Music through code: Students program a micro:bit to make music Workshop
TA Education
Here at TA Education, our enrichments are developed by leading technology innovators who all come from educator backgrounds ensuring that the workshops link in with the school's desires. Each of our enrichments can be adapted to fit the needs and fits in with the curriculum links as required. E-safety is no exception, the enrichment is updated to keep up with the relevant topics to ensure that students understand the current risks that are present online.
Where we travel to
We can visit your school in: East Midlands, West Midlands, London & South East, East of England, South West, North East, North West, Yorkshire, Wales
Which curriculum topics do we cater for?
Computing Workshop
Information and Communications Technology Coding
By coding the BBC micro:bit to produce musical outputs, students develop computational thinking and problem-solving skills in a fun and engaging context. The activity also reinforces understanding of physical computing and how software interacts with hardware—core elements of the KS2 and KS3 computing programmes of study.
Music Workshop
Composing Music
By programming the micro:bit to generate melodies and rhythms, students engage with musical elements such as pitch, duration, tempo, and dynamics. The activity promotes listening, improvisation, and composition skills, while also fostering an understanding of how technology can be used as a tool for musical expression—aligning with the aims of the KS2 and KS3 music programmes of study.
What size groups do we cater for?
The workshop can cater to up to 35 students per workshop.
Anything else?
To run the workshop, we would require a classroom-size space with access to a front-of-class display.
We would run this workshop as a half-day. This is 2 hours of delivery that can be duplicated to be run twice in one day.
We would run this workshop as a half-day. This is 2 hours of delivery that can be duplicated to be run twice in one day.
Who are TA Education?
TA Education is an impartial organisation created to support educational institutions in transforming teaching and learning by integrating new and existing technologies. Our team of fully qualified educators support over 1000 schools and train over 40,000 teachers a year through high-level consultancy and training services.
- Strategic Consultancy & Change Management.
- Professional Development - Remote and Face-to-Face Workshops.
- Student Enrichment Programmes.
- Curriculum Development & Project Based Learning.
- MAT and Individual School Annual Support Packages.
- Online Professional Development Platform (PDP).
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