Music Blocks programming

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Music Blocks is a visual programming language for music. Let's share our music+code creations here.

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Music Blocks bloghttps://musicblocks.net
Music Blocks v3 (stable)https://musicblocks.sugarlabs.org/
Music Blocks v3 (testing)https://sugarlabs.github.io/musicblocks/
Lesson plans for Music Blockshttps://mapflc.com/lesson-plans/

Another student-created lesson plan. It's La Cucaracha!

https://musicblocks.net/2026/03/21/la-cucaracha/

#LaCucaracha #MexicanMusic

"La Cucuracha" with Music Blocks

Read this student-written lesson plan that combines the iconic "La Cucuracha" with coding and improvisation.

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LOL. If I'm ever at a place selling computers, this is the kind of stuff I do. Then I just leave them like this.

This is one of those new Apple devices that was on display.

#MusicBlocks #VisualProgramming #Programming #Mac #MacNeo

New lesson plan created last summer by one of our very own students, Nathan. It's a fun one that combines the iconic chord progression of "La Cucuracha" with programming and creative musical choices. Check it out!

https://musicblocks.net/2026/03/21/la-cucaracha/

#visualprogramming #lessonplans #learning #constructionism #musicblocks

A few years ago, we hosted a Pi Day concert with MAP instructors. Programmer-teacher Walter Bender shared a way to calculate Pi using visual code.

Check out a snippet from the concert for Pi Day today: https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxfIWFNJ6xbsQyMmjZaZmJxgdT7nlCIMyP?si=DG1gwDBgQsdBXj8F

#PiDay #Piday2026 #Math #VisualProgramming

A very happy birthday for Music Blocks creator Walter Bender. Uses Pitch Number, draws notes, and has balloons from another project merged into it.

Video: https://youtu.be/2ZJsXrUcshI

Project: https://musicblocks.sugarlabs.org/index.html?id=1771791489349863&run=True

#HappyBirthday #VisualProgramming #WalterBender

Happy Birthday Walter Bender

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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

Release End of Year 2025 · sugarlabs/musicblocks

Music Blocks Release Notes We are thrilled to announce the latest update to Music Blocks, driven by our incredible community! As of this release we have more than 300 contributors. And this release...

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Music Blocks is a Sugar Labs project. Please support!!

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There are a few important Music Blocks highlights in the latest Sugar Labs newsletter.

Be sure to check out: Shubham Singh's Lego brick to music conversion, Om Santosh''s debugging assistant for Music Blocks, Elwin Li's improvements to the JS editor, and Nikhil Bhatts work towards a Git backend for Music Blocks.

Be sure to check it out and follow Sugar Labs, who is a fiscal sponsor of Music Blocks.

MAP afterschool student proudly presents his virtual piano creation, built using Music Blocks!

Check it out: https://youtu.be/cQd1bYygY5Q

With the help of event handlers (a concept in computation), he performs Beethoven's iconic "Ode to Joy" melody. This video is a great example of what can be achieved when students are encouraged to build their own tools, using music theory and computer science!

#MusicBlocks #MusicPlusCode #Computation #MusicTheory #VirtualInstrument

Student plays Ode to Joy on virtual keyboard he created with Music Blocks

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