Turning Text into Music with Sonic Pi
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An interview explains how Sonic Pi turns typed commands into live music using a Ruby-based DSL and runs on cheap hardware like Raspberry Pi classrooms. Children as young as six and regularly ten-year-olds write and perform code, often pair-programming, while the project emphasizes two hours nightly practice to build fluency. Specific tweaks include Emacs-style shortcuts for fast interaction and features such as an undo randomization idea developed from on-stage practice to support time-constrained live performance.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Sonic Pi at OSCON
- 0:42What is Sonic Pi
- 2:06Sonic Pi for all ages
- 3:09Programming like an instrument
- 5:17Professional practice matters
- 7:04Craft through music practice
- 9:52Practice under time constraints
- 11:59Sharing creative work
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