Before the lesson
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Learning objective
- To create a program that plays themed music
National curriculum
- Design, write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals
- Select, use and combine a variety of software (including internet services) on a range of digital devices to design and create a range of programs
Success criteria
Cross-curricular links
Attention grabber
Main event
Differentiation
Pupils needing extra support: Use the Sonic Pi basic command sheet provided to help support spelling and syntax
Pupils working at greater depth: Can explain how they can use Sonic Pi to change the pitch, tempo, rhythm and timbre of the music.
- pitch = higher/lower play notes
- tempo = controlling the pauses with sleep
- rhythm = using loops appropriately
- timbre = using the synths