When planning a music lesson the following should be considered:

1.There should be music at the beginning and the end of a lesson.

2.Music recordings or from you tube should not be used without a  specific aim.

3.Learners should be guided into listening to music eg. a specific criteria should be given, elements to look for, movements etc.

4.A variety of teaching and learning activities should be included into the lesson.

A typical lesson has 3 phases, which are introductory phase, teaching & learning phase and the conclusion phase. For each phase there should be a teacher activity, learner activities and the type of assessment and strategies for each activity.

When designing a lesson plan, the teacher should know for what type of assessment is she/ he designing for: eg. is the assessment a Baseline, Formative, Summative, Diagnostic, or Observational assessment, as well as the type of assessment form that will be used.

The teacher should indicate how different learners will be assessed due to their different learning styles and variation.

Inclusion of music & arts in the Foundation Phase 

The inclusion of music in other Foundation Phase subjects is very important for young children. Music ignites all aspects of child development and skills needed for school readiness, these skills are intellectual, social, emotional, language, motor and overall literacy. These skills help the body and mind to work together, learners exposed to music during early development helps them with sound and meaning to words.