Creative Learning Workshops

Overview

The NYU Music Experience Design Lab (MusEDLab) has offered a series of immersive workshops that blend music, technology, and creative learning. These workshops empower students, teachers, and the broader community through interactive, co-designed experiences. Below is a selection of our featured workshops, locations, collaborators, and highlight activities.

Workshops Offered

Yungu School – Hangzhou, China: Multi-year creative learning partnership featuring Scratch, Groove Pizza, and student-led coding/music projects. Emphasis on co-design with local teachers and students.
Carnegie Hall – Family Day Program: Collaboration with Weill Music Institute using Groove Pizza and Fresh Annotator. Fresh Annotator video.
Singapore Ministry of education: Sessions exploring Soundtrap, Makey Makey, Scratch, Chrome Music Lab, and culturally responsive tools. Hands-on digital music making and design thinking.
National Music Library of Greece - Athens: Summer workshop including Scratch storytelling, student presentations, and musical game creation. Featured Scratch, Groove Pizza, and Chrome Music Lab.
Cromaine Library – Michigan: Youth and community DIY musical instrument projects using Makey Makey and recyclables. Soundtrap and Scratch used for digital creation.

Common Tools Used

Groove Pizza – Visual drum sequencer using shapes and patterns
aQWERTYon – Musical keyboard with pitch scaffolding
Scratch – Visual programming for music and storytelling
Chrome Music Lab – Music learning tools and sound experiments
Soundtrap for Education – Cloud-based DAW for collaborative music
Makey Makey – Interactive music-making with conductive materials
Fresh Annotator – Hip-hop lyric annotation tool by MusEDLab

Pedagogical Themes

Creative coding for musical expression
Equity-centered design thinking
Learning by making and co-design
Cross-cultural collaboration
Inclusive and accessible music technology

Videos and Media

MusEDLab NYU Shanghai workshop from NYU MusEDLab on Vimeo