Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs

Description

Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs: A Practical Resource is brings together theory and policy and planning for instruction in K-12 classrooms. The resource presents a collaboration of K-12 teachers, outstanding undergraduate and graduate music education students, and professionals in the field.

• Provides K-12 classroom-tested lessons for music students
• Assists teachers in creating lesson plans adapted to their needs
• Accompanies Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs: A Label-Free Approach by Alice Hammel and Ryan Hourigan

About the Author(s)

Alice M. Hammel

Alice M. Hammel is a widely known music educator, author, and clinician whose experience in music is extraordinarily diverse. She teaches for James Madison and Virginia Commonwealth Universities in the areas of music education and music theory respectively, and has many years of experience teaching both instrumental and choral music in public and private schools. She has maintained a large, independent flute studio for over 25 years. Her primary goal is to become a better teacher with each passing day.

Table of Contents

Contents
1. Introduction
Rationale For The Resource
Distinguishing Features
Ideas From Teaching Music To Students With Special Needs: A Label-Free Approach 2nd Edition
Curricular Modifications In Music Education For Students With Disabilities
Specific Ways To Utilize The Resource
2. The Communication Domain
Introduction
Vignettes And Lesson Plans For Music Classrooms And Ensemble Situations
Vignette: Jake
Lesson Plan: Joint Attention
Vignette: Milani
Lesson Plan: Pitch Matching And Improvisation
Vignette: Thomas
Lesson Plan: Rhythm, Eye Contact, Joint Attention
Vignette: Sarah
Lesson Plan: Interaction
Vignette: Carl
Lesson Plan: Performing On Percussion Instruments
Explanation Of Pedagogical Connections
3. The Cognitive Domain
Introduction
Description Of Students Who Struggle With Cognition
Vignettes Of And Lesson Plans Music Classroom And Ensemble Situations
Vignette: Alex And Jo
Lesson Plan: Rhythm And Keeping A Beat
Vignette: Kara
Lesson Plan: Verbal And Physical Response
Vignette: Troy
Lesson Plan: Kings And Queens
Explanations Of Pedagogical Connections
4. The Behavioral Domain
Introduction
Description Of Students Who Struggle With Behavior
Vignettes And Lesson Plans For Music Classrooms And Ensemble Situations
Vignette: Oscar
Lesson Plan: Loud And Soft
Vignette: Thomas
Lesson Plan: Ukulele Class
Vignette: Carl
Lesson Plan: Carl
Explanation Of Pedagogical Connections
5. The Emotional Domain
Introduction
Description Of Students Who Struggle With Emotions
Vignettes And Ideas For Music Classrooms And Ensemble Situations
Vignette: Maddie
Ideas: Maddie
Vignette: Josh
Ideas: Josh
Explanation Of Pedagogical Connections
6. The Sensory Domain
Introduction
Description Of Students Who Struggle With Sensory Information
Vignettes And Lesson Plans Of Music Classroom And Ensemble Situations
Vignette: Dominique
Lesson Plan: Dominque
Vignette: Miley
Lesson Plan: Miley
Vignette: Debbie
Lesson Plan: Debbie
Explanations Of Pedagogical Connections
7. The Physical Domain
Introduction
Description Of Students Who Struggle With Physical Access To The Curriculum
Vignettes And Lesson Plans Of Music Classroom And Ensemble Situations
Vignette: Fiona
Vignette: Mickey
Lesson Plan: Look To The Window
Vignette: Gareth
Lesson Plan: Gareth
Vignette: Sidney
Lesson Plan: Sidney
Explanations Of Pedagogical Connections
8. Unit Plans
Multi-Lesson Plans With Specific Adaptations For Students Who Struggle With One Or More Domain
Unit Plan 1 - Variations On A Korean Folk Song
Unit Plan 2 - Animal Theme
Unit Plan 3 - Upper Elementary Music Literacy
Additional Lesson Plans
Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan
Unit Plan: "All Round The Brickyard"
Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan "Engine Engine" Music Literacy With Instruments
Appendix A
9. Conclusions
Conclusions
General teaching strategies for students with special needs
Resources available for music educators
Examples of incremental sequencing
Concluding thoughts