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* Ancient Greek math included: number theory, geometry, music and astronomy.
* Music stayed a part of math curriculum until 1500 AD in Europe.
* Mathematicians have often been music theorists since Ancient Greece. Same abstract way of thinking.

Shah, Saloni. (2010) An Exploration of the Relationship between Mathematics and Music.  Retrieved from http://eprints.ma.man.ac.uk/1548/1/Saloni2010.pdf

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https://www.slideshare.net/TheinHtikeAung/music-history-14110181

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* Listening to music during math tests can increase test scores up to 40%.
* Rhythms can be used to help kids learn fractions.
* Kids who learn fractions young do better in algebra later on.
* Music and studying music notes helps kids learn fractions.

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Music helps children learn maths. Retrieved from

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/9159802/Music-helps-children-learn-maths.html

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* Music is divided mathematically into measures
* Notes are fractions
* Time signatures tell the rhythm of a piece
* Musicians need to understand fractions to correctly hold a note.

Glydon, Natasha. Music, Math, and Patterns. Retrieved from
http://mathcentral.uregina.ca/beyond/articles/music/music1.html

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In some schools, Teacher's will help their Student's understand music notes with fractions or vice versa.

Campbell, B. (2014, March 6) From Music to Math: Teaching Fractions through Rhythm to Fourth Graders. Retrieved from https://www.slideshare.net/bethcampbell980/from-music-to-math-teaching-fractions-through-rhythm-to-fourth-graders.

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A whole note equals 1, so converting a half, quarter, eighth, and sixteenth note, divide 1 by the denominator

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To change into a percent, move the decimal point two places to the right and add a %

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Here is a video to help you better understand how fractions are equivalent to music notes.

[MsWMath]. (2014. Aug. 17). Introduction to Fractions through Music [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj6vmdyUCtY.

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This is a video for my website that helps explain equivalent fractions to 5-12 students through musical notes

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It actually has little to do with Mozart, but in recent studies, music is proved to activate certain parts of the brain. When listening to Classical Music, minor tones activated the right side, while upbeat and major tones activated the left.

(2018, March 22). Correlation Between Math and Music Ability. Retrieved from https://blog.brainbalancecenters.com/2015/04/correlation-between-math-and-music-ability.