11/6/2021
Topic:
Students With Disabilities
Cherie Cseley
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One of the students in my choral class was having a hard time matching pitch. I surrounded her with strong singers. I worked with her in the morning before school at the piano and with a visual tuner. During class, we practice Kodaly hand signals. Hand signals seem to be the most helpful to her. The student is now able to match pitch 80% of the time. When she is struggling, she feels that she can be successful using her tools. |
12/14/2021
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Cherie Cseley
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I currently have a student on the autism spectrum who is also severely dyslexic. Learning to play a major scale was very difficult for her as a beginner. I realized early on that the fingerings on the cello were confusing both ascending through the scale and descending. I wrote on a separate piece of paper, in large numbers, fingerings next to the notes on the staff. During her playing assessment, which was one on one, we went through the fingerings together while saying the note names aloud. She still struggles with scales but has a tool in place to assist her with mastery. She uses the same strategy every time we learn a new scale. |