Middle School Maths Challenge
Rates, averages and crazy drummers (That’s all of them, man!)
Here are 3 classic rock songs. Listen to the tracks and find the beat per minute or bpm of each song.
HINT: Count the beats and ask a friend to time you.
Beat 1: AC/DC … T.N.T.
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Beat 2: Queen … Another one bites the dust
bpm for above clips here
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Beat 3: Uptown Funk … Mark Ronson
Lyrics may offend some.
Find the Uptown Funk bpm here.
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BIG challenge 1:
Drummer: Ramon Sampson
Pick one beat and see if you match the exact bpm. If you don’t have drumsticks use pencils.
HINT: Count the beats and ask a friend to time you.
BIG challenge 2:
Record yourself drumming to your own natural beat for 10 seconds.
Listen to your recording and count the beats. Multiply by 6 and you have your bpm.
Do this 4 times.
Calculate your average bpm.
Then for each of the 4 trials calculate the % error.
Pro drummers do not like to be out by 1 beat or 1 bpm. They want to hit ZERO % error. I beat out per minute for a bpm = 84 would mean an error of approx 1%.
Learn about the strangeness of drummers brains here.
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