Python For Kids (Part 8: FUN With Music)

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IS EVERYONE EXCITED? IS EVERYONE READY TO GET THEIR JAM ON?

Today we are going to have FUN with our little friend and have him jam out some tunes for us as the party starts right now!

Ok... Let's start with the boring stuff, the setup.

STEP 1: Connect Your Earbuds To The micro:bit

STEP 2: Open Mu IDE

STEP 3: Type Code

STEP 4: Click Save

STEP 5: Save File - main.py - Desktop

STEP 6: Click Flash

STEP 7: SEE THE FUN AS OUR NEW FRIEND IS JAMMIN OUT HIS FAVORITE TUNE!

(Use your headphones to hear our friend jammin his favorite song.)

It's your turn! Ask our little friend to play some of his other favorite songs for you! You can try something like this on line 3 by replacing line 3 in our code with one of the below statements to which you will SAVE and FLASH as described above.

Here’s a list of the built-in songs:

• play(DADADADUM)
• play(ENTERTAINER)
• play(PRELUDE)
• play(ODE)
• play(RINGTONE)
• play(FUNK)
• play(BLUES)
• play(BIRTHDAY)
• play(WEDDING)
• play(FUNERAL)
• play(PUNCHLINE)
• play(PYTHON)
• play(BADDY)
• play(CHASE)
• play(BA_DING)
• play(WAWAWAWAA)
• play(JUMP_UP)
• play(JUMP_DOWN)
• play(POWER_UP)
• play(POWER_DOWN)

Feel free to share your code in the comments below! I would LOVE to see what YOU create!

In our next lesson we will have some FUN with talking robots!