Music education for children with autism spectrum disorder : a resource for teachers /

'Music Education for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder' provides information about autism spectrum disorder and strategies for engaging students with ASD in music-based activities such as singing, listening, moving, and playing instruments. This practical resource is for teachers who...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Scott, Sheila J. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
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Table of Contents:
  • Autism and music education. The musical child
  • What is autism?
  • Qualitative impairments in social Interaction
  • Restrictive and repetitive behaviors and/or interests
  • Autism and education
  • Communication. Joint attention ; Play ; Verbal communication ; Teachers' use of language
  • School environments. Sensory challenges ; Routine ; Student engagement ; Independence
  • Developing relationships with instructional assistants
  • Chapter summary.
  • Planning for instruction. Programming in music education
  • Differentiated instruction. Student profile (initial assessment) ; Program profile (initial assessment) ; Program profile (continuing assessment)
  • Planning learning experiences
  • Universal design for learning. Principles of universal design ; Universal design and instruction
  • Lesson planning. Context ; Content differentiation ; Lesson outline
  • Sample lesson : Grade 2 music. Context ; Content differentiation ; Lesson outline
  • Learning sessions for groups of children with ASD. Lesson planning template ; sample lesson
  • Chapter summar.
  • Songs and singing. Cognitive perceptions
  • Pitch perception
  • Relationships between language and music
  • Vocal (singing) experiences for children on the autism spectrum
  • Echolalia
  • Teachers' vocal models
  • Choosing a repertoire of songs
  • Musical considerations
  • Texts
  • Leading songs
  • Teaching songs by rote
  • Whole song approach
  • Vocal experiences for children on the autism spectrum
  • Motivation. Personalizing a greeting ; Personalizing songs ; Language as song (sung speech)
  • Pitch discrimination. Kazoo ; Voice
  • Pitch production. Call and response; Vocalizing contour ; Kazoo
  • Songs with simple repeated syllables
  • Songs and language development
  • Picture books based on songs. Choosing singing books; Using singing books
  • Chapter summary.
  • Listening to music. Pedagogical principles for listening
  • Musical genres and styles
  • Length
  • Regularity
  • Multisensory engagement
  • Familiarity
  • Music listening for joint attention, relaxation, and sensory stimulation
  • Instructional intervention : interaction using scarves
  • Selecting music
  • Tempo and dynamics
  • Dynamics. Teaching strategies
  • Tempo. Teaching strategies
  • Chapter summary.
  • Moving. Motor development
  • Gait and coordination
  • Motor planning
  • Object control
  • Imitation
  • Educational experiences integrating movement and music
  • Features of movement interventions. Body awareness ; Spatial awareness ; Awareness of energy or effort ; Movement vocabulary ; Object control ; Practice ; Creativity ; Collaboration
  • General guidelines for teaching movement. Nonlocomotor movement ; Locomotor movement
  • Movement and meter
  • Chapter summary.
  • Playing musical instruments. Categorizing instruments
  • Materials of construction. Gourds (maracas and shakers) ; Metals ; Skins (hand drum) ; Woods ; Sound effects
  • How instruments are played
  • Ease of performance
  • General guidelines for teachers
  • Students' initial experiences
  • Sensory stimulation
  • Exploration
  • Educational interventions. Aural acuity ; Instrument family identification ; Specific instrument identification
  • Playing instruments. Accompanying songs
  • Experimenting with sounds
  • Creating sounds by following the conductor
  • Creating sounds to accompany stories. Picture books ; Personal stories
  • Instrumental conversations. Rhythm sticks ; Drums
  • Chapter summary.
  • Musical narratives : integrating musical experiences through storytelling and drama. Background
  • Musical narrative: Festival Fall
  • Part 1: Dawn
  • Part 2: Walking through the town
  • Part 3. Raking the leaves
  • Part 4: Afternoon siesta
  • Part 5: Dusk
  • Chapter summary.