Below are links to other science song-related pages and sites.
(Last update: March 3, 2006.) The most comprehensive of these are MASSIVE
and PhysicsSongs.org;
the other links highlight content (song lyrics, pedagogical info, etc.) that is
not available through either MASSIVE or PhysicsSongs.org.
Please choose from among the
following categories.
(Or, if you're indecisive, just start scrolling down the page....)
PhysicsSongs.org
An encyclopedic compilation of astronomy and physics songs.
(Who knew there were so many?) Maintained by Walter Smith, a physics professor
at Haverford College in Pennsylvania.
Biochemist's
Songbook Excerpts from The Biochemist's Songbook by Harold
Baum, professor emeritus at King's College London (UK).
Kevin Ahern's Wildly Popular Metabolic Melodies
These tunes have alternating sections
to be sung by the instructor and his/her students, respectively. Written by Dr. Ahern, a biochemistry instructor
at Oregon State University.
Biology
Karaoke Delightfully cheesy synthesizer music accompanies you
while you sing the lyrics provided. Maintained by Frank Virzi, a biology teacher
at North Middlesex Regional High School in Townsend, Massachusetts.
Biology Songs
Page Note "Welcome To The Nephron In The Kidney," an Eagles tune sung by Don
"Loop Of" Henle. Maintained by B. Park, who teaches biology at West Hills High School in Santee, California.
Brain
Songs "I've Been Working On My Neurons," "Use, Use, Use Your
Brain," "Home In The Brain".... Maintained by Dr. Eric Chudler of the University of Washington.
Science
Karaoke Song parodies about bacteria, mitosis,
photosynthesis, etc. Written by Dr. Annette Parrott, a biology teacher at Lakeside High School in Atlanta.
The
SDS-Page On Stage Highlights of past "MCB Follies"
performances in Berkeley, California, including "Fight For Your Right
To Petri" by the Yeasti Boys.
Songs For
Environmental Education
Can you strum a guitar and hug a tree at the same time? This site says
yes! Maintained by Remy Rodden, an environmental educator in Yukon, Canada.
Bucknell
Chemistry Songs "Magnesium The Beautiful," "Glory, Glory, It's
Wolff-Kischner," and other standards. From Bucknell College in Pennsylvania.
Chemistry Carols &
Other Chemistry Songs "I'm Dreaming Of A White Precipitate," "We
Wish You A Happy Halogen," and other Yuletide favorites. Maintained by Dr. Slime (Mike Garlick),
a chemist at Delta College in Michigan.
Chemistry, The
Songs Of Our Lives Student o-chem work from the University of Central
Florida, including "Simply Irreversible" and "Born To Be Stable." Maintained by Dr. Otto Phanstiel,
a UCF chemistry professor.
Musical
Chemistry "Bohemian
Rhapsody According To Ethanoic Acid," "Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Redox Titration),"
and other MIDI-based karaoke opportunities. Maintained by Aimee Hartnell, who teaches chemistry
at Rye St Antony School in Oxford (UK).
Songs
of Cesium 30+ songs about everyone's favorite alkali metal,
including "Hey! Mr. Cesium Man," "Seventy-Six Neutrons," "Hotel Cesium,"
"'Lectropositive Mama," "Cesiumville," "Maxwell's Sky-Blue Cesium".... Maintained by
Dr. Randal Nelson, a computer science professor at the University of Rochester in New York.
Computer Songs and
Poems Over 200 songs, most of which seem to be about the
difficulties of programming. Maintained by a UK person who goes by the nickname of "Poppy."
Holiday
Songs for Computer Scientists Hark! the computer scientists
sing.... Maintained by computer science professor Gary Leavens of Iowa State University.
Soil
Songs "Some Think That Soil Is Dirt," "Where Have All The
Bedrocks Gone?", and many more. Written by the late Francis Hole, formerly a professor
of soil science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Songs of
Geology A great source of geo-jargon. Learn (or at least read)
words like "graptolites," rhabdosomes," "olistostromes," and
"geosyncline." Maintained by geochemist Brenna Lorenz.
Mathematics-Related
Songs "The Mathematician's Drinking Song" is an anecodotal
history of the field of mathematics, and, as such, may be difficult to get
through in one sitting unless you're sipping a beer. Maintained by Jeff Suzuki, a
math Ph.D. student at Boston University.
Pi
Day Songs to be sung on Pi Day (the 14th of March, i.e., 3-14)
or whenever the mood strikes you. Written by LaVern Christianson when he taught
math at Windom Area High School in Windom, Minnesota.
RTlyrics.com Respiratory
therapy patients will wheeze with amusement at this collection of
sputum-related songs. Written by Dave Howard and Greg Wray, who are respiratory care
practicioners in Michigan.
PhysicsSongs.org
An encyclopedic compilation of astronomy and physics songs.
(Who knew there were so many?) Maintained by Walter Smith, a physics professor
at Haverford College in Pennsylvania.
Dr. Chordate
Sings! A comprehensive site devoted to the use of
music and humor in the science classroom. Maintained by Jeff Moran of the University of Missouri.
Homespun
Science Tunes Song parody lyrics and chord sheets. Maintained
by Mark Peterson, a 7th grade teacher at Dassel Cokato Middle School in Cokato, Minnesota.
Librettos for Ig Nobel Mini-Operas Modern lyrics
(about cloning, jargon, the Big Bang, etc.) set to very old music. Written by Marc Abrahams, editor of the Annals of
Improbable Research.
MASSIVE
Math And Science Song Information, Viewable Everywhere -- a searchable online database of over
2000 math and science songs. Maintained by me!
MASSIVE Radio
An all-science songs Internet radio station. Requires a connection speed of at least
64 kilobits per second. Maintained by me!
Science
Groove A Seattle band led by my friend Do Peterson, a biostatistician. Highly recommended!
Sing-along
Science Another British MIDI/karaoke science songs site!
(See also "Musical Chemistry" above.) Maintained by C. Downey of St. Edward's School (UK).
Songs for Teaching
A commercial site offering lyrics and music samples from a wide variety of artists.