The Advancing Violist’s Handbook is the most thorough guide to practicing the Viola available. It covers everything that you would expect to find in such a book, plus many things that other books do not address, such as the psychology of practicing and how to practice without your instrument. It also includes a walk-through of a hypothetical practice session along with specific descriptions of how to practice several common works from the literature. If you sincerely want to improve as a violist...