Inclusivity in the foundation phase: music education offers unique opportunities for addressing inclusive goals in education. Although the focus of this module not inclusive education and special needs as such, it is important to be aware that, although you might one day teach mainstream school, your learners will still have diverse needs. Through music,  we can address these unique needs of our learners by encouraging learners to engage with all their senses when engaging with music (hear the sound, feel the instrument or vibration, move to the music,  smell the wood smell of instruments 

Music elements: are the building blocks in music. Through combining the different elements,  we can create music. Tone refers to a specific music its characteristic sound and through which we differentiate between music and noise 

The basic elements of music are as follows:

Duration of tone, including music concepts of beat,meter,rhythm and tempo 

Pitch of tone

Intensity of tone

Texture 

Types of music activities for foundation phase :

Singing 

Moving to music

Instrument playing 

Music listening 

Musical games

Music and dramatization 

Composition 

Conducting 

Body percussion 

Reading music notation, iconic/western

Improvisation 

Music education approaches:

Carl off: believed all learners have an innate musical ability which should be nurtured 

The creative orff processes: an orff lesson typically starts with a theme and rhyme and/or song that suits a specific theme. Words of the rhyme are said in different ways

Body percussion: is added to the spoken words

Use unpitched instruments, playing the rhythm of the words: 

Skins: tambourine, drum

Wood: claves,woodblock

Metal: triangle,finger cymbals 

Shakers: maracas,egg shakers

Found or made instruments

Everyday items: kitchen utensils