Teaching with Music

Journal Article | March 2022

Turn Up the Music!

Journal Article | July 2021

Utensil Music: Teaching Sound Science

Book Chapter | February 2010

“Sound science” is more than just a play on words—it is a powerful metaphor for the mind-opening and mind-expanding effect of integrated curriculum, instruction, and assessment. This simple, hands-on exploration…

Guitar Designs—Exploring How Music Is Made

Book Chapter | January 2018

In this activity, students use household items to make a functional guitar that can play at least one octave and a song. This selection highlights the physics concepts of sound and wave properties, as well as the core…

Partnerships Achieve Creative Connections Between Coding, Music, and Science

Journal Article | March 2023

Listening to Waves: Engaging Underrepresented Students Through the Science of Sound and Music

Journal Article | August 2021

The Case of the Missing Music

Journal Article | December 2007

From Scooby Doo and Nancy Drew to the countless other detectives that fill children’s bookshelves and television programs, it is clear that children are fascinated with solving crimes. As a result, a chemistry professor…

Learning Science Using Music

Journal Article | September 2011

The author works with a chorus teacher to create an interdisciplinary unit using music to supplement the science curriculum. This particular subject involved creating lyrics and music to help students learn cellular…

Idea Bank: Measuring the Music of a Flute

Journal Article | August 2013

The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. This month’s Idea Bank is about an experiment that measures the frequencies of the musical pitches produced by a flute and the…

Science 101: What Determines the Quality of Musical Notes?

Journal Article | January 2014

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. In this month’s issue the author investigates what contributes to the timbre of music.