The study music focuses on various music concepts and various types of music activities.

There are different music elements and the basic ones are:

-Duration (of tone)

-Pitch (of tone)

-Intensity (of tone)

-Quality (of tone)

-Texture

We also have Western orchestral instruments which are grouped into four families that are:

1. Strings

2. Woodwind

3. Percussion

4. Brass

The there are African instruments which are grouped according to how they produce sound. In the Foundation Phase there are different music activities such as singing, dancing ( moving to music), music games, listening to music, composition, conducting, playing instrument, body percussion, improvisation e,t,c. Music can be used in different ways to do many other different things. People have different way of listening to music. There are different kinds of genres and everyone has their own preferences, while others they respond well to and can respond well to it. Music can be used as an activity in a classroom. It can also blend well with other subjects fir different activities given.   

Music has a big impact in our lives more especially during these recent times. Responding and listening to music in the classroom can be another fun way for learners. The soft melodies can make learners calm when they are feeling a bit overwhelmed either during a lesson or after the long hours  of class. 

Music has been a thing of the past, more and more instruments have been discovered and made by different people and cultures. Music is made with different beats, sounds, movements and languages. The body align itself well with music. Our brain can differentiate music based on how they sound.