Limited Language Proficiency

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Colour-Coded Musical Notes

Use printed, coloured musical notes which correspond to the colours of resonator bells: Give the student a printed A3-sized music score with all musical notes colour-coded according to the colours of the bars of the resonator bells. Each note has its letter name below it to indicate its pitch. The printed paper is placed directly next to or above the bells for easy referencing.

Colour-Coded Instruments

Use colour-coded instruments (e.g. keyboards and iPads). Colour-coded keyboards with accompanying scores help reduce mix-ups and increase students' attention span as they focus on the keys. Using the same set of colours for appropriate instruments helps to align students' learning of music notes.

Coloured Stickers on Ukuleles

Paste coloured stickers to show chord positions on the ukulele. Students are able to identify the location of chords more quickly and associate the colours with chord charts that are also coloured with the corresponding colours.

Visual Cue Cards

Use printed visuals with actions showing positive actions (e.g. sitting down at desk, raise hand and listen) to help inform the child what is expected of him/her.

UDL: Multiple Means of Representation, Action & Expression

Based on the principles of Universal Design for Learning, Multiple Means of Representation and Multiple Means of Action and Expression were used to help the student with dyslexia and impaired working memory. The main focus of the lesson is for students to create a soundscape using classroom instruments and GarageBand.

Music Ensemble (Performing and Improvisation)

Introduce more visuals such as graphical routines, graphic scores which are colour-coded and height-variated, enthuse students to demonstrate their understanding pitch using high/middle/low body movements, and a formative assessment stamp card which allows students to take ownership of their learning progress and for teacher to provide timely constructive feedback to all students.

Non-Traditional Music Scores

A iconic version of a traditional music score is used for students who have difficulty recognising notation on the music stave. Students are provided with the scores when learning new repertoire.

Music Composition using Seesaw

Students are introduced to various musical note values and are tasked to compose a 2-bar rhythm using Seesaw on the iPad. Students are guided on the various tools that they can use with the app to compose their rhythm, especially the tools to change the colours of their 'pen'. After composing, they then practise their own rhythms using classroom percussion instruments and share their rhythm compositions.

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