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.

Images and Sounds of an Era

Objective: To connect students’ interests in style with visual and aural images.
Activity: 1) Show students visual of styles in different eras (Charleston era, big band of the forties, sixties—early and late, seventies). 2) Play music of same eras. (Tape) 3) Play rock—Beethoven’s Fifth (Walter Murphy version).
Assessment: Student attention and involvement to activity.