Music in the classroom?

     When I first began reading for this module, I thought it was a perfect thing since I use music in my teaching so often. The Burns article talked a lot about the rhythm and melody and the Wikipedia articles talked a lot about the hook. When I am working with my students, I try to get them to learn catchy songs that have hooks in them to help them learn and remember certain material. I wish there were songs for everything because my students tend to remember the information that I have linked with a song or tune. For example, we made up a song for things that sink and float and all of my students got 100% on the assessment. When I ask them what the setting is, which is something we learned at the beginning of the year, they are able to tell me while singing the catchy song we made up to help them remember. Whenever I teach them through music, they show so much more engagement and excitement. After reading these articles and the focus that was placed on the "hook" I realized that many of the songs we have learned over the year have been remembered because of the hooks that they have in them. I intentionally taught them songs to help them remember things because I have seen it work before, but I unintentionally gave the songs these "hooks"that are mentioned in the articles. I think they work for kids the same way that hip music works for us.
      On another note, I think that the idea of using the same rhythm and beat can relate to routines in a classroom. Kids work well with routines and being able to predict how their day is going to go. The same tune just different lyrics.