[Microbit-Python] Is Bach Prelude in C the right example for the musical API?

[Nick Sarbicki]

Sorry tutorial may have been a misleading choice of words.

I was browsing the github and came across the old example.

Going over it in more detail I've found several more coded in.

Out of interest have we got rests programmed into the module?

Nick.

On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 9:01 AM Nicholas H.Tollervey <ntoll at ntoll.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Where are you seeing this tutorial? I designed the music API and I've
> not written a tutorial for it. There's a relatively old music example
> but that can be easily changed.
>
> Totally agree about the music being engaging and appropriate for the
> target year group.
>
> N.
>
> On 06/12/15 21:15, Nick Sarbicki wrote:
> > Sorry if this has already been discussed. I've skimmed the previous
> > threads and haven't found anything on this.
> >
> > I for one love Bach.
> >
> > My 9 year old nephew only knows him from being forced to play Bach
> > pieces during piano lessons.
> >
> > Most other kids I teach at the Dojo I'm fairly sure wouldn't have a clue.
> >
> > Do we think it would be better to have a different song as the main
> > tutorial for the music API? My immediate thought was The Entertainer
> > which most kids are taught at school (they still are right? I'm not just
> > getting old?). But maybe even that is too old-fashioned.
> >
> > If we want to actively address the gender imbalance in programming today
> > we could even put on "Let It Go" (that was a joke, please don't take it
> > seriously).
> >
> > - Nick.
> >
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