20AVKWC01 Remix with setEffect()

Remix with setEffect()

EarSketch Remix Lab for the 2020 Amazon Virtual Kids Week Challenge

Module 1 of 8

Students will code a song in EarSketch that is a minimum of 20 seconds but less than two minutes. The songs must include at least one stem from Ciara’s “Set” or “Melanin" song or Common’s “God is Love” song and contain an effect using the function setEffect(). Students will explore the EarSketch workspace, learn about the building blocks of a program, variables, an introduction to functions, and how to add music/effects to their song.

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Learning Outcomes

Lesson Flow

Curriculum Materials

Objectives

Engage Students in coding in EarSketch
Explore connections between music technology and programming
Navigate the EarSketch Digital Audio Workspace (DAW)
Edit basic code with EarSketch specific function such as fitMedia() and setTempo()
Learn three of the building blocks of a basic program: constants, numbers, and variables

Computer Science Standards

CSP Standards

IT-CSP-2 Create digital artifacts that foster creative expression including programs, digital music, videos, images, documents, and combinations of these such as infographics, presentations, and web pages.

AP CSP Essential Knowledge

EK1.2.1A Creating digital effects, images, audio, video, animations has transformed industries
EK 5.2.1A Algorithms are implemented using program instructions that are processed during program execution.
EK 5.3.1M Application program interfaces (APIs) and libraries simplify complex programming tasks.
EK 5.3.1O APIs connect software components, allowing them to communicate