Diversity How do learning disabilities affect music education? 3 min. to read Every learning disability comes with its strengths and weaknesses. More important are the do’s and don’ts you can take into account as a teacher. Here you can read how learning…
Diversity How do developmental disorders affect music education? 2 min. to read Students with behavioural and developmental problems often have a hard time at school. And so do their teachers. What can you do to support these students in the classroom? Find…
Diversity Creativity Being a conductor: the art of the possible 1 min. to read The ability to respond to a cue from a conductor is crucial for a musician. By imagining the children’s world and adding creative elements to your conducting technique, you can…
Diversity How to adapt your didactics for students with developmental disabilities? 3 min. to read A developmental disability has a major impact on the student’s behaviour and, by extension, on the social environment. More than for students with learning disabilities, the teacher must recognise the…
Diversity Didactic differentiation: Offering increased structure 5 min. to read What does it mean to provide more structure in a classroom situation? How can music education professionals provide more structure in music class? Visual structure Visual structure in notes use…
Diversity Didactic differentiation: Adapting time and number of exercises 2 min. to read Remediation includes offering the student more time, more time to practise, more appropriate instruction, or using an adapted pathway to bring the student to the expected level. So this is…
Diversity Creativity Improvise, adapt and overcome! 1 min. to read Enjoyment of playing is the driving force behind student motivation. Working on expression and playing technique can be done by approaching improvisation in different ways. For pupils with learning disabilities,…
Diversity I like the idea of exploring other cultures with my students 5 min. to read mix talked to Joachim Thys. Joachim is a saxophone teacher and teacher of ’jazz/pop/rock’ ensembles. His goals? Joachim has a strong solid grounding with ethnic music and ’world music’ and…
Diversity Back and forth, recollections on diversity in music education 1 min. to read mix talkes to students and former students in music education. We ask them about their experiences and their memories. What do the students value? What memories do they cherish? What…
Diversity What about adressing stereotyping in music class? 1 min. to read mix talkes to students and former students in music education. We ask them about their experiences and their memories. What do the students value? What memories do they cherish? What…
