Music Tutorials

External Tutorials

Principles of Orchestration Free online version of Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov's "orchestration bible" complete with audio examples.
Philharmonia Orchestra An invaluable resource. I recommend everyone who wishes to learn more about the orchestra and its instruments to take a look at this site.
Making orchestral music... without an orchestra An insteresting insight into creating a virtual orchestra by composer Bjorn Lynne.
Improving Orchestral Simulation through Musical Knowledge An article about making realistic orchestral simulations by Alan Belkin.
Artistic Orchestration Another great and in-depth piece ny Alan Belkin.
10 tips for making your MIDI orchestrations sound real The title says it all.
CREATING REALISTIC SAMPLE-BASED ORCHESTRAL ARRANGEMENTS: PART 1 Old but very informative SOS article about sample-based orchestration.
ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES Another good SOS article.
The symphony orchestra Some basic info about seating and instruments.
Instrument data Some technical data on orchestral instruments.
Sequence-stration Another article about getting good results from MIDI orchestration.
Using Advanced Orchestral Libraries Some tips on... yeah, it's all in the title.
An interview with Jerry Gerber Uh... yep.
The Unreal Orchestra Interesting article about moive scoring by Jerry Gerber and Michael Prager
Digital Orchestration.com The personal site of composer Maarten Spruijt. A lot of good info on MIDI orchestration and music production.
Glossary of Musical Terms Might come in handy.