Teaching electron configuration the musical way

This paper describes a 'musical way' of teaching the electronic configuration of elements in the periodic table, thus taking the frustration and struggle out of the learning process and making it fun. In essence, the musical notes 'do, re, me, fa, so, la, ti' are denoted by seven digits 1,2, 3,4, 5,6, 7 respectively, to represent the total number of electron energy shells. Sounding out the shell number in music immediately grasps the students' attention and they become instantly involved. The teaching is simple and the learning becomes fun. And hopefully, once learnt, the tune (and thus the electronic configuration) will be remembered for life - thanks to the magic of music.