Do The Math!/ Songs For Learning Volume I

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Harry Guffee teaches math and art in the sixth grade. Experience has taught him that students have different styles of learning, and that understanding is enhanced when material is presented in a variety of ways.

Album Description
Music and Lyrics by Harry Guffee(*except as noted). Do The Math!/Songs For Learning Volume I is a collection of clever and appealing lyrics presented in a variety of musical styles. As noted by vocalist and songwriter Harry Guffee in the liner notes: "Music stirs emotion, which has an important effect on memory. Singing songs about algorithms, exponents,quotients and circumference helps students internalize the vocabulary and the mathematical concepts as well. This CD can be enjoyed by children of all ages, and it is designed to be an effective learning tool both at home and in the classroom." Lyrics are included with the disc.

Do The Math!/ Songs For Learning Volume I, Music, Harry Guffee

Average customer rating:

Not quite there

fifth grade teacher LOVES to "do the math!!!!"

great idea!!!!!!!!

Memorizing Math Made Musical!

A Grandmother Says Hooray

Do The Math!/ Songs For Learning Volume I

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005TNRW
Release Date: 2001-11-04

Rhythm of the Algorithm
You're My Exponent, Baby
The Guzinta(goes into)Family
It Is Four(*based on "Four" by Miles Davis)
Mathspeak
Circle of Friends
Cien Muy Bien
Karl F. Gauss and the Rainbow Rule
Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sal
Everybody Do the Math!

Album Description

Music and Lyrics by Harry Guffee(*except as noted). Do The Math!/Songs For Learning Volume I is a collection of clever and appealing lyrics presented in a variety of musical styles. As noted by vocalist and songwriter Harry Guffee in the liner notes: "Music stirs emotion, which has an important effect on memory. Singing songs about algorithms, exponents,quotients and circumference helps students internalize the vocabulary and the mathematical concepts as well. This CD can be enjoyed by children of all ages, and it is designed to be an effective learning tool both at home and in the classroom." Lyrics are included with the disc.

Customer Reviews:

Not quite there.......2006-02-16

This CD is a great idea, but the execution is just not quite there. It would have been so helpful to have sample tracks on the Amazon site: I would have saved the money. I put it on for my 9 year old son, and after only a few minutes, he asked that I just turn it off. We flipped through the tracks to see if one suited our fancy, but the music here is just not appealing. The words are somewhat clever, but I don't see the reason for pulling in so much bilingual content- we're doing math, not Spanish. The musical style might be good for some, but I dislike the style and the vocals. Pass on this one.
Contrast this to Beethoven's Wig by Richard Perlmutter- On that CD, the very clever lyrics are set to tunes of the masters. The vocals are not stupendous, and the instrumentals are not perfectly polished, but the whole package is so well concieved that it makes up for all of this, and the album is great overall. After all, ordinary musicians with ordinary voices can still produce fabulous results. This is not so with the "Do the math" album.

fifth grade teacher LOVES to "do the math!!!!".......2003-11-17

As an educator of 5th grade students, I have used Mr. Guffee's "Do the Math" CD with my class. They love long division now because they remember the "Goes Into" Family of Dad, Mom, Sister and Brother! We just hit exponents and "You're my exponents baby" is a super memory aid!

great idea!!!!!!!!.......2003-11-09

i have not yet bought this cd but I think that it would be great for my daughter and myself since we are so in love with music. I can learn things much better if it is something that I enjoy. I will try it out and see for myself but i have no doubt that my 9 year old would get a great amount from it.

Memorizing Math Made Musical!.......2001-11-18

If you or your children have had trouble memorizing math concepts, this CD is for you. Providing math concepts in fun and catchy songs, Harry Guffee is a musical genius. I prefer this to other titles by School House Rock, as Do the Math! goes more into depth with mathematical algorithms and formulas as well as ways to help you succeed. Sometimes funny, others serious, Do the Math! is a great addition to any CD collection.

A Grandmother Says Hooray.......2001-11-14

For Christmas this year, all the children on my gift list, including my two grandkids, will be receiving Harry Guffee's "Do the Math." In fact, I'm going to send it to some adults I know, too, because independent of learning math in a new and fun way, the songs are delightful and catchy for kids and for grown-ups. I particularly love the songs called Circle of Friends and the Guzinta Family. All my life I've been cursed with a math block, and after playing this CD over and over and over, I have actually remembered many math theories I hadn't thought about in years. I can't think of any other CD I own that is so much fun--and educational besides. I can't recommend it enough.

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