Music play on the foundation phase is characterized by self enjoyment,self motivation by learners and it focuses on the process of partnering instead of product.play is one of the strategies to allow learners to express themselves,enjoy and it promotes extrinsic motivation amongst learners both through intellectually and bodily as it is also beneficial to the children/learners cognitive development,this allows learners to be able to form social cohesion as well as allowing them to think creatively?following are the benefits of the play in education:

Team building:working with the group allows learners to be able to recognize their talents and their difficulties,also teaches learners to respect the opinions of others as well as being able to be able to function within the group.

Determination:Determination allows learners to be able to work on their difficulties until they master their shortcomings,e.g in music activities if learners have difficulties to master music determination empowers them to work work on their difficulties and this will motivate them to be eager to try new things and always overcome the obstacles they may encounter.

Self consciousness:on plays self consciousness allows learners to explore more about themselves as to what do they like and dislike,what they enjoy doing.