Let the beat go on. A resource in the Math at the Core MS: Ratios series points out that fractions are integral to musical rhythms. The activity starts with a video to motivate the class. Classmates then work in pairs to create rhythms and record them with expressions containing fractions.

Concepts

music beats, music notes, music patterns, quarter notes, eighth notes, adding fractions, fractions, ratios, fractions unlike denominators

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Invite the music teacher to come and explain different time signatures

Classroom Considerations

• Pupils should be comfortable adding fractions with unlike denominators
• Discuss with the class the sum of the fractions in different time measures

Pros

• Activity contains graphics to scaffold the work
• Includes learning outcomes

Cons

• None

Common Core

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