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.

Listening Activiry

Objective: To capture the student’s attention by introducing an experience that will evoke the student’s aural skills while introducing the concept.
Activity: Have the students listen to Bach’s Invention in C major. Play for the first 30 seconds. Ask students what they heard. You want to guide them to realizing that they heard two melodic lines. Here are some guiding questions:
1) What key was it in?
2) What was the melodic line?
3) Was there any harmony in it?
4) How many lines did you actually heard?
5) Were the lines identical pitch-wise?
Assessment: Student will be able to recognize there were two distinct melodic lines.
Standards:
6) Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.
7) Evaluating music and music performance.