10/14/2017
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Julia Hood
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I have a student who is in my General Chorus and has autism spectrum disorder. She likes to sit on the end of the row, and doesn't speak with other students. However, loves to help, loves to sing and loves to move during rehearsals. To give her more opportunities to participate in class and make relationships, I have incorporated more movement during warmups by teaching a "Good morning" warmup in various languages. Students walk around the room, singing the 16-bar warmup with a new partner each time. They introduce themselves at the start of the warmup and thank their partner at the end. This exercise has given my this student more opportunities to greet other students in the class in a very positive way. Plus, this exercise gives this student a way to shine and share her beautiful voice. She recently took the All State musicianship test, and has passed the first audition, so she will be attending the vocal auditions very soon. In addition, this student was voted in as the music librarian for her class, giving her an opportunity to learn organizational and communication skills. |
10/15/2017
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Julia Hood
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One way I have used technology to assist a student with a disability was to incorporate the use of the Promethean board into more music lessons. This student had very low language skills, but enjoyed playing (as was quite successful at winning) computer games. During general instruction, he was not engaged in the lessons, and would not participate during singing. However, whenever we used the Promethean board, this student would engage and wanted to have a turn to use the special pen and draw on the board. I researched and found several interactive music games that enabled this student to participate in class activities on a regular basis. One game he particularly enjoyed is called "Staff Wars" and he excelled at naming the notes and winning games for his class. In addition, I created additional music lessons for use on the Promethean board that engaged this student as well as most other students in the class. The time spent creating these lessons was well worth my investment, as student engagement and comprehension increased exponentially. |
11/9/2017
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Julia Hood
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I have had several students with Autism Specrum Disorder who have had stressful reactions to individual performance exams. To assist in their success during these important summative evaluations, I will hear them perform for me privately or with another student. My goal is to bring them closer to the holistic experience that is music performance, so as the year progresses, All students will be assessed in the same format, either in front of the class (piano recital) or through audition process, singing a solo in front of a class. Although some students take a long time to come to this level, all are able to work through performance anxiety to become more confident in performing in front of an audience. |