Imaginative Bridges between Music and Teaching

The biggest thing that resonated with me when comparing music creation and teaching is how designing a song and designing a lesson are similar. When developing a song one of the most important, if not the most important, things to do is create a hook. The hook is meants to catch the attention of the listener and inspire them through the rest of the song. According to Wikipedia, the hook is "what you're selling." That is exactly true when is comes to designing a lesson. As teachers, it is important to develop lesson plans that are interesting to students. Even if the lesson plan is not all that interesting, it's important to try to grab their attention in the beginning in some way. The anticipatory set as it is called is the "mind capture" to the lesson plan and is supposed to draw the student in. It is attention grabbing and memorable. It really is like the "hook" of the lesson plan.