6/8/2023
Topic:
Students With Disabilities
Pat Brown
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Years ago, I had a male student with a hip condition wherein he walked with an uneven gait. A few years prior I had had a female student with the exact same condition. In both cases, I was always wary of not pressuring them too much as to performing marching band manuevers with a certain style/precision; in both cases they were perennially good natured, performed very well and 'never' presented emotional disturbances/disruptions or other misbehavior. working with each was pleasant and rewarding. |
6/8/2023
Topic:
Tools And Strategies
Pat Brown
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With judicious use of grouping in appropriate times I get positive results by varying the use of grouping style. Grouping students together that have dirparate knowledge/ability levels increases the preparation learning curve of the lesser coordinated or knowledgeable students for an upcoming presentation, due to a trickle down student to student effect attributed to peer instruction that frequently supercedes and expedites the teacer/student information/skill flow. At the right time, varying knowledge/ability levels can greatly enhance the overall performance of the entire vocal/instrumental/dance etc. ensemble. On the other hand, homegenity of a group,reduces time of mastery, especially for peer to peer demonstrations. Tiering the instruction is also very helpful at times, as it provides levels wherin increasingly advanced skills can be incrementally added to a concept. |
6/8/2023
Topic:
Tools And Strategies
Pat Brown
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Pat Brown wrote:
With judicious use of grouping in appropriate times I get positive results by varying the use of grouping style. Grouping students together that have dirparate knowledge/ability levels increases the preparation learning curve of the lesser coordinated or knowledgeable students for an upcoming presentation, due to a trickle down student to student effect attributed to peer instruction that frequently supercedes and expedites the teacer/student information/skill flow. At the right time, varying knowledge/ability levels can greatly enhance the overall performance of the entire vocal/instrumental/dance etc. ensemble. On the other hand, homegenity of a group,reduces time of mastery, especially for peer to peer demonstrations. Tiering the instruction is also very helpful at times, as it provides levels wherin increasingly advanced skills can be incrementally added to a concept. |
6/8/2023
Topic:
Tools And Strategies
Pat Brown
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A tiered personal approach with teaching tailored for one or a few students has worked wonders (when time permitted. Problem has been the neglect of other students who had to be engaged when this focused tiering occured during class settings). |
6/9/2023
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Pat Brown
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Mnemonic Instruction and Tiered Instruction can provide effective learning, memorization, retention and transference of sight singing techniques to cognitively impaired students. The key to this would be to link Arabic and Roman numerals to fixed do scale degrees and Solfeggio syllables while modeling/teaching/drilling singing seven Hepatonic major/minor (diatonic or not) whole note tones. These lessons become tiered lessons with the gradual addition of various note values, rhythms, meters, dynamics, and melodies. |