What a week it has been i have been all over the place with other assignments and personal life being part of it. but then we move and we work extra hard to get our degrees. 

with regards to this unit i have learnt a lot throughout this week and i have gained knowledge and skills to be a better music teacher in future.

1. as a foundation teacher the music that i would choose to use in my classroom would be contemporary commercial music. contemporary commercial music is a new term for what was used to be called nonclassical music, it is created to cover every -thing including pop , rock , country, folk. as a teacher i have different learners in my class therefore i need to cater for all of their needs as they come from different background socially, economically and culturally, so they all need to feel welcomed and accepted just as they are.

2. yes they are inclusive as they recognize all learners rights to feel welcomed into a supportive educational environment in their own community, the community being the school in this case. when i look at this study unit i can see that all learners needs are met , movement is included touch is included sight is included and smell is also included. learners who enjoy teaching and learning through touch and movement are catered for. when coming to songs that will be sang in our classroom it will cater for my diverse learners, we will not be singing traditional songs only as we do not follow the same tradition.  Carl Orff believed that all learners have an innate musical ability which should be nurtured, so the activities that are presented on this study unit are inclusive and nurturing to the foundation phase learners.

3. the study unit has covered a lot  about inclusive content. however it could have been more informative to have spoke more about traditional music and not just folk or contemporary music for those that would like to know more about the genre. the activities were inclusive enough yes and i can not add or subtract anything from them. they can only be more detailed but otherwise they are very good.