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Who likes pizza?
Pizza as Fractions
Notice how this pizza is sliced into six even pieces.
Plenty!
What does that have to do with music?!
A song in 6/8 time…Has six beats per measureThe eighth note is 1 beat
Let’s go back to our pizza…
How many beats?
How many beats are shown on this pizza?
How many measures of 6/8 time does this pizza represent?
How many beats? What if you were really
hungry and ate HALF of the pizza?
How many beats would that be?
Check your answer:
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How many beats?What if you were out
in the desert for three days with no food, and then came upon this delicious pizza and ate
THE WHOLE THING?!
What kind of note would last for a whole pizza (or measure)?
Check your answer:
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So what kinds of music are in 6/8?
Tarantellas!Tarantella NapoletanaTarantella SicilianaA tarantella is a fast Italian dance. It was
believed that the bite of a tarantula could only be cured by wild dancing!
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