Explore Coding and Music with Music Blocks
Students would be invited to come and try Music Blocks, a visual programming language for music, during workshops facilitated by Mr. Ulibarri (NEC) and Mr. Bender (MIT, SugarLabs).
Makers
Devin Ulibarri
Devin chairs the guitar departments of the Preparatory and Continuing Education schools at New England Conservatory and is co-creator with Walter Bender (MIT, SugarLabs) of Music Blocks, a software libre tool for exploring music's fundamental concepts. Various Versions HERE: http://owncloud.libretools.com/index.php/s/L7at6NpLZzNT2jc
Walter Bender
An expert in computers and learning and strongly influenced by constructionism, Bender is the lead developer of both Turtle Blocks and Music Blocks, Logo-inspired programming languages for children. Bender is an advocate for the use of Free Software for learning projects and works with like-minded educators and engineers around the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Bender