Do the Math!

About the Artist
Harry Guffee teaches math and art in the sixth grade. Experience has taught him that students have different styles of learning, and that understanding is enhanced when material is presented in a variety of ways.

Product Description
Music and Lyrics by Harry Guffee(*except as noted). Do The Math!/Songs For Learning Volume I is a collection of clever and appealing lyrics presented in a variety of musical styles. As noted by vocalist and songwriter Harry Guffee in the liner notes: "Music stirs emotion, which has an important effect on memory. Singing songs about algorithms, exponents,quotients and circumference helps students internalize the vocabulary and the mathematical concepts as well. This CD can be enjoyed by children of all ages, and it is designed to be an effective learning tool both at home and in the classroom." Lyrics are included with the disc.

Do the Math!,Harry Guffee,Pine Mountain Music

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Average customer rating: Not quite there fifth grade teacher LOVES to "do the math!!!!" great idea!!!!!!!! Memorizing Math Made Musical! A Grandmother Says Hooray

Do the Math! Manufacturer: Pine Mountain Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Educational | Children's Music | Styles | Music Children's Educational | Children's Music | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Got Math?/Songs for Learning Volume II Doggone Math Googol Power: Multiplication Vacation Soundtrack Division Unplugged Multiplication Unplugged ASIN: B0000WTT28 Release Date: 2003-10-31

Tracks:

1. Rhythm of the Algorithm (a/b x c/d = a x c/b x d)
2. You're My Exponent, Baby
3. The Guzinta Family (Daddy, Mother, Sister, Brother)
4. It Is Four
5. Mathspeak (The Vocabulary Song)
6. Circle of Friends (Ray Dius, Lady Di Ameter, and Sir Cumference)
7. Cien, Muy Bien
8. Karl F. Gauss (And The Rainbow Rule)
9. Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sal (Order of Operations)
10. Everybody Do the Math!

Album Description

Music and Lyrics by Harry Guffee(*except as noted). Do The Math!/Songs For Learning Volume I is a collection of clever and appealing lyrics presented in a variety of musical styles. As noted by vocalist and songwriter Harry Guffee in the liner notes: "Music stirs emotion, which has an important effect on memory. Singing songs about algorithms, exponents,quotients and circumference helps students internalize the vocabulary and the mathematical concepts as well. This CD can be enjoyed by children of all ages, and it is designed to be an effective learning tool both at home and in the classroom." Lyrics are included with the disc.

Customer Reviews:

Not quite there.......2006-02-16

This CD is a great idea, but the execution is just not quite there. It would have been so helpful to have sample tracks on the Amazon site: I would have saved the money. I put it on for my 9 year old son, and after only a few minutes, he asked that I just turn it off. We flipped through the tracks to see if one suited our fancy, but the music here is just not appealing. The words are somewhat clever, but I don't see the reason for pulling in so much bilingual content- we're doing math, not Spanish. The musical style might be good for some, but I dislike the style and the vocals. Pass on this one.
Contrast this to Beethoven's Wig by Richard Perlmutter- On that CD, the very clever lyrics are set to tunes of the masters. The vocals are not stupendous, and the instrumentals are not perfectly polished, but the whole package is so well concieved that it makes up for all of this, and the album is great overall. After all, ordinary musicians with ordinary voices can still produce fabulous results. This is not so with the "Do the math" album.

fifth grade teacher LOVES to "do the math!!!!".......2003-11-17

As an educator of 5th grade students, I have used Mr. Guffee's "Do the Math" CD with my class. They love long division now because they remember the "Goes Into" Family of Dad, Mom, Sister and Brother! We just hit exponents and "You're my exponents baby" is a super memory aid!

great idea!!!!!!!!.......2003-11-09

i have not yet bought this cd but I think that it would be great for my daughter and myself since we are so in love with music. I can learn things much better if it is something that I enjoy. I will try it out and see for myself but i have no doubt that my 9 year old would get a great amount from it.

Memorizing Math Made Musical!.......2001-11-18

If you or your children have had trouble memorizing math concepts, this CD is for you. Providing math concepts in fun and catchy songs, Harry Guffee is a musical genius. I prefer this to other titles by School House Rock, as Do the Math! goes more into depth with mathematical algorithms and formulas as well as ways to help you succeed. Sometimes funny, others serious, Do the Math! is a great addition to any CD collection.

A Grandmother Says Hooray.......2001-11-14

For Christmas this year, all the children on my gift list, including my two grandkids, will be receiving Harry Guffee's "Do the Math." In fact, I'm going to send it to some adults I know, too, because independent of learning math in a new and fun way, the songs are delightful and catchy for kids and for grown-ups. I particularly love the songs called Circle of Friends and the Guzinta Family. All my life I've been cursed with a math block, and after playing this CD over and over and over, I have actually remembered many math theories I hadn't thought about in years. I can't think of any other CD I own that is so much fun--and educational besides. I can't recommend it enough.

Average customer rating: Good stuff

Volta Do Mar + Murder by Death Volta Do Mar , and Murder by Death Manufacturer: Arborvitae ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Math Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sometimes the Line Walks You Boy Decide At the Speed of Light or Day Brother 03>98 ASIN: B00009Y3UI Release Date: 2003-07-15

Tracks:

1. Ready Broken Fighter - Volta Do Mar
2. On A Hand Held Sky - Volta Do Mar
3. Search Lights Burn The Cornfields Bright - Volta Do Mar
4. Fall Out Of Cars Fall Out Of Night - Volta Do Mar
5. A Masters In Reverse Pyschology - Murder By Death
6. Canyon Inn, Room 16 - Murder By Death
7. Knife Goes, In Guts Come Out - Murder By Death
8. We Watch A Lot Of Movies - Murder By Death

Customer Reviews:

Good stuff.......2004-06-16

I bought this cd the last time I saw Murder By Death, and it's very good. Granted, most of the MBD songs are from their first record, but the incredible stuff from Volta Do Mar more than made up for it. What an great band. Reminiscent of Rumah Sakit or June of 44.

Average customer rating: On nonstop for a while Power to The Peechees

Do the Math The Peechees Manufacturer: Kill Rock Stars ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk-Pop | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Games People Play Life What Else Can We Do 13 Unlucky Numbers ASIN: B00000373K Release Date: 1996-01-19

Tracks:

1. Pepper
2. Do The Math
3. I Could Have Loved You
4. Mad Doctor
5. On With The Guayabera
6. Cloud Fantasy
7. Cloud Frenzy
8. Beer City
9. I Don't Know Too
10. Tired Imagery
11. The Fascist Lawn
12. Slick's Living It Up (On The Bottom Of The Sea)
13. The Animal

Customer Reviews:

On nonstop for a while.......2006-01-21

This was repeating nonstop on my player for a while. If you like garage rock and trashy pop punk, you'll like the Pee Chees. Whiny lyrics, crashing guitars, and all the stuff you expect. Doesn't try that hard to be badass, and, thus, it rocks better than your average rock stars. I like that song, Beer City, a lot. It's almost ten years since I was hooked, and it still sticks in my head.

Power to The Peechees.......2000-05-27

The now defunct Peechees are what you'd get if threw Iggy Pop head-first into a blender with The Germs, sprinkled with rebellious ambition, and then pureed for 30 seconds. "Do The Math", The Peechees best album, is everything that scroungy-pop-punk-trash was invented for. It's a fun ride that'll have you whistlin' and doing a jig long after the CD stops. The Peechees may not be the most innovative band in the world, but they certainly can mess your hair up a little.

Average customer rating: Out With A Bang... Excellent!!

03>98 Volta Do Mar Manufacturer: Arborvitae ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Math Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: At the Speed of Light or Day Volta Do Mar + Murder by Death Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven ASIN: B0009FGX3Y Release Date: 2005-06-21

Tracks:

1. Maricopa
2. Sports Conquest
3. Hope Wave
4. Isola
5. Move Sparrow Fast Toward New Season
6. Lawless Days of Drinking Whiskey in 10th Grade
7. Lust Wore Thin
8. On Hand Held Sky
9. Searchlights Burn Cornfields Bright
10. Fall Out of Cars Fall Out of Night
11. East Is Steady
12. Song 3
13. Scream We're Ready [Live]
14. Turn of the Sea
15. Munich Air Disaster
16. Mass Transit Highways

Customer Reviews:

Out With A Bang... Excellent!!.......2005-10-14

The boys went out with a bang on this final effort. This is now my favorite cd of theirs. Excellent track flow. My friend Lindsay and I would go to all of their shows in Indianapolis whenever they came through. Great and fun/funny guys ...and always an awesome show. To my friends from the windy city - Phil, Tony, Mike, and Jeff - I wish you all the best wherever you go from here. P.S. - I study drums at Berklee now in Boston and still sport my old, red VDM t-shirt.

Average customer rating: Absolute Hidden Gem Excellent - but not at all like Soft Machine these guys are stunning.... Like nothing you've seen. amazing amazing amazing

At the Speed of Light or Day Volta Do Mar Manufacturer: Arborvitae ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Math Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: 03>98 Volta Do Mar + Murder by Death At the Soundless Dawn Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven Enter ASIN: B00005QXF0 Release Date: 2001-10-23

Tracks:

1. The Sound Of Day
2. 7/1000
3. Rock For Nations
4. Lengua Pivo
5. Thoughts From The Assembly Line
6. Warszawa Minor
7. Breaking Ribs For Tom Thayer
8. Ransom Stoddard
9. Binary Penetration
10. Quiet Alley And Lonely Terrain
11. Another Air Strike Called Love
12. Music For Countries
13. Sound After Day

Customer Reviews:

Absolute Hidden Gem.......2007-03-29

Volta do Mar; "return from the sea" in Portuguese is a sailing technique in which you sail in the wrong direction for the purpose of catching better wind, and better yet it is also the name of the Chicago IL instrumental math rock quartet. Aside from the traditional rock band makeup there are two bass players in the band, one playing a 5 string bass and the other playing a 6 string bass. Formed in 1999, the band has released an EP, Split, full length album and a compilation of their earliest and latest studio recordings. At the Speed of Light or Day is the bands first full length album and a brilliant one at that. Incorporating everything from classical guitar to modern and math rock, this album is an absolute hidden gem. Some of the songs on this album are melodic and beautiful others technical and robotic and still some freeform and jammy, all without coming off as pretentious or manufactured. Vocals are also sometimes used throughout the album to accentuate certain segments of songs. Overall their music is innovative and inspiring and at times has reminded me of early 31 Knots (A Word is also a Picture of a Word) and late Don Caballero (American Don) with jam-band accentuations. Any enthusiast of indie/post/math/jam rock will be sure value this priceless hidden gem.

Excellent - but not at all like Soft Machine.......2004-06-23

Bought this albums because of the review below comparing this band to Soft Machine. While this is a superb math rock, in the vein of Don Caballero, Rumah Sakit, etc., there is no similarity between this and the supreme genius of the first three Soft Machine records.

If you like aggressive, instrumental rock music with a lot of layered arpeggios, get it, this is a great record.

these guys are stunning...........2002-07-18

thirty years ago i first heard the soft machine.
the 1st. 3 albums are great but in later releases they morphed more & more into jazz, losing their edge. what does this have to do with volta do mar? i never thought i'd see a band as original as the old soft machine until volta do mar came along. they are innovative & edgy at the same time.
you would think that a band with 2 bass players (5 string & 6 string) would be too bottom heavy, but the real genius of the band is the way the players trade musical phrases with the guitarist, often playing in the higher registers of the basses. to do this, of course, all players must be virtuosos & they are....
highly recommended.
& if you like volta check out soft machine I & II.

Like nothing you've seen........2002-07-06

If your able to hang with brainy music that knows no bounds (think Don Caballero with twice the bass, half the guitar, breakneck changes, and spare vocals from all members) then you'll love these guys, especially live.

amazing amazing amazing.......2002-06-22

This is one of the best albums I have ever come across, it matches elements of everything in my collection and a lot of stuff that I don't have the money to buy. From Sun Ra Orchestra, Phil Glass, Sea n Cake, et cetera. What a great record! I cant wait until they come back to Seattle I saw them at the Croc cafe and I was there with my roommate who wanted to see this other band but they couldn't hold a candle to Volta Do Mar!

Average customer rating:

You Do the Math Tara Delong Manufacturer: Efa Imports ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000CGP2G Release Date: 2003-11-11

Tracks:

1. You Do the Math
2. Communist Diet
3. Big Butt Daniela
4. Orgde Sangre
5. Divorce
6. Silicone Joan
7. Moctezuma's Revenge
8. Another Day Gone
9. Overdose Scare
10. Shooter
11. Manic
12. Soy Machina

Average customer rating: DO NOT SLEEP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do The Math's outstanding.

Do the Math Various Artists Manufacturer: Tribal Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Turntablists | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000BKEP Release Date: 1998-04-14

Tracks:

1. The Intro - T.H.C.
2. Main Attraction - Phat Mob
3. Sho Sum Respect - Sho Nuff
4. Traffic - Sinsemilla
5. Eye Listen - B-Self
6. Who's Listening - The Ghetto Children
7. Earth Girlz R EZ - Chile & Vitamin D
8. The Truth Hurts - Infinite
9. Interlube - T-Dog & U-Neek
10. N's Don't L - The Ghetto Children
11. Rap Capsule - The Crew Clockwise
12. Do The Math - Topspin/B-Self/Samson S/Poetry/Vitamin D/H-Bomb/Truth/Shahzad/Blak/Infinite/E-Wreck
13. Interlucifer - Infinite/C-Note
14. What's It Worth - Union Of Opposites
15. Wrong Number - Phat Mob
16. Soldier Intro - Rob Brewer/Samson S
17. Soldier - Samson S
18. Temporary Insanity - T.H.C.
19. Game Of Checkers - Nacrotik
20. Game Show - Shahzad
21. The Shining - Wordsayer & Blah
22. Schoolin' 'Em - Infinite
23. Sinsebility - H-Bomb
24. Equilibrium - The Ghetto Children

Customer Reviews:

DO NOT SLEEP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2006-05-13

This album is amazing!!!!!!! I got this when I was in high school and I just thought how dope the Seattle sceene was. Now with acts like Blue Scholars, Boom Bap Project and Common Market, people will finally realize how rich the Hip-Hop sceene is here in Seattle.

When I met Vitamin D and asked him about this album he started telling me stories of how inventive they were when recording the LP. The entire album was recorded on a hand held mic and an ADAT. When he spoke of it, he couldn't belive how he did it and neither could I.

The beats on here have a warm smokey vibe to them... almost as if Da Beatminerz and Prince Paul mixed their production styles together.

If you want to hear what Vitamin D did before he worked with De La, Gift of Gab, Boom Bap etc., COP THIS CD!!! It's worth every penny and if I ever lost my copy, I'd be willing to pay the kind of prices "Operation Doomsday" goes for.

Do The Math's outstanding........1998-12-18

I've been following the Tribal crew for a while now, and am truly impressed with their musical talents. I recommend this CD to anyone who's tired of the Puffy's of the world.

Average customer rating: This album was pretty good

Volta Do Mar Volta Do Mar Manufacturer: Arborvitae ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Math Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005LVZC Release Date: 2001-07-24

Tracks:

1. In the Turn of the Sea
2. Munich Air Disaster
3. Mass Transit Highways

Customer Reviews:

This album was pretty good.......2004-03-26

I bought this album back when the band played a show in my hometown of Marengo, my friend took the band's spare tire, it was a good time. And as for the music, it was top notch, highly innovative instrumental music that put the crappy hardcore bands to shame that night.

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Musically Yours Manufacturer: Trarius ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAH7P4 Release Date: 2004-08-24

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Madera Road Madera Road Manufacturer: Madera Road ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CA353W Release Date: 2004-12-14

Tracks:

1. Shamefully Falling in Love
2. Oh Well
3. Stranger Kindness
4. Giving Up on Trying to Love You
5. Too Late
6. Dream in Disguise
7. Somebody Else's Dime
8. I Lied
9. Scarecrow
10. No Guarantees
11. Last Words

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