| Contents |
Historical and current issues related to music in special education. Current profile of students with disabilities in public schools with implications for music professionals -- Historical background of special education and the impact on music programs -- Principles and practices for including all students -- Strategies for successful inclusion -- Motivation, responsibility, and learning in the music environment -- Service delivery options: music education and music therapy -- Selected idea categories: student characteristics and music services to promote educational development. Students with behavior disorders -- Students with cognitive disorders: intellectual disability, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and specific learning disabilities -- Students with speech and language disorders -- Students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) -- Students with vision loss -- Students with hearing loss -- Students with physical disabilities -- Family and community life. Family and disability -- Preparing for life: the role of music in facilitating the transition of older students with disabilities to adulthood. |
| Abstract |
This updated edition of the book explains important concepts in special education that are crucial for interdisciplinary communication and effective teamwork. Part I introduces the reader to the historical and instructional foundations of music in special education. Part II introduces the characteristics of specific disabilities, the educational implications of these disabilities, appropriate instructional adaptations, as well as music education and music therapy approaches used with students who have these disabilities. Part III addresses the roles music educators and music therapists play in family and community lives of students with disabilities. This book is an essential text to prepare effective future music educators and music therapists working in special education. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 1884914349 |
| ISBN | 9781884914348 |
