7/23/2021
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
jonathan brodie
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In recent years I had a student who was on the spectrum. Very good with computers and understanding the science of music who loved Band. His success was in hearing the music and coordinating the sound to the fingering first before the note on the staff. I used my superior tech skills to create practice tracks and increasing tempo's so that he could better correlate the rhythms of the music and the notes on the page in his home practice. This combined with regular band class and some reminders from me have made him a successful continuing member to the band. he might not be able to verbalize it perfectly in words but he doesn't mess up the parts when we play. |
7/23/2021
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
jonathan brodie
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In the past an example of an adapted assessment I have given to one of my Band kids would be to modify a playing expert. I have had some students who have incredibly low reading abilities that accompany their disabilities to accommodate them we may only play 3-4 measures that are most important in the playing test rather than the entire expert as to only test the most important information, in addition I give every kid the chance to retake the test as many times as they wish to show improvement. |