Forgot to mention, when I was digging through the viola case today trying to find the Cecilio tuner/metronome that came with it, I found a set of Cecilio strings even though the purchase page on Amazon said, "Strung with D'Addario Prelude Strings (Note: Does not include extra set of strings.)". Guess I'll use 'em if I break a string and can't wait for replacement(s) to play.

As far as the tuner/metronome, I needed the metronome function since the Peterson Strobe Tuner does not include metronome and I definitely need something to get me in time.

@Irv - Agreed, which is why I said, "Guess I'll use 'em if I break a string and can't wait for replacement(s) to play."

I was just surprised that they were included and didn't hold out much faith that they would be good for anything other than as an emergency replacement.

Usual hour playing Dawning of the Day, Raglan Road, Song from a Secret Garden, Sailor's Song, Amazing Grace, Sound of Silence, Improv,, tried "Something Stupid".

Changed the clef and key for "Something Stupid" and tried a little of it, but didn't progress too far. More tomorrow!

Went back a played Raglan Road a few times with decent results (for me).

An hour tonight after all the company left playing Dawning of the Day, Song from a Secret Garden, Sailor's Song, Amazing Grace, Sound of Silence, Scales, and Improv.

Got a new, free phone app for use as a metronome, the Soundbrenner from Google Play on my Android phone. One of the reasons I like it is I can play it via Bluetooth directly into my hearing aids! However, I had forgotten how difficult it can be to play to a strict tempo! lol I used it for Dawning of the Day. I had also downloaded my MuseScore MP3 of Dawning to my phone and it too, I can play through my hearing aids while attempting to play along. Two different aids and both of value, methinks!

Also learned tonight how to format the score better in MuseScore. When I first added it, it was three pages. When I tried tightening up the inter-staff and inter-system distances, it "squished" them but didn't change pagination! Turns out at the end of each system on a page, there was a page break. Had to change to staff break instead and it worked just fine! (Thank you FaceBook "MuseScore Discussion and Support Group").

An hour today, per usual, but added a new tune, Ashokan Farewell that I got in ABC notation from The Session and added it to MuseScore using its ABC_import function, which I described in the Making Backing Tracks post.

So my full session was Dawning of the Day, Song from a Secret Garden, Sailor's Song, Amazing Grace, Sound of Silence, Ashokan Farewell, and Scales.

@Mouse - It's a great tune.

Another day, another hour. Played Dawning of the Day, Song from a Secret Garden, Amazing Grace, Sound of Silence, Ashokan Farewell, Scales, Improv. Had a little problem with my posture today. I kept tipping the viola forward while playing causing cross string bowing. I'm hoping that continued practice will minimize this as I think muscle fatigue may be contributing to this problem.

Paid for the Artist edition of PreSonus Studio One as the Prime version does not support external instruments and plugins. Now to figure out how to use all of it! lol

Mouse said
Just curious, and basing it on what would happen to me, wouldn’t using the technical software, etc, to make extravagant (to me) videos with backing tracks or without, make it harder to be able to learn the instrument? I don’t think it would for everyone, but for me it would, definitely. How is it working for you? ...

Much of my day needs to be spent with my wife to maintain conjugal happiness! lol Time on the computer counts, as we are in the same room and able to converse. As a result, my insatiable curiosity leads me to enjoy going down technological rabbit holes. Before retiring, I was an I.T. specialist moving from programmer to programmer/analyst, to systems analyst, and then on to project leader. So computers have been the way I've earned a living and given me access to things I once thought impossible.

I may never use a backing track created this way, but life is a journey, not a destination. I also think that if I do create extravagant backing tracks and videos, it will force me to get my skills on the viola to a point where I will be happy.