Make beats. Learn code. Promote equity.
Pharrell Williams, Georgia Tech, Computing at School and Amazon invite students to engage in an inspiring new learning experience that explores the ways music, computer science, and entrepreneurship can be tools to advance racial equity.
ABOUT
Students explore how computer science, music, and entrepreneurship can advance equity. Using Georgia Tech's EarSketch platform, students code a 30 second – 3 minute musical remix using Pharrell's new song "Entrepreneur". Submitted remixes will be judged based on quality of music, code, and messaging by a panel of industry professionals.
Students can compete in pairs or on their own from Tuesday 1st November 2022. Prizes will be awarded to the winning school and 5 student entries.
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Opens
November 1 2022
Closes
March 30 2023
Shortlist announced
17th May 2023
Winners announced
On or about May 24, 2023
COMPETITION TIMELINE
Students can compete with their class or on their own from 1st November to March 30, 2023. Generous prizes will be awarded to the winning school and 5 student entries.
CURRICULUM
Bring the full experience to your classroom with the lessons below. Each module is written to take 60 minutes to complete and includes all instructional materials.
Module 0
Optional: Intro to EarSketch
Students create an EarSketch account and gain a basic understanding of the coding platform.
Module 1
Message in the Music
Students explore how to decode the message in the music and embed messages in their code with comments.
Module 2
Layers of Injustice
Students examine the "layers" of both racism and music and code their own song layers with variables.
Module 3
Set Your Own Tempo
Students hear stories of amazing entrepreneurs who “set their own tempo” before coding their own unique 16 measure song.
Module 4
Song Structure
Students discover the roles people can play in the fight for racial justice and code their own song structure with custom functions.
Module 5
Call To Action
Students finish coding their remix of Entrepreneur and use their "voice" to embed a unique message to advance racial equity.
TEACHER TRAINING
Register as a teacher to receive details of our free
remote training and resources.
EarSketch Hour of Code Classroom Resource
New to EarSketch? Bring the excitement of teaching coding through music to your
class in this all-in-one recorded session. We'll show your students how to use
EarSketch and how to submit and entry in a fun, instructor led, one-hour session.
EarSketch
Teacher Training
Ready to get started? We’re providing remote training with day and after school options.
We’ll take you through the six-lesson module, how to get the most out of EarSketch
using Python and all the information you need to enrich your curriculum and inspire
your students.
AWARDS LIST
All song submissions will be judged by Amazon and Computing at School Ambassadors. Prizes will be awarded following our finalist judging on May 24, 2023.
STUDENTS
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SCHOOLS
Grand Prize Winning Students: £500 Amazon Gift Card
4 Runners-up: £250 Amazon Gift Card
40 Finalists: £50 Amazon Gift Card
The Grand Prize Winning School will receive a £2000 Amazon Gift Card
FEATURED VIDEOS
Layer of Songs
Music Technologist Chalece DeLaCoudray and Audio Engineer Mike Larson code sound layers in EarSketch. Mike Larson has worked with Pharrell has his Recording Engineer for over 10 years. Chalece was the first African American to receive a Masters in Music Technology from Georgia Tech.
Decode the Message in the Music
Dr. Joycelyn Wilson, Assistant Professor of Hip Hop Studies and Digital Media at Georgia Tech, schools us on messaging in music and how to decode it with her groundbreaking method, The O.U.T.K.A.S.T Imagination.
Song Structure
Music Technologist Chalece DeLaCoudray and Audio Engineer Mike Larson code song structure in EarSketch using functions.
