Art & Music (Fall 2021) - Module 9

For Teachers
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  1. Use the TuneScope “Play Tracks” block to create a backing track accompanied by a melody.

  2. Then add at least one accompanying drum track using the methods described in Module 9 (Building a TuneScope Drum Machine):

    Module 9 – Make to Learn

  3. Post a comment in the Snap! forum with an explanation of the music that you created, including a link to the TuneScope program:

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Here is my mod 9 project. For this module I used my mod 7 melody, and I worked on the drum track with the class. Since what we worked on in class, I changed my code to make it clearer. I seperated the violin noted so that each measure is a list, and changed the quarter half note pairs into dotted halves.

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Here is my week 11 project (module 9). I used the same track that I made in module 8, but added a couple drum tracks. I decided to add a bass drum, mid tom, and the open hi-hat. I played around with what part of the beat each component of my drum track should be on.

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Here is my week 11 assignement. For the backing track and melody, I used the one I created for my week 9 assignment and then added a bass drum, snare drum, and an open hi-hat to accompany. I created this drum melody during class last week and was interested in seeing how it sounded if played with the melody and background track I created for week 9.

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Cool piece! I liked the way you incorporated the drums and how it doesn't overtake the melody but also you can hear its prominence whenever the melody hits a rest.

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Here is my Week 11 project. I added a bass drum on each beat to emphasize the rhythm of the beat I was attempting. Then, I added a both on-beat and slightly off-beat snare to add some interesting sounding secondary rhythm as well.

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I like how this one turned out. The drum track sounds nice, and was the focus of the piece.

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Here is a link to my week 11 assignment. I wanted to build on my previous weeks assignment this week, so I used the backing track and melody that I created for the Week 10 assignment here as well. I then added a variety of bass tracks to this, selecting to use the bass drum, the mid tom, and the open hi hat for accompanying tracks. I selected rhythms for each of the drum tracks that I thought meshed well with the melody I was using for this assignment until I was pleased with how everything sounded together.

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Here is a link to my project for Assignment 11. I started out with the chord progression, then I added a melody consisting of keys from A major in a couple different octaves. Then, I added a bass drum track followed by the snare and open hi-hat.

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Here is my week 11 assignment. I used my melody and backtrack from week 10 and I built a drum sequence into it. I ended up using four different drums that only played once each on the 8 count in order to create a good balance in the music.

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I like how up beat your music is! It feels like something you could swing dance to.

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Here is my week 11 assignment, I started by adding my bass drum and then added two more drum sequences in.

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Here is the link to my assignment for the week. I wanted to expand upon my previous melody as I saw a lot of potential for it, and ended up adding a bass drum, snare drum, and open-hi-hat. Trying to synchronize these with the melody was difficult but I played it by ear.

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Your drum track works really well with the melody you created! I like how you adjusted the volumes of the different instruments, which is something I should definitely incorporate in my project.

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Here is my week 11 assignment. I decided to use my melody and backtrack from my week 9 assignment, because I liked it a lot, and built a drum pattern. I used three different drums, which were the snare, the bass drum, and the mid tom. I like the way that these three sound together, which is why I decided to use them.

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I like your sound a lot! Specifically the way that the snare drum aids in carrying the melody, and the way the bass drum sounds in the background.

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Week 11 Assignment

This is my week 11 assignment. With this assignment, I used my week 10 assignment as the base because it worked out perfectly for this one. I liked the tune I was able to make with this set of blocks and I thought it was catchy and unique.

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I really liked how your tune sounded! It was cool how you implemented a nursery rhyme song and were able to basically get the same tune out of it from your set of blocks.