BASIC PRINCIPLE TO KEEP IN MIND WHEN PLANNING  A MUSIC OR NON MUSIC LESSON WITH MUSIC ACTIVITIES.

ONE OF THE FIRST  TO KEEP  IN MIND WHEN PLANNING A MUSIC LESSON IS THAT YOU SHOULD INCLUDE AS MANY OPPORTUNITIES  AS POSSIBLE FOR LEANERS TO ENGAGE  WITHAND AVTIVELY LISTEN TO  MOVE TO AND CREATE / PERFORM MUSIC THROUGHOUT THE LESSON. THE CAPS FOR CREATIVE ARTS, PERFORMING ART IN THE  FOUNDATION PHASE  DEFINES  THE FOLLOWING  TOPICS :

• CREATIVE GAMES AND SKILLS 
• IMPROVISATION AND INTERPRETATION

CHARACTIRISTICS FO WELL- PLANNED  LESSON

A TYPICAL LESSON HAS  THREE LESSON PHASES: INTRODUCTION, TEACHING  AND LEARNING PHASE AND CONCLUSION. FOR EACH LESSON PHASE, YOU SHOULD INCLUDE

• TEACHWER ACTIVITY (WHAT WILL YOU DO? E.G EXPLAIN AN ACTIVITY - AXPLAIN THE ACTIVITY IN DETAIL IN YOUR LESSON PLAN; ASK QUESTION - LIST THE QUESTIONS; SING A  SONG - WHAT SONG? ETC. )
• LEARNER ACTIVITY ( WHAT WILL THEY DO? E,G  FOLLOW YOUR INTRUCTIONS; ANSWER  QUESTIONS; WORK IN GROUPS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS; PERFORM DANCE MOVE; PLAY A  GAME - ALL THESE INSTRUCTIONS MUST BE  EXPLAINED IN DETAIL AS PART  OF THE TEACHER ACTIVITY) ; AS WELL AS
• ASSESSMENT TYPE AND  STRATEGIES  FOR EACH ACTIVITY

A WELL PLANED LESSON WILL NATURALLY PROGRESS FROM LOWER TO HIGHER- ORDER LEVELS OF THINKING WE WANT TO AIM TOWARDS  ENCOURAGING LEARNERS TO ENGAGE  IN FREE  MOVEMENT , FREE PLAY AND IMITATION ACTIVITIES IN THE INTRODUTION ( BLOOM LEVELS 1-2). DURING THE PRESENTATION PHASE, LEARNERS HAVE TO DISCOVER, REFLECT ABOUT, MANIPULATE MATERIALS TO INTERNALISE  NEW KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THROUGH PLAY, DISCOVERY COLLABORATION AND REFLECTION ( TALKING ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE  DISCOVERING / EXPERIENCING) ( BLOOM LEVEL 3-5). FINALLY, IN THE  CONCLUDING PHASE , WE WANT LEARNERS  TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR UNDERSTANDING THROUGH  THE ART BY  CREATING AND PRESENTING AN ARTWORK, MUSIC PERFORMANCE  OR DRAMATISED WORK ( BLOOM LEVEL6). THESE PRINCIPLE APPLY NOT ONLY  TO A MUSIC LESSON BUT ALL LESSONS.

ASSESSMENT IN FOUNDATION PHASSE MUSIC

ASSESSMENT HAS BECOME  A TERM  THAT OFTENS EVOKES FEELING OF FEAR AND  ANXIETY IN LEARNERS AS THEY ARE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE NOTION OF  BEING JUDGED. THESE FEELING OF ANXIETY, IN TURN, IMPAIRS LEARNING AND ACHIEVEMENT AS LEARNERS NEED TO FEEL SAFE AND RELAXED IF SUCCESSFUL LEARNING IS TO TAKE PLACE. ASSESSMENT IS A MEANS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER LESSON AIMS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED AND ALLOWS THE  TEACHERS TO MONITORS PROGRESS.