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Please note, some items contain out of date language. The phrase “special needs” is no longer in current use within the BIAAE. We know that language is no substitute for action, but we hope this change will reflect our commitment to creating an inclusive environment for the communities we serve.
Articles
Teaching Music to Children with Autism: Understandings and Perspectives, Ryan Hourigan and Amy Hourigan
Children with Disabilities Playing Musical Instruments: With the Right Adaptations and Help from Their Teachers and Parents, Students with Disabilities Can Play Musical Instruments, Kimberly McCord and Margaret Fitzgerald
Instrumental Music for Special Learners, Stephen F. Zdzinski
Books
Winding it Back : Teaching to Individual Differences in Music Classroom and Ensemble Settings, Alice Hammel, Roberta Hickox, and Ryan Hourigan
Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs : A Label-Free Approach, Alice Hammel and Ryan Hourigan
Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs: A Practical Resource, Alice M. Hammel
Winding It Back: Teaching to Individual Differences in Music Classroom and Ensemble Settings 1st Edition, Alice M. Hammel, Roberta Y. Hickox, and Ryan M. Hourigan
Teaching Music to Students with Autism, Alice M. Hammel and Ryan M. Hourigan
Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs: A Label-Free Approach, Alice M. Hammel and Ryan M. Hourigan
Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs: A Label-Free Approach 2nd Edition, Alice M. Hammel and Ryan M. Hourigan
An Attitude and Approach for Teaching Music to Special Learners, Elise S. Sobol
Website Links
Adaptive Musical Instruments, Children with Exceptionalities Special Research Interest Group (SRIG)
Orchestra, Children with Exceptionalities Special Research Interest Group (SRIG)
ABLE Assembly Conference Session Materials
Secondary Instrumental Music Inclusion, Julie Duty
Beyond Sensory Friendly: The Music Circle Program, Erin Parkes
Milestones: How We Made a Digital Orchestra and Flew It from Scotland to Singapore, Peter Sparkes
Yoda- The Youth Orchestra with Different Abilities, Sofija Zlatanova