The math class where
everyone hears the answer.

Fractions & ratios

Divide a string in half and it sings an octave higher. Two-thirds gives a perfect fifth. Students touch the fraction and hear the result — instantly, every time.

Ages 8–12 · maps to fractions, ratio & proportion

Waves & frequency

A live oscilloscope shows the student's own voice as a wave. Frequency, amplitude, period — measured on sound they just made, not a textbook diagram.

Ages 10–15 · maps to waves, frequency, T = 1/f

Harmonics & patterns

Why does a trumpet play only certain notes? The harmonic series — the multiplication table you can hear — answers it, on a real horn, in front of the class.

Ages 11–16 · multiples, standing waves, logarithmic pitch

The Taster · one day

The Sound of Numbers

• • 90-minute interactive assembly or class session
• • Live instruments: trombone, trumpet, bass & banjo demos
• • Students run the Math Lab experiments themselves
• • Every child makes a sound and measures it
• • Works in a music room, science lab, or hall — we bring the rest

Ideal as a science-week or math-week highlight.

The Program · 6–10 weeks

Math You Can Hear

• • Weekly session woven into the math or science timetable
• • Each week: one math concept, one musical experiment
• • Students learn a real beginner instrument along the way
• • Teacher pack: lesson plans keyed to the free Math Lab
• • Ends with a “lab concert” for parents — music with proofs

Designed with your math coordinator, assessed against your syllabus.