
Newbold Orchestra
Newbold 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
Week of March 23rd
Learning Objectives:
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I can play solid transitions between the arco and knocks in Catto’s courage, using the rest beats.
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I can demonstrate my Brandenburg 8th note runs with the metronome at 69BPM with no hesitations.
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I can identify all intervals between a unison and an octave easily.
Week of March 30th
Learning Objectives:
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I can play the Chorale all the way through with the metronome at 76BPM, with dynamics and character changes.
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I can demonstrate the first 8 bars of the Brandenburg 2ND MOVEMENT with confidence.
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I can identify if a chord is a I, IV or V in a given key signature.
Week of April 6th
Learning Objectives:
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I can play Catto’s courage entirely at full tempo (goal metronome 100BPM) with no snags at any rests, so I can show my solid rhythm and counting skills.
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I can demonstrate all my Brandenburg 1st movement 8th note runs at metronome 80BPM, using finger pop/drop clarity so that it sparkles!
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I can identify the order of scales in both sharp and flat orders in the Circle of Fifths.
Week of April 13th
Learning Objectives:
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I can play Brandenburg 2nd movement to Bar 30, with solid non-rushing rhythm and ease when shifting notes.
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I can demonstrate smooth, even (beginner) vibrato in the Chorale to help add serenity to the piece character.
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I can identify the difference between the three types of minor scales.
Week of April 27th
Learning Objectives:
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I can transition comfortably between first, second, and third positions on my instruments for those scales.
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I can play on demand scales of ANY key signature.
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I can write the notes to ANY major or minor scale asked of me.
Week of May 5th
Learning Objectives:
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I can perfectly sightread-clap the rhythm of syncopated 8th-note patterns.
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I can identify the key signature of any piece shown to me.
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I can comfortably explain the Circle of 5ths and the relationship two random keys have with each other.
Week of May 11th
Learning Objectives:
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I can read and transpose music on a simple level.
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I can read and understand a Full Staff.
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I can read harmonic chord progressions and understand how to read any key signature, scale and clef.
Tuning your Instrument
Tuning the pegs on all string instruments
Violin Tuning
Cello Tuning


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Viola Tuning
Bass Tuning
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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