Educational music

Some educational songs also have become popular hits such as "Low Bridge (Fifteen Years/Miles On The Erie Canal)" and "The Battle Of New Orleans".

Recent developments have extended music's use to secondary and collegiate education, with Cornel West breaking new ground in this regard.

Sesame Street and Schoolhouse Rock are examples of shows that use music to teach topics like math, science, and government.

Things like counting, the names of the planets, or the law making process are put to music with simple lyrics to aid in retention of information.

In the minds of many elementary children a video can break the monotony of the school day, and will likely get them more interested in the content they are learning.

Hip hop demonstrates increasing relevance and success as a pedagogical tool in primary and secondary education.

Flocabulary and Defined Mind,[7] focusing primarily on vocabulary building for SAT and ACT tests, have established a Web presence in addition to their textbooks.

[9] MC SKULE (Rohen Shah) of the non-profit SKULE.org makes parody music videos of popular songs where the lyrics teach math.

[4] Alex Kajitani, the 2009 California State Teacher of the Year, created original middle school math songs as the Rappin' Mathematician.

[6] In this program, an actor tells the tale of Peter and the Wolf while a woodwind quintet plays the music of Prokofiev to bring the story to life.