Good day!
My name is Sarina Matthee and I am 26 years old. I am living in Pretoria and is working as a class assistant in a Grade 2 class. I like to hike and spend time with friends and family.
I completed my Bcom degree in 2016 and worked in exports for 3 years. I then decided to follow my dream of becoming a teacher and started my studies again.
I am excited for this module to help me understand and incorporate arts and music in my lessons and the improvement it will have on my lesson outcomes at the end. I feel that so learner can express themselves more easily in this manner.
I am a little overwhelmed with the all the studies this week and arranging a wedding.
While working through Study unit 2, I learned so much and realised that this module can really be enjoyable, and everything in this unit was absolutely new to me. I loved everything, from the music concepts to the activities. I learned why we move with the beat of the music and how we start to move without even noticing it.
As a foundation phase teacher I would definitely choose contemporary commercial music because it is something that all the learners would be comfortable with because there is a variety and learners enjoy music that they are familiar with. Another reason is because all the music is included from being popular to music in movies or commercials. I choose this because this is something that all the learners would know, for example it would be something that they already know from a movie or a commercial.
I do think that the content and examples in study unit 2 is inclusive, it included everything that we need to watch out for and made us aware of the elements in music.
Personally I do not feel that there must be any changes in study unit 2 because everything was perfectly laid out and well taught. In my opinion I feel that the content of this study unit actually prepared me for my teaching practice and also for when I want to become a teacher one day.