To Quash a Myth

Hello readers! I just want to remind you all of our upcoming performances. We are playing Bartok's 2nd Quartet this Thursday night at Alice Tully Hall at 8:00. Then, on April 8th at 1:00, we are playing Mendelssohn Op. 13 and Haydn Op. 76 No. 5, also at Alice Tully Hall. Oh, and did I mention that both performances are F-R-E-E? Deal!

Today, I would also like to disprove the notion that the viola is the worst instrument ever. Truly, there is a sliding scale on bad, and here are some "proven" figures that support my hypothesis. They show the minimum safe distance between street-performing musicians and their audiences. Notice the viola's middling position.

Violinist: 25 feet

Bad Violinist: 50 feet

Violist: 75 feet

Tone-deaf guitarist with a Nirvana fixation: 100 feet

Accordian Player: 60 miles

And also, why do bagpipers walk while they play?

to get away from the noise