ADEQUATE LESSON PLAN: A PREREQUISITE FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF MUSIC

Abstract

Adequate lesson plan is a sine qua non in the teaching/learning process. Students must be properly guided through planned activities so that learning may be acquired. Learning requires the active participation of the learner. Planning aimed at achieving a successful outcome is very necessary in any human endeavour. Teachers are involved in very many ways in the things that learners do in school and therefore, should have a firm grip of the fundamentals of the lesson plan and their import in purposeful teaching. This paper is aimed at portraying an ideal and realistic music lesson plan that is sensitive to the musical needs of the students. The paper looks into the concept of lesson plan as emanating from the scheme of work via the curriculum till the process of classroom teaching is completed. Two samples of activity based lesson plans on music that provide the framework of what should be taught, how it should be taught, what it should be taught with and how learning outcomes should be assessed are shown. Suggestions are made on the need for music teachers to always base their teachings on a solid lesson plan.