Adaptive music activities

Happy October! I hope your year is off to a wonderful start - can you believe it's fall already??? Today I'd like to share about a topic near and dear to my heart - adaptive music classes. My nephew is non-verbal, autistic and struggles heavily with behaviors. I've seen first hand the power that music has for everyone, but especially these unique students. Educators around the country are also beginning to see the benefits that music has for students. Because of this, more and more music…

Self-Contained Special Education Music Classes: tips and resources. Organized Chaos.

Looking for engaging, musical games to play with your students? Here are a few of my favorite games and activities for elementary music classes, children's choirs, and elementary group classes.

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Music activities for children with special needs require some careful teacher planning and preparation to ensure the class is fully inclusive and caters to the needs and abilities of all learners. This is particularly true when running music activities for children with physical or multiple disabilities, as their needs for accessing and using equipment and instruments can be quite specific. Think about instruments that are suitable as well as how to adapt them for use with students with…

This article is part of the 31 Days of Pinterest Hacks series. Find the main page for this series here. Music plays a huge part in our lives. Not only do we enjoy listening to various tunes, but research shows the many benefits of music in all aspects of development. From cognitive to social to emotional to […]

Do you have a favorite rhythm game or activity to use in your music lessons? Rhythm is something that always needs review, so you can never have too many

Five fun and action-filled circle games to practice rhythm, pitch, and more with your elementary music students.

Here are some examples of body percussion and why it's important to teach this skill, along with 7 simple activity ideas.

What's Missing? is a simple listening game that's easy to set up because all you need to play is a selection of contrasting percussion instruments.