Share music you'll use in an animation
Choose and share short music clips for a simple animation using kids apps or instruments, learning about rhythm, mood, and timing.
Step-by-step guide to choose and share music for a simple animation
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Step 1
Pick the mood for your animation and write one or two mood words on your paper.
Step 2
Decide how long your music clip should be by choosing a short time like 3 5 or 8 seconds and write it down.
Step 3
Choose a speed for the music by marking fast medium or slow on your paper.
Step 4
Open your music app or bring your instrument to your workspace so you are ready to make sounds.
Step 5
Record three different short music clips that match your chosen length and label them A B and C.
Step 6
Play clip A and write one or two words about how it makes you feel and how fast it seems.
Step 7
Play clip B and write one or two words about how it makes you feel and how fast it seems.
Step 8
Play clip C and write one or two words about how it makes you feel and how fast it seems.
Step 9
Pick the clip (A B or C) that fits your mood and speed best and circle its letter on your paper.
Step 10
Trim or edit the chosen clip in your app so it is exactly the length you need.
Step 11
Play the trimmed clip and clap or tap along to map beats to animation actions so timing feels right.
Step 12
Save or export the final music clip from your app so it is ready to share.
Step 13
Write one short sentence saying the mood the clip creates and why you chose it.
Step 14
Share your finished music clip and your one-sentence note on DIY.org.
Final steps
You're almost there! Complete all the steps, bring your creation to life, post it, and conquer the challenge!
Help!?
What can we use if we don't have a music app or an instrument?
Use free phone apps like GarageBand, Audacity, or Voice Memos or household items (pots, pencils) as instruments and follow the 'Open your music app or bring your instrument' and 'Record three different short music clips' steps.
My clip won't trim to exactly 3, 5, or 8 seconds or sounds different after exporting—what should I do?
Record a slightly longer take when you 'Record three different short music clips,' then use your app's precise trim/time input when you 'Trim or edit the chosen clip' and export to a standard format like MP3 or WAV before 'Save or export the final music clip.'
How can I adapt this activity for younger or older kids?
For younger kids simplify to picking one mood and recording one short clip together then clap to 'map beats to animation actions,' while older kids can record A/B/C, layer sounds, apply effects, and precisely trim to match animation frames before saving.
How can we extend or personalize the finished music clip?
Add extra sound effects or ambient layers to your recordings, label more than A/B/C, combine and trim them in your app to create scene-specific versions, and use the 'clap or tap along to map beats to animation actions' step to sync layers before sharing on DIY.org.
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Facts about rhythm, mood, and timing in music
🎵 Short musical stingers (1–6 seconds) are often used in animation to punctuate actions and make scenes pop.
🕒 Tempo (measured in beats per minute) is an easy way to change timing and mood—faster feels energetic, slower feels calm.
🎬 Composers use leitmotifs—short recurring melodies—to represent characters, places, or ideas in films and animations.
🥁 Simple rhythms like clapping or tapping are perfect first steps for kids to learn timing and sync sounds to pictures.
🎧 Many kid-friendly music apps let you layer loops, change tempo, and export short clips so your animation gets its own soundtrack.
