In Dispraise of Whisky - PDF sheet music for viola with bowings and ornaments
PDF sheet music for viola
Traditional Scottish tune, "In Dispraise of Whisky", with bowing and ornament suggestions based on the way that I play it.
There is also a "basic" version of the melody included, which you can use to add your own variations if you wish. The basic version comes with chord symbols for an accompanist.
Also included in the discounted collection Folk Viola Bowings and Ornaments Book 1.
You can see a video demo of this tune at https://youtu.be/Rihg9WQ0ruk. This sheet music is meant to be used in parallel with the video so you can learn how the ornaments and bowings are intended to sound.
The bowings in the sheet music are based on how I mostly play the tune -- there are some slight variations in a few places, so this is a "distilled" version! This is most similar to how I play the tune the third time through in the video.
For learning more about traditional fiddle style on the viola, and how to come up with these bowings and ornaments yourself (developing your own personal style), I recommend that you check out The Fiddle Project.