Music Blocks USB’s Received and First Batch Delivered

The promised gift of USB’s with Music Blocks preloaded have been ordered, received, and delivered to everyone who has contributed to our campaign. The Music+Code curriculum video campaign is an opportunity to contribute to the development of a fun, new way for kids to explore computation through art and music.

What do the Music Blocks USB’s have?

  • The software for Music Blocks visual programming.
  • Shortcut Links to the Online Version of Music Blocks, Documentation, and more.
  • 500+ MB total storage space.
  • MAP Family Learning Center Logo, created by Chie Yasuda, Artist.

When you plug your USB into a computer, you will see the following (primary) contents.

Contents of Music Blocks USB's
Contents of Music Blocks USB’s

The storage is pretty significant. I began filling one of the USB’s with my own media from classes and there is still plenty of room on the USB drive.

Music Blocks USB's Storage
Music Blocks USB’s Storage

Personal Letter from your Remake Music team, signed by Devin Ulibarri

I took some time to write a personal message to all the wonderful contributors, sent it to our team for review, and signed the letter before sending it off with the USB’s.

Devin Ulibarri signing Letters to Contributors
Devin Ulibarri signing Letters to Contributors

Thank you!

Big thanks to everyone who has contributed thus far. We hope to make you proud by developing a curriculum that students love, teachers find fulfilling, and parents enjoy.

Still Time to Contribute!

Contribute to Music+Code Video Curriculum Campaign

Contribute at Supporter Tier or Higher to Receive a Music Blocks USB Gift in our next Batch!

Devin Ulibarri Performs this Sunday

Musician and co-founder of Remake Music LLC and MAP Family Learning Center will perform this Sunday. See https://online.mapflc.com/events/holiday-music-with-devin-ulibarri/ for more details.

More about Devin

You can read about Devin on his bio page as well as on our team page.

What will be performed?

Devin will be performing a set of Holiday tunes as well as a suite of winter music arranged by guitarist Licanfeng. The arrangements are of Japanese folk tunes. The arrangements are delightful and can be purchased from Gendai Guitar. Devin will also be performing a duo with Music Blocks visual programming language.

Devin’s students will also be performing different music, centered around the Holidays and the winter season. We hope you are able to attend this event, which is the second in our series to promote the Music+Code Video Crowdfunding Campaign.

Upcoming Year-End Concert

As our part of our continued concert series to promote our Music+Code Video Crowdfunding Campaign, we are continuing with guitarist Devin Ulibarri.

Devin Ulibarri is a classical guitarist, educator, and co-founder of Remake Music! At Remake, Devin takes on many roles, including Music+Code curriculum development. For this concert, he will be bringing a mix of soothing classical guitar arrangements of Japanese folk tunes (based on the winter season), original arrangements of Holiday tunes, as well as a duet with Music Blocks.

Last month, in order to kick-off our campaign we hosted musician Rob Flax. He played music that blended math and music, and ended the concert with a fun improvisation that he played together with Music Blocks. It was truly a remarkable achievement, both from a technological perspective as well as from a musicianship perspective. The performance was very entertaining and can be viewed here.

For those interested in attending Devin’s concert, please register at the MAPFLC events page. You can attend for free, or you can pay $25 which will be counted toward your support of our crowdfunding campaign. For $25 you will receive a branded USB, and will have supported our cause to bring a radically different way of learning to life. Thank you!

Devin Ulibarri speaks at New England Conservatory

On 11/9/2020, Devin Ulibarri gave a talk about Music Blocks and the Music+Code curriculum at New England Conservatory. You may stream the talk via the player below. If you would like a Remake Music team member to give a talk at your school or event, please feel free to contact us.

video
play-sharp-fill
Devin Ulibarri Speaks at MIE Seminar (New England Conservatory)

Rob Flax Kicks Off Music+Code Video Campaign with Style

Last Sunday, we kicked off our Music+Code Curriculum Video Campaign with polymath musician Rob Flax.

Rob Flax is a multi instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and mathematician. He performed for us a set of math-inspired music, his newest uplifting single, and ended the concert with an improvised duo together with Music Blocks!

Over the next few weeks, we will be publishing some of the recordings taken at the concert, but first we wanted to share the finale with you.

Please check out the following video to hear Rob Flax “trade fours” with a Music Blocks program written exclusively for this concert by Remake Music’s Devin Ulibarri.

video
play-sharp-fill
Music+Code Crowdfunding Kickoff!

We conducted via Jitsi. For more information about Rob Flax, as well as links to his videos and pages, please visit http://robflax.com

If you enjoy unique concerts such as this, please consider supporting our Music+Code Curriculum Video Crowdfunding Campaign right here or on Kickstarter.