Within each mission students will find two or three instructional videos, a couple of games, and recording activities. The "missions" in BandBlast are essentially small units of study for students to complete. There are about two dozen songs that students can choose from in BandBlast.
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The recording section in BandBlast is where students can play their instruments along with the virtual band that plays on their iPads or Android tablets. Pitch games are played by students playing physical instruments in response to the prompts in the app.
Rhythm games are played within the app by tapping on a tablet's screen. Students who want to play more than one instrument can create additional profiles within the app.Īfter creating a profile and choosing the instruments that they want to play, students can then play a game, record themselves playing an instrument along with a virtual band, watch videos about their chosen instruments, or embark on a music "mission."īandBlast games are intended to help students develop rhythm and pitch skills. Whichever way that students end up using the app, they all have to start by selecting an instrument that they wish to play either virtually or physically.
There are many ways that students can use the BandBlast app.
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After learning about how the instruments are played it is time for students to jump into the "composition" section of SFS Kids where they'll work through a series of lessons on the basics of composition and begin writing their own pieces.īandBlast is a free app designed to help students learn to play music. In the "performance" section of SFS Kids students learn about the instruments commonly heard in a symphony orchestra. After listening to a selection of recordings students move on to playing games in which they try to recognize and match rhythms. In that dialog box students will learn a bit about the style of the composition and performance they're hearing. A pop-up dialog box appears with each selection of music. Students get started on SFS Kids by listening to samples of different styles of music performed by the symphony. Your students can jump into any section of SFS Kids and start learning, but it is probably best if they work through the sections in order. On SFS Kids students can learn to compose and play music. It is loaded with good activities for elementary school and middle school students. SFS Kids is the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra's website for kids.