Noise and Buttons
The musical learning program of G.G. Music Studios!
Created by Michael Gaspari
What is Noise and Buttons?
Noise and Buttons is a pioneering music education project that aims to make music education more accessible for neurodivergent students by integrating sensory-friendly hardware and software interfaces. While the program is inclusive and open to all, its primary focus is on catering to the needs of the neurodivergent community. At the heart of Noise and Buttons is a sandbox-styled application featuring a user-friendly music engine controlled by four buttons. These buttons enable users to manipulate different musical elements, being tempo, rhythm, timbre, and harmony. Each button is color coded with red, yellow, green, and blue, corresponding to tempo, rhythm, timbre, and harmony, respectively. Through simple button presses, users can explore an extensive array of musical sounds, facilitating hours of exploration.
Complimenting the app is the Noise and Buttons Musical Learning Program, a comprehensive curriculum developed to guide students in learning the various aspects of music. The program incorporates interactive exercises within the app and musical examples to reinforce concepts. It comprises slideshows designed for classroom instruction and an eight-part video series, with two videos dedicated to each aspect of music. Collectively, these components build one unifying goal: to make entry-level music education more accessible for everyone, eliminating the fear of where to start, and hopefully leading to students pursuing to continue studying the musical arts.
Why Noise and Buttons?
Noise and Buttons prides itself on bridging that gap between music education and accessibility. At G.G. Music Studios, we believe in the same mission. Because of this alignment, all lessons provided by us will utilize Noise and Buttons lesson plans, teaching methods, and accessible systems.
In order to confidently express your creativity in music, you need:
A strong understanding of Tempo, Rhythm, Timbre, and Harmony
Strong technique and musicality
An enjoyable and consistent practice schedule
Noise and Buttons has been used successfully in the past to enforce these essential principles into music students learning instruments, music theory, and even music production.
In addition to the values of our lessons and the program aligning, we are also proud to share that Noise and Buttons is an in-house project created by co-founder of G.G. Music Studios; Michael Gaspari. Because of this, Noise and Buttons is always being tested, updated, and improved upon. We believe that the use of this musical learning program is crucial to our mission and teaching philosophy.
