Musical Notes on Math
Madeline Frank, Ph.D.
(Reviewer - Rebecca Brown)
1996 Frank Publishers
ISBN: 0965858316

A Math Music Program using Hands, Rhythm Pencils, Drums & Blackboard.

Dr. Frank's system for learning enhancement takes average students & puts them on the honor role.

Proven Successes are: Kay, a 15-year-old high school student who had never been on the honor role. Working through with Dr. Frank's unique program, through the cello, within three months, she was on the honor role. She developed discipline, cooperation, motivation, concentration & self-esteem. She also learned teamwork & has now graduated & gone on to college.

Joe, a 6-year-old, was not learning to read & write in first grade. He learnt to read the musical notes & to count the mathematical rhythms by playing the violin. In a short time, he was starting to spell words, read books, understand math & do grade level work. By the end of the school year he was enjoying school, & his parents were very proud of him. What did Joe learn? Discipline, cooperation, teamwork, motivation, concentration, & self-esteem.

Andrea, a 10-year-old, suffered brain damage caused by a car hitting her as she crossed the street. Before the accident she was doing well in school. After the accident, she was failing with boarder-line mental retardation. She began by using the piano & started to rewire her damaged brain. Each semester her grades improved & over time she was back at grade level work. Today she is an honor role student graduating high school & has been accepted into a college Aeronautics program. She worked very hard & is whole once again.

Dr. Frank has taken her work to patients in hospitals & homes. One of the patients was suffering from Alzheimer's. He talked incoherently. Immediately after playing the music he loved best, he remembered who he was & spoke in coherent sentences.

Dr. Frank's unique musical program both re-stimulates the brain, builds new synapses, & exercises the brain to promote higher scholastic aptitude. It has proven to change a child who is not doing well in school to one who excels. It also works with adults for memory enhancement & language fluency.

Musical Notes on Math is a timeless teaching tool, taking you & your student through years of lessons, & well worth the money, as too is Madeline Frank's other book The Secret of Teaching Science and Math through Music, which will help you teach your child to excel in science & math.
(06/05/05)

Rebecca