And the beat goes on. The installment of the Math at the Core: Ratios series introduces time signatures in music. A musician shows the relationship between different types of musical beats. Working in pairs, classmates create beat patterns and confirm they are full measures by adding their fractional representations.

Concepts

eighth notes, half notes, music notes, quarter notes, whole notes, ratios, adding fractions, fractions

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Use a metronome to help keep the beat
• Ask a class member who is a drummer to demonstrate different beats

Classroom Considerations

• Individuals should be comfortable adding fractions

Pros

• Contains suggestions of questions to ask during the video
• Includes learning outcomes to ensure students are on track
  

Cons

• None

Common Core

6.RP.A.1 6.RP.A.2