2/21/2022
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Dalys Parkhurst
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I have had many students with varying disabilities over the years. The students are usually very successful in the choral setting. This one particular student was confined to a wheel chair and needed an oxygen tank to assist with breathing. She was in one of my beginning choirs and had a nurse who attended her classes with her at the time. We were doing a show choir piece which involved choreography. We adapted the choreography to what she was capable of handling. We also made videos for her to practice at home. She knew the choreography better than 95% of the class. Because she was so successful, we gave her a featured dance solo at the end of the song and she stole the show. It really is a highlight and one of my fondest memories. |
2/22/2022
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Dalys Parkhurst
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- Option 2: Describe at least one way you have used technology to meet the needs of a student with a disability in your music classroom. Be sure to identify or describe the specific technology and the student's disability. Share your response in the threaded discussion.
I have used many helpful websites such as: www.sightreadingfactory.com, www.musictheory.net, www.youtube.com, and choralnet.org in my classroom. These websites provide resources for sight reading, ear training, and choral recordings.
I also have used an Elmo projector to magnify images for the visually impaired and a voice amplifier to assist with hearing impaired students.
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2/22/2022
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Dalys Parkhurst
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Option 1: Provide/Describe one or more examples of adapted or alternative assessments you have successfully used in the music classroom for students with disabilities. Be sure to identify the student's disability. Share your response in the threaded discussion.
I had a student who was not able to write or identify the physiological terms for identifying the vocal and breathing mechanism. So, I modified his test. I allowed him to take the test verbally with me one on one and he was able to point to each location on his body. He was successful in this format. |