scratch music worksheet

I have little musical ability but have written this to introduce my new year 10 students to the range of instruments, use of variables and randomisation using Scratch

MUSIC, VARIABLES AND RANDOMISATION IN SCRATCH

SOUND GROUP
Check out the instrument types, notes and drum types in the sound group

• Instruments 1 – 128
• Notes 48-72 (piano keyboard)
• Drum types 35-81

VARIABLES
Make these variables:

• inst_num, short for instrument number
• note
• drum_num

NUMBERS
The one you’ll need here is pick random

WRITE SCRIPTS, which:

1) will play the same note consecutively on all the instruments (1 – 128)



2) will play all the notes (48-72) consecutively on one instrument at a time

3) will play all the drums consecutively (35 to 81)

4) will play random notes on one instrument (25 times)

5) will play random notes on random instruments (128 times)