Basic principles to keep in mind when planning a music lesson

• Include as many opportunities as possible for learners to engage with and actively listen, move and perform to throughout the lessons.
• Performing arts in the foundation phase though creative games and skills. Improvisations and interpretations.

I am so interested in these lesson planning as it teach me how to create a well-planned lesson that will be naturally progressed from lower to higher order level of thinking, where by during presentation phase learners have to discover, reflect about, manipulates materials to internalise new knowledge and skills through play, discovery, collaborations and reflection and in conclusion learners demonstrate their understanding through the arts by creating and presenting on music, artwork, performance or dramatized work. Which apply to all lessons.

Art integration is an approach of teaching in which learners construct and demonstrate understanding through an art form. It has become an area of great interest over the past decades as schools across the country are discovering the power of arts. It’s interesting to learn about this art integration as I have experienced that is not about artists only, it’s about methodology and a philosophical approach to education that creates a level of personal connection and added depth in the classroom through a creative inquiry-based process of teaching and learning.

What possibly made some learners uncomfortable during these activities?

• The zulu language used to sing.
• Dancing In front of boys to house music.

Why were some learners uncomfortable?

• He did not understand the language used.
• For religious reasons

Can you think of ways to address these issues in future? What will you change?

• Use the language appropriate for all.
•  Accommodate all learners by including respect of their religion.

How can we accommodate diverse learner in our classrooms? What must we beware of?

• Removing distractions, providing visual and auditory. And always beware of the activities that it will accommodate all learners comfortably.

How do music concept and related experience relate to life skills, Mathematics and language education?

Music is a vocal or instrumental sound or rather both to produce harmony and expressions of emotions, the art of combining sounds through the elements of rhythm and melody.

Music concepts

• Rhythm > the way music is divided into beats, actual flow of music through time.
• Tempo > is the speed which the music should be played with.
• Harmony > the sound of two or more different notes played at the same time.
• Form >structure of a musical composition or performance
• Beat > a steady and regular pulse we hear in music.

The importance of music in foundation phase

• Music helps to boost learner moods.
• It helps in learner cognitive development.
• Music can improve vocabulary through nursery rhythm.
• Helps them to recognise and remember repeated
• Allow them to practice self-expression while dancing to it.

The holistic development is the development of intellectual, mental, physical, emotional and social abilities in learners for them to be able to face challenges and demands of their everyday life: they engage in all aspects of learner’s mind, body and spirits.

 There are different types of areas in holistic development namely:

• Physical development
• Cognitive development
• Social development
• Personal development
• Emotional development

It consists of three theories namely: Piagets cognitive theory, Eriksons psychosocial developmental theory and Vygostkys theory.

Why is it important to have basic knowledge about the musical development of foundation phase learners?

• Learners exposed to music in their childhood are able to learn the sound and meaning of the words.
• Learners can improve their motor skills while participating self-expression by dancing to the music.
• It aids the coordination of the body and mind.