Provide "acknowledged body of knowledge" related to the concept. Emphasize the most significant aspects of the concept in an organized, organic manner. Present information sequentially so students see continuity. Draw attention to important, discrete details; don't swamp students with myriad facts.

Lecture on A-B-A form and on Haydn and the Classic period.

Objective: To present information on Haydn’s Minuet and to present information about the Classic and Baroque Periods.

Activity: 1.) Explain musical organization...form A-B-A- going back to A section in music- “old familiar” principle. 2.) (Reminder of minuet in Handel’s Royal Fireworks) In Haydn’s time, minuet was usually used as third section, called a movement, of a symphony and was usually A B A (ternery form). 3.) Explain that in the Classic Period there were four sections - movements- to a symphony. To our ears, each section may sound like a separate piece of music, but that they were all part of the overall design of the symphony. Tell them that was also part of the Classic Period’s predictablity - the “old familiar” - they could count on the symphony as having four movements. 4.) Discuss differences in eras: Baroque (Handel) - irregularity, unpredictability- “flowery” - decorative. Classic (Mozart) - formal balance, predictability (use of A B A, typical) melodies more “clear cut” - simpler to determine. 5.) Play themes I and II. Show themes on overhead. Explain scalewise, skipwise movement. 6.) Read information about Haydn (hand out)

Assessment: Studnet attention and involvement in listening to presentation.