Practice Room
Free tools that work
A chromatic tuner, metronome, and ear training that work for any instrument. A sight-reading library for strings is coming soon.
Open the Practice RoomStrings shop & music studio
A home for
music.
Free practice tools, honest guides, and a community for musicians everywhere. Curated instruments and lessons — coming soon.
Free tools. No signup required. Made for students, teachers, orchestra players, and anyone who loves to play.
Try the free tools
One click. No signup.
What you’ll find here
Three rooms in the studio
Free tools that sharpen your practice. Honest writing about playing well. And — soon — curated instruments and music lessons from Corona Strings.
Learn
Buying guides & theory
Plain-language guides on choosing your first violin, sizing for kids, reading sheet music, and the basics of music theory — for every level.
Start learning
Coming soon
Shop & lessons
Curated accessories and vetted teachers — picked because Corona Strings actually plays them, taught by people we trust. Lessons are online, wherever you are; the shop ships within the Philippines to start.
Get notifiedRehearsal Room
Rehearse together, wherever you are.
The Rehearsal Room is a free online space to keep your sheet music in one place and share it with your group. Build a permanent library backed by your own Google Drive, or open a room your whole ensemble can read from — with a tuner and metronome on every page.
Free forever. Sign in with Google to start.
Your music library
Keep every score in one place, backed by your own Google Drive.
Share with your group
Open a room and everyone reads from the same sheets.
Tuner & metronome built in
Tune and keep tempo without ever leaving the page.
Draw your bowings
Mark up a sheet and publish bowings to the whole room.
Free guide · PDF
Choosing Your First Violin
A buying guide for parents, beginners, and adult learners — sizing by age and arm length, what to look for in a setup, what to avoid, and how to judge a fair price. Free to download, yours to keep.
- How to size a violin for any player
- What a properly set up beginner instrument looks like
- Honest price ranges — what you should and shouldn't spend
- The 6 things every new violin needs (and 3 things you can skip)
Get the guide — free
A free PDF for Corona Strings members — yours to keep, print, and bring to the shop.
Get the free guideRead & learn
Guides, articles & theory
Plain-language writing for curious musicians — start here, then dive into the blog and music theory.
Free guide
Choosing Your First Violin
Our free buying guide — sizing, setup, judging a fair price, and what to avoid. Free with an account.
ReadLearning · 7 min read
Your First Year on the Violin: What Progress Looks Like
A realistic month-by-month picture so you know you're on track — and don't quit right before it clicks.
ReadMusic Theory · 5 min read
The Circle of Fifths, Made Simple
The one diagram that organises every key, explains key signatures, and shows which keys are neighbours.
ReadWhy Corona Strings
By a player, for players
Corona Strings is a small family business. We’re musicians who play and teach — so every accessory in the shop is picked because a working violinist actually uses and trusts it. Every teacher we partner with is someone we’d send our own student to.
The catalogue stays small on purpose — we’d rather have ten things we’ll defend than a hundred things we’ve never picked up.
Read the full storyA family business, not a chain
A small family business — careful and hands-on, with instruments picked by musicians who actually play.
For every level
From a child's first instrument and beginner lessons to advanced players and adult learners coming back to the violin.
Curated, not warehoused
The catalogue stays small. Every product is something Corona Strings would recommend without hesitation.
Free tools, always
Practice tools and educational content stay free — that's the foundation.