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Music+Code Lesson Plan Samples
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Note: The date created for the chronology and progression of these lessons. In general, the older dates are easier, and the newer dates are more challenging.
Structure and Form
Hot Cross Buns Structure and Form by Devin Ulibarri (1/30/2016 | original lesson plan is available on our NextCloud)
Sakura by Devin Ulibarri (3/5/2018 | to be uploaded to MAPFLC from NextCloud)
Rhythm
Exploring Beat and Rhythm by Walter Bender (9/21/2019)
Chest, Snap, Clap by Devin Ulibarri (1/27/2019 | to be uploaded to MAPFLC from NextCloud)
Geometry and Rhythms by Devin Ulibarri (4/15/2020)
Animated Polyrhythms by Walter Bender (1/4/2020)
(Advanced) Circular Rhythm Ruler by Walter Bender (6/7/2020)
Meter
Make a Metronome by Devin Ulibarri (9/11/2020)
Intervals
Intervals by Walter Bender (11/18/2019)
Thirds and Sixths by Devin Ulibarri (9/22/2020)
Color of Intervals by Devin Ulibarri (4/15/2020)
Interval Sudoku by Devin Ulibarri (6/5/2020)
Dissonance to Consonance by Devin Ulibarri (10/03/2020)
Pitch Number (Chromatic)
Pitch Number, Fret, and Rock and Roll by Devin Ulibarri (5/17/2020)
From one String to Many by Devin Ulibarri (Work in Progress)
Chance and Randomness
Exploring Chance by Walter Bender (9/28/2019)
Canons
Canon by Walter Bender (10/5/2019)
Conditionals
Conditionals by Walter Bender (10/10/2019
Sensors
Sensors by Walter Bender (10/18/2019)
Events
Events by Walter Bender (10/29/2019)
Make a Piano by Walter Bender (1/26/2020)
Crazy Keyboard by Walter Bender (4/12/2020)
Heaps
The Heap by Walter Bender (11/22/2019)
Broadcast
Broadcast by Walter Bender (12/07/2019)
Interactive
Face the Music by Walter Bender (12/20/2019)
Dynamics
Quiet/Loud by Walter Bender (1/19/2020)
Symmetry
Symmetry by Walter Bender (2/8/2020)
Multimedia
Multimedia by Walter Bender (2/22/2020)
Heroes and Monsters by Walter Bender (3/7/2020)
Picture Hunt by Walter Bender (3/14/2020)
Switch
Switch by Walter Bender (3/28/2020)
Input
Input by Walter Bender (4/12/2020)
Logic Games
Deducto by Walter Bender (4/26/2020)
Interactive Games
Mousetrap by Walter Bender (5/23/2020)
Recursion
Strange Loops by Walter Bender (7/19/2020)
Useful Tool Creation
Make your own Tuner by Devin Ulibarri (7/19/2020) Note: Needs a computer with a microphone.
Representations
Conversions by Walter Bender (8/5/2020)
Pitch (Hz) and Fractions
Building a Scale by Devin Ulibarri (8/7/2020)
Interactive Games
Cookie Hunt by Walter Bender (11/8/2020)