Blog
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Articles
From Ball Bearings to BeatBlocks: How Tangible Music Creation Came of Age
From the TR-808's sixteen buttons to Björk's Reactable to LEGO bricks on your kitchen table, tangible music interfaces have been decades in the making. In 2026, they're finally arriving as consumer products. We trace the history and look at where BeatBlocks fits in.
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Moving Forward Together: Why the Skoog App Is Transitioning to a Subscription Model
For more than a decade, Skoog has been at the heart of accessible music-making . When Skoogmusic went into receivership, many feared that this would mark the end of the platform. But the community didn’t walk away, and neither did we.
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News
BeatBlocks Studio Lesson Plan Generator: A Free Tool for Music Teachers
We’re excited to introduce the BeatBlocks Studio Lesson Plan Generator, a free AI-powered tool that helps music educators create custom lesson plans. Designed to support a range of music skills like composition and performance, it allows teachers to align lessons with key learning objectives using t
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Introducing Braille Blocks - Music and Literacy Through Touch
Introducing Braille Blocks by Playable Technology - an innovative app designed to support tactile learning with LEGO® Braille Bricks. Using your iPhone or iPad, the app recognizes letter, number, and musical note patterns, responding in real time with speech or sound. In Braille Mode, learners can b
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Events
MOVE Summit 2025
We had a brilliant time returning to the MOVE Summit in February, sharing our mobile BeatBlocks Studio setup for attendees to dive in and build beats. The compact iPad and speaker setup made for an engaging, hands-on experience. It was great to connect with so many creative minds, and we even discov
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Events
BeatBlocks Berlin
We will be showcasing the app and our upcoming release BeatBlocks Studio+ at New Visions for music and sound in Berlin on Friday the 6th of September. We…
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Events
STV National Museum - BeatBlocks
BeatBlocks at the Edinburgh international Science Festival 2024
