Caitlyn Higgins and Grace Mead

MAKEY MAKEY
REVOLUTION
Creating Music Can Be as Easy as a Game!
OVERVIEW It can be played either alone or with a partner to increase
Using the tools from Makey Makey and Scratch, we musical variety. This instrument can be used by anyone
designed an interactive music making experience for regardless of ability or experience due to it being so user
people who are unable to use conventional music friendly. This instrument encourages inclusivity and
technology. This could also be used as a fun music adaptability to the needs of students. A student with rigid
making game for people of all ages that requires no finger dexterity and/or low lung capacity could easily
experience necessary! The Makey Makey Revolution enjoy playing the instrument, which encourages ensemble
has two different boards with arrows. One board has inclusion. It could also make a fun game with friends or
four arrows to represent the most common chords in alone without having to develop musicianship or
a major key (I, ii, IV, V) and the other board has eight instrumental skills.
arrows representing each scale degree in the major
diatonic scale. When a participant touches one of the
arrows, it will play either a note or chord. Because it’s
so easy, participants can use the Makey Makey
Revolution to play chords and/or pitches without any
prior knowledge of reading or playing music!

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Generate melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic
ideas for compositions or improvisations using
digital tools.
Demonstrate how context, structural, aspects
of the music, and digital media/tools inform
prepared and improvised performances.

TECHNOLOGIES USED
Makey Makey board - This keyboard will be
used to connect the computer to the
instrument with alligator clips
Scratch coding system - The software used to
connect to the Makey Makey keyboard to
make sounds.

HOW TO USE THE DEVICE

It's so easy! All you have to do is tap the arrows,
and it will play the pitch or chord of your choice. It
could also be played with a friend (one on each
board) to have an even better musical creation
and a super fun game!

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