Connect students directly to the concept in a personal way. Capture students' attention by initiating a group problem-solving activity before delivery of instruction. Begin with a situation that is familiar to students and builds on what they already know. Construct a learning experience that allows diverse and personal student responses. Facilitate the work of cooperative teams of students.

The Color of Music

Objective: Students will learn about different colors in relation to expression.

Activity: Teacher will divide the class into various groups (of about 4 students or so). Each group will receive a stack of colored papers (white, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, black). The teacher will play four or five different recording s and each group must try to come to consensus on which color is most fitting for the excerpt that was played. The chosen color can then be held up so that the other groups are able to see which color was selected.

Assessment: Students will discuss with one another the purpose in or reasoning behind selecting one color over the others. Are the discussions high-level? Are all members of the group engaged?