10/7/2020
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Linda Suppa
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I had a 4th grade student who was missing digits on her hand. She wanted to play the recorder. I was able to tape off the back hole and the top hole on her recorder and she able to play an entire octave. In addition, I ordered a mallet that I could Velcro on her hand so that she could hold a mallet. She developed into an amazing instrumental musician. |
10/7/2020
Topic:
Students With Disabilities
Linda Suppa
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Cynthia Lutwin wrote:
I have taught several students with varying degrees of Autism in several of my classes. I would establish a relationship with each student and get to know their strengths and weaknesses and modify the performances for each student. It helped to pair each student up with a buddy in the class to work with and guide through the assigned performance. Positive feedback from me and the entire class was helpful to promote a safe and encouraging environment. Throughout the course of the year, I would see bonds form and confidence soar. Theatre brought all the students together for the benefit of each student in the class. |
10/10/2020
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Linda Suppa
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I use the letter strategy of mnemonic instruction in my classroom. I teach the notes on the staff and the voice parts using this strategy. We sing a song that goes "If you want to name a treble clef line just say Every Good Boy Does Fine, if you want to name a treble clef space just remember they spell FACE!" For the voice parts we remember Sand At The Beach. Then we sing "soprano is a high female voice, alto is a low female voice, tenor is a high man's voice, bass is a low man's voice." I also use technology to assist in teaching vocabulary. I have leveled my vocabulary by color and created power point shows for each level. These shows reinforce the vocabulary through songs and videos. Students who are struggling with concepts can review and practice vocabulary on the computers. These shows also provide enrichment for students who are ready to move a a faster pace. |
10/10/2020
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Linda Suppa
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I have a student with a visual impairment. I assess her music vocabulary by verbally testing her. She does great! I also have a student on assess points that I test verbally by singing our vocab jingles and he remembers a lot of vocabulary |