I've got a conducting course coming up where we're playing in the orchestra also and was wondering if anyone had any fun orchestra drinking games they might've played before?

And yes I'm aware this is unprofessional but the orchestra is very ragtag so it's acceptable.

Any suggestions appreciated!!!

Hi everyone,

There are several decent sites where you can plug your MIDI keyboard into your computer and play music live with other people in your browser. I've spent a lot of time on ones sites like PianoRhythm, MultiplayerPiano, Pianoverse, and MultiplayerOrchestra. They are great fun, but I feel they fall short because people almost always end up playing AT each other instead of playing WITH each other.

I made Jamphony to try and fix that and encourage jamming. It supports your MIDI controllers, note input from your computer keyboard, and you can click notes with your mouse.

Rooms are designed to hopefully avoid a free for all situation. There are a limited number of seats so if you're spectating and there is an open seat, you can sit down pick from piano and orchestra instruments. Room hosts can limit how many players can use a specific sound at once. You could limit the room to only two instruments per player for example, so then 5 people won't be on Marimba. If a sound you want is taken, there's a button to request an instrument swap with another seated player.

Also to help people play together, we calculate the chord you are currently playing from your notes and display it on screen to help others follow. Hosts can also use the Next Chord feature, which uses reserved keys they can press to shape out a chord and help direct the rest of the room to it in a progression.

I also wanted to deal with the spam players that usually plague the other sites. Every user has a "reputation" on their profile based on thumbs up/down from other players. As a room host, you can set a min reputation needed to sit down (unless you invite them on purpose). Guests who haven't logged in can still chat and play, but hosts can choose to disable that from their rooms if wanted.

The site launched recently so I'm mostly looking for testing and feedback right now. If you decide to make an account, you can leave feedback for me directly through the settings menu, or dropping feedback in this comments is good too! I am also very interested in hearing feature ideas or improvements to existing features.

Link: https://jamphony.com

Thanks!

Hi friends!
Sorry if these questions are asked a lot, I tried searching the sub and didn’t find much specifics.

My city’s orchestra just opened applications for two violin positions, and spots on their sub list. Thing is, I’ve never applied for an orchestra before. I played with a professional orchestra in my last year of being a student so I have that experience, but there was no audition as I was recommended by a professor.

Can anyone give any advice on how to format a resume for this application? And if I get called to audition what can I expect (ie. Will I be playing all the excerpts, will there be sight reading, will there be a verbal interview, etc)

Any advice yall can provide is much appreciated ^.^

Christmas is quickly approaching and I need something to play for! I love filling my schedule with Christmas gigs around the holidays, but haven’t been able to find any since moving to New York. Does anyone know of any Christmas productions/concerts that need a violinist? I’m even willing to play for a church program like the Messiah or something. I could play for free! If anyone can provide any advice or help, I’d appreciate it!

The World of Hans Zimmer - A New Dimension on Monday 12th October 2026 at The 02 Arena, Greenwich, London, England, U.K.

Man of Steel (Superman) Suite: Part 1 "What Are You Going to Do When You Are Not Saving The World?"

Music: Hans Zimmer from Germany
Conductor & Arranger: Matt Dunkley from England
Musicians: The Odessa Orchestra & Friends from Ukraine and Europe

Gladiator medley - The Wheat, The Battle, Elysium, Now We Are Free

Music: Hans Zimmer from Germany
Conductor & Arranger: Matt Dunkley from England
Musicians: The Odessa Orchestra & Friends from Ukraine and Europe
Singer (soprano): Gan-ya Ben-gur Akselrod from Tel Aviv, Israel
Singer: Carla Chamoun from Beirut, Lebanon
Choir: The Nairobi Chamber Chorus from Kenya

Happy birthday to Austrian composer, conductor, and teacher Alexander von Zemlinsky (14 October 1871-15 March 1942).

Alexander von Zemlinsky: Maeblumen bluhten uberall

Sinfonia Toronto; Nurhan Arman, Conductor

Lynn Anoush Isnar, Soprano

Orchestra version by Nurhan Arman

https://youtu.be/EtEUjiR0oZ4

This excerpt is from a Sinfonia Toronto livestream on December 9, 2022.

My latest composition. I hope to get some feedback on it and let me know if you like it :)

Link to the music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2k7yLIF5XY

I just performed this symphonic work in my local orchestra, and this piece has been a bucket list item for me. I am a percussionist and often times I get to enjoy the music with the slight pressure of being accurate. The thing I love most in this particular symphony is the blend of American blues and folk music. The timing is so loose, and I just find the pacing of the whole thing marvelous.

Have any of you played this before? What were your favorite moments. It is truly wonder to have an American composer leave their mark in music history. Something I hope to do with my own works one day.

It goes too quick and I don't have 10 fingers and 10 strings.

Comparto mi arreglo para cuarteto de cuerdas de la canción Day Tripper de The Beatles.

Podes ver más arreglos en mi canal de YouTube

I'm in band (clarinet) but I've really been wanting to play the double bass for the past two years. I was just wondering how difficult it would be for me to start playing it. Of course I know the basics, but I'm in treble clef and it's different fingerings. I really just want to know how it is before making a decision. Thanks!