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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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.