The Work of Art in Music in comparison to The Work of Art in Education

This week we are discussing the work of art in music, more specifically "the hook". The hook is described as a musical or lyrical phrase that stands out and is easily remembered. It is usually repetitive, attention grabbing, memorable, and easy to dance to (according to Wikipedia). It is defined as "the foundation of commercial hit song-writing. Although it is hard to pin-point the exact attributes to the hook, it is appealing to listeners. When I think about the hook, I think about the part that gets stuck in my head. I relate this to education in terms of what we want students to remember in the lesson. I know when I have something I really want my students to remember I try to create little tricks or catchy sayings, that will spark their memory of the content. For example, when teaching my second graders about cardinal directions, I taught them the phrase, "Never Eat Soggy Waffles" to remember the order of north, east, south, west. This gets stuck in their head the same way the hook of a song gets stuck in mine.