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New Music Blocks release dropped just in time for the New Year. Read more here: https://github.com/sugarlabs/musicblocks/releases/tag/v3.7.0

#MusicBlocks #MusicPlusCode

New Music Blocks release dropped just in time for the New Year. Read more here: https://github.com/sugarlabs/musicblocks/releases/tag/v3.7.0

#MusicBlocks #MusicPlusCode

There's some clever ways that one can code "The ABC Song". Here's a version that organizes the form via subroutines, uses conditional to capture the slight variation in rhythm, and loads all the lyrics into a heap to be called during musical playback.

Didn't think there could be so much in this seemingly simple tune, did you?

Check it out: https://youtu.be/nXXtJejUTCA

Try it: https://musicblocks.sugarlabs.org/index.html?id=1717202685037401&run=True

#music #MusicBlocks #Programming #Education #TheABCSong #ABCSong #TwinkleTwinkle #MusicPlusCode

And here's the "making of" video, for anyone who wants to watch how the program was made: https://iv.ggtyler.dev/watch?v=PklYj6JDtik

I used Music Blocks's in-app screen recorded to make the video, and then I ran the following ffmpeg command:

ffmpeg -r:v "375/1" -i making-ada-zangemann.webm -an -r:v "30/1" making-ada-zangemann-fast.webm

#MusicBlocks #MusicPlusCode #Programming #Music #Zangemann #FanCode #IceCream #VisualProgramming #ForKids #Fun #Education

And here's the "making of" video, for anyone who wants to watch how the program was made: https://iv.ggtyler.dev/watch?v=PklYj6JDtik

I used Music Blocks's in-app screen recorded to make the video, and then I ran the following ffmpeg command:

ffmpeg -r:v "375/1" -i making-ada-zangemann.webm -an -r:v "30/1" making-ada-zangemann-fast.webm

#MusicBlocks #MusicPlusCode #Programming #Music #Zangemann #FanCode #IceCream #VisualProgramming #ForKids #Fun #Education

Want to learn something new today? At 3pm Eastern, we're doing a live lesson in how to code with Music Blocks. All you need to do is go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZs-QJNfglc at the scheduled time. We'll walk you through the basics for how to get started, expressing yourself with musical code!

#musicblocks #musicpluscode #sugarlabs #edtech #coding #steam #stem #stemeducation #homeschooling #outofschooltime #programming4kids #forteachers

Did you know that pitch can be represented as numbers?

Well, if you play a fretted instrument, then you likely already know this. Each fret is can be represented by a number; higher frets are higher pitches, and lower frets are lower pitches.

Check out this phone keypad project, where you can "dial up" melodies and explore the concept of (chromatic) "pitch number".

Project: https://musicblocks.sugarlabs.org/index.html?id=1714441670403217&run=True

Video Demo: https://musicblocks.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/phone-number-song.webm

#music #MusicPlusCode #MusicBlocks #Frets #Guitar #Uke

"Now and Then" really made an impression on me, so... I'm transcribing it for Music Blocks. Here's where I'm at so far: https://musicblocks.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/now-and-then-longer.webm

(Video wouldn't upload to Mastodon, so linking with an image.)

#NowAndThen #Beatles #MusicBlocks #MusicPlusCode #Music #Rock #Coding #Programming

Today's featured project: Remix of Dreidle Song (traditional): https://musicblocks.sugarlabs.org/index.html?id=1697398993642780&run=True

#Dreidle #Music #MusicBlocks #MusicPlusCode #FeaturedMusicBlocksProject #TraditionalMusic #StudentProjects

Does "music == programming"? Well, that's what Mr. Devin is claiming in his talk at this year's Constructionism conference in New York.

#Constructionism #Music #Programming #MusicPlusCode #MusicBlocks @pikurasa

Read the final report from one of this year's #GSoC contributors for #SugarLabs, Mohit Gupta! In it, he details his work to implement full-screen and record features, improve how Music Blocks (v3) works on mobile and touchscreen devices, and fix a variety of very pesky bugs!

Read about his progress and how he found solutions to each problem: https://musicblocks.net/2023/10/04/maintenance-bug-fixes-for-music-blocks-3/ #MusicBlocks #MusicPlusCode #FixingBugs #Learning #Fun #SummerOfCode

@musicblocks And here's a recording of the project, created with Music Blocks's recently added record project as a video feature. #FreeSoftware #GNU40 #FreeSoftwareSong #SoftwareLibre #GNU #AGPL #MusicBlocks #MusicPlusCode #MAPFamilyLearningCenter @fsf @fsfe @rms

@musicblocks And here's a recording of the project, created with Music Blocks's recently added record project as a video feature. #FreeSoftware #GNU40 #FreeSoftwareSong #SoftwareLibre #GNU #AGPL #MusicBlocks #MusicPlusCode #MAPFamilyLearningCenter @fsf @fsfe @rms

Music Blocks is going to New York! @pikurasa and @walterbender will be presenting at this year's Constructionism Conference on Sunday, October 8 at 3:25p.m. - 4:25p.m. in Cowin Auditorium at Teacher's College, Columbia University. Read more: https://nyc2023.fablearn.global/ #MusicPlusCode #Constructionism #Education #ProgrammingForKids #MusicBlocks

My students created their own metronome apps and we recorded them playing their instruments together with their computational creations. Check out a sneak peak: https://musicblocks.net/2023/09/25/build-your-own-metronome-with-music-blocks/ Bravo, students! #MusicBlocks #MusicPlusCode #MusicIntegration #MAPFamilyLearningCenter

At this year's FOSSY conference by Software Freedom Conservancy, I was interviewed by Richard Littauer for the podcast Sustain. The episode was just released, so check it out here to learn more about Music Blocks, Sugar Labs, and free software: https://podcast.sustainoss.org/194

#MusicBlocks #MusicEducation #FOSSY2023 #FreeSoftware #SugarLabs #Music #MusicPlusCode #MusicIntegration #ProgrammingForKids

If you want something logical yet unpredictable to listen to, try this Music Blocks projects that plays with ratios and prime factors: https://musicblocks.sugarlabs.org/index.html?id=1682280393168924&run=True

It's hypnotic. ☮️ ☮️ ☮️

#microtonal #MusicPlusCode #MusicPlusMath

Can't make up your mind? Just flip a coin! 💰

This project features the "one of this, one of that" block. Try it for yourself via https://musicblocks.sugarlabs.org/index.html?id=1680628194965175&run=True Enjoy!

#Music #Math ... and beyond! #MusicPlusCode

It's not directly related to #PiDay per se, but our post for 3/14 focuses on student ear trainer projects built from math quiz projects.

Read the full article at https://musicblocks.net/2023/03/15/how-to-create-an-ear-trainer/ and try some of the projects yourself.

#MusicPlusCode #MusicPlusMath

What does a Hilbert Curve sound like? We thought you would never ask. 😜

Play the video to hear and watch for yourself, and go to the following link to try for yourself: https://musicblocks.sugarlabs.org/index.html?id=1677191405096386&run=True

#MusicBlocks #mathematics #mathplusmusic #MusicPlusCode #Education #Geometry #Fun

This Valentine's Day, all you need is #love... and #code... and #music! Check out today's special post featuring #ValentinesDay-related Music Blocks projects that you can try (and remix) for yourself: https://musicblocks.net/2023/02/14/all-you-need-is-love-and-code-and-music/ #MusicBlocks #MusicPlusMath #MusicPlusCode #Fun #valentinesday2023 💕

Curious what a "fractal snowflake" ❄️ looks and sounds like? The only thing that could make this proposition better is having a mouse draw it. 🐭

We've got you covered. 😀

Once you watch it, try it for yourself at https://musicblocks.sugarlabs.org/index.html?id=1675912449125488&run=True #MusicBlocks #MusicPlusCode #Fractals #mathematics #music #education

Check out this awesome "endless drum exercise" program made by @walterbender 🎆 Try for yourself at https://sugarlabs.github.io/musicblocks/index.html?id=1675875060425778 🥁 (Note: The video shows the blocks in Japanese, but they will open in whatever language your browser is set to.) #MusicPlocks #MusicPlusCode

Whoah! Check out what one of the students of @walterbender created today! It uses a new arpeggio block and has a rather pleasant graphical element as well. This is #MusicPlusCode at its best. Bravo!

Number eleven from "Twenty things to do with a computer" is "make a music box and program a tune." Here we are, fifty years later, continuing to program tunes, now with Music Blocks. Need I say more? Join us in the fun and discovery! Ref: https://musicblocks.net/2021/11/28/celebrating-50-years-of-20-things-to-do-with-a-computer/ #musicblocks #musicpluscode

Music Blocks was featured in this week's edition of FLOSS weekly. Check it out at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly/episodes/714?autostart=false

@walterbender and I introduce Music Blocks and its various lesson plans; discuss the connections between music, math, and programming; and have an overall good time with our hosts, Doc Searls and Dan Lynch. Enjoy! #MusicPlusCode #FLOSS #FreeSoftware #MusicBlocks