Subject: Math
lesson:
What is a Mӧbius Strip?
What is a Mӧbius strip, how do you create one, and what can it represent?
Student Edition:
Using Algebraic Expressions to Calculate Touring Costs
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Using Data to Analyze an Artist’s Success
Unit Plan:
Math and the Music Industry
Math is inherent in the music industry. Whether calculating touring costs, analyzing industry data, or determining fan engagement on social media, math interprets numerous aspects of the music industry. Through five lessons, students practice math skills within the context of the music industry. Utilizing important artists as case studies, students...
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Using Algebraic Expressions to Calculate Touring Costs
How can writing and evaluating algebraic expressions be used to anticipate a musician’s touring costs?
Student Edition:
Using Algebraic Expressions to Analyze Concert Schedules
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Using Ratios to Identify Social Media Engagement
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Using Data to Analyze an Artist’s Success
How can data be analyzed and interpreted to better understand a band's success?
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Using Algebraic Expressions to Analyze Concert Schedules
How can writing and evaluating expressions be used to explain the scope of an artist’s concert schedule?
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Using Ratios to Identify Social Media Engagement
How can ratios be used to identify a music artist’s social media audience engagement?
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Using Graphing to Analyze Music Industry Data
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Using Graphing to Analyze Music Industry Data
How can graphing be used to analyze music industry data?
Unit Plan:
Math and Music: Algebra Featuring Mickey Hart
Math and Music: Algebra Featuring Mickey Hart is a lesson collection aligned to 7th to 9th grade math standards that invites students to explore the mathematical and scientific principles of sound and music. In this 4-lesson unit, students: Conduct hands-on activities to discover the physical principles of sound waves, and...
Trace It Back:
Mickey Hart
Student Edition:
Calculating Pitch
Student Edition:
The Mathematics Behind Sound
Student Edition:
Musical Ratios
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The Mathematics Behind Sound
What are the mathematical variables that give a sound its particular quality, and how can these variables be measured, visualized, and calculated?
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Musical Ratios
What role do ratios play in the Western musical concepts of rhythm and harmony?
Student Edition:
Math with Jackson Browne
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Math with Beyoncé
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Math with the Grateful Dead
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Math With The Grateful Dead
How can math be used to better understand the Grateful Dead’s success?
Student Edition:
Design An Electric Guitar With Shapes
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Calculating Pitch
How do musical instruments produce different pitches, and what variables allow you to calculate the pitch of an instrument?
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Exploring Shapes in Pablo Picasso’s “Guitar, Sheet Music, and Glass”
What shapes did Pablo Picasso use to create his piece Guitar, Sheet Music, and Glass and how can similar shapes be used to create other instruments?
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Designing an Electric Guitar with Shapes
How can shapes be used to design an electric guitar?
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The Beatles Work Towards Success
How did The Beatles' rigorous work schedule during the years 1960-63 build their strengths as performers, as musicians, and as a band?