Integrating Music Content into the Secondary Mathematics Classroom: Facilitating the Process of Designing Interdisciplinary Lessons

Many people enjoy music, and music has a multitude of connections to mathematics, so it makes sense for a mathematics classroom to incorporate musical elements into the instruction, but the literature has shown that many math teachers do not have a strong enough musical background to feel confident in incorporating music into the math class. Therefore, this research sought to provide a resource to help secondary mathematics teachers integrate age-appropriate musical applications to their mathematics lessons which connects standards of mathematics into standards of music. Specifically, the paper connects the Ohio Standards of Mathematics for Geometry with the course objectives presented in the A.P. (Advanced Placement) Music Theory course curriculum. About 38% of the geometry standards have a connection with the music objectives which shows the possibilities of teachers integrating music into their classroom, though there are limitations that come along with using the AP Music Theory course.