Accessing Music: Book & Data CD

Name: Accessing Music: Book & Data CD
Brand: Alfred Music
SKU: 00-42413
Price: 34.99 USD
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Enhancing Student Learning in the General Music Classroom Using UDL

By Kimberly McCord, Amy Gruben, and Jesse Rathgeber

Level: Elementary

Item: 00-42413

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Accessing Music is a revolutionary new book designed to help special education teachers assist students with disabilities to participate in music to achieve their individual, fullest potential. Based on the philosophy of Universal Design for Learning (UDL)---a way of planning, teaching, and assessing instruction that is naturally inclusive of all possible types of learners---Accessing Music explores alternative and creative ways to reach disabled students in the classroom. Classroom-tested, the innovative strategies, examples, and visuals presented have successfully tackled challenging areas, such as notation, fingering charts, holding instruments, assessment, manipulatives, and much more. This fully reproducible book also includes a comprehensive list of valuable, related resources, and the Data Disk CD allows for printing and classroom sharing. Help students get more from the classroom, and spark a lifelong interest in music and music-making with Accessing Music!

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Publisher: Alfred Music

Page Count: 120

ISBN10: 1-4706-1091-4

ISBN13: 978-1-4706-1091-3

UPC: 038081473109

SKU: 00-42413

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Why we love this

This resource sidesteps the false choice between inclusion and rigor by offering concrete, classroom-tested adaptations grounded in Universal Design for Learning. Rather than generic disability awareness content, McCord and her collaborators provide specific strategies for the actual barriers special education teachers face: how to modify notation so students can read it, how to position instruments for students with motor differences, how to assess learning when traditional methods don't apply. The reproducible format and accompanying data CD mean you can customize materials immediately for your students.

Who it's for

Special education teachers and general music educators who work with students with disabilities, as well as music therapists and inclusion specialists seeking practical, evidence-based strategies. This is for anyone supporting students with autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, cognitive disabilities, deaf-blindness, developmental delays, or other conditions that create barriers to traditional music instruction.

How to use it

Use Accessing Music as your foundational reference when planning inclusive general music units. Pull specific adapted materials from the data CD to support individual students' IEP goals while keeping them engaged with the same repertoire and learning objectives as their peers. Return to particular chapters (notation, fingering charts, assessment) whenever you design a new unit.

Skills your students will build

Reading adapted musical notation tailored to individual learning profiles
Fingering and hand positioning strategies adapted for motor differences
Participation in ensemble music-making with alternative access methods
Music literacy through manipulatives and multisensory approaches
Self-assessment and metacognition using accessible assessment structures