Using a grid, you click in the boxes to add sounds to the song. The Song Maker tool is the most robust within the Chrome Music Lab. Students can create rhythm patterns to use as an accompaniment to a song or warm-up they are working on.Have students explore meter, experimenting with the various grid templates.Students could then notate the pattern they created using standard or iconic notation, or work in groups to perform the rhythm. Have students create their own rhythm patterns in a specific meter.Regardless, the Rhythm tool is still fun to use in any music classroom. For example, you can’t change the tempo or instrument sounds. The simplicity of use makes the Rhythm tool so great, however, that means the creative options are limited. To add to the experience, cute creatures playing percussion instruments accompany each grid. The rhythm pattern loops as it plays, providing a rhythmic ostinato.
Enjoy this introductory video.There are four grid templates, each with a different number of beats – three, four, five, or six beats per grid. There is a rich presence of the Design Qualities throughout the program.Ĭhrome Music Lab is a wonderful introduction to digital music for young people.
And the minute a student asks, “How can I combine my song with my rhythm track?”, a savvy teacher will steer him or her to Garage Band or something similar and off they will go. It taps in to student creativity and lets them explore and create in a limited digital music environment. In fact, Chrome Music Lab does not even have the capability of saving a song. It is a wonderful app for young people to explore the world of digital music creation. I moved over to the rhythm creator and I was building all kinds of background beats in seconds. On to the keyboard app and I was listening to and creating major and minor chords. I am not sure who was engaged more - me or the students!Ĭhrome Music Lab is not to be confused with professional sequencing or music writing programs. Wiles shared an assignment where third and fourth graders were challenged to create a recognizable song. I could readily see students intuitively learning note value, pitch, and music sequencing. I started with the song maker where I could easily add tones using a block building format. She directed me to her teacher Chromebook and I was off. Being a musician and music educator, I couldn’t help myself and asked the teacher, Anna Wiles, if I could play along. While touring the building, I stepped in to the music room where students were giddy over the work they were doing in the Chrome Music Lab. I recently had the pleasure of visiting Brookwood Elementary School, a great STEM school in the Dalton (Ga.) City School District.
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