At the beginning of the unit, the students were unable to see the relationship between mathematics and music in time. In the first main lesson, Adam asked them to brainstorm everything that related to time. The students produced numerous responses such as clocks, school, and birthdays. It was not until Adam repeatedly prompted the students that they were able to identify the importance of time in singing and playing the recorder, and therefore music. The scaffolding of learning used by Adam meant that the students quickly became confident in reading rhythm patterns and then combined that understanding with pitch.