[gcompris-devel] GSoC Music Activity Proposals

Fri Apr 27 06:26:13 UTC 2012

Hi Beth,

My last year's GSoC project revolved around the same kind of things.

I developed a Musical Piano, Karaoke Player, Rhymes and a few more
activities.
Sadly it was missing a few things which did not let it go into the master.
Instead of starting from scratch you could work on polishing things that
I've done.

Lets not reinvent the wheel :)

My branch : (gcomprismusic)
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gcompris/log/?h=gcomprismusic

These are the things I did :
http://live.gnome.org/KarthikSubramanian_GCompris_Musical

Cheers,

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Karthik Subramanian
+91 99401 38729
http://yeskarthik.in
Be Happy always!! :)
Chennai

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On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 7:15 AM, Beth Hadley <bhadley at mit.edu> wrote:

> Hi. My name is Beth Hadley and I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to
> contribute to GCompris this summer through Google Summer of Code. I am
> passionate about open source projects, and I am eager to connect with the
> GNOME and GCompris communities. I am an undergraduate at the Massachusetts
> Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA and I'm studying
> Computer Science. I have a special passion for music, and I have actually
> spent a year working on an open source project to analyze symbolic music,
> so my skills and interests are best suited to developing music education
> activities for GCompris.
>
> Music education, especially for kids ages 2-10, is a difficult task,
> especially via computer software rather than real musical instruments.
> Nevertheless, many fundamental music concepts can be introduced and
> developed through computer activities at a young age. The goal of my
> activities will be to provide a stimulating learning environment for kids
> to learn about and develop a passion for music.
>
> I have proposed the following activities, although I am eager to receive
> feedback from the community to learn about exactly what types of music
> activities might be most desired by children or as an educational tool in
> classrooms. I look forward to questions and feedback from the community.
>
> *Name that Note*
> Goal: children will learn the basics of music notation based on duration
> (preparation for rhythmic exercises)
> Intended age group: middle (5-8)
> ·     A note (eight, sixteenth, half, whole, etc.) is displayed on the
> screen, and a sound clip of the note duration is played.
> ·     The student must identify what type of note it is (half note, quarter
> note, eighth note, sixteenth note)
> *Get Your Groove*
> Goal: children will develop an intuition for beat by practicing listening
> to and repeating rhythms
> Intended age group: all ages
> ·        A rhythm is played aloud and can also be seen visually as a stick
> strikes a drum and the notated rhythm is displayed
> ·        The student then repeats the rhythm by pressing the spacebar in
> time
> *Reading Rhythm*
> Goal: children will learn to associate a sequence of beats with the correct
> musical notation
> Intended Age Group: older (8-10)
> ·        quarter note beat is played so students understand timing
> ·        a rhythm is played and expressed visually
> ·        the student must choose the correct rhythm from choices (very
> basic rhythms for basic levels)
> ·        help page & tutorial provided to help students learn the rhythms
> - basic rhythms taught: eighth notes, quarter notes, whole notes, half
> notes. Possibly a few triplets.
> *Ear Training*
> Goal: introduce students to the concept of listening to a pitch and seeing
> the pitch notated on the staff
> Intended Age Group: older (8-10)
> ·        A note will be played, full duration for students to hear
> ·        The student must choose the correctly written note from two
> choices
> ·        For basic levels, the two choices are very distinct (high and low
> options). For high levels, the two choices become more similar.
> *Musical Awareness*
> Goal: help students develop a better ear for types of musical compositions
> and the instruments they hear
> Intended Age Group: all ages
> ·        A piece of music is played
>             o   Level 1: only one instrument is played (concerto)
>             o   Level 2: several instruments (string quartet, duets,
> trios, etc.)
>             o   Level 3: many instruments (band, orchestra, choir)
> ·        Student must identify
>             o   Which instrument is being heard
>             o   What type of piece it is (concerto, duet, trio, quartet,
> symphony, etc.)
> ·        The piece’s title is displayed on the screen for the student
> (picture and name of instrument choices are given on screen)
> *Music Around the World *
> Goal: children will learn about different types of music from around the
> world
> Intended age group: all ages!
> ·     World map is displayed, student must visit each location to complete
> the game
> ·     At each location, a sample of the music at that location is played. A
> short description (very basic) is displayed on the screen.
> ·     The student must answer a question about that location’s music
> - this activity will be developed as a template activity for GCompris,
> making it easy for other devleopers to make similar activities about
> "something" around the world...such as "landmarks around the world" or
> "foods around the world", etc.
> *Piano Player*
> Goal: allow kids to play with a digital piano to develop an understanding
> of pitch and notation
> - a virtual keyboard will be displayed, and students can click the keys
> - when the key is clicked, the corresponding note is displayed on a music
> staff (either treble or bass) and the note is heard
> (I have developed this activity as a prototype and posted a screencast of
> me playing the activity on my blog,  http://bethgsoc.blogspot.com/   )
> *Simple Music Notation Editor*
> Goal: allow kids to experiment with writing music. Display staff on screen
> and provide panel of notes & rests for students to drag and drop onto the
> staff, then play the music back. This activity promotes creativity and
> exploratory learning.
>
> Please feel free to visit my blog, http://bethgsoc.blogspot.com/  , for
> posts on my progress as well as two screencast videos of my work so far
> with GCompris.
>
> I encourage all comments and feedback, and I look forward to becoming an
> active member in the GCompris and GNOME communities.
> Thank you,
> Beth
> IRC: bhadley
>
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