What better way to celebrate pi than through the sound of music?

As funny as it sounds, the pi-tribute music scene is growing.  People all over the map are taking pleasure in re-writing the lyrics to familiar holiday tunes and radio hits alike.  We at TeachPi.org have been in this scene for a while, and we're suckers for a good Pi Day hit.

We have a growing collection of original Pi tunes, all of which are displayed, or even available for download, here.  Just as in the Activities section, we welcome and encourage you to send us any lyrics written by you or your students, that you don’t mind us including here for other folks to enjoy. 

   

Make sure to listen to the piano love ballad and the popular rap before you go!

Pi Day Carols

Try out the three songs you see below, sung to some very recognizable tunes.

Or, download a handout for your class.

Ludolph The Mathematician (new!)
(to the tune of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer)

We know Einstein and Euclid and Sir Isaac Newton
Lifelong devotions there ain’t no disputin’
But do you recall…
The most tireless one of them all?

Ludolph the Mathematician
Had a special thing for Pi
He made it his life’s mission
To help the number specify

All of his fellow teachers
Never understood his plan
To unlock the number’s magic
By calculating it by hand!

Then in 1599,
Ludolph set his goal...
I’ll find digit 35
With geometry as my guide!

Then how the math world loved him
All his hard work helped them see

Ludolph the Mathematician
You’ll go down in history!

Learn more about Ludolph van Ceulen here.

Oh, Number Pi
(to the tune of O, Christmas Tree)

1. Oh, number Pi, Oh, number Pi
You're truly transcendental.
Oh, number Pi, Oh, number Pi
You're physical and mental.
You stretch the bounds...of all we know,
And tell our circles where to go
Oh, number Pi, Oh, number Pi
Your digits are so gentle.

2. Oh, number Pi, Oh, number Pi
Why can't I learn you faster?
Oh, number Pi, Oh, number Pi
You're really hard to master.
Just when I think...I've got you down
I flip a 6 and 5 around
Oh, number Pi, Oh, number Pi
Numerical disaster!

3. Oh, number Pi, Oh, number Pi
Why are you so specific?
Oh, number Pi, Oh, number Pi
Your digit growth's terrific.
Ten years ago, you had a Mill
And now you're at a couple Trill
Oh, number Pi, Oh, number Pi
You stretch to the Pacific!


Pi Day Time
(to the tune of Silver Bells, starting at "City sidewalks…")

Random digits,
Endless digits
Transcendental in style,
In the air there's a feeling of Pi Day.
Children laughing,
People graphing,
Worry-free for a while,
And in every math classroom you'll hear…

Three one four…
One five nine…
It's Pi Day Time at (our school!).
Three one four…
One five nine…
Savor those numbers, today!


Ring The Bells
(to the tune of Jingle Bells)

Basking in the glow
Of a Math Class holiday.
All we need to know
Is "Pi will lead the way!"

To circles we will sing,
The digits we'll recite
The ratio gives us everything
It's geometry's delight!  Oh!

Ring the bells, Pi Day spells
Fun with 3 - 1 - 4!
It's the day to celebrate
That number we adore!  Oh!

Ring the bells, Pi Day spells
Fun with 3 - 1 - 4!
First we take one slice of Pi
And then we ask for more!