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Rhythm of Math: Teaching Mathematics with Body Music
Keith Terry and Linda Akiyama
Item #:
CPVD008
Price:
$39.00
The Rhythm of Math is a math teaching unit for grades 3-5, developed
by
Body Musician, Guggenheim Fellow and Crosspulse Artistic Director Keith Terry
and
elementary school teacher and math visionary Linda Akiyama. Using Keith
Terry's Body Music Rhythm
Blocks to
teach math concepts and skills, The Rhythm of Math engages students
in
learning and applying essential mathematical concepts, while performing,
studying,
and composing rhythms. Rhythm Blocks are a technique that is easy to learn,
even
for teachers and students with little or no musical experience, and they have
certain
mathematical qualities that make them ideal for learning properties of natural
numbers, and flexible ways of conceiving of multiplication and fractions, as well
as division,
ratios, proportions, and measurement.In these lessons the enjoyment and
challenge of playing and creating
rhythms motivates
students to learn mathematical concepts while studying the underlying structure
of
a wide range of musical patterns. Mathematics then becomes a creative tool that
students use to compose their own rhythmic music. Using math to notate and
compose rhythms provides students with concrete examples of how key
mathematical concepts can be applied to real world situations, giving students
an
opportunity to use mathematics to solve problems in a creative context.
Exploring
math concepts with rhythms engages the senses of touch, hearing, and sight as
well as movement, allowing students to feel and hear patterns as the number of
beats are
added, multiplied or divided. Book and DVD set.
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