This course is designed for music educators and music therapists who are or will be working in schools with children and youth who have various disabilities.
Emphasis is given to students with sensory, cognitive, physical, and social disabilities.
Attention is also given to the adaptation of music instruments and music reading, as well as appropriate music technology and other related teaching materials. In some states this course can be substituted for the special education course required for teacher certification. You are introduced, however, to general adaptive strategies that can be applied or generalized to the various areas of music education. Students are asked to examine the characteristics of various disabilities and to determine how these disability characteristics might affect music learning. Students will also be asked to develop adaptive strategies for meeting the instructional needs of music students with various disabilities.