teaching music to students with special needs [electronic resource] a label free approach

[...]... Music to Students with Special Needs) includes chapters on fieldwork and engagement opportunities (chapter 3); and a resourceful and pedagogical approach to teaching students with special needs (chapter 4); The key concepts of a team approach to teaching as well as the idea that “fair is not always equal” is made apparent in these chapters All three chapters provide useful strategies not only for special. .. There is a large gap that exists in our methods content in the area of research-grounded best practice approaches to teaching students with special needs Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs: A Label- free Approach is designed for faculty, in-service music administrators, in-service music teachers, and pre-service music teachers It is designed as a comprehensive manual and reference guide that introduces... (a) a team approach to teaching, (b) label- free learning, and (c) fair is not always equal These three important concepts permeate the text and provide a link between the four sections of the book Team Approach to Teaching A common thread throughout this text is a focus on a team approach to teaching music Almost every chapter in the book provides specific ways for music teachers to work with special. .. pedagogy for both the music classroom and the music methods classroom HOW TO USE THIS BOOK Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs: A Label- free Approach will be of most interest to in-service music teachers and music teacher educators who are seeking research and practical information regarding the inclusion of students with special needs in their classrooms In addition, undergraduate and graduate... for all music educators and music teacher educators to increase the knowledge and understandings of music educators as they plan, implement, and advocate for the appropriate instruction of Preface xxv students with special needs This advocacy is a natural outcome for music educators who are aware of special education policy within the special education structure of our public schools This chapter includes... context a student with special needs experiences as she enters the music classroom In addition, it is important to understand the current framework of the modern special education system This chapter offers a fundamental look at the current practice of teaching students with special needs At the end of this chapter we will discuss our view of a label- free approach to teaching music to students with disabilities,... strategies learned by applying a technique based on the specific disability label of a student often lasts for a short time until a music educator can find the next new trick to assist a student with disabilities By applying a label- free approach, educators can create a theoretical and philosophical underpinning that will serve as an effective base of knowledge for use in each individual situation A. .. student and are also notified of specific adaptations and accommodations that are to be used for the student By approaching the education of students with special needs from a label- free perspective, teachers are not stymied by the possible lack of access to further information While we recognize that educators may be able to glean valuable information through the disability categories, it is also “good teaching ... special learners but for all learners in a music classroom Part III (Practical Classroom Adaptations, Modifications, and Assessment Techniques for Teaching Students with Special Needs in the Music Classroom) includes: developing a student-centered and inclusive classroom (chapter 5), curriculum and assessment (chapter 6), teaching strategies for performers with special needs (chapter 7), and teaching music. .. reader to understand how to interact as a key member on a team of professionals who are working together to support a student with special needs Label- free Learning The term label- free learning” is generally credited to Keefe (1996) who has a complete book on the topic with the title Label- Free Learning: Supporting Learners with Disabilities In a key text regarding teacher education, Banks, Cochran-Smith, . 3); and a resourceful and pedagogical approach to teaching students with special needs (chapter 4);. The key concepts of a team approach to teaching as well as the idea that “fair is not always.