How to make a piano game using Scratch

Creating a piano game using Scratch isn't difficult. Below is a detailed guide on how to create a piano-playing game in Scratch .

Sound is one of Scratch 's great features . You can leverage it to create an engaging piano-playing game. Let's start with the simplest example.

1. Create a new project and add a backdrop.

Open Scratch and click Create to create a new project. Delete the default cat image and then choose a suitable background by clicking the C button in the bottom right corner (green in the image above). Since this is a music-related project, for example, choose Concert, but you can click a different option.

2. Download piano

To play the piano in Scratch, you need to upload a piano image. You can choose your favorite piano style image. Then, in Scratch, click on Choose a Sprite in the bottom right corner and then click the Upload Sprite button . Finally, find the downloaded piano file and upload it to Scratch.

3. Adjust the size and move the piano.

When the piano image is uploaded, it will be quite large and may not be in the exact position we want. In this case, you need to resize the piano by adjusting the Size to 70 , then click and drag the piano to place it in the center at the top of the screen.

4. Download musical notes

The song in this example game is 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star', and the notes used here are A, C, D, E, F, and G. To make the piano work, we need to load these notes into the game. In the upper left corner of the window, click on Sound . Then, click Choose a Sound , which will open the Scratch sound library. In the search bar, type A Piano and click on the sound that appears. The sound will be loaded, but you don't need to do anything right now. Instead, click the Choose a Sound button again and repeat this process for C piano, D piano, E piano, F piano, and G piano. When complete, your sound board will have all 6 notes loaded. Finally, click Code to return to the programming screen.

5. Musical Note Programming

Now that you've entered all six necessary musical notes, you can program them into your program. To play the piano in Scratch, you need to write content so that these notes will be played when certain keys are pressed. For example, using two types of blocks:

1. When key pressed: This block ensures that when the specified key is pressed, the block below will be activated.
2. Start sound: This block, when activated, will emit the specified sound.

When ready, add the code shown in the image above to your program, assigning key 1 to A, 2 to C, 3 to D, 4 to E, 5 to F, and 6 to G. Once complete, the musical notes corresponding to each numbered key will be played.