What makes some songs catchy? A memorable hook - sometimes called an "earworm" - is a melody or part of a song that sticks in your head for hours and days.
Step 1: Think about a song, a melody, a lyric, or a beat that plays in a loop in your mind. Focus on the catchy part. What makes the hook work so well? Can you guess why artists try to put earworms into their songs?
Step 2: Share your example with your group: you might sing it, or play them a short sample. See if they can guess the tune after just a few notes. Can they start singing the hook to, too? Can they guess the song name and artist?
Step 3: Share some KSHH feedback with a bandmate about their story.
Exemplary (5)
Proficient (4): 4 of 5 complete
Progressing (3): 3 of 5 complete
Emerging (2): At least 1 complete
Beginning (1): 0 complete
Video: Making Catchy Hooks In Your Songs, by Reason Studios, YouTube.com, February 2017.
Article: Hook (music), Wikipedia, accessed September 17, 2020.