Every main lesson had basically the same structure and routine each day and the students appeared to work and respond well under this routine. The morning began with singing scales and songs, followed closely by the drilling of times tables that was executed via chanting and rhythmical movements around the room. Recorder practice came next, with the students playing the recorders completely by ear, just echoing what Adam played. There was no music notation until later on in the unit when Adam began to introduce how to read music.