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From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 23:16:46 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Initial plan


From 03a5f0242ef95c5e9272be33b0aa9f778c291032 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 23:19:25 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Support string[] and Buffer in stringPlayable block

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 libs/core/_locales/core-jsdoc-strings.json | 2 +-
 libs/core/playable.ts                      | 4 ++--
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/libs/core/_locales/core-jsdoc-strings.json b/libs/core/_locales/core-jsdoc-strings.json
index 4d7055343ed..a5c5100f947 100644
--- a/libs/core/_locales/core-jsdoc-strings.json
+++ b/libs/core/_locales/core-jsdoc-strings.json
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@
   "music.stopMelody|param|options": "which melody to stop",
   "music.stringPlayable": "Play a melody from the melody editor",
   "music.stringPlayable|param|bpm": "number in beats per minute dictating how long each note will play",
-  "music.stringPlayable|param|melody": "string of up to eight notes [C D E F G A B C5] or rests [-] separated by spaces, which will be played one at a time, ex: \"E D G F B A C5 B \"",
+  "music.stringPlayable|param|melody": "string, string array, or Buffer of notes [C D E F G A B C5] or rests [-], ex: \"E D G F B A C5 B \"",
   "music.tempo": "Returns the tempo in beats per minute. Tempo is the speed (bpm = beats per minute) at which notes play. The larger the tempo value, the faster the notes will play.",
   "music.tonePlayable": "Plays a tone through pin ``P0`` for the given duration.",
   "music.tonePlayable|param|duration": "tone duration in milliseconds (ms)",
diff --git a/libs/core/playable.ts b/libs/core/playable.ts
index 095b8b04324..20a6353d787 100644
--- a/libs/core/playable.ts
+++ b/libs/core/playable.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ namespace music {
 
     /**
      * Play a melody from the melody editor
-     * @param melody string of up to eight notes [C D E F G A B C5] or rests [-] separated by spaces, which will be played one at a time, ex: "E D G F B A C5 B "
+     * @param melody string, string array, or Buffer of notes [C D E F G A B C5] or rests [-], ex: "E D G F B A C5 B "
      * @param bpm number in beats per minute dictating how long each note will play
      */
     //% blockId="music_string_playable"
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ namespace music {
     //% melody.shadow=melody_editor
     //% bpm.min=40 bpm.max=500
     //% bpm.defl=120
-    export function stringPlayable(melody: string, bpm: number): Playable {
+    export function stringPlayable(melody: string | string[] | Buffer, bpm: number): Playable {
         return new StringArrayPlayable(melody, bpm);
     }