Following up on his three posts on classical education yesterday, Gene Veith weighs in on mathematics instruction: I admit that classical education may be lagging in the math department. The new ...

1. You trained deeply in Indian classical music. Few people expect that journey to lead to math education. When did you first realize that music wouldn’t be your only life’s work? a. Music shaped me ...

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It’s hard for anyone to say what music looks like, but a new mathematical approach sees classical music as cone-shaped and jazz as pyramid-like. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...

Rhythm, tempo, pitch and other musical components of a lively classical masterpiece or even a hard-driving rap tune might seem far removed from such mathematical concepts as fractions, ratios and ...