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Mathematics and MusicMathematics and Music
- Jacky Hoare HMP Gartree- Jacky Hoare HMP Gartree
Motivation to learn – music touches almost everyone on an emotional level
A chance to use our mathematics in a creative way
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Pythagoras noted:Pythagoras noted:
• There is geometry in the humming of the strings... there is music in the spacing of the spheres.
ActivityActivityMatching RhythmsMatching Rhythms
• Tap out the rhythms supplied.• Write your own 2-bar rhythm. keeping to
the time signature and get your partner to tap it out.
• Write out the rhythm to a well known tune and see whether others can guess the tune.
• Using bars of music supplied match each bar to the correct time signature
Other possible activitiesOther possible activities• Students create their own 2 bar
rhythms and record their efforts• Challenge others to write down a
rhythm (tapped or clapped)
Further workFurther work• Use of rests and dotted notes will
extend the complexity and range of fractions
• Given a set of ‘musical fractions’, arrange into a creative rhythm
• Ask the group to try to write down the rhythm to a popular hit song
Activity: Write your own Activity: Write your own counterpointcounterpoint
1. Write the melody backwards and play it with the original melody. 2. Write the melody upside-down and play it with the original.
Choose C or G as your starting note, and whenever the melody goes up make your part go down the same distance, and vice versa.
3. Play the melody as a round. 4. Write the melody twice as fast-use eighth notes wherever there
are quarters and quarters wherever there are halves.
Over to you………..Over to you………..• Do you think you could adapt/extend
any of these ideas to suit your own learners?
• Additionally, there are rich links between harmonics, science, maths and music that are fully exploited by Phil Tulga
Increasing autonomy and Increasing autonomy and confidenceconfidence
• This activity uses a selection of NRich problems
• Choose a problem• Work in small groups to investigate• Make a poster to display your work• Nominate someone in your group to
describe your thinking