Teaching music with mathematics : a pilot study

Andrew J. Milne; Andrea M. Calilhanna

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-21392-3_34

Teaching music with mathematics : a pilot study

Andrew J. Milne, Andrea M. Calilhanna

Western Sydney University

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Abstract

We detail a recently conducted teaching intervention involving the use of mathematics and associated software to teach rhythm and meter to Year 9 pupils. This intervention served as a feasibility and pilot study within a broader project related to the mutual teaching of mathematics and music. Causal conclusions cannot be made due to the lack of a control group, but questionnaires show that 81% of the pupils found interacting with software helped them to understand and visualize mathematical theories of rhythm and meter, and the same percentage think that mathematics and music are related. The two teachers who delivered the program enjoyed the experience and felt the software was beneficial.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Mathematics and Computation in Music: 7th International Conference, MCM 2019, Madrid, Spain, June 18Ã¢€“21, 2019, Proceedings
Publisher	Springer
Pages	383-389
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Print)	9783030213916
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21392-3_34
Publication status	Published - 2019
Event	International Conference on Mathematics and Computation in Music - Duration: 18 Jun 2019 → …

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ISSN (Print)	0302-9743

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Conference	International Conference on Mathematics and Computation in Music
Period	18/06/19 → …

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mathematics
music
rhythm
study and teaching (secondary)

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