Song Maker is a really simple arrange screen setup which allows you to learn about and begin to create simple songs using some preset melodic and drum sounds. In this post, I will focus on three of the experiments: Song Maker, Kandinsky and Rhythm. Each one has applications in music, science and mathematics. In total, there are 13 “experiments” to teach and learn with. Chrome Music Lab is one of those apps, and boy does it deliver in the classroom! One of those things is creating quirky, innovative apps which just tick all of the right boxes. Google, for all of their all encompassing status, are great at many things. It's one of those tools that'll inspire creative teachers and lead to great hooks for lessons but require a bit of effort on the part of teachers to make sure activities help students extract and apply meaning from their enthusiastic play.After over 15 years in education and with music as his speciality, Andrew Keegan, shares his thoughts on Google Chrome Music Lab.Ī little while back, I stumbled upon a hidden gem of the Internet: There are of course tons of use cases for music teachers, especially for introducing concepts including composition, rhythm, arpeggios, and harmonics. For instance, Oscillators can be a fun way to introduce the x- and y-axes and their usefulness for coding, and Chords and Sounds Waves can both be used to illustrate waveforms and frequency.
Since there are only 13 experiments, start by playing around with all of them to see which ones connect with your curriculum, because those connections abound - not just in music but in science and math.
Teachers will likely, however, want to offer some guidance rather than let students run wild. The focus is very much on free-form play and experimentation, and on this front, it'll surely succeed, inviting students to explore and create. Chrome Music Lab is a free website by Google, featuring 13 different interactive musical "experiments." There's no instruction or supports beyond some simple iconography and tweets showcasing actual classrooms using the tool.
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