Welcome to Music Math!

Watch this series of videos with daily activities that both you and your child can complete! In the first video, I explain what notes you will see and how music math works, so please refer back to that video if you ever have any questions. Each video will get progressively harder, incorporating basic music theory knowledge and math skills! These videos are suitable for children in grades 1-4 and are made as a simple, quick exercise to keep them engaged in music!

I have also included musical "Screen Time Recommendations" for children to work on as a bonus activity at the bottom of the page!

Thanks,

Mr. Murrett

Mr. Murrett’s Screen Time Recommendations

*=highly recommend because it is a live theatre production that has been filmed rather than a movie

NETFLIX:

*Shrek the Musical (G)

Hairspray (PG)

Mary Poppins Returns (PG)

PRIME VIDEO:

Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway (says it is rated G, but be aware that the musical itself contains mature content I only recommend for middle schoolers)

Cinderella (1965 Rodger’s and Hammerstein version-G)

Fiddler on the Roof (G)

Les Miserables: The History of the World’s Greatest Story (G)

*Live from Lincoln Center: Rodger’s and Hammerstein Carousel (PG)--filmed on Broadway!!

HULU:

The Phantom of the Opera (PG-13)

DISNEY +

*Newsies The Broadway Musical (PG)

The Little Mermaid Live! (PG)

Sister Act (PG)

Annie (PG)

High School Musical (G)

Mary Poppins (G)

The Sound of Music (G)

YOUTUBE CHANNELS:

Disney on Broadway

Broadway.com

You can also spend hours searching for performances from musicals!

Possible Discussion Questions:

1. Who was your favorite character? Why?
2. What was your favorite moment? Why?
3. What was the main character’s objective (goal)? What did they do to try to achieve this objective?
4. What was the conflict?
5. What would YOU do if you were in the situation in the movie?
6. What is the theme (message/lesson) of the story?
7. How did the actors’ costumes help to communicate character?
8. What props (objects) do the actors use? How do they help tell the story?
9. How did the scenery help to show the audience the setting and tell the story?
10. 5th-8th grade: Identify the 5 parts of the plot in the movie: Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
11. In a musical, characters break into song when the emotion becomes too heightened for normal dialogue. When a character sings, try to identify which emotion causes the character(s) to start singing.
12. In a play, a soliloquy is a speech when a character is alone on stage and talks to themselves or the audience. It is usually about the character working through an inner choice or conflict. Did you notice any song in the musical that was a soliloquy? What did the character struggle with, and what did they decide?