Introduction:

Hi, my name is Chamain M Visagie. I am a single mom and have a beautiful daughter called Lucinda . We live in a small  town Keimoes in the NC province. I want to be a Foundation Phase teacher because I want to make a positive difference in young childrens’ lives. I am passionate about life in general. I am very excited for this module. I believe that I will find it valuable and i hope to start using this new knowledge one day in my own class. I expect this module to give me new insights into how I can use music and musical activities to one day help my students to grow and develop in all aspects.

Part 1

This past week has been horrible! I feel so overloaded with work and information and due dates for assignments and tests. I feel overwhelmed.......  but I know  I am good at planning, so I just need to do my planning and stick to the due dates. 

Part 2

This week I learned that music can be used as an amazing tool by the teacher  to help develop  learners physical, social, emotional, cognitive and personal  skills. Learners build relationships with peers, they learn interaction as well as communication skills, music provides relaxation to learners. Music promotes learners' self-esteem as well as self-confidence because everyone works together and is not shown individually. Music development and promotion also of great motor skills because playing instrument is a physical movement. I learned this week that learners need to think in critical ways to perform the activity in the right way and it requires a lot of concentration.