Olympia Regional Learning Academy

Welcome to the ORLA Orchestra Webpage!

 

This page is for both hConnect & Montessori orchestra students

I hope this page can provide some resources for you to become the best musician you can be. :)

 

The ORLA Beginning Orchestra meets Tuesday & Thursday from 1:00-1:50pm.

This class is for those who want to join our program and learn an orchestral string instrument (violin, viola, cello).  No experience necessary!

 

The ORLA Advanced Orchestra meets Tuesday & Thursday from 2:00-2:50pm.

This class is for those who already have a year of experience on an orchestral string instrument (violin, viola, cello) and are ready for a more challenging curriculum. 

 

Best way to contact orchestra teacher Mr. Grostick is at: rgrostick@osd.wednet.edu or leave a message with ORLA school secretary: 360-596-7730.

We're glad you can join us! :)

 

Online Resources:

Reading Music (videos):

• How To Read Music - from TED.com - this is for most all students and normal people.
• Learn Notation Song (treble clef) - this is for those who really need help with treble clef (and like folk-rock songs that sound like the Proclaimers...)

Note Reading Games (online):

• MusicRacer - excellent for band instrument fingerings & note names specific to the instrument
• Whack a Note - or beginners & learning basic note names. I think it's treble clef only though.
• Treble Lines and Spaces - basic quiz for treble clef students, includes ledger lines!
• Bass Lines and Spaces - basic quiz for bass clef students, include ledger lines!
• Treble & Bass clef lines & spaces game - the first 3 levels are treble clef, the last 3 levels are bass clef.
• Word Warrior - Treble Clef - interesting treble clef quiz that groups notes and you have to choose the correct identification without killing the space dude.
• Word Warrior - Bass Clef - interesting bass clef quiz that groups notes and you have to choose the correct identification without killing the space dude.
• MusicTheory.net note identification quiz - for more advanced students and learning all notes in all clefs (be sure to adjust the clefs and range in the settings in the upper right corner)

Practice Tools:

• Online Metronome
• Online Tuner

For Composition / Writing / Recording music:

• MusicTheory.net - extensive resource for learning advanced music theory
• Noteflight - a great online notation program (for writing/composing sheet music)
• Soundation - a neat online multitrack studio like GarageBand (for recording/mixing audio)