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Fun with programming and Sonic-Pi

Learn programming with music course plan

A WIP plan to teach simple programming ideas using Python & Music

Target audience: New programmers, no musical knowledge assumed

1. Make a beep.
   • Goal:
     1. Code: Make a beep with code. Progress to making a sequence of beeps.
     2. Understand note names
        Your First Beeps
2. Make a sequence of beeps
3. Refactor beeps sequence with a loop
4. Randomisation & sleep

	3.times do
  	play 60 + rand(10)
  	sleep 0.5
	end

5. If else with rand(). Toss a virtual musical coin

if rand(1) < 0.5
 # if heads, play two ascending notes
  play 60
  sleep 0.5
  play 62
else
  # if tails, play three descending notes
  play 72
  sleep 0.25
  play 71
  sleep 0.25
  play 70
end

6. What are comments in code?
7. Errors and debugging
   1. Try removing spaces / indents
   2. Remove end from a loop
   3. Remove end from an if-else block
8. Discovering new sounds
   1. Synths: Switching Synths
   2. Drums
   3. Bass
9. Make a simple melody with all these ideas