RTTLMusic Demo

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Plays tunes from Ring-Tone Text Language (RTTL) libraries. This musical notation language was used before smartphones and micro:bits to allow cool ringtones. It was developed by Nokia for use on their mobile phones. Step 1: Setting up Plug a Loudspeaker into P2 Step 2: Starting the App Scroll down the menu to RTTLMusicDemo and press Button B. What is showing …

Music Demo

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Illustrating how the Kookaberry can play tunes from an indexed list and demonstrating the musical notation used on the Micro:Bit to write tunes. Step 1: Setting up Plug a Loudspeaker into P2 Step 2: Starting the App Scroll down the menu to Music Demo and press Button B. What is showing on the Home screen? Top Row: Name of app; …

Metronome

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This is an electronic metronome which demonstrates rhythm and beat accents. Directions Step 1: Setting Up Plug a Loudspeaker into P2 and (optionally) a Touch Sensor into P1         Step 2: Starting the App Scroll to the Metronome app on the screen and press Button B to run. There are three modes selected by Button B BPM: …

Move Music

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This plays musical notes using gestures. It uses its on-board accelerometer to play the C Major scale in the seven octaves of a standard piano. Directions Step 1: Setup Set up the app by plugging a Loudspeaker into P4 and (optionally) a Touch Sensor into P5. You don’t really need the touch sensor as the notes can be played by pressing …