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Math The Musical

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This is my third year partnering with the Metropolitan Opera Guild and with my new position as the 3-5 Math Specialist, I thought how about Math the Musical? Using a Marilyn Burns' recommendation "Amanda's Bean's Amazing Dream: A Mathematical Story" by Cindy Neuschwander we quickly had our source material and we were ready to get started with our teaching Artist, Brandon. 

Story Map: Our chosen turning points

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Day One: How does movement tell a story?

Students created tableaus for chosen turning points in the story. 
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Day Two: How do words tell a story?

Students learned how to write aria from a libretto. They created lyrics for three hotspot moments in the story using rhyme, repetition, and alliteration. 

Day Three: How do words tell a story? Part II

Students compile, edit, and revise lyrics for hotspots in the story. 
Bean Counter Song
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​She’s the bean counter
Count Amanda Bean
She’s the bean counter
She’s the counting queen

CLASS (Verse)
She’s always late for everything
Because she must count all she sees
She never gets to participate
So try Amanda Bean to multiply please

(Chorus)
She’s the bean counter
                 Count Amanda Bean                      
She’s the bean counter
She’s a counting machine

(Bridge)
Multiply, Multiply, Multiply
Why won’t you even try
Multiply, Multiply, Multiply
Don’t keep asking why
Just Multiply

(Chorus)
She’s the bean counter
                    Count Amanda Bean                      
She’s the bean counter
She’s the counting queen
DREAM SONG 

SHEEP

M-u-l-t-i-p-l-y

GRANDMAS
Multiply, Multiply, Multiply
Multiply, Multiply, Multiply
SHEEP AND GRANDMAS
Don’t ask why, Just Multiply
Please just try to Multiply
It’s easier to count when you Multiply
It’s not like you’re gonna die
Don’t try to lie
We know you can Multiply

SHEEP
M-U-L-T-I-P-L-Y

GRANDMAS
Multiply, Multiply, Multiply
Multiply, Multiply, Multiply

SHEEP AND GRANDMAS
Don’t ask why, just Multiply
Please just try, Multiply
It’s easier to count when you Multiply
It’s not like you’re gonna die
Don’t try to lie
We know you can Multiply
 
GRANDMAS AND SHEEP
YEAH, Multiply!
If you multiply
You can count faster
You’ll be a counting master

AMANDA

Maybe I should multiply
I can count everything quicker
I can multiply the balls of yarn
And the grandma’s sweaters too.
It will be a better way to count for me
I think you’ll agree.

SHEEP

M-u-l-t-i-p-l-y

GRANDMAS
Multiply, Multiply, Multiply
Multiply, Multiply, Multiply

SHEEP AND GRANDMAS
Don’t ask why, just Multiply
You can try to multiply
It’s easier to count When you Multiply

AMANDA
It’s not like I’m gonna die
I’m not gonna lie
I know I can Multiply
CLOSING SONG
 
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AMANDA
I’m Amanda Bean
I still love knowing how many
I count each and every penny
But I see I need to multiply
It’s a good strategy to apply
I can still be the counting queen
Just like in my dream

CHORUS
She’s the bean counter
                     Count Amanda Bean                      
She’s the bean counter
She’s the counting queen

AMANDA
But now I am the multiplying machine
I count anything and everything faster
Because I am the math master
I’m Amanda Bean

CHORUS
She’s the bean counter
                     Count Amanda Bean                      
She’s the bean counter
She’s a multiplying machine

Day Four & Five: How does music tell a story?

Students learn how to compose melody and accompaniment for our lyrics- learning about tempo, dynamics, and articulation.
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amanda_bean_-_ending__guitar___vocal_.mp3
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