References  |  Examples  |  Resources  |  Sheet Music  |  CD Tracks  |  Contacts  |  Acknowledgement

Workshop References     Top

1. Entire workbook as a color PDF  
2. NSF Award Abstract page  
3. Lowell Sun article on the project — published January 24, 2017  
4. Professor-created project website  

Resource Book

1. Greher, G.R., & Heines, J.M. (2014).  Computational Thinking in Sound: Teaching the Art & Science of Music & Technology.  Oxford University Press, New York, NY.  

Selected Papers

1. Heines, J. M. & Walzer, D. A. (2018).  Teaching a Computer to Sing.  Science Diffusion, February 2018.
2. Heines, J. M. & Walzer, D. A. (2018).  Teaching a Computer to Sing: Integrating Computing and Music in a Middle School, After‐School Program.  2018 Conference of the Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges – Northeastern Region, Manchester, NH, April 20, 2018.
3. Heines, J. M., Walzer, D. A., Crawford, R. R. M., & Lohmeier, J., & Thompson, S. (2016, unpublished).  Teaching a Computer to Sing: A Middle School, After-School Pilot Program Integrating Computing and Music.
4. Heines, J. M., Greher, G. R., Ruthmann, S. A., & Reilly, B. (2011).  Two Approaches to Interdisciplinary Computing+Music Courses.  IEEE Computer 44(12):25-32, December 2011.  
5. Ruthmann, S. A., Heines, J. M., Greher, G. R., Laidler, P., & Saulters, C. (2010).  Teaching Computational Thinking through Musical Live Coding in Scratch.  41st ACM SIGCSE Technical Symposium on CS Education, Milwaukee, WI, March 12, 2010.  

Workshop Examples     Top

You may have to click the tab after going to the Pencil Code site

1. Shenandoah  
• as sung by the TACTS kids on March 2, 2017 (MP3)  
• coded with accidentals (on the Pencil Code website)  
• coded using a function (on the Pencil Code website)  
• coded using our custom tacts functions (on the Pencil Code website)  
• coded using our custom tacts singsay function (on the Pencil Code website)  
2. Flix Are For Kids — Coding Exercise  
• as sung by the TACTS kids on March 26, 2017 (MP3)  
• coded with three measures in a single play statement (on the Pencil Code website)  
• coded with a visual piano and each measure as a separate play statement (on the Pencil Code website)  
3. Wade In the Water  
• for TACTS program on April 11 & 13, 2017 (MP3)  

Teaching Resources     Top

Websites

	EasyABC   Download Site  ABC Notation Home Page  ABC Notation Documentation   List of ABC Software Packages
	Pencil Code   Pencil Code Home Page   Pencil Code Documentation (then click “printable pdf here”)
	Soundtrap
	Reading Rhythms - Counting Music Interactive Webpage
	MuseScore   WebMusicScore

Handouts

1. Getting Started with Pencil Code (PDF)  
2. Notes on the Staff (PDF)  
3. Notes and Rests (PDF)  
4. Understanding Note and Rest Values (PDF)  
5. Notes and Rest Values Exercise (PDF)  
6. Understanding Key Signatures (PDF)  
7. Using the sing Template (PDF)  
8. Using the singsay Template (PDF)  
9. Using the tacts Pencil Code Functions (PDF)  
10. Coding Basics (PDF)  

Demonstration Pencil Code Programs

1. Custom sing Template  
• Dona Nobis Pacem — coded using the sing template  
• Let Freedom Ring — coded using the sing template  
• Kings’ Entrance (from Amahl and the Night Visitors) — coded using the sing template with control buttons  
2. Custom singsay Template  
• Major & Minor Scale — coded using the singsay template  
• Are You Sleeping? — coded using the singsay template  
• Frère Jacques — coded using the singsay template  
3. Custom tacts Library  
4. MIDI to ABC Converter  
5. Mudulator (key transposer)  

Many other such programs can be found at: http://drjay.pencilcode.net

8 Steps to Harmonization Piano and Vocal Scores     Top

Click a title link to view the score as a PDF.  Click an MP3 link to play the piano accompaniment.

1. African Noel (3-Part Mixed) — MP3  
2. All Through the Night  
• 2-Part Mixed Any Combination — MP3  
• 2-Part Treble — MP3  
3. Are You Sleeping (2-Part Any Combination) — MP3  
4. Au Clair De La Lune  
• 2-Part Mixed — MP3  
• 2-Part Treble — MP3  
5. Battle Hymn of the Republic  
• 2-Part Mixed Any Combination — MP3  
• 3-Part Mixed — MP3  
6. Coffee / With Laughter / All Things Shall Perish (2 or 3-Part Any Combination) — MP3  
7. Every Night When the Sun Goes In (2-Part Treble) — MP3  
8. Ezekiel Saw the Wheel / Little Wheel A-Turnin’ (2-Part Any Combination) — MP3  
9. Farewell Dear (4-Part Round) — MP3  
10. Gloria  
• 2-Part Mixed — MP3  
• 2-Part Any Combination — MP3  
• 3-Part Mixed — MP3  
11. Goodnight Ladies / Someone’s in the Kitchen (2-Part Mixed) — MP3  
12. Goodnight To You All (3-Part Round) — MP3  
13. Harmony Exercises (5 exercises) — no MP3  
14. I Love the Mountains — MP3  
15. Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho (2-Part Any Combination) — MP3  
16. The Little Bells of Westminster (4-Part Round) — MP3  
17. Mary Ann  
• Unison — MP3  
• 2-Part Any Combination (with descant) — MP3  
18. Missus O’Grady  
• Unison — MP3  
• 2-Part Mixed (with echo) — MP3  
19. The More We Get Together (2-Part Any Combination) — MP3  
20. Poor Wayfaring Stranger (2-Part Treble) — MP3  
21. Sarasponda — MP3  
22. Shenandoah  
• 2-Part Treble — MP3  
• 3-Part Mixed — MP3  
23. Solfege Warm-Ups (6 exercises) — no MP3  
24. Spring Has Come! (4-Part Round) — MP3  
25. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot / All Night, All Day (2-Part Treble) — MP3  
26. The Water Is Wide (2-Part Any Combination) — MP3  
27. This Old Hammer (2-Part Any Combination) — MP3  
28. Tina Singu (2- or 3-Part Any Combination) — MP3  
29. Wade In the Water  
• 2-Part Any Combination — MP3  
• Unison — MP3  
30. When Johnny Comes Marching Home  
• 2-Part Any Combination — MP3  
• Unison — MP3  
31. When the Saints Go Marching In  
• 2-Part Any Combination (with descant) — MP3  
• Unison — MP3  
32. When the Saints / This Train (2-Part Any Combination) — MP3  
33. Where Is John? — MP3  
34. Zum Gali Gali (2-Part Any Combination) — MP3  

2016 Holiday CD Project     Top

1. Are You Sleeping? (0:42) — recorded by the TACTS Chorus, December 1, 2016  
2. Are You Sleeping? (0:41) — recorded by the TACTS Chorus, December 1, 2016, with original lyrics composed by the TACTS Kids  
3. Are You Sleeping? (0:20) — round programmed by Saif  
4. The More We Get Together (1:02) — recorded by the TACTS Chorus, December 1, 2016  
5. The More We Get Together (0:25) — programmed by Hessell  
6. The More We Get Together (0:24) — programmed on two synchronized computers by Hessell and Taliya  
7. The More We Get Together (0:24) — programmed on Kathryn  
8. Let It Snow (1:02) — recorded by the TACTS Chorus, December 8, 2016  
9. Let It Snow (0:39) — programmed on Angelina and Isabella  
10. Let It Snow (0:56) — programmed on Breanna  
11. Let It Snow (0:58) — programmed on Saif  
12. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1:40) — recorded by the TACTS Chorus, December 8, 2016  
13. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1:26) — programmed by Ethan  
14. When the Saints / This Train Medley (1:22) — recorded by the TACTS Chorus, November 29, 2016  
15. When the Saints Go Marching In (0:32) — partner songs programmed by Nelle  
16. Dona Nobis Pacem (0:16) — programmed by Jackeline  
17. Candy (0:38) — original song programmed by Fernanda  
18. Fight Song (2:35) — recorded by the TACTS Chorus, December 10, 2015  
19. Shake It Off (3:29) — recorded by the TACTS Chorus, March 3, 2016  
20. Stitches (2:25) — recorded by the TACTS Chorus, March 3, 2016  

Workshop Leaders’ Contact Information     Top

• Jesse Heines — jesse@jesseheines.com  
• Dan Walzer — daniel_walzer@uml.edu  
• Rachel Crawford — rcrawford@lowell.k12.ma.us  
• Firas AL-Rekabi — fal-rekabi@lowell.k12.ma.us  

Acknowledgement and Disclaimer     Top

This project is supported by Award No. 1515767 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Research on Learning (DRL).  It falls under the AISL program: Advanced Informal STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Learning.  Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in our materials are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.