Description

A standard 3.5mm stereo headphone adapter to two crocodile clips.

This won’t give you stereo, but it does play in both ears!

The black lead goes on GND, the green lead goes on 0.

It doesn’t matter if they are put on the other way round, this item is not polarity sensitive.

Some early ones may be yellow & green.

This code block example plays five notes when button A is pressed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A fuller script, Music,  will play a couple of tunes and act as a light controlled theremin.

Transcribing music to the micro:bit is a great co-operative activity, those that can read music can assist those that don’t.

The standard notes are all in the middle C octave.

You can enter a frequency in Hertz for other notes, drag over a number block and enter the frequency:

In this table, C4 is middle C.

B0 31
C1 33
CS1 35
D1 37
DS1 39
E1 41
F1 44
FS1 46
G1 49
GS1 52
A1 55
AS1 58
B1 62
C2 65
CS2 69
D2 73
DS2 78
E2 82
F2 87
FS2 93
G2 98
GS2 104
A2 110
AS2 117
B2 123
C3 131
CS3 139
D3 147
DS3 156
E3 165
F3 175
FS3 185
G3 196
GS3 208
A3 220
AS3 233
B3 247
C4 262
CS4 277
D4 294
DS4 311
E4 330
F4 349
FS4 370
G4 392
GS4 415
A4 440
AS4 466
B4 494
C5 523
CS5 554
D5 587
DS5 622
E5 659
F5 698
FS5 740
G5 784
GS5 831
A5 880
AS5 932
B5 988
C6 1047
CS6 1109
D6 1175
DS6 1245
E6 1319
F6 1397
FS6 1480
G6 1568
GS6 1661
A6 1760
AS6 1865
B6 1976
C7 2093
CS7 2217
D7 2349
DS7 2489
E7 2637
F7 2794
FS7 2960
G7 3136
GS7 3322
A7 3520
AS7 3729
B7 3951
C8 4186
CS8 4435
D8 4699
DS8 4978