Students can play and record musical patterns and melodies and get a hyperlink afterward which they can share with family and friends. This Google Doodle celebrates the 96th birthday of Les Paul, inventor, and pioneer of the solid-body electric guitar. This is a great visual representation of how sound works.įreddie Mercury was one of the greatest vocalists in modern history and the lead singer of the band “Queen.” This Google Doodle celebrates what would have been his 65th birthday, and features the Queen song “Don’t Stop Me Now.” The animation features different artistic styles, including some early 1980’s video-game type of graphics.īelow the Google Doodle, students can read more about Freddie Mercury, as described by Brian May, guitarist for the band Queen, about what made Freddie so great as a performer, and as a person. This demonstrates the correlation between how hard or soft the piano key is pressed and how loud or soft the volume becomes. Students can see an inside view of the piano in action, and they can control how soft or loud the piano is played. This Google Doodle celebrates the 360th birthday of Bartolomeo Cristofori, the inventor of the pianoforte, now commonly known as the piano.
Once they complete their lessons, they are free to experiment with creating their own melodies.Ħ.
With this Google Doodle, students can go through a series of three lessons in order to get comfortable using the online version of the theremin. Clara Rockmore became a soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Toronto Symphony, and the New York Philharmonic in the 193 0’s. She was instrumental in the development of this unusual instrument, suggesting it have five octaves instead of three. This Google Doodle celebrates the 105th birthday of Clara Rockmore, a former violinist, who, due to an injury, gravitated to an instrument more easily played.the theremin. Students can learn how the different elements of this Google Doodle came together in the Doodle description. It features an animated night scene on a river outside of a city, set to the tune of “Clair de Lune.” The lights in the city twinkle in time with the music. This Google Doodle celebrates the anniversary of Claude Debussy’s 151st birthday. John Lennon is one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, and this Google Doodle honors his memory, in celebration of what would have been his 70th birthday, with their first ever animated video doodle, set to his song “Imagine.” These include his Fifth Symphony, Fur Elise, Moonlight Sonata, and Ode to Joy. Students can combine their musical ear and sight reading skills to put the pieces of some of Beethoven’s best known works back together. It was designed by Leon Hong, artist Nate Swinehart, and engineers Jonathan Shneier and Jordan Thompson. It celebrates the 245th birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven. This highly interactive Google Doodle is actually a puzzle.
Celebrating Ludwig van Beethoven’s 245th Year There are 10 goals students can work through.Ģ.
A tutorial walks them through how to work the turntables to create a mix using a crateful of classic hip hop tracks. Students can explore DJ techniques using the on-screen turntables. The doodle takes you through a guided history of hip hop as an art form, narrated by Fab 5 Freddy (former host of “Yo! MTV Raps”) – with an emphasis on the social and cultural influences. This Google Doodle celebrates the 44th anniversary of the birth of hip hop and features an eye-catching custom logo designed by graffiti artist Cey Adams. Here are 9 excellent Google Doodles that you can use in your music classes.ġ. My favourite Google Doodles though are the music-related ones – especially those that allow you and your students to learn more about an artist or event and also to create your own music. In 2010, the first interactive Google Doodle was created to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man and features a “playable” online version of the game.
Since 1998, Google has periodically decorated the company logo to celebrate notable events, anniversaries and historical figures and over the years more than 2000 Google Doodles have been created.Įarly Google Doodles were simple illustrations, but over the years have become more complex, more frequent and best of all – more interactive.