1/21/2017
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Chris Tredway
|
I currently have a student in my band class that has been diagnosed with a Learning Disability. He is able to correctly identify note names and fingerings but he struggles to process this information fast enough if the music becomes more complicated than quarter notes at a moderate speed. Even though the class quit writing in the names of the notes months ago, I have been letting him continue to do this for any measures that he is not comfortable playing. I am not yet sure if he is able to follow the letter names of the notes he has written easier than the musical notation or if it is the process of working out the name of each note and writing it down that helps him internalize the information he needs. Either way, he is able to keep up with the class with this accommodation. |
1/21/2017
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Chris Tredway
|
I had a student with specific learning disabilities whose processing problems give him great difficulty in attending to multiple aural tasks. In his band class he could play the required notes but he was unable to play a note on an instrument and simultaneously apply the pitch discrimination needed to play in tune with the rest of the ensemble. We were able to overcome this problem by the use of an electronic tuner that clipped to the bell of the instrument. This type of tuner could be used in group situations because it measures pitch based on the vibration of the instrument instead of through measuring a sound wave via a microphone. The student was able to use the display screen of the tuner to process visually what he could not process aurally while playing. |
2/11/2017
Topic:
Assessment Of Learning
Chris Tredway
|
I had a student who a specific learning disability in reading. She would perform well on playing test but do poorly on written rhythm quizzes. I started having perform the written quizzes on her instrument instead of writing in the rhythm counts and discovered that she understand and could perform the rhythm patterns we were studying quite well. |