Best New Artist nominee Susan Tedeschi is a former member of the Reverence Gospel Ensemble, which gave an online performance here at Riverdeep.net last Friday. It is estimated that 2 billion people in 180 countries will watch the awards. There are many points at which music can be explained by math and science. Make a list of science and math principles that you use when performing or just listening to music, e.g., sound waves, frequency, air flow, fractions, etc. Choose one and write a few sentences about how it relates to music.
Music speaks to teenagers and plays an important part in their social lives.
Therefore, tying music into the curriculum can be an effective teaching tool. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame offers 78 lesson plans based on rock and roll music and lyrics. Many of the lesson plans apply literary analysis to lyrics or use song lyrics for developing critical thinking and writing skills. The National Science Foundation gave a group called the Activity Based Physics Group a small grant to produce a collection of educational songs and related assignments. The result is the Physics Pholk Songs CD and lesson plans.