Art and Music - Scratch

Art and Music - Scratch - Basic

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Coding is one of the most valuable skills you can build. If you’re searching for "how to learn coding," it might be because you want to advance your career.

Maybe you’re hoping to build software or games for your friends or get a better grip on the tech space. Either way, learning the language of computers can be a major asset to your professional and personal development.

In this quest you will learn with the popularity of social media, digitalisation, and the nature of immediacy among today’s generation, everyone in the art and music business will have to continue innovating to capture and sustain interest across multiple platforms.

Over the 3 difficulty levels in this project, different styles of art and music will be explored in the context of coding and computer science, leading to 3 separate, fully developed projects. Music is a universal gift and its power to connect people is without question. It is an art form with human interaction at its centre, creating cohesion between people, even when words can fail.

Task

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In the beginners section there will be a focus on using different sprites in Scratch in order to create a scratch band that you can use to create music! The sound library in scratch will allow you to customise the sound of each of your instruments.

Process

In order to complete the task you will need to go to the resources section and find the document titled: Scratch beginner- scratch band. Follow the instrcutions from slide two onwards which will provide step by step guide to complete the task.

There is a very helpful link in the resorces section titled Women Returners Toolkit this provides step by step advice what you need to do as a returner trying to get back to work. Reading this document will be helpful for you.

In the resources section there is a video techUK Returners Hub that unpcks some of the stigma women face especilly in the tech industry when trying to get back to work, it would be useful for you to understand this when completing the task.

Conclusion

Learning even just the basics of computer programming will help you understand the components of the growing technology landscape. You’ll gain an entirely new perspective on the technologies in your life and an appreciation for how it all comes together.

Congratulations!

You have completed the creation of your very own scratch band. You are ready to move on to the intermediate level…

Learning Objectives

By completing this task you will learn how to use different sprites in Scratch in order to create a scratch band that you can use to create music! The sound library in scratch will allow you to customise the sound of each of your instruments.
You will develop enhanced communication skills. Coders must be able to communicate clearly to their team, colleagues, and clients.
You will develop empathy to comprehend and be sensitive to other people’s needs and emotions.
Learning to code is like learning how to read and write in a different medium – it enables you with creative and expressive power.