Encourage tinkering with ideas, relationships, connections. Set up situations where students have to find information not readily available in school texts. Provide opportunity for students to design open-ended explorations of the concept. Provide multiple options so students can plan a unique "proof" of learning.

Create Theme and Counter-theme

Objective: To have the students find elements and create their own themes and counter-themes.
Activity: Students find other Inventions beside C and D and label each element.
Working in partners, create a theme and counter-theme under the following conditions: Must be 2-4 measures long, must begin on 1st or 5th degree scale and end on a 1st or 3rd degree scale, no repeated intervals between notes, be able to play the piece on a keyboard with one person taking one line and the partner the other.
Assessment: Competent completion of the task.
Standards:
3) Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
4) Composing and arranging music within specific guidelines.
5 and 6 as well.