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Morse Code Music
- connecting rhythm and language with Morse Code
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Welcome to my Morse Code Music page! You'll see a video on how to make music with Morse Code. You'll also learn how to translate Morse Code into musical notation, and how to use multimedia activities that integrate Morse Code with other areas of the curriculum! So, take a couple of minutes and learn more about Morse Code and the wonderful connections we can make between language and music.
In this video, you'll visit the Voyager spacecraft and experience images and languages on NASA's Golden Record. You'll also make a homemade musical instrument and join Phil in playing his Morse Code Mambo song!
Translating Morse Code into Musical Notation
With International Morse Code, each letter of the alphabet is represented by short and long sounds called dots and dashes.
Each dot, or short sound, will be played as an eighth
note.
| . | dot | short sound |
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eighth note |
Each dash, or long sound, will be played as a quarter note.
| - | dash | long sound |
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quarter note |
Between each letter, there will be an eighth rest.
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eighth rest |
Each rhythm will be played in 4/4 time: four counts to a measure, with the quarter note getting one count.
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time signature |
Learn how to make music with Morse Code letters and words.
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"Morse Code Mambo" lesson plan and group activity |
Play Morse Code words with Phil's free multimedia activities.
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Unifix Cube Drum Machine |
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Counting Music |
