This document provides an overview of the main parts of the viola and how to play it. It discusses the upper and lower bouts, tailpiece and chin rest, bridge and fine tuners, neck and fingerboard, pegbox and f-holes. It also covers the notes used in music, how they are named, and fractions used to determine the value of notes in a measure. Finally, it discusses the alto clef symbol used for viola music and a written example to demonstrate where notes are on the strings.