Enhancing the Musical Discoveries of Youth

Pro tips

Discover our Pro Tips capsules in which OSM musicians help young musicians to work through some technical challenges that are often encountered in the first years of learning an orchestral instrument. The first 12 videos in this series feature the violin, flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, keyboards percussions instruments and auxiliary percussion.

OSMose Concert – Pedagogical guide

À travers ce guide, découvre les différentes familles d’instruments de l’orchestre, le rôle du chef d’orchestre et les pièces qui seront jouées au concert.

The Adventures of Tio Tigre and Tio Conejo – Pedagogical Guide

Discover these popular characters from Venezuelan stories and get ready for the concert, where music and theater meet, and where we'll be asking you to join in!

Activity Guide – The Adventures of Tio Tigre and Tio Conejo

A playlist, preparatory activities and much more! Everything you need to prepare and complete the concert experience!

Sportissimo! – Pedagogical guide

From the racetrack to the stage of the Maison symphonique, discover the bonds that unite music and sports in this educational guide.

The Adventures of Tio Tigre and Tio Conejo – Playlist

Wizards and Witches – Pedagogical Guide

Slobbering toads and cobwebs! Through this educational guide, get ready for a most unusual course in the art of magic potions, to the sounds of the orchestra!

Peter and The Wolf – Pedagogical guide

Games and activities to immerse you in the world of Peter and The Wolf Complete your magical concert experience!

Pinocchio – Pedagogical guide

Dive into the world of Pinocchio! Through this educational guide, discover the music of the concert and participate in activities related to this famous character.

Introduction guide to the Orchestra – Game and activities – Secondary

The activity Baton or not to Baton and the game Symphonic Time’s up has been especially designed to learn while having fun. Conceived to be shared occasions in class or at home, here’s the opportunity to test your knowledge without risking wrong answers.

Guide to the orchestra – The conductor and the score – Secondary

Why a conductor? What do we find in a score? What does is it really means to conduct an orchestra? Many questions and more that this part of the guide will answer!

Introduction guide – The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal – secondary

Let’s discover in this section the four instruments families of the orchestra, the Grand Orgue Pierre-Béique, the Maison symphonique and the OSM through his history, his tours, his choir and his musicians.

Introduction Guide – The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal – Primary

Let’s discover in this section the four instruments families of the orchestra, the Grand Orgue Pierre-Béique, the Maison symphonique and the OSM through his history, his tours, his choir and his musicians.

Introduction guide to the orchestra – For Further Information – Secondary

Augmented reality application, playlists, musical exploration space, here you’ll find the OSM through different forms than the usual concert mode.

The Mathematics of Music – Pedagogical guide

Is it possible to explain harmony with mathematics? Are geometric shapes found in music? Can it be said that music, like mathematics, could serve as a scientific tool? During the concert The Mathematics of Music we will discuss these issues and equip young people with resources for further exploration, drawing on works by Strauss, Rameau, Mahler, Bach, Saint-Saëns, Bartók, and also Goulet. Let us discover together how mathematics and music are related, and how they go hand in hand at the OSM!

OSMose concert – Visual Guide

Prepare for your visit with this guide.

OSMose Concert – Pedagogical Guide – 2023

In this guide, discover the different families of instruments in the orchestra, the role of the conductor and the pieces that will be played in the concert.

Musical Improvisation Match – Pedagogical guide

Dive into the world of improvisation and let your imagination run free in the improvisation activities proposed.