Here's DJ Dave using Sonic Pi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2s1DK1w3WI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2s1DK1w3WI Also, Sonic Pi was designed for teaching

Here's DJ Dave using Sonic Pi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2s1DK1w3WI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2s1DK1w3WI Also, Sonic Pi was designed for teaching - the language priorities for professional programmers that touch-type are quite different to those for a learner. Lots of strict and unusual syntax can be a considerable and confusing barrier. Also, Sonic Pi is implemented in Ruby, so you can totally use `{ }` just fine if that's your preference :-)