Musical Maths Problems.
Battle of the Bands Maths Inquiry.
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I loved the infographic above and the way that the final placings were worked out.
I have created a blank version (below). You choose the bands/artists (Ed. Sheeran, Eminen, Jay-Z, One Direction etc. etc.) research the different categories and find out which artist is the best in the world.
I have created a blank version (below). You choose the bands/artists (Ed. Sheeran, Eminen, Jay-Z, One Direction etc. etc.) research the different categories and find out which artist is the best in the world.
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Mental Problems
Shape Problems.
Race to the Top of the Charts.
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I created this for my Year 3 as a way at assessing some of their basic maths skills at the end of the year. It is fully editable though so can be adjusted to any year group. The aim is to reach the top of the charts, going from 100 to Number 1 by answering several maths problems. These cover a range of maths skills. The idea is that the child will not progress up the charts until they have completed the previous task.
Symmetry, Shape and MFL.
This is the latest single from French musician Leon, great to look at but also educational.
Lots of symmetry and shape here and you can learn another language while looking at it :-)
Lots of symmetry and shape here and you can learn another language while looking at it :-)
Global Music Industry Earnings.
Thanks to @gazneedle for this pie chart.
Explain the diagram.
What is the difference in earnings for each sector?
Can you spot the mistake in this pie chart?
Explain the diagram.
What is the difference in earnings for each sector?
Can you spot the mistake in this pie chart?
The Maths Behind Music.
At just under four minutes long this video just isn't long enough, it looks at maths and its effect on the strings of a guitar. It really is very interesting.
Four Chord Song Challenge.
Thanks to my mate, Rob Smith of the Literacy Shed for showing me this top video.
Apparently you only need to learn 4 chords
( E B C#m A)
to be able to play most of the popular songs from the last forty years and the guys on this video try and prove it.
Challenge 1: Please only watch the video above if you want to undertake this challenge as the video below gives the game away by displaying the song titles (there are a few extra songs used below as well)
How many song titles are there sung?
These challenges will vary depending on which video you watch. The video above is the easier option as there are fewer songs sung.
Challenge 2: Times the song titles by the number of chords used.
Challenge 3: If each chord was used 8 times in each song how many times were the chords played in total?
Challenge 4: Can you add all the words in the song titles together? What is the total?
Apparently you only need to learn 4 chords
( E B C#m A)
to be able to play most of the popular songs from the last forty years and the guys on this video try and prove it.
Challenge 1: Please only watch the video above if you want to undertake this challenge as the video below gives the game away by displaying the song titles (there are a few extra songs used below as well)
How many song titles are there sung?
These challenges will vary depending on which video you watch. The video above is the easier option as there are fewer songs sung.
Challenge 2: Times the song titles by the number of chords used.
Challenge 3: If each chord was used 8 times in each song how many times were the chords played in total?
Challenge 4: Can you add all the words in the song titles together? What is the total?
Welcome to the musical maths shed. this shed is dedicated to maths challenges and problems revolving around music.
The Mathematics Shed Musical Challenge.
I love maths and I love music, so what can be better than a musical maths challenge.
How many different songs can you hear in this video?
Extension: Times the members of the group by the number of songs.
Add together all of the years shown in the top right corner of the video. n.b. For 11th century add 11.
How many different songs can you hear in this video?
Extension: Times the members of the group by the number of songs.
Add together all of the years shown in the top right corner of the video. n.b. For 11th century add 11.
How Long?
Here are a series of song being played on a computer, the songs are stopped at various points and you can see how long has been played. By looking at the play bar and where the song has stopped, can you guess how long each song plays for? These excellent resources were magpied from http://taylorda01.blogspot.co.uk/
