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The Inclusive Teaching Course: Teaching Piano to Students Who are Special Learners
“This was a very helpful course and a great introduction to teaching piano to students with autism.” – Candice H.
About The Inclusive Teaching Course
The Inclusive Teaching Course: Teaching Piano to Students Who are Special Learners is a 14-session series designed for all teachers including those who are just beginning or contemplating beginning their work with students who are special learners, or teachers with experience in working with students who are special learners. The course is designed to introduce practical explanations and strategies in adaptive teaching to basic scenarios in piano teaching. These include music reading, music counting, technique, artistry, and teaching and learning procedures for working with this population of students. Full course completion time is approximately 16 hours.
- Organized by topic in 14 sessions
- Designed to be completed at your own pace
- Full course completion time is approximately 16 hours
Topics Include
- Studio environment
- Person/identity-first language
- Communication
- Autism
- Finger numbers, right hand and left hand
- Decoding the music score
- Teaching counting, technique, and repertoire
- Pathways to expression
- Adjudication
- And more!
Course leader: Scott Price. Senior editor: Craig Sale.
Course contributors: Beth Bauer, Melissa Martiros, Derek Polischuk, Scott Price.
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