Announcements:
- The last day for any late work WAS Friday, October 16th!
- All work not completed by then will remain a zero.
- Any work assigned after then is due the same day.
Objective:
- Students will use a variety of online tools to develop an understanding of digital music creation aesthetics and techniques.
1:30-1:40: Start of Class
- Students will find their assigned seats and be walked through the process for logging into the computers.
- Students will go to the front of the class, where Mr. Smith will walk them through the assignment for the day.
1:40-2:20: Instruction & Student Work
- Students will work on a digital music lesson.
- Rubric, Objective, Standards, and links can be found here.
- Today we are using the following music tool:
- Kandinsky - A tool from Chrome Music Lab that allows students to draw shapes that create corresponding sounds.
- Students are being asked to create rhythms and see what patterns they can make within the constraints of the software.
- Additional instruction will be given as "wonderings," and suggestions based on what students have tried so far. As their choices cannot be predicted those details cannot be included here.
2:20-2:30: End of Class
- Students will showcase their work to their peers before shutting down their computers and lining up to return to their classroom.
Missed Assignment?
- Parents: If you are reading this because your child was absent and they need to make up the work, have them use the site linked above, then send a photo (or a screenshot) to Mr. Smith via ClassDojo to earn credit.
- Previous Lessons: 08-26 – Graphic Design: Piskel, 08-31 – Graphic Design: Sketchpad, 09-03 – Keyboarding: Tux Typing, 09-09 – Graphic Design: Method Draw, 09-14 – Graphic Design: Voxels, 09-18 – Keyboarding: Tux Math, 09-24 – Pixel Art Maker, 09-29 – Graphic Design: TuxPaint, 10-02 – Keyboarding: Tux Typing, 10-07 – Music: Rhythm, 10-12 – Music: Melody, 10-15 – Keyboarding: Tux Math