Failure First - Growth Mindset Approach to Band - Supporting Those With Additional Needs

Inclusion is Awesome

Inclusion is so important, and music is a place where we can really make that happen.

Fair and Equal are not the same thing...i explain the to my students (and parents) early in the year so that they can be more accepting of changes and decisions I make. It can easily be misunderstood as giving someone an advantage when all one is doing is levelling the playing field.

Supporting Students with Reading Disabilities

Using Flat.io

flat.io is a free (and paid) notation program in google chrome

What I love about it is how easy it is to use, and that you have lots of options for how your notation looks including

Jurassic Park - Flute (1).pdf

Learning Sheets

Some of the pieces we purchase come with one sheet of teaching tools...I love this idea and have begun creating learning sheets for the different pieces my band plays

colour coding and different notation

Boomwhacker and symbol based fonts help write out parts for kids needing the extra support...there is even a font with the note name written in the note head

Music Direct in Calgary has a typesetter who can create these for your for a small fee if you already own the music and score.

More Ideas...

There are many strategies out there to support students with reading disabilities.

Below are some ideas from a Doctorial Thesis, PRACTICAL LEARNING STRATEGIES FOR MUSICIANS WITH SPECIFIC LEARNING DISORDER (DYSLEXIA) AND/OR ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD) by Sara Raviotta, B.M., M.M. click here to view the whole study

A post it for our kiddos to help remind them what to look for when practicing

Practice Strategies at a Glance

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