Part 2 in this series on Adaptive Music deals with Communication. Understanding how your students both receive, process, and express information is an integral part of finding success in the adaptive music classroom. The ideas in this article will help you gain a better understanding of the communication needs of your potential students.
Read MoreIt is becoming more common for music teachers to be tasked with teaching an “Adaptive Music” class. While the names of these kinds of classes varies, these are music classes that are solely made up of special education students. For many educators, new and experienced, these classes can present an instructional challenge as many teachers have not received training on working this population. In this series of posts, I will discuss some of the most important concepts and principles for teachers to think about when designing and implementing music instruction in an adaptive music setting. There is no simple formula for success as the makeup of these classes and the nature of the students’ disabilities will always be different. However, these principles should help ensure a good foundation to creating a successful musical environment for students to learn in.
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