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Using Music to Engage Students in CS Learning
The Music Integration toolkit contains information and resources for using CS to reinforce core concepts in music education, and for using music to support students in CS learning:
- Video Recording
- Music + CS Standards
- Songs created specifically for CS
- Resources and Strategies discussed in the video and other related resources
Watch this video to learn more about how CS can support Music learning. The resources and links discussed in this video can be found below.
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CS Songs
The following CS songs are created in partnership with our friends at BrightNow! to support young learners CS learning (mainly for Pre-K to 2 grade level band : CSTA 1A standards)
- Step by Step by Step (CSinPA Theme song)
- That’s A Computer
- Quick Check
- IP Address
Visit the song page to listen to these songs below and explore activities on each song page. We'll share more accompanying resources and activities you can use to engage learners in CS using these songs. More songs are in development!
Music and CS Standards
This document identifies cross-content connections in music and computer science instruction in grades K-2. Where possible, we have tried to identify opportunities for using CS to reinforce core concepts in music education, and for using music to reinforce key CS concepts.
For ease of use, these concepts have been organized into strands, aligned with PA music standards.
CS & Music Resources
Unplugged Coding
Unplugged activities are a great way to teach coding concepts like loops, conditionals and variables. Here are two approaches we used with our campers:
Physical Computing
Using physical computing devices, such as micro:bit, gives students a sense of how the code they write can impact things in the real world. In our camp, we were able to use it in 3 different ways. Click the links to jump to the activities.
Coding in a DAW
Platforms like EarSketch allow students to use languages like Python and Javascript to code music in a Digital Audio Workstation, or DAW
Other related CS & Music Resources
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