Getting Started
You will be using a web app called Chrome Song Maker to record your own music and songs. Watch the short tutorial below to find out how to get started.
Learning Tasks
Now it's time to record your own song. To begin, see if you can recreate a well known song in Chrome Song Maker. Here is an example that you might recognize.
Can you create your own unique song in Chrome Music Maker? Think about the different parts to a song such as melody, rhythm, key and chords, time signature (beat) and lyrics. This website lists some steps to help you write your own song.
There are a variety of other websites that can be used to make music. Click here to explore some other music tools.
Can you create your own unique song in Chrome Music Maker? Think about the different parts to a song such as melody, rhythm, key and chords, time signature (beat) and lyrics. This website lists some steps to help you write your own song.
There are a variety of other websites that can be used to make music. Click here to explore some other music tools.
Guiding Questions
Click on the settings button in Chrome Song Maker and Experiment with the settings.
Listen to a few of your favourite songs. What is it you like about them? What makes them fun to listen to?
How do different types of music make you feel?
Do some songs make you feel differently than others?
What elements of songs make you feel different moods or emotions?
- Wha is the difference between a Major, Chromatic and Pentatonic scale?
- What is an octave and what happens if you change the number of octaves?
- How do bars and beats work and what happens if you change these numbers?
Listen to a few of your favourite songs. What is it you like about them? What makes them fun to listen to?
How do different types of music make you feel?
Do some songs make you feel differently than others?
What elements of songs make you feel different moods or emotions?