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| Music Blocks blog | https://musicblocks.net |
| Music Blocks v3 (stable) | https://musicblocks.sugarlabs.org/ |
| Music Blocks v3 (testing) | https://sugarlabs.github.io/musicblocks/ |
| Lesson plans for Music Blocks | https://mapflc.com/lesson-plans/ |
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/
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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
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
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
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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
Part 1 of GSoC/DMP/SSoC final presentations starting now.
Watch it now at https://youtube.com/live/krvzLreJ4lo?feature=share
We're wrapping up this summer's projects for Google Summer of Code (GSoC), Dedicated Mentorship Project (DMP), and Sugar Summer of Code (SSoC).
Our students will be presenting their projects.
Come attend to learn more about their work this summer!
Check out this Indonesian melody project in Music Blocks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Te1MG9FMHY
It showcases a melody in various permutations, such as inverted and retrograde, The captivating melody is a pentatonic subset of the Locrian mode, using pitches E, F, G, B, and C. Enjoy!
#MusicTheory #MusicCode #MusicBlocks #MusicProgramming #Indonesia #MusicOfIndonesia #MathAndMusic
We're excited to be hosting "The role of AI in education" with special guest Ken Kahn, PhD.
Join us today at 1:00pm EDT (17:00 UTC) online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn1jeQgKTOA
We'll be exploring the following topics and more:
* Role of gen-AI in education;
* Ethical implications of gen-AI in education; and
* Open (free/libre) source vs. closed/proprietary
We hope to see you there. If you have a question for us or Ken, please drop it in a comment, either here or on YouTube.
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