The first day that students jumped on Ableton Push I wanted to give them an activity that immediately captured their attention and made them feel they can be successful. In Project Based Learning we call this the entry level event.
I heard of a great lesson at an Ableton workshop that was designed by Beats by Girlz. The idea of the lesson is to use the Push Sequencer and have each student pick a sound and a place for the beat to land using the step sequencer. Collectively the students make a beat. We used the sounds of MSX Audio Ableton Rack Life Pack because the sounds are really well rounded, and have a punch that captures the students imagination. The sounds include drums, as well as melodic sounds. It is a pack of 64 sounds.
Here are the students of Beats 4 Edu in action.
Beats 4 Edu 