{"id":12756,"date":"2023-01-16T14:36:08","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T14:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/?p=12756"},"modified":"2023-01-16T14:52:06","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T14:52:06","slug":"stem-digital-soundtrap-workshops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/?p=12756","title":{"rendered":"STEM &#8211; Digital Soundtrap Workshops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today saw the start of our block of workshops on composing music using a software program called Soundtrap.\u00a0 Mr John Dinning.\u00a0 We have used Soundtrap in the past to create story telling with sound effects.<\/p>\n<p>John demonstrated the vast range of instruments that are available on the software.\u00a0 He also introduced musical terminology of bars based on the x4 times table.\u00a0 The children explored layering tracks of instruments based on timings on 4 beats per bar.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-12756 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/?attachment_id=12758'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/portpatrickprimary\/uploads\/sites\/4131\/2023\/01\/16134130\/323829610_554868433217203_2970365341411772379_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/?attachment_id=12759'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/portpatrickprimary\/uploads\/sites\/4131\/2023\/01\/16134133\/322583645_3397267460554350_170538395105099231_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-12756 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/?attachment_id=12761'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/portpatrickprimary\/uploads\/sites\/4131\/2023\/01\/16143428\/320678714_864620834866504_1095297141586172849_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/?attachment_id=12762'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/portpatrickprimary\/uploads\/sites\/4131\/2023\/01\/16143431\/322256146_1198416144139796_6347910618665571507_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Have a listen to Katie &amp; Louise&#8217;s first composition:<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-12756-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/portpatrickprimary\/uploads\/sites\/4131\/2023\/01\/16143553\/i-like-horses-_-D.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/portpatrickprimary\/uploads\/sites\/4131\/2023\/01\/16143553\/i-like-horses-_-D.mp3\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/portpatrickprimary\/uploads\/sites\/4131\/2023\/01\/16143553\/i-like-horses-_-D.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Our children can access this software at home to tinker to their hearts contents.\u00a0 Once we start composing, why not have them share their work with you, and perhaps have a wee try yourselves!<\/p>\n<p>Our\u00a0 Reflective Comments:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Katie &#8211; It&#8217;s creative and I get to vibe.<\/li>\n<li>Max &#8211; It lets me create my own thing and design work.<\/li>\n<li>Lacey &#8211; We get told how to make music, but not what to do. We have had freedom and choice<\/li>\n<li>Jack &#8211; I get to create my own music<\/li>\n<li>Tilly &#8211; I learned how to put the different instruments in the best order<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The children naturally took on the role of &#8216;friendly critic&#8217;, listening to each other&#8217;s creations and giving feedback on their response to each pair&#8217;s work.\u00a0 We are looking forward to using our all of our Higher Order Thinking Skills to create our own musical masterpieces over the coming weeks. Watch this space&#8230;<\/p>\n<p># Successful Learners<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today saw the start of our block of workshops on composing music using a software program called Soundtrap.\u00a0 Mr John Dinning.\u00a0 We have used Soundtrap in the past to create story telling with sound effects. John demonstrated the vast range of instruments that are available on the software.\u00a0 He also introduced musical terminology of bars &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/?p=12756\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;STEM &#8211; Digital Soundtrap Workshops&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11913,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/11913"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12756"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12756\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12768,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12756\/revisions\/12768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}