New Math (song)
| "New Math" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Tom Lehrer | |
| from the album That Was the Year That Was | |
| Released | 1965 |
| Genre | Novelty[1] |
| Length | 4:28 |
| Label | Reprise |
| Songwriter(s) | Tom Lehrer |
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Hilliard |
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New Math is a 1965 song by American musician Tom Lehrer. Found on his album That Was the Year That Was, the song is a satire of the then-contemporary educational concept of New Math.
Composition[edit]
The song is composed in the key of C major in a 2/4 time signature.[2] Lehrer, a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics at Harvard University, used the song to satirize the then-new educational concept of New Math,[3] introduced in American schools in the late 1950s and early 1960s as an attempt to reform education of mathematics.[4] According to The Hindu, the song features a spoken-word intro by Lehrer, followed by "piano played at a quick tempo and brisk lines"[5] According to the book The New Math: A Political History, the song "purported to be a lesson for parents confused by recent changes in their children's arithmetic textbook".[4] The same book states that by the time of the song's release in 1965, the concept was at its peak in American education.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ "That Was the Year That Was". AllMusic. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ↑ "'New Math' sheet music". MusicNotes.com. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ↑ "Tom Lehrer: a comical, musical, mathematical genius". The Irish Times. September 17, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Christopher J. Phillips (2014). The New Math: A Political History. University of Chicago Press. pp. 1–2. ISBN 022618501X. Search this book on
- ↑ "Tom Lehrer gets the formula right". The Hindu. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
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