Activity 07 mTiny Tunes

This activity allows children to explore music by making mTiny play notes and melodies using the Music Notes coding cards. Children will make mTiny execute a sequence of coding cards that includes Music Notes.

Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of this activity, children will be able to:
(1) Execute a set of commands that include the Music Notes coding cards;
(2) Understand how audio can be used to provide feedback.

Key Competencies

Resources

For Child
mTiny Toolkit × 1	Music Note Cards × 7	Piano Activity Card x 1

For Educator
mTiny Toolkit × 1	Music Note Cards × 7	Piano Activity Card x 1

Educator-Led Instructions

Main Activity

1. Demonstrate how to adjust the volume of mTiny and instruct children to set the volume to an appropriate level.

2. Introduce the Piano Activity Card. Demonstrate how to play a sound.

3. Introduce the Keyboard Activity Card. Instruct children to draw letters and numbers as they are called out.

1. Tell children that they will play a sound on the piano when you point to them. Take turns pointing to different children and have them play a sound.

2. Introduce the Music Note Cards and have children create a set of commands to play a song.

:::info Note: The following example is code that could be written to create a song: :::

1. Children can show mTiny playing their song command while the other children listen to mTiny perform.

Variations

You can challenge children to incorporate other cards (e.g., Facial Expression Cards or Action Cards) to enhance mTiny’s musical performance. Or, children can use the Piano Activity Card to create a song for mTiny to play.

To store the sequence, tap the Input card, then tape the piano keys on the Piano Activity Card. Then use the Go! card to execute the commands and listen to mTiny play the song.