Lesson planning is important because it shows what you are going to teach and what is the goal of the lesson. There are things that need to be considered when planning a lesson plan and there are things that need to be avoided in order to  present the successful lesson to students, but first you need to check the CAPS document on what are the themes for that term, but for music it has to be creative arts. teacher needs to be prepared and not over prepared, have fun in the classroom because students may fall asleep and involve the students, can use videos, songs, rhymes anything that will keep them focused. teacher should not talk too much in class. need to know my students know their weakness. when planning music  lesson you need to start the lesson with music and end it with music. When playing music one need to have a specific aim, the music that played for students should contribute towards reaching the lesson aim. Guide students in listening to the music and give leaners  criteria, the elements should focus on. The introduction is important teaching and learning phase- conclusion structure in mind because it could assist in planning teaching and learning activities.