Overview

Math and Music: Algebra Featuring Mickey Hart is a four-lesson unit aligned to 7th – 9th grade standards and designed to fit most algebra classrooms.

Through a variety of hands-on activities, algebraic calculations, and graphing exercises, students discover the physical principles of sound waves, the mathematics behind tuning and harmony, and the ways sound and music are measured using mathematics.

Check out the Math and Music: Algebra Featuring Mickey Hart Unit Plan here!

Learn more about what the lesson collection has to offer below:

Lessons

lesson:
The Science of Sound

Grades: High, Middle
Subjects: Science, STEAM

What is sound, and how are its characteristics explained scientifically?

lesson:
The Mathematics Behind Sound

Grades: High, Middle
Subjects: Math

What are the mathematical variables that give a sound its particular quality, and how can these variables be measured, visualized, and calculated?

lesson:
Calculating Pitch

Grades: High, Middle
Subjects: Math, STEAM

How do musical instruments produce different pitches, and what variables allow you to calculate the pitch of an instrument?

lesson:
Musical Ratios

Grades: High, Middle
Subjects: Math

What role do ratios play in the Western musical concepts of rhythm and harmony?