1/22/2020
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Kevin Prina
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My second year, I had a student enter my keyboard class with her twin sister. At first she was hunched over and looked around uncomfortably. I figured that she did not choose the class. It was then that I noticed that she was holding her left hand in her right. When I sent them to the keyboards to play I noticed that she did not have a left hand. One can see how this disability would effect her experience in a keyboard class. So, when I walked around to assess what each student knew, I quietly let her know she would only be assessed on the right hand, so she was no longer self conscious. We also did a few duets where each student played one of the hands and 2 quartets where each student played one of the SATB lines. |
1/26/2020
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Kevin Prina
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Option 1:
As a full-time music instructor I used learning centers in many different ways. I would use this in my keyboard classes by setting up three groups. One at the keyboards, one group doing theory work with me, and one where they were finishing the individual work. This would keep the pace for the class so that my students with ADD/ADHD were more apt to stay on task. For those of my students who had problems with reading or needed one on one attention, the small group lesson with me was a time where I could introduce new information and answer questions of the students.
In my current private studio work, I use chaining to teach new music with tricky rhythms or tongue tying words. I use chaining as part of the rehearsal strategies I teach my students (For example: practice from the end of the piece and work back adding more measures each time), and I build each step of vocal production (for example: the steps of the breath cycle and support). This helps all students, in that it organizes the learning process and helps to chunk information for easier retention. |
1/27/2020
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Kevin Prina
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I had a student in my keyboard class who had vision issues. The first Accommodation I implemented was enlarging all of her materials. The book, handouts, and any assessments. The second accommodation I made was in reading her paper tests to her. I also had the students work in pairs and small groups so she was able to gain help from her peers. |