Boulanger Orchestra
Boulanger Orchestra Online
Our JQOP online music enrichment is designed to provide distance learning enrichment including music literacy worksheets, music apps to improve home practice sessions, and inspiring videos of professional musicians and ensembles.
Virtual Learning Set-Up
Tuning your Instrument
Tuning the pegs on all string instruments
Violin Tuning
Cello Tuning
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Viola Tuning
Bass Tuning
How to Rosin a Bow
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Tuners can be used to help ‘tune’ an instrument and produces a sustained sound to use as a tool for playing better ‘in tune’ during home practice.
Metronome Apps
Metronomes can be used to keep a steady beat while you practice. Here are a few low-cost apps for your mobile device.
Soundbrenner - Free
Pulse - Free
Drum Loops & Metronome - Free drum loops
Music Apps
Below is a list of fun music apps to keep your home practice fun and entertaining while you play your instrument.
Scales and Sight Reading Apps
Scales are the basic language of music and it's important to practice daily. But you can also make it fun!
Serious Music to Watch
Listening to great music is just as important as playing it. Enjoy these iconic string pieces played by the world's top performers!
Itzhak Perlman, Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Hilary Hahn, Sibelius Violin Concerto
Yo Yo Ma, The Swan for Cello by Saint-Saens
Jaqueline Du Pre, Elgar Cello Concerto
Nabuko Imai, Schumann Fantasy Pieces for Viola
Molly Carr, Rebecca Clarke Viola Sonata
Edgar Meyer, Bottesini Bass Concerto
Bach Brandenburg Concerto 3 for Strings