет назад +1

      Its because they can be easily replaced by the third violins

    • @sierraleftwich8390
      @sierraleftwich8390 6 лет назад

      That doesn't stop me form telling you viola jokes on the daily Nawal, lol

    • @fantaisie3507
      @fantaisie3507 5 лет назад

      .. okay I'm a violinist, but what about the bassist?

  • @austinhaynes6420
    @austinhaynes6420 6 лет назад

    What do you call a violinist who doesn't practice enough? A violist.

  • @raywang212
    @raywang212 7 лет назад +1

    lol we asked everyone in our class what a viola is and noone answered correctly xD

  • @classyrenit.v4394
    @classyrenit.v4394 6 лет назад +1

    ❗👊🏾When your a violinist 🎻and here your teacher talking to a atviolaist 🎻about notes and✨ not understanding 🙄😭what their talking 😚 about👑

  • @KyuuKirigaya
    @KyuuKirigaya 5 лет назад

    just dont forget to learn violin too.

  • @rbmelk7083
    @rbmelk7083 5 лет назад

    What’s difference between a viola and a coffin? With the viola, the stiff is outside of the box.

  • @dan-gy4vu
    @dan-gy4vu 6 лет назад

    I am not an orchestra player and i dont understand anything except for the hide and seek joke (which made me laugh)

  • @darktea3744
    @darktea3744 5 лет назад +1

    I play the offensive and i find this very viola

  • @kardothys9151
    @kardothys9151 6 лет назад

    Is the end music "Somewhere" from West Side Story ?

  • @pimpdaddy3379
    @pimpdaddy3379 5 лет назад +1

    How do you keep your violin from being stolen? Put it in a viola case!

  • @StocksIn60Seconds
    @StocksIn60Seconds 9 лет назад

    Haha, that was brilliant! =)

  • @riponsuzukistrings4841
    @riponsuzukistrings4841 10 лет назад +2

    Is the joke that there isn't actually a viola part in "West Side Story?"

  • @user-kh7vh4zz6r
    @user-kh7vh4zz6r 6 лет назад +1

    I get none of these...And I'm a Violist.... 😟

  • @n7275
    @n7275 6 лет назад

    1:11 that's some Steve Reich shit right there.

  • @KONODIODA
    @KONODIODA 5 лет назад +1

    Why did the violinist become a violist? So he could take handicap spots.

  • @FraudMonet
    @FraudMonet 4 года назад

    My school orchestra has an issue of hate crimes against violists.

  • @tonycollins7104
    @tonycollins7104 9 лет назад

    Nerds 😒😜love yall

  • @jamesmorrison8652
    @jamesmorrison8652 6 лет назад

    Not even in West Side Story is there a place for violas. Bernstein wrote for seven separate Violin parts and four cello parts but no viola parts!

  • @hairglowingkyle4572
    @hairglowingkyle4572 6 лет назад +1

    Where my bois 2set?

  • @elaines5750
    @elaines5750 7 лет назад

    What's the difference between a viola and a coffin?A: The coffin has the dead body on the INSIDE. Hahaha :)

  • @caydenmongolo7187
    @caydenmongolo7187 6 лет назад +1

    How many people searched violist definition in google after this

  • @kingavesen7762
    @kingavesen7762 6 лет назад

    Did only i notice her supernatural tshirt?

  • @TenorCantusFirmus
    @TenorCantusFirmus 6 лет назад

    How was the "tonal"-answer Fugue born?
    Two violists tried to play a in unison.

  • @cellokid5104
    @cellokid5104 5 лет назад

    What did the cellist and violinist say to the violist?

  • @laurenslibrary3971
    @laurenslibrary3971 6 лет назад +1

    hahaha I play the viola

  • @user-pl5ys5mw5y
    @user-pl5ys5mw5y 6 лет назад

    Shoutout to my underrated fam ;)

  • @akinoz
    @akinoz 5 лет назад +1

    Viola jokes?
    *The viola is the joke.*

  • @ai1.8
    @ai1.8 5 лет назад

    It will only attract more violas😂

  • @JHaddon66
    @JHaddon66 10 лет назад +3

    Fantastic! So clever, oh...and by the way, what exactly is a viola? I know a ukelele has four strings...Is it like a ukelele? Is it as difficult to play as a ukelele?
    Jon Haddon (an aspiring (actually expiring) violinist.

    • @mistychristy99
      @mistychristy99 10 лет назад +9

      A viola is a four stringed instrument tuned an octave above a cello and a perfect fifth below a violin, slightly larger than a violin and played in the same way- something every person who plays a string instrument (such as a violin) should know. It is NOT like an ukulele (an because the correct pronunciation is oo-koo-lele, not yoo-ku-lay-lee therefore it starts with a vowel sound and should be preceded by an) AT ALL and I have no idea where anyone, ESPECIALLY a violinist would get that notion. What instrument did you think was in the video, miniature chin guitars?

    • @elizabethwalker6534
      @elizabethwalker6534 7 лет назад +1

      A viola is a giant third violin. Lol just kidding

    • @spiffykitty01
      @spiffykitty01 6 лет назад +2

      for some reason this reminded me of the bee movie script but nonetheless very well said

    • @elizabethwalker3344
      @elizabethwalker3344 6 лет назад

      Jon Haddon It's like a giant unloved third violin.

    • @elizabethwalker3344
      @elizabethwalker3344 6 лет назад

      Oh hey me didn't expect to see you-me here.

  • @mallow5828
    @mallow5828 4 года назад +1

    Why did the musician smash their instrument on the ground while at a concert?
    Because it was a viola.

    • @juuuk98
      @juuuk98 3 года назад

      Ok violinist

  • @TheWriteStuffWC
    @TheWriteStuffWC 10 лет назад

    Dat ending tho

  • @noeyjo4864
    @noeyjo4864 6 лет назад +2

    Viola : Practically the same as a violin just less squeaky and annoying!

    • @epikm161
      @epikm161 6 лет назад +2

      Doot but in the long run violins sound more beautiful while violas are stuck with their c string playing like a 2nd violinist

    • @baily5163
      @baily5163 6 лет назад

      epikm161 yesss

  • @sarahfinger8124
    @sarahfinger8124 6 лет назад +1

    Omg

  • @anguyeenx
    @anguyeenx 6 лет назад +1

    Yeah roast us as much as u want, but without Viola, Orchestra would be so screwed up

    • @Ummmvera
      @Ummmvera 4 года назад

      What about third violins? As long as the piece isn't written to play on the c string they can replace the violas. My chamber orchestra has hardly any violas so violins also play the viola part.

  • @DRXSSYOUUP
    @DRXSSYOUUP 6 лет назад

    Any violinist?

  • @natalia_torre.s
    @natalia_torre.s 6 лет назад

    I play the violin 😂😂😂

  • @lindseyshupee
    @lindseyshupee 6 лет назад

    awwwwwww

  • @caitm9719
    @caitm9719 4 года назад

    when news reporter girl has a hickey on her neck.......

  • @pasitodrinker7890
    @pasitodrinker7890 6 лет назад

    some of these jokes were kind of bad
    but that soli one made me do a spittake