Hello all. I live on a mountain in the southern interior of Beautiful British Columbia. I started playing viola in 2011. I could not read music and thankfully had more perseverance than common sense! I was in my 50s at the time and have really small hands, but fell in love with the sound. I borrowed a viola for four months and then bought my own. It was a fairly good viola and I am still playing on it. I now play at an intermediate level, but there is so much more to learn. I take one hour lessons 3x a month from a wonderful, patient (so necessary!) teacher. Hoping that the Christmas project continues next year as I just found out about it today. Looking forward to discussions and tips, meeting new people, and having fun.