Fiddle Vs Violin Vs Viola. No one can or should play them the same way. However violin has four strings tuned in perfect fifths.
Fiddle and violin sizes. While there are differences in how professional violinist and fiddlers name their instruments they agree on one crucial thing. However studies in etymology state that it is highly unlikely that the words viola and fiþlō are related or share a similar origin.
Violins are used for baroque music classical jazz folk music and rock and roll.
The fact that the viola plays in a lower range than the violin is exactly what attracts many of its players and fans. More precisely the way you play a particular instrument defines whether it is the fiddle or violin. The body size of a viola is between 38cm to 43 cm long while the fiddle and violin have a body size of 35 5 cm long. Violins are used for baroque music classical jazz folk music and rock and roll.
