11/4/2018
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Kathleen Kinion
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There have been many wonderful students who I have taught in band that have had disabilities. One in particular student really impressed me my first year of teaching. This particular student expressed interest in music while he was in his self-contained class room and ESE teacher. This child has severe autism which did not allow him to vocalize his thoughts very clearly. His first day of band, he came in with his para and observed. Hai eyes lit up as he saw the xylophone. I paired him up with another student who was very kind and tried to show him how to read music. It became apparent that this method was not the most effective method. Instead, I began to have the band sing and play each musical line. The child then quickly figured out how to play the line by ear. As the year continued, as well as his visits, he was delighted to learn aurally along with the class and could quickly demonstrate many of the musical skills involved with playing a musical instrument. I believe having an instrument available that allowed this child to see particular patterns in front of him allowed him to process musical information adequately versus other types of instruments. |
11/4/2018
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Kathleen Kinion
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Option 1:
Strategy 1: Tiered strategy: this strategy will allow me to identify where each student is on a particular learning goal and be flexible enough to move them up a tier rather quickly. For example, in band, students can identify the rhythm, then notes, fingerings, etc. but I can informally assess each student and step without spending a lot of time doing so by watching and listening to the students’ responses.
Strategy 2: Grouping: grouping has and will allow me to teach critical skills necessary for instrumental music. Dividing sections up to work in their sections will help our entire band learn the music for our concerts faster and will allow those who might need more time to demonstrate their musical performance readiness. |
11/5/2018
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Kathleen Kinion
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I have had a student who has had vision impairments which makes I hard to read his band music. We ended up figuring out a way to make sure he can clearly see the music and understand it. For his music, we made sure the music was enlarged and he could add different colors. When he was a beginner, we diligently went over notes and spent a lot of time with just indentification bersus playing. |