Do you like listening to music? Do you want to learn how to make music? Play this interactive and FREE game to teach you basic understanding of major and minor chords. Find out the difference between the different Majors, and learn how to play easy and simple chords. This project is perfect for any aspiring musicians who want to immerse themselves in an introduction to music course. My game will guarantee you a fun and interactive learning experience unlike any other program. There will be tests to prove your knowledge by pressing keys on the laptop that correlate with the actual keys on a piano. It will check your understanding by challenging you to play a C major. So hop on and play your heart out!
Project Link : https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1250722446
SOUL Reflection :
Strength - Two strengths I displayed in this project was creativity and knowledge. I came up with this idea all on my own. I used the computer keyboard to incorporate playing the piano perfectly through numbers that correlate with notes. This project simulates exactly like playing the piano in a creative manner. I applied my music knowledge to help teach others a basic introduction to notes and keys.
Opportunities - If I had the opportunity to restart my project, I would also instruct the audience on how to play left hand keys. I would also teach more chords, and sharp and minor keys. Since you cannot actually play many songs with only knowing eight notes. However, due to the time limit this would suffice for beginners.
Understanding - From this project, I now know how to use keys on a keyboard to play a real song using piano notes. I had to turn the volume up for every note in the sound column, and I am able to play multiple notes at once, like a real piano. I also practice and deepened my understanding on how to broadcast and use multiple sprites, to keep my project interesting.
Limitations - Two things that could be improved in my project is the amount of words. In order to get to the next step in the project, the student is asked to click a new key when their ready. This can be confusing and cumbersome at times. I would also teach more than just eight notes, however with the limited amount of numbers on a computer keyboard and scratch, I was forced to only include one octave.