Unit 1:Why is music important in everyone's life?

Music is important in everyone's life  It allows learners to focus on specific musical aspects.  By the age of 6 or 7 children have a vocal range of one octave.  Music can lead to higher academic achievement.  Through music, learners develop cognitively, socially, personally, and emotionally.  Socially they form new friendships and emotionally, emotions can be identified by listening to certain music.  

Unit 2: How to utilize Western Art music?

Western art has distinct from pop, folk, or jazz.  Learners enjoy dissonant harmonies of Western art music.  Western music has a rich culture and was produced in Europe.  The function of music was religious.  Two or more melodic lines are combined, using constructing moods. 

Unit 3:  Play

Through play, learners are able to develop holistically through engaging in meaningful activities. 

Advantages of play in the classroom

1.  Elements of surprise and challenges.

2.  It involves structure

3.  It reinforces societal roles. 

 

Bjorkvoid identifies 3 types of play:

Tradition, original and open play.  

Characteristics of play

1.  It is active.  

2.  There is meaning in play.  

3.  It is non-literal.  

4.  It has no extrinsic goals.

Children are learning new things through play and exploration.  

Unit 4:  Art integration in the Foundation Phase

The theoretical framework for arts integration:

1.  Teaching and learning about music.  

2..Teaching and learning from music.

3.  Teaching and learning on music.  

4.  Teaching and learning with music.  

5.  Teaching and learning in music.  

Songs can easily be used between activities.  

Integrating music with other subjects:

1.  Play a song and ask learners to write a story they imagine.

2.  Learners can write their own rhythmic patterns. 

Unit 5:  Lesson Planning

Include as many opportunities for elements of play and collaborative learning. 

A lesson has 3 very important phases:

1.  The introduction phase 

2.  Teaching and learning phase. 

3.  Conclusion.   

Introduction:  Start the lesson with a fun, interesting activity.  

Teaching and learning phase:  The teacher acts as the facilitator and makes learning fun.  

Conclusion phase:  The teacher must see that the lesson objectives have been achieved.  

You have to accommodate various religions in your class.  

The class has to be a safe learning space and learners must feel welcome in class.  

Assessment types:

Formal assessment:  Exams at the end of the year.  

Baseline assessment:  At the beginning of the lesson by asking questions.  

Diagnostic assessment:  What skills learners are struggling with.  

Formative assessment:  Monitor progress by observation.  

Self-assessment:  Reflect on your own learning by doing group work.  

Peer-assessment:  Learners evaluate their peers through assignments and rubrics.  

This was only a summary of units 1 to 5 to recap on the units that we did in the module.  

 

 

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