In this episode I unpack Payne and Ruthmann’s (2019) publication titled “Music making in Scratch: High floors, low ceilings, and narrow walls,” which problematizes the limitations of making music with Scratch.

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00:00 Intro

00:39 Abstract

01:59 My single sentence summary

03:09 Background

04:29 Scratch

05:16 Motivation

07:04 Music functionality in Scratch 2.0

10:24 Learning music coding/coding music in Scratch

18:58 Inconsistent timing in Scratch music playback

19:46 New opportunities for music blocks in Scratch

20:20 Lingering questions and thoughts

20:35 In what ways might CS integration constrain engagement with one or more disciplines?

21:41 Outro