ASCII Art - The Arts - Violas


viola:
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           /
        ,^/^%---
       < /   \        the ultimate viola joke:
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       <   \/        llizard playing the Walton
       <
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ejm97  / |

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ejm97                    //| |                  |/   |/


       -#-----
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       \/  >           practicing!!!
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ejm97  //| |

        ,^^^%===
       <    @@-'#=      \_|_/      I really SHOULD be
      /<     \/       _|etudes|_      practicing!
    ,/ <                  |
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       <                  |
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     ^^       ejm 97     /|\
        "


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  Practice          ha /  /_|\/   _         _  /_\ |\
  really does              <     / \  _ |> |_ /   \| \
  make perfect!            <     \   <_ |\ |_
                         ^^|\  \_/
     ejm97                /  \


   new music:

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        make VERY             /_|     / \  _ |> |_ /   \| \
    interesting sounds!        <      \   <_ |\ |_
                               <    \_/
                             ^^|\
ejm97                         /  \


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 my string quartet:

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  ||__       |,   ejm 98           |,    ___>,^
  | |\\     /|\                   /|\   //| |


My quartet gave a concert in April 1998 is playing in another one in April 
1999. my quartet with a clarinet added:

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  | |\\     /|\                       /|\   //| |


     my quartet with a piano added:
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    /_oo-#=            /|\       |,   /  /  /=#-(_X_)   \ ha
    .| \/     _/                /|\       \_    \/  >
    ||__       |,   ejm 97                |,     ___>,^
    | |\\     /|\                        /|\    //| |

Actually, I'm very serious; I don't fool around that much
when we rehearse. I just got nervous for the drawing.


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Viola:

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Here is a viola (or a violin if nobody notices the strings)

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