Things to include in music lesson that are very important and effective for every learner. Is to be able to cooperate well and be kept active during lesson so that they can grasp what is being taught through music integration. These are key elements mentioned creative games and skills and improvisation and interpretation.

This must be added to the caps syllabus to support one’s life skill and the foundation phase which must be implemented by teachers and be well received by children in the foundation phase. Teaching through or with music means that children must participate in all music elements such as dance, storytelling and drama. This grab attention from every individual partaking in the lesson. It is a creativity of a teacher that impact children since she should know what is best for a certain group of learners.

These are some of the the quoted suggestion when planning a music lesson;

Always use music.

Any music that is listened to in the class must contribute towards reaching the lesson aims.

Accommodate various learning styles, abilities and interest.

A well planned music lesson plan must accommodate both teacher’s activity and leaner’s activity and a well strategized activity

They must know all music elements rhythm melody tempo and timbre. Every music instrument has its own sound that must be played though its own specification. Teacher must take time to check every child musical instrument interest so that they can be able to create

After everything got done the proper way, practicing. The teacher needs to asses every leaner to check for mistakes and go back to fix it.

Art integration is a collective way of teaching a subject in the foundation phase , it can be through music, dance, art and storytelling it helps both teacher and a learner to understand a subject and relate easily. This is to get both active and more engaging in class during a lesson and be able to share their experience and their own point of view. Music seems to be more effective when coming to integration since it is complex on both physical activity and language.

 

Integration stimulate children and affect them in a proper way as a results to produce good results. It escalate their learning capabilities so its a need for teachers to engage leaners with  integration. This will help them with how they approach challenges, how they think when when they are under pressure or increase their thinking capabilities.

As an example of integration holistic support, reading and language development, mathematics, fundamental cognitive skill and capacities, motivations to learn, effective social behavior, and school environment, these are how an integration is approached to make a lesson interesting to children in the foundation phase.

Music play an important role in integration where it should be used wisely when getting done, its set must be well prepared by the teacher from lesson to environment. Children must feel the atmosphere of what they are taught through music integration. There must be new concepts introduced so that both parties can partake in an activity, it can be through  dance, asking and answering questions, physical activities etc. Integration always needs a lesson plan.

In foundation phase we learn most through play.

Three types of play which play.

1. Traditional play - it has rules those are a must to be complied under any circumstances.

2. Open play - this play has has also rules but every rule is not specific not to be broken of avoided just to be accommodative.

3. Original play - this play does not certainly have rules it accommodates everyone to the way they are.

Play is the most important component in the child's life. It develops the child's maturity. It reflect the child's background and on how the child reflect on life under any circumstances or their way of life and a necessity of how they face life hard ships. This give other children a relation to compare and self introspect. As everyone comes from a different site and tradition and house hold background. those are some of the examples that a must contain when it is set to be performed in the classroom. 

Some of the "play" characteristics;

It is personally motivated.

Is active.

It often nonliteral.

It has no extrinsic goals.

Players supply meaning to play.

It has no extrinsic rules.

 

According to vygotsky (1996) play creates the child's zone of proximal development, it facilitates separation of thought from actions and objects and it also facilitates the development of self regulation. Play develop children in a different way. It teaches them a proper way to behave when faced with challenges. It develops their emotional maturity in order to deal with them properly and express their properly.

 

Genres of play and games include ;

Clapping with body and action games.

Clapping and singing games.

Stone passing game.

Dancing play.

Music-drama play.

In this study unit we learn that we can meet all different needs of learners through music., by encouraging them participate with all their domains.

There are five music elements i came across while studying this unit, namely; duration, pitch, intensity, quality, and texture. Without these elements, we cant create music.

The unit also include different types of music activities which are suitable for foundation phase learners; singing, moving to music, music listening, instrument playing, musical games.

 

THREE MUSIC EDUCATION APPROACHES.

1. Carl Orff - it encourages self-discovery and improvisation while utilizing the whole body as a percussive instrument. When teachers use this approach for music education they focus on four stages of development, imitation, exploration, improvisation and composition.

2. Zoltan Kodaly - it promotes musical development through active participation in music singing, movement and singing. this type of approach can be done through auditory and vocal exercises

3. Reggio Emilia - it is a learner-centered, it require learners to to engage in their own learning.