Chop & Play a Sample
Chop a sample into playable pieces, play the chops over a ready-made beat, create a 4- or 8-bar sample pattern, and record your favorite version.
✓ Samples included in the Assignment
✓ Instructor Feedback included
music kits
Learn one musical idea by making something with it.
A Music Kit is a short music project. You play, make something, and learn how the music works. Each Kit focuses on one musical idea and ends with music you made and can keep. Every Music Kit also includes a sample pack made for the project.
instructor feedback included
Every submitted Music Kit Assignment includes Instructor Feedback.
After you submit your Assignment, an instructor reviews what you made and sends a short note within 48 hours with feedback, ideas, and something new to try. Live Instructor Sessions are optional when you want more help.
how it works
Lesson here. Music project in BandLab.
Keep both open. Follow a short step on itsalloud, then switch to a ready-made music project in BandLab to play, experiment, or record. BandLab calls that project your Assignment.
Best setup: use a computer with Google Chrome for the Music Kit and BandLab project.
Chop & Play a Sample is free and opens without an itsalloud login. Paid Music Kits require a purchase and an itsalloud account.
Play Notes with Keys
Play keys, explore C major, create a simple 2–3 note pattern, and record what you made.
✓ Full sample pack included: drums + at least one instrument
✓ Instructor Feedback included
Play Notes on Time with a Beat
Follow the steady beat and choose when notes happen to create rhythm. Learn how tempo and BPM describe the speed of the beat.
✓ Full sample pack included: drums + at least one instrument
✓ Instructor Feedback included
Play Notes Together
Play two or more notes together, hear harmony, and build simple chord shapes in C major.
✓ Full sample pack included: drums + at least one instrument
✓ Instructor Feedback included
Record a Fat Bassline
Play low notes, build a repeating bassline, and record a 4- or 8-bar MIDI part over a ready-made track.
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✓ No itsalloud account required
✓ Instructor Feedback included
what comes with a music kit
Everything needed to start making music.
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Short lessonSimple demonstrations and steps focused on one musical idea.
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Ready-made BandLab projectThe music project is already set up so students can start playing instead of spending the lesson on software setup. In BandLab, this project is called the Assignment.
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Sample pack includedEvery Music Kit includes samples made for the project. Free Music Kits include the samples used in the Assignment. Paid Music Kits include a full sample pack with enough material for a complete song, including drums and at least one instrument.
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Instructor Feedback includedSubmit your Assignment when you finish. An instructor reviews what you made and sends a short note within 48 hours with feedback, ideas, and something new to try.
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A finished outcomeA recorded note pattern, beat, melody, bassline, section, or complete piece to keep building.