Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 29/09/20262026 ORCHESTRATION CHALLENGE COMING SOON! Composer announced Thursday. Piece to orchestrate and guidelines released over the weekend. Deadline for completed entries: 15 November. You are going to love this exquisite score! 121
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Some organisation needs taking care of first... 010
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 26/09/2026MORNING COFFEE: 5. PREPARING TO ORCHESTRATE (for the 1st time) A talk over a fat mug of hot chocolate that resonates perfectly with this month's Back-To-School theme. What are all the little bits and pieces of personal history, revelations, resources, and growth... youtu.be/OHULWdhdGCgyoutu.beMorning Coffee: 5. Preparing to Orchestrate (for the 1st time)YouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 100
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 25/09/2026ALAN BELKIN INTERVIEW Please join me for a conversation with a composer and educator whose potent resources have helped to shape the artistic outlook and training of hundreds - and now through YouTube and his connection to our community - many thousands of other composers. youtu.be/ylWNFnwMFKIyoutu.beAlan Belkin InterviewYouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 131
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 21/09/2026BACK-TO-SCHOOL DAY 2: COMPLETE ORCHESTRATION SERIES STUDY GUIDE By popular request - here's a complete guide of my entire catalogue of orchestration lessons and score analyses series. What makes these works essential for your study? youtu.be/qdl-UwYpA5syoutu.beOrchestration Series Study GuideYouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 120
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 07/09/2026BACK TO SCHOOL WEEK DAY 1: RELEASE OF COMPLETE RITE OF SPRING PLAYLIST! As promised yesterday, here's the full release of my very first orchestration analysis series breaking down Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...youtube.comReading the Rite - YouTube 130
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 06/09/2026SIBELIUS' BIGGEST TRAP! Sibelius (the notation app!) automatically generates a bar rest in a pickup bar when you add an instrument! Of course this can be fixed - IF you catch it! youtube.com/shorts/8KxZq...youtube.comSibelius' Biggest Trap!YouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 120
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 31/08/2026NO, DON'T MARK 2ND VIOLINS SOFTER THAN 1STS! Setting a recent Facebook group question straight in no uncertain terms. No, one should never generally mark 2nd violin parts down, nor assume that the players will actively drop their dynamic down a full degree... youtube.com/shorts/Zmckb...youtube.comNo, Don't Mark 2nd Violins Softer Than 1sts!YouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 140
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 23/08/2026BEHIND-THE-SCENES BRASS ORCHESTRATION/TRUMPET DEMOS, Pt. 1 It's been 8 years since the release of my last macProVideo Orchestration Courses. But today, I can fully reveal the plans I set in motion last year: to start recording demos by some of the finest brass players I know... youtu.be/OrmH7nvdDD8youtu.beBehind-the-Scenes Brass Orchestration/Trumpet Demos Pt. 1YouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 120
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 22/08/2026MORNING COFFEE: 4. DEVELOPING YOUR OWN MUSICAL VOICE Some straight talk over a cuppa hot chocolate about key factors that either stimulate or slow down your progress as a developing composer - as well as help you to find your individual identity as an artist. youtu.be/Ka5q_CWvEzsyoutu.beMorning Coffee: 4. Developing Your Own Musical VoiceYouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 110
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 22/08/2026CARMINA BURANA POCKET GUIDE VIIb. CB GOES TO FRANCE Orff often leaves out big chunks of text from his Carmina Burana source poems. Dies, Nox et Omnia isn't just about a young man pining for his lover - it's a part of a greater story about a Goliard traveling to France... youtube.com/shorts/PcNnU...youtube.comCarmina Burana Pocket Guide 7B: CB Goes to FranceYouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 100
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 18/08/2026ASA CHALLENGE PLAYLIST UPDATED - NIENTE Pt. 2 RERELEASED! Thx to YouTube now allowing thumbnails on shorts videos, I'm currently going through all the Orchestration Online shorts & updating them. I came across this collection of fun little videos featuring me sitting down with a pocket orchestra... 111
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 16/08/2026CARMINA BURANA POCKET GUIDE VIIa. ORFF'S QUINTAL HARMONY The most fascinating textural moment excerpted from my latest Carmina Burana Score Analysis video: a fully-diagrammed breakdown of the harmony from the baritone's vocal cadenza in Dies, Nox et Omnia. www.youtube.com/shorts/1RWK-...youtube.comCarmina Burana Pocket Guide 7A: Orff's Quintal HarmonyYouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 131
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 15/08/2026CARMINA BURANA XVI-XVII: DIES, NOX/STETIT PUELLA Two small, scaled-down, but incredibly potent solos - interrelated thematically and structurally. Orff's text-setting is virtuosic, capturing the meaning of each line in the melodic arcs and intensity of vocal registers. youtu.be/BrkfOmJ42U0youtu.beCarmina Burana XVI-XVII: Dies, nox/Stetit puellaYouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 110
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 11/08/2026I don't care if only like a couple hundred viewers watch my next Carmina Burana analysis video - I'm just having so much fun breaking down harmonic textures like this lovely glowing Dᵃᵈᵈ² chord (structurally two stacked quintal blocks topped by mediants over a D octave root). ❤️ 161
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 08/08/2026ORCHESTRATION TIP: ENGLISH HORN/FLUTE COMPATIBILITY English horn shares a pronounced compatibility with flutes; from featured duos to radiant harmonies. At softer dynamics, timbral blending can become near-imperceptible. youtu.be/GW_YmzkdI4syoutu.beOrchestration Tip: English Horn/Flute CompatibilityYouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 110
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 01/08/2026MORNING COFFEE: 3. OVERCOMING YOUR IMPRINTING An early-morning ramble through the topic of imprinting and first impressions - building on them instead of letting them hem you in and rule your life. youtu.be/z6cZLSOX0tYyoutu.beMorning Coffee: 3. Overcoming Your ImprintingYouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 120
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 26/07/2026LIVE Q&A THIS SUNDAY 26 JUNE AT 11:00am P.S.T.! Please join me for a very fun live event, where I'll share insights, live tips, & answer as many of your questions that I can in 2 hours. Features a special talk on building the right size orchestra for a crossover concert. youtube.com/live/vWQ2BMz...youtube.comJuly 2026 Orchestration Q&A - Crossover Orchestration NumbersYouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 141
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 20/07/2026CARMINA BURANA XV: AMOR VOLAT UNDIQUE A special birthday video post dedicated to my parents, for whom Carmina Burana was a special part of their bond when they first got together. youtu.be/MI7FSZ1f0iUyoutu.beCarmina Burana XV: Amor volat undiqueYouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 111
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 28/06/2026CARMINA BURANA XIV: IN TABERNA QUANDO SUMUS Here it is at last! The complete version of the video I've been working on for the better part of a month. Thanks so much to my Patreon crew for supporting the lengthy production every step of the way! youtu.be/JPK1QFIo0ecyoutu.beCarmina Burana XIV: In taberna quando sumusYouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 100
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 28/06/2026ORCHESTRATION TIP: TUBA/HORN RELATIONSHIPS Tuba can blend seamlessly with horns in exposed chords and chorale scoring - and act as a member of the horn section in certain approaches; especially when the horns are doubling on Wagner tubas. youtu.be/tdLdeqOIJWYyoutu.beOrchestration Tip: Tuba/Horn RelationshipsYouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 120
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 27/06/2026MASSIVE VIDEO RELEASE TOMORROW... ...with an hour-long score analysis covering Orff's longest, most outrageous song "In Taberna Quando Sumus - with many passages of huge, blustering scoring - AND a 20+ minute orchestration tip exploring Tuba/Horn Relationships, with a dozen examples in full score. 130
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 20/06/2026MORNING COFFEE: 2. SPENDING YOUR $10 WORDS If you don't watch this video, your "fiduciary fluidity may be severely curtailed." 😆 All kidding aside, here's the next of my little monthly morning chats over a cuppa hot chocolate... youtu.be/BVTT6pYq6IAyoutu.beMorning Coffee: 2. Spending Your $10 Musical WordsYouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 120
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Nice even number! I started my Carmina Burana score analysis last year with 77,777 subscribers. Since then, despite delays due to health and other crises, the channel has grown by another 11,111 subs. 131
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 06/06/2026ORCHESTRATION TIP: NEVER USE “a1” EVER! NEVER use the marking “a1” to indicate a single player at woodwind or brass entrances. ALWAYS indicate which player by the number of their seat: “1.,” “2.,” and so on. youtu.be/E9PlZHS4hf4youtu.beOrchestration Tip: NEVER Use "a1" EVERYouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 110
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 30/05/2026PROOFING ORCHESTRAL SCORES: INTRO Finally! The introduction to my projected series on proofing your orchestral scores has arrived! This video represents a quick overview of my upcoming intensive, 6-part series on proofing your orchestral scores... youtu.be/JTx0vbfi5DYyoutu.beProofing Orchestral Scores: INTROYouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 170
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Morning Coffee 1. Memory, Imagination & Obsessiveness Please share a coffee with me this morning here in New Zealand as I talk about torch songs, Beethoven symphonies, being a 5-year-old who could work a turntable, and other ephemera. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Epu...youtube.comMorning Coffee: 1. Memory, Imagination, & ObsessivenessYouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 110
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 16/05/2026UPDATES: New Tips, New Book Title, and More • Video releases resume. Thx all for your patience during my recent relapse. • 2 new tips on the Orchestration Online website (a 3rd on Patreon). • Channel now has a BuyMeACoffee account, for those who've asked (linked in info)... youtu.be/noe8F8KI9_0youtu.beUPDATES: New Tips, New Book Title, and MoreYouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 220
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 18/03/2026PERCUSSION SCORING: PLAYER DISTRIBUTION/CHANGES Please join me for a discussion between percussionist/composer/conductor Jamie Whitmarsh and film/concert composer Danyal Dhondy. youtube.com/live/qlR831q...youtube.comPercussion Scoring - Instrument Distribution/ChangesYouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 120
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 15/03/2026CARMINA BURANA XIII. EGO SUM ABBAS CUCANIENSIS After the dedicated hedonist & the roasted swan comes the comedic supervillain! In this case, a gambling monk who literally wins the pants off his unwary fellow taverngoers, and leaves them crying out against the cruelties of fate. youtu.be/JfFkyrq6lDUyoutu.beCarmina Burana XIII. Ego sum Abbas CucaniensisYouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 111
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 11/03/2026ORCHESTRATION TIPS PLAYLIST UPDATED! The Orchestration Tips YouTube Playlist (linked below) has now been updated to reflect all video tips I've released over the past decade+. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... 120
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 28/02/20262-OCTAVE WIND DUOS, PART 3: SINGLE-REED COMBINATIONS Begun back in July of last year, then put on hold during the wrap-up of evaluations for the 2023 Orchestration Challenge, my series on 2-Octave Woodwind Unison Duos is now made complete with this third and last chapter. youtu.be/I2R4EtygZ1Qyoutu.be2 Octave Wind Duos, Part 3: Single Reed CombinationsYouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 120
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 28/02/2026CARMINA BURANA XII: OLIM LACUS COLUERAM This intense kernel of dramatic agony comes right at the halfway point in Carl Orff's sprawling song cycle; with the tenor solo's only appearance. But what an appearance it is... youtu.be/rjh6CF_QN84youtu.beCarmina Burana XII: Olim lacus colueramYouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 120
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 25/01/2026ORCHESTRATION TIP: TROMBONE/HORN COMBINATIONS A chapter-in-progress from 100 LAST Orchestration Tips, taking a deeper look into the possible teamups between trombones and horns... youtu.be/yHeiL8Uq77syoutu.beOrchestration Tip: Trombone/Horn CombinationsYouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 141
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 11/01/2026CARMINA BURANA XI: ESTUANS INTERIUS Orff at his most operatic, heroic, chivalric, and even metallic: a blasting, scorching ode to the Goliard lifestyle: gambling, drinking, partying, and companionship; with a dedication to Venus and a desire to float on the winds of fate. youtu.be/gkm0iajns6Qyoutu.beCarmina Burana XI. Estuans InteriusYouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 120
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 09/01/2026COMPARISON OF TRUMPET VS. CORNET WAVEFORMS... ...which I'll be discussing at tomorrow's livestream Q&A (linked below), along with other excerpts from my upcoming book, previews of coming orchestration analysis videos, and answering as many of your questions as I can in 2+hrs. 10 Jan at 11:00am PST. 140
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 04/01/2026PLEASE JOIN ME THIS SATURDAY 11am P.S.T FOR A SPECIAL LIVE STREAM! Bookmark this link, save the date, then tune in for... • Live Q&A! • Chat about upcoming releases! • Excerpts from upcoming videos! • Previews from my next book, 100 LAST Orchestration Tips! youtube.com/live/tG1iP7O...youtube.comOrchestration Questions 2026YouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 161
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 30/12/2025BEETHOVEN PATREON EVALUATION 82B. RAFA RODRIGUES (MOVT. 2) The 2nd movement of Rafa's score shows signs of immense haste in its orchestration - but it's hard not to get swept up in the momentum, with one idea after the next spilling over. youtu.be/GuU0o0LLUOoyoutu.beBeethoven Patreon Evaluation 82B. Rafa RodriguesYouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 100
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 29/12/2025BEETHOVEN PATREON EVALUATION 82A. RAFA RODRIGUES (MOVT. 1) Rafa's lively, multifarious, and deeply imaginative entry is in some ways the most challenging of all... youtu.be/fc9FBNqTow8youtu.beBeethoven Patreon Evaluation 82A. Rafa RodriguesYouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 100
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 21/12/2025BEETHOVEN PATREON EVALUATION 81. CALLUM HÜSEYIN Callum's entry is more than just an orchestration - it's an essay informed by historical research; professional experience as a composer, orchestrator, and conductor; and as a creator with an obvious affinity for the material. youtu.be/rqoWD31tqDcyoutu.beBeethoven Patreon Evaluation 81. Callum HüseyinYouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 100
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 14/12/2025BEETHOVEN PATREON EVALUATION 80. HUGH VAUGHAN WALLIS Hugh's entry contains many superb features: period-informed brass and timpani, lovely phrasing and proportion, excellent architecture, and a great sense of momentum in both movements. youtu.be/fhaDSDeEnhAyoutu.beBeethoven Patreon Evaluation 80. Hugh Vaughan WallisYouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 210
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 07/12/2025BEETHOVEN PATREON EVALUATION 79. NOEL LEGGETT (Includes Tip on Slurred Tremolos as Intermission) Noel did more than simply orchestrate Beethoven's 24th Piano Sonata. He transformed the material into a full 3-movement clarinet concerto... youtu.be/_TB-t6al-N4youtu.beBeethoven Patreon Evaluation 79. Noel LeggettYouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 110
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 06/12/2025BEETHOVEN PATREON EVALUATION 78. D.A. RANSEVYCZ (includes Tip on Slurred Tremolos as Intermission) Dean's interpretation has a Mozartian sweetness and cleverness, for all its Beethovenian source material - as well it should, taking the form of a duo concertante... youtu.be/sbb3yz-aO5Eyoutu.beBeethoven Patreon Evaluation 78. D.A. RansevyczYouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 110
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 30/11/2025BEETHOVEN PATREON EVALUATION 77. ARNE BREMER (includes orchestration tip about Tied Tremolos, Part 2) Arne exercises a great deal of intelligence, craft, and instinct to deliver a magnificent example of scoring. youtu.be/Fq6kmagaOAkyoutu.beBeethoven Patreon Evaluation 77. Arne BremerYouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 100
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 29/11/2025BEETHOVEN PATREON EVALUATION 76. EDWARD BERDEN (includes orchestration tip about Tied Tremolos, Part 1) Edward orchestrates with a keen sense of style and proportion, beautifully realising the period approach and sensibilities in Beethoven's source score. youtu.be/OFSwi_wxJjEyoutu.beBeethoven Patreon Evaluation 76. Edward BerdenYouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 100
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 15/11/2025Sorry everyone! A couple weeks delay while my health gets back on track. www.patreon.com/posts/143609...patreon.comLAST FEW BEETHOVEN CHALLENGE EVALUATIONS DELAYED BY A COUPLE WEEKS | Thomas GossGet more from Thomas Goss on Patreon 020
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 09/11/2025BEETHOVEN PATREON EVALUATION 75. KLAUS FERRETTI Our second full-length, two-movement entry orchestrating Beethoven, with an intermission concluding yesterday's orchestration tip. Klaus orchestrates with a lot of bravado and richness of colour and invention. youtu.be/-YUUKIuVjuUyoutu.beBeethoven Patreon Evaluation 75. Klaus FerrettiYouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 110
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 08/11/2025BEETHOVEN PATREON EVALUATION 74. GABI DROEGE Our first full-sonata evaluation including both movements, featuring a short added orchestration tip as an intermission! Gabi's entry rings with eloquence, daring, & a kind of spirited adventurousness in the best Beethoven tradition. youtu.be/JSPuPRk0I1cyoutu.beBeethoven Patreon Evaluation 74. Gabi DroegeYouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 110
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 02/11/2025CHUME, CHUM GESELLE MIN UNBLOCKED! Here's my other orchestration analysis video that was blocked due to a spurious copyright claim, and is now available for viewing everywhere (except for Russia and Belarus, as the situation there is complex with fair use). youtu.be/QncF2WGrqlsyoutu.beCarmina Burana IXC. Chume, chum UNBLOCKEDYouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 110
Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 02/11/2025ORFF'S ORCHESTRA UNBLOCKED! Yesterday, I had a little bit of extra time (finally!) and I sat down with my video editing suite and a couple of video files that had been blocked on YouTube due to spurious copyright claims. The results are as you see here... youtu.be/ZuNumJfG5NQyoutu.beCarmina Burana - Orff's Orchestra UNBLOCKEDYouTube video by OrchestrationOnline 120