Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs

Alice M. Hammel is a widely known music educator, author, and clinician whose experience in music is extraordinarily diverse. She teaches for James Madison and Virginia Commonwealth Universities in the areas of music education and music theory respectively, and has many years of experience teaching both instrumental and choral music in public and private schools. She has maintained a large, independent flute studio for over 25 years. Her primary goal is to become a better teacher with each passing day. Ryan M. Hourigan received the award for Outstanding University Music Educator from the Indiana Music Educators Association. He is the immediate Past Chair of the Students with Exceptionalities Special Research Interest Group for the National Association for Music Education and is a National Workshop leader for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Contents

PART I THE CURRENT LANDSCAPE OF THE SPECIAL EDUCATION SYSTEM IN THE UNITED STATES

Chapter 1: Public School Education within a Democracy: An Equal Opportunity for All Students

Chapter 2: The Current Structure of Special Education in Our Schools: A Brief History of Legislation and Litigation in the United States

PART II PREPARING TO TEACH MUSIC TO STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

Chapter 3: Preparing to Teach: Fieldwork and Engagement Opportunities in Special Education for Pre-service and In-service Music Teachers

Chapter 4: A Resourceful and Pedagogical Approach to Teaching Students with Special Needs

PART III PRACTICAL CLASSROOM ADAPTATIONS, MODIFICATIONS, AND ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES FOR TEACHING STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN THE MUSIC CLASSROOM

Chapter 5: Developing a Student-centered and Inclusive Classroom

Chapter 6: Curriculum and Assessment for Students with Special Needs

Chapter 7: Teaching Strategies for Performers with Special Needs

Chapter 8: Teaching Music to Students Who Are Intellectually Gifted

PART IV RESOURCES FOR MUSIC EDUCATORS

Chapter 9: Resources for Music Teachers and Music Teacher Educators Regarding Teaching Students with Special Needs

About the Authors
Index