Listeners are encouraged to grasp larger chunks or 'paragraphs' of musical information. "Ruby My Dear" by Thelonious Monk is played by the Dan Crisci Jazz Quartet. Robert Schumann's piano work "Wichtige Begebenheit" is explored and introduces the concept of program music. Mozart's clever "Variations on Ah! vous dirai-je Maman," also for piano solo, reinforces the concept of open-minded listening.