'They say I'm irrational, confusing, transcendental, and overly
obsessed with trigonometry. And I say...'
obsessed with trigonometry. And I say...'
March is here! But where does the round-writer turn for inspiration? It's Irish-America Heritage Month, National Frozen Food Month, often Easter of course, Grandmother's Day, Mothering Sunday... But they're all a little obvious. Instead, we offer a round to help you learn a mathematical constant to 18 decimal places.
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Using the round
- This round looks a little tricky on the page, but if you start by teaching the mathematical-constant line, you'll find it's not as hard as it looks!
- The bass line could be played on an bass instrument/piano so that everyone gets a go at the numbers. Or if no instruments to hand, swap the ostinato round so that it's not always sung by the low voices.
- For those interested in such things, the pitches of the Pi line are generated from the numbers, where 1 is the first degree of the scale. (Number above 7 start again at the first degree of the scale). You do not need to know this.
- The bass line could be played on an bass instrument/piano so that everyone gets a go at the numbers. Or if no instruments to hand, swap the ostinato round so that it's not always sung by the low voices.
- For those interested in such things, the pitches of the Pi line are generated from the numbers, where 1 is the first degree of the scale. (Number above 7 start again at the first degree of the scale). You do not need to know this.
About this round
Written for the Glasgow Madrigirls' A round a month project.
Text and music: Katy Lavinia Cooper © 2017
Text and music: Katy Lavinia Cooper © 2017