11/4/2018
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Todd Mastric
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I had a blind student that wished to play a musical instrument. Obviously reading traditionally notated music was not going to be possible so I had to find a braille system of notation in order to assist this student. It was also a challenge to find a fingering chart for the student. Once these issues were addressed she was able to learn the music. She would have to memorize everything but she adapted to that quite brilliantly. She also possessed an excellent ear so she was able to assist other students with learning intonation. It was a challenge for me to make sure that every change of tempo or dynamic was handled exactly the same every time as she obviously could not react to my visual conducting cues. |
11/4/2018
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Todd Mastric
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I had a student with a behavioral disability. He had a very short attention span when it came to listening to the teacher or working in class. I had a class set of iPads. I found a couple of music instruction apps and also developed several Nearpod lessons. The student loved to work on the tablet and would be engaged for the entire period working in the apps and doing the Nearpods. |