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SENEGAL MUSIC LESSON The grade in which this lesson will be conducted in will be grade 3. To introduce the Senegal music lesson, the teacher will be dressed in the countries traditional attire, which consists of a wide tunic open at the sides, with a generous round neckline that tends to slide over the shoulder. They also use a loincloth and headscarf called ‘moussor’. It comes in bright colours, looks simple yet elegant. The teacher will them have a picture or the country’s flag at the front of the class and she will proceed by asking learners to guess which country’s flag that is. If learners do not guess the answer correctly, they will then be given two options to choose from and they will attempt in answering the question. The teacher will give learners some knowledge of the flag and the country explaining to them where the country is situated and some interesting facts about the country. Once learners are aware of Senegal as a country, the teacher will then proceed to play the countries national dance song, which is the Mbalax (Mbalakh), with the assistance from the assistant teacher, they will both perform the traditional Senegal dance for the learners. Learners will be made aware of how many steps are apart of the dance and will be shown each step (which is mostly stomping of the feet) (Wilson 2013:9). Once this is done, the teacher will explain the significance of the dance, which is it being a form of bringing in their culture, form of dress style as well as poetry and dance with their specific music. There will be a box at the front of the class consisting of costumes that are similar to the Senegal traditional attire, which learners will be given the opportunity to go to the box and pick out some sort of attire to represent the Senegal country. Once learners have put on their attire, they will be put in groups and they will be shown the Mbalax dance. They will then be expected to perform it in groups. The outcomes for the introduction will be that learners will be able to conduct the Senegal traditional dance and they will be able to identify the national flag. The resources used in this section will be various costumes that are similar to the Senegal traditional attire and the song Mbalax will be used. In the development stage, learners will be made aware of the traditional attire they have put on as well as what the teacher is using. Learners will be told that women use very elegant garments. Learners will be told what men and women use specifically. The men of Senegal wear a larger boubou which consists of a tunic, pants and a boubou cover it. It measures between 9-12 metres and the neck is triangular. The women’s traditional attire is also called a boubou which consists of a wide tunic open at the sides, with a generous round neckline that tends to slide over the shoulder. They also use a loincloth and headscarf called ‘moussor’ (Senegal Traditional Costume 2009). Learners will be shown either pictures or actual instruments used to play the Mbalax song and will be given the opportunity to listen to how they sound and be made aware of what instruments are used to play the song such as drums, balafon, riti, Tama (talking drum) and sabar drums. The Mbalax song will be played once more to learners and they will have to listen to it very attentively, learners will then discuss the rhythm of the song as well as other features such as if there were any vocals present in the song. Recycled materials will be in front of the class and the teacher will explain to learners how to make each recycled material sound similar to the ones of the actually instruments in the Mbalax song. Learners will then be put into groups, here they will have to use the recycled materials to make up a sound that that is similar to the Mbalx rhythm. Learners ill then be made aware of various ways of making a rhythm such as using their bodies to make a sound by clapping their hands or stomping their feet. In their group’s learners will also have to include some of the dance steps learnt in the introduction of the lesson to add to the learning of the Senegalese culture. While groups are practicing on their performing of the song the educator together with the teacher assistant will be walking around to each group assisting learners with their performing beats. The objectives for the development is as follows, learners will be aware of the Senegal Mbalax song and the traditional dance that accompanies it. They will know what the traditional attire looks like and consists of for both men and women. Learners will be able to make a similar rhythm from the Mbalax song using recycled materials given to them, in result they will perform the Mbalax song accompanied by the traditional dance. They will also be able to use alternative ways such as using their bodies to produce different sounds. Resources used in the development consist of recycled materials, pictures or the actual instruments used in the Mbalax song and learners bodies for alternative ways to make different sounds. In addition to the activity learners have completed they will be asked sample questions, these consist of how many colours are in the Senegal flag? What does the Senegalese women and mens traditional attire consist of? Lastly, can you tell me the instruments that were used in the Mbalax song? In conclusion learners will be made aware of the nature of Senegal people, learners will be made aware of the fact that they are kind hearted, warm and very friendly. The people of Senegal have faced many hardships yet those hardships have only brought out the good in them. They are hardworking, generous, helpful and compassionate people whom are always willing to share the little they have. If they have two oranges and the person on he sideway does not have anything they will definitely share what they have. Senegalese can turn a party on, they enjoy dancing and talking, they are outgoing and friendly people. INTEGRATION This lesson will be integrated with English (writing) and life skills the topic feelings found on page 54, both subjects focusing on term 3. Learners will be taught about good ways to express their feelings and how to recognise feelings such as happy, sad or worried. Learners will be given good ways to express their feelings with reference to the Senegal people such as, even though they don’t have much instead of being angry with the people around them, they instead show warm, caring, compassionate feelings towards people around them. Learners will be told that those are the ways in which they should treat people around them. Learners will then be required to write down atleast 2 paragraphs expressing ways in which they should express their feelings around their classmates or people around them. This activity will be completed in learners writing books and marked by the teacher. CONCLUSION Through this research assignment, I have learnt the many features of the country Senegal, the dance traits and the way the country used to be long ago and how it is now due to many circumstances. I have not only learned about the music, traditional attire and places in he country. I have learned a fundamental trait, which is to be grateful for what we have, to never treat others any less because of their circumstances and to dance in the rain meaning no matter the situation one is going through, life is better when we decide to not pay attention to the circumstances and just show people our generous sides for that is what makes us feel good about ourselves.