As many of you know, music and math are intimately linked. Music involves counting, fractions, algebra....and we do all this math without even realizing it! This week in my teacher's education math class we had the pleasure of discovering Disney's contribution to math and music education - we watched the classic Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land. For those of you who haven't seen it, it is well worth your time to watch it.
This is about a half-hour movie, and it covers many more concepts besides the connection between music and math. The narrator and Donald Duck start discussing music at 2:45, but if you have the time, I would encourage you to watch the whole thing for pure enjoyment.
Enjoy!
Showing posts with label learning connections. Show all posts
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Monday, June 27, 2011
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Hanon Online
At long last, I am finally posting again to our neglected blog! It has been an incredibly crazy four months, and I am glad to be back in my normal routine.
I happened to stumble across a new site called Hanon Online. Both my sister and I used the Hanon technique books, but until I came across this site, I had completely forgotten about them.
The Hanon books are filled with fun exercises; they are a lot like the Dozen a Day books, but geared more towards late beginner/intermediate students. I know that a few of you are ready to tackle this level of technique.
This site is neat because it has all the exercises on it for you to print and play, but it also lets you change the key that you play it in. Is the exercise getting to be easy? Why don't you add some flats or sharps to bring back the challenge? You can do that on this site.
You can visit Hanon Online here: http://www.hanon-online.com/
Happy playing!
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Piano Stairs?
October seems to be a good month for posting - I've come across all sorts of interesting things in the last few weeks to share with you all! Today I came across a great initiative by VW to combine an exercise incentive with music. What a neat way to get people moving!
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Ear Training Online
I came across this little ear training game while wandering through the online piano education community. It uses the solfege system, but can be applied to any method of music education. It's a wicked little game; the first few levels are doable, but I find that they get incredibly challenging quite quickly. If you are in a patient mood and want to push yourself, give this site a try....
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Tools for Ear Training
For those of you who have worked your way through our interval unit, I have found a neat little website to help you hone your ear training skills. This website lets you create your own personalized interval example chart, and has quite an extensive list of example songs for you to choose from.
Best of luck!
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Music and Math
I just came across an amazing interview with renowned percussionist Ndugu Chancler. As well as displaying his amazing talent, he also demonstrates how strongly math and rhythm are connected. This is a neat little video to help you review the breakdown of note values and the patterns they create.
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