A lesson plan is teacher's guide for a lesson. Lesson plan is used daily to guide the teacher for what to teach the students, how the teacher must teach or how the lesson must be taught and how learning will be measured. it is completed by the teacher before the actual lesson starts. The details of the lesson plan depends on what the teacher prefer, example how she/he wants the subject to be covered and what are the needs of the students. It should include the goal and how the goal will be achieved and its method and procedure. The should also be homework, class work and tests to see if the teacher has achieved the goal. Lesson plan also helps the teacher to be more effective in the classroom because it provides outlines to follow in each period. The school may also mandates the lesson plan's system. Lesson plan has five components which are objectives, warm-up, presentation, practice and assessment. 

Six steps for preparing a lesson plan.

1. Identify the learning objectives. 2. Plan the specific learning activities. 3. Plan to assess student's understanding. 4. Plan to sequence the lesson an engaging in meaningful manner. 5. Create a realistic timeline. 6. Plan for lesson closure. 

When planning a music class the teacher must introduce the major instruments to students. The music should be played at the beginning of the lesson and at the end of the lesson. Keeping beat is important because it will help students to understand concepts better. Let the learners sing in order for every students to be able to identify the basic elements of music. Provide students with class activity by allowing them to figure out new concepts and abilities to see if the understand.

The lesson should be planned on time and the teacher must make sure that all required material for the lesson is available before the class begins. The teacher must be organised. Practise new instruments. Review the progress.