{"id":5484,"date":"2018-03-07T13:53:54","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T13:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/ICTFalkirkPrimaries\/?p=5484"},"modified":"2026-01-19T12:18:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T12:18:59","slug":"chrome-music-lab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/digilearnfalk\/2018\/03\/07\/chrome-music-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Chrome Music Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"builder-section-text_11\" class=\"builder-section-first builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-text builder-text-columns-1 layout-4-8\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_11-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p>Google wanted to help make learning about music a bit more accessible to everyone by using technology that\u2019s open to everyone: the web. They built a set of experiments that let anyone explore how music works.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">What does it do?<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/musiclab.chromeexperiments.com\/Experiments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chrome Music Lab<\/a> is a free online music creation webtool from Google. It is described as &#8220;a website that makes learning music more accessible through fun, hands-on experiments&#8221; and can be used on any web-connected device through most Internet browsers, so it will work on desktop computer, laptop, tablet, or smartphone (just note that it does not work on Internet Explorer).<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PdwmtU-FkrA\">YouTube video<\/a> below gives an overview of what Chrome Music Lab is.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Introducing Chrome Music Lab\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PdwmtU-FkrA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Why is it useful?<\/h2>\n<p>You can exploring different features of music and link these other areas of the curriculum. The tools can be used in open-ended ways but direct links can be made to the science and mathematics of sound\/music through practical activities looking at sound waves, vibrations, oscillations, or to artists like Kandinsky and relationship to shape. Explore the different tools to see the possibilities.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">How does it work?<\/h2>\n<p>You don&#8217;t need to sign up for any account, you can just start creating right away by going to <a href=\"https:\/\/musiclab.chromeexperiments.com\">Chrome Music Lab<\/a>\u00a0on your browser of choice.<\/p>\n<p>There are a range different tools: <a href=\"https:\/\/musiclab.chromeexperiments.com\/Song-Maker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Song Maker<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/musiclab.chromeexperiments.com\/Rhythm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rhythm<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/musiclab.chromeexperiments.com\/Spectrogram\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spectrogram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/musiclab.chromeexperiments.com\/Chords\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chords<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/musiclab.chromeexperiments.com\/Sound-Waves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sound Waves<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/musiclab.chromeexperiments.com\/Arpeggios\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arpeggios<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/musiclab.chromeexperiments.com\/Kandinsky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kandinsky<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/musiclab.chromeexperiments.com\/Melody-Maker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Melody Maker<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/musiclab.chromeexperiments.com\/Voice-Spinner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voice Spinner<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/musiclab.chromeexperiments.com\/Harmonics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harmonics<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/musiclab.chromeexperiments.com\/Piano-Roll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Piano Roll<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/musiclab.chromeexperiments.com\/Oscillators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oscillators<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/musiclab.chromeexperiments.com\/Strings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Strings<\/a>. Open any of these tools from the launchpad and simply click on the &#8220;About&#8221; link on each one to find out the straightforward guide to using each tool. Or just play about and have fun with each one &#8211; and then have a look at the &#8220;About&#8221; link to see what you&#8217;ve just been learning!<\/p>\n<p>Each tool is visually very user-friendly and younger users could simply explore by trial and error and still gain a lot from experimenting. For those who wish to explore further they will find each tool has a wide range of permutations to be adaptable for different ages, stages and learning outcome desired.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Where can you learn more about Chrome Music Lab?<\/h2>\n<p>You can find out more about Chrome Music Lab on their <a href=\"https:\/\/musiclab.chromeexperiments.com\/Experiments\">about page<\/a> but the easiest (and most fun) way to get to know the experiments is to try them out for yourself!<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BqncqSxIwgc&amp;feature=youtu.be\">YouTube video\u00a0<\/a>from Google gives a quick start guide on creating your own songs with Song Maker.<\/p>\n<p>A quick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=chrome+music+lab+songs\">YouTube search<\/a> will also throw up loads of tutorials for replicating famous\/popular songs in Song Maker.<br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Educator Voice<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_25\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-text builder-text-columns-3 layout-4-8\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_25-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">P4A are so musical! <br \/>We created music that sounded like spring using Chrome Music Lab. We drew spring pictures on the iPad and turned them into songs.<br \/>\ud83c\udfb6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/exMjyeJPKY\">pic.twitter.com\/exMjyeJPKY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Craigour Park Primary 5 (@CraigourP12018) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CraigourP12018\/status\/1512139767403749385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-2\" id=\"builder-section-text_25-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My little ones are really loving Chrome Music Lab at the moment! If you haven&#39;t seen it, check it out here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2acFq5dJO1\">https:\/\/t.co\/2acFq5dJO1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hoping to try this in school next term with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EYFS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EYFS<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/year1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#year1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mL6nNuOAp0\">pic.twitter.com\/mL6nNuOAp0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nicki Cooper (@GeekyNicki) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeekyNicki\/status\/1510559230243360768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-3\" id=\"builder-section-text_25-column-3\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are six feet apart, but with Chrome Music Lab\u2019s new shared piano we can all play together! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wearenorwich?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wearenorwich<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/npsmakesmusic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#npsmakesmusic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1gTqpKRyfv\">pic.twitter.com\/1gTqpKRyfv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mrs. Beit (@Kellysteamband) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kellysteamband\/status\/1307285306165649408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_51\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-last builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_51-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/musiclab.chromeexperiments.com\/\">Chrome Music Lab<\/a>, a hands-on music playground. Explore the science of sound through interactive experiments.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\ud83d\udd0d What does it do? <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Chrome Music Lab is a website based collection of 14 web-based &#8220;experiments&#8221; that make learning music tactile and visual. It covers everything from basic rhythm and melody to the complex physics of sound waves and harmonics. It is designed to be played with &#8211; there are no &#8220;wrong&#8221; notes, and every interaction provides immediate visual and auditory feedback.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">\ud83c\udf93 Why is it useful?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Instant Creativity:<\/strong> There is no &#8220;learning curve.&#8221; A pupil can open the Kandinsky experiment, draw a circle with their finger, and hear it turn into a sound immediately.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Visualising the Invisible:<\/strong> It turns abstract concepts like &#8220;frequency&#8221; and &#8220;pitch&#8221; into colourful animations. The Spectrogram allows pupils to literally &#8220;see&#8221; their own voice or the sound of a flute.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cross-Curricular Links:<\/strong> It is as much a Science and Maths tool as a Music tool. It uses grids to teach patterns (Maths) and oscillators to show how air molecules move (Science).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Easy Sharing:<\/strong> In Song Maker, pupils can save their work as a simple web link. They don&#8217;t need to export files; they just copy the link and paste it into a Teams or Google Classroom assignment.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2699\ufe0f How does it work?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>1. Access:<\/strong> Open Safari and go to <a href=\"https:\/\/musiclab.chromeexperiments.com\/\">musiclab.chromeexperiments.com<\/a>. No login required.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Pick an Experiment:<\/strong> Tap on one of the colorful cards to open the experiment. There are a range different options: <a href=\"https:\/\/musiclab.chromeexperiments.com\/Song-Maker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Song Maker<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/musiclab.chromeexperiments.com\/Rhythm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rhythm<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/musiclab.chromeexperiments.com\/Spectrogram\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spectrogram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/musiclab.chromeexperiments.com\/Chords\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chords<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/musiclab.chromeexperiments.com\/Sound-Waves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sound Waves<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/musiclab.chromeexperiments.com\/Arpeggios\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arpeggios<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/musiclab.chromeexperiments.com\/Kandinsky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kandinsky<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/musiclab.chromeexperiments.com\/Melody-Maker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Melody Maker<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/musiclab.chromeexperiments.com\/Voice-Spinner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voice Spinner<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/musiclab.chromeexperiments.com\/Harmonics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harmonics<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/musiclab.chromeexperiments.com\/Piano-Roll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Piano Roll<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/musiclab.chromeexperiments.com\/Oscillators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oscillators<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/musiclab.chromeexperiments.com\/Strings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Strings<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10717\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/digilearnfalk\/2018\/03\/07\/chrome-music-lab\/screenshot-2026-01-19-at-12-17-46\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/digilearnfalk\/uploads\/sites\/3070\/2018\/03\/19121810\/Screenshot-2026-01-19-at-12.17.46.png\" data-orig-size=\"1260,354\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2026-01-19 at 12.17.46\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/digilearnfalk\/uploads\/sites\/3070\/2018\/03\/19121810\/Screenshot-2026-01-19-at-12.17.46-300x84.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/digilearnfalk\/uploads\/sites\/3070\/2018\/03\/19121810\/Screenshot-2026-01-19-at-12.17.46-1024x288.png\" class=\"wp-image-10717 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/digilearnfalk\/uploads\/sites\/3070\/2018\/03\/19121810\/Screenshot-2026-01-19-at-12.17.46-1024x288.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/digilearnfalk\/uploads\/sites\/3070\/2018\/03\/19121810\/Screenshot-2026-01-19-at-12.17.46-1024x288.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/digilearnfalk\/uploads\/sites\/3070\/2018\/03\/19121810\/Screenshot-2026-01-19-at-12.17.46-300x84.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/digilearnfalk\/uploads\/sites\/3070\/2018\/03\/19121810\/Screenshot-2026-01-19-at-12.17.46-768x216.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/digilearnfalk\/uploads\/sites\/3070\/2018\/03\/19121810\/Screenshot-2026-01-19-at-12.17.46.png 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Interact:<\/strong> Use your finger to tap the grid, draw shapes, or drag sliders.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">\ud83d\ude80 Beyond the Basics<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sound Waves in Science:<\/strong> Use the Oscillators experiment. Pupils can drag their finger up and down to change the pitch and see how the character\u2019s shape changes\u2014stretching for high sounds and squashing for low sounds.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Syllable Beats:<\/strong> Use the Rhythm experiment in Literacy. Pupils can use the different characters to &#8220;tap out&#8221; the rhythm of their name or a line of poetry, helping them understand meter and syllables.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pattern Recognition:<\/strong> Use Song Maker. Challenge pupils to create a repeating &#8220;pattern&#8221; of colors on the grid. They can see and hear the mathematical symmetry in their music.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Voice Spinner:<\/strong> Pupils can use the microphone to record a short sound (like a &#8220;Hello&#8221; or a clap). They can then use their finger to spin the sound fast, slow, or backwards, exploring how speed affects audio.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hear Art with Kandinsky:<\/strong> Based on the artist Wassily Kandinsky, this experiment turns drawings into music. 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