May 19

Using Music to Teach Math and Science to Students

WASHINGTON — Legendary jazz musician Herbie Hancock thinks American classrooms need a new soundtrack — one that mixes hip-hop and jazz with Pythagoras’ Theorem and exponential functions. Teachers should be taking advantage of teenagers' preoccupation with music, Hancock said at the Department of Education Tuesday. The 76-year-old, Grammy Award-winning... read more →