MUS 463 WEEK 10

MUSIC AND SPECIAL LEARNERS! ASSESSMENT IN MUSIC! BENEFITS OF MUSIC INSTRUCTION

WARM-UP
STRETCH TO MUSIC! WARM"UP! SING MAJOR SCALE #IN A ROUND!$! CHARLOTTE"TOWN

APPLYING THE ELEMENTS

WHAT COULD YOU SAY ABOUT THIS MUSIC IN TERMS OF! EXPRESSIVE QUALITIES! RHYTHM! MELODY! HARMONY! FORM

MUSIC AND SPECIAL LEARNERS

What experiences have YOU had with special learners, either when you were a student or when you were in a placement?! Can you describe the special needs and any accommodations that were made?

SPECIAL EDUCATION LAW

IDEA:! Individuals with Disabilities Education Act #1990$! Students deserve the least restrictive environment! IEP:! Individualized Education Program! Team that includes parents, classroom teacher, sometimes specialists! Unique plan to meet individual students needs

MUSIC AND SPECIAL LEARNERS

Inclusion/Mainstreaming!
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Accommodations vs. Modications! Accommodations: when a child is capable of the same work but needs more time, di%erent modes of responding, di%erent format, etc.! Modications: a change in the standard for participation or for success; a difference in the educational goals for a student

Helping students with

Cognitive Impairments! Attention: state goals clearly, use precise language with concrete examples, one task at a time! Memory: repetition, keep patterns short, break down tasks into steps, visual cues! Organization of Ideas/Abstract: teach by rote #not note$, use iconic or created notation! Mental vs. Chronological age: work with a buddy, dont Baby down

Helping students with

Learning Disabilities! For student specically with auditory processing problems:! Multiple opportunities for repetition! Pair with visual cues! Pair with movement cues

Helping students with

Visual Impairments! Preferred seating! Tactile examples/manipulatives ! Enlarged visuals/notation! Movement " might do with extra personal space, or with a buddy

Helping students with

Hearing Impairments! Wear the microphone!! Preferred seating! Visuals

Helping students with

Physical Impairments! Modications to musical instruments! Mallet and recorder adaptations! Modications to the activity

Helping students with

Autism Spectrum Disorder! Visuals! Be aware of volume levels and timbres! Pair with a buddy! Provide opportunities but dont force #physical interactions, vocalizations, etc.$

Helping students with

Gifted and Talented Label! May not mean gifted and talented in music!! Opportunities to play more challenging parts! Opportunities to compose or improvise! Individual projects! Student leaders

Betty Botter bought some butter But she said this butters bitter! If I put it in my batter, It will make my batter bitter. But a bit of better butter Will but make my batter better. So she bought some better butter, Put it in her bitter batter, AND IT MADE HER BATTER BETTER! So twas better Betty Botter Bought a bit of better butter.

Assessment in Music Education

Authentic Assessment! Must measure a particular musical behavior/skill! Requires actual performance in an authentic setting

Assessment in Music Education

Standards"based! Part of every day class! Turns in games

Assessment in Music Education

Two types:! Likert Rating Scale 4 " exceeds expectations, 2 " meets expectations, 2 " working towards expectations, 1 " has a long way to go! Can be a 3"5 ratings long! Additive Rating Scale A list of qualities that are or are not present at the time of performance! e.g. " recorder performance

Assessment in Music Education

Lets Play! Assessment Games!!! Hiding Scarves! Button You Must Wander! Puppet patterns! Deal or no Deal

Benets of Music Instruction

Article Discussions! In your small group, discuss what the article said about the questions/thoughts posed in your handout. Be prepared to summarize to the rest of the class what your group thought.

Does Music Make You Smarter? - Group 1

Smart vs. Talented! Gardners Multiple Intelligences! Mozart E%ect?! E%ects of instruction?! Music & SAT scores?! What does it mean to say that correlation does not imply causation?

Champions of Change WHY (Group 2)

The arts reach students who are not otherwise being reached.! The arts reach students in ways that are not otherwise being reached.! The arts connect students to themselves and each other.! The arts transform the environment for learning.! The arts provide learning opportunities for the adults in the lives of young people.! The arts provide new challenges for those students already considered successful.

Champions of Change HOW - (Group 3)

Enables young people to have direct involvement with the arts and artists.! Requires signicant sta% development.! Supports extended engagement in the artistic process.! Encourages self"directed learning.! Promotes complexity in the learning experience.! Allows management of risk by the learners.! Engages community leaders and resources.

Arts with the Brain in Mind- (Group 4)

Assessable?! Brain"based?! Culturally necessary?! Minimal downside/risk?! Inclusive?! Survival Value?! Wide"ranging?

So, ARE there extramusical benets???

Psychosocial:! Increased self"esteem #mixed results$! Increased enjoyment of school! Increased engagement in learning when music is used! E%ective management device! Increased self"expression/emotional outlet

So, ARE there extramusical benets???

Cognitive:! Music is an excellent mnemonic device if you chose to use it that way.! Linguistic:! There is evidence that music education can help those who are language delayed with their communication skills, and that singing can improve many speech disorders.! Use of music in the classroom can be benecial in early literacy instruction and for students who are English Language Learners

For next week

Group article: Fitzpatrick #Abbott"Daw$, Babo #Decker"Garneau$, Johnson & Memmott #Holmes"Ruggirello$, Southgate & Roscigno #Sharp"Yircott$! Try to identify:! The design of the study #what the researchers did$! The results #what did they nd out$! What the results tell us about the extra"musical benets of music education! TMC pp. 79"85! Integrating Music and Childrens Literature #Calogero$! The Power of Chant: Building Oral Fluencey and Reading Comprehension in Grades K"2! Writing assignment " CANCELLED!