Use the numbers to perform simple melodies with boomwhacker sounds with diatonic C Major scale degrees. The "T" is for an eighth note triplet G because this was created for the Nutcracker March and when I recorded the Boomwhacker sounds, I could not code this well enough to play the triplet accurately. Therefore, I created a separate triplet code.
1. I used Canva (canva.com) to create the Boomwhackers. I placed one boomwhacker per page and downloaded each page as png files with transparent backgrounds. 2. I started with the Low C. I uploaded the Low C Sprite. 3. I clicked into the costume tab and duplicated the costume so that the original was costume 1 and the duplicated was costume 2. 4. I went into vector mode and enlarged costume 2. 5. I went back to costume 1. In vector mode, I used the text tool and typed 1 onto the Boomwhacker. 6. I clicked the code tab. I started with "when this sprite is clicked" and placed it on the screen. 7. I clicked on the sound tab and uploaded the C Boomwhacker sound. I labeled it BW Low C. 8. I went back to the coding window and under "when this sprite is clicked", I added start sound BW low C. 9. Switch costume to 2, so that the boomwhacker will enlarge when clicked. 10. Wait .1 seconds. 11. Switch costume to 1. This will make the boomwhacker enlarge when played and go back to its original size when finished. 12a. I then copied the code and changed "when this sprite is clicked" to "when 1 key is pressed" so that the number keys could be used to perform the music. 12. I did this for the other boomwhackers. 13. The triplet caused a problem because I could not find a way to code it so the sound could be shorter to play the triplet in one beat. Therefore, I duplicated the G sound and edited it so that I trimmed the sound down and copy and pasted it two more times in one sound file. It then played the G sound as a triplet. I copied the code so that "when t key is pressed" to perform the triplet. 14. Play with The Nutcracker's March (youtube video coming soon).
