The University of North Texas Viola Studio is delighted to welcome you to the AVS’s “From the Studio” blog for the 2015-16 academic year. Overseen by Dr. Susan Dubois and Dr. Daphne Gerling, the studio enrolls approximately 30 violists from around the world, pursuing undergraduate, masters, and doctoral degrees in Viola Performance, Music Education, and related fields. The school year at UNT is packed with rich and varied opportunities for all violists. This year’s posts will explore the myriad teaching and learning issues related to playing the viola in the twenty-first century, including technique, repertoire, interpretation, wellness, business skills, student successes, campus cultural life, and community engagement through the writing of our students and our invited guests and alumni. We look forward to sharing the life of our studio with you this year!