Dear Colleagues,
I have compiled a set of articles which may be useful to us in suggesting strategies for meeting the needs of English language learners and students classified with learning disability in the music classroom or the choral rehearsal room, along with other useful online resources to supplement your lessons. Please use at your leisure. If there is an article or internet resource not listed here that you have found particularly helpful in your own practice, please post it in the Teachers Talk forum to make available to our fellow educators and I may be able to add it to our collaborative list as a resource.
Thank you for your hard work and your passion.
Sincerely,
Ms. Rondael
Thank you for your hard work and your passion.
Sincerely,
Ms. Rondael
Re: Students with Special Learning Needs
Inclusion of Special Needs of Students in Choirs (ACDA, Baker, 2009)
This article featured on the website for the American Choral Directors Association in 2009 discusses the inclusion of students with special needs in school vocal ensembles.
Success with Special Learners: Steps for Inclusion, Part I (NAFME, formerly MENC, 2012)
This article featured on the National Association for Music Educators discusses the inclusion of students with special needs in the music classroom.
Success with Special Leaners: Rehearsal Modification Tips (NAFME, formerly MENC, 2012)
This article featured on the National Association for Music Educators discusses suggestions for modifications teachers can make in rehearsal to include students with special learning needs in school vocal ensembles.
This article featured on the website for the American Choral Directors Association in 2009 discusses the inclusion of students with special needs in school vocal ensembles.
Success with Special Learners: Steps for Inclusion, Part I (NAFME, formerly MENC, 2012)
This article featured on the National Association for Music Educators discusses the inclusion of students with special needs in the music classroom.
Success with Special Leaners: Rehearsal Modification Tips (NAFME, formerly MENC, 2012)
This article featured on the National Association for Music Educators discusses suggestions for modifications teachers can make in rehearsal to include students with special learning needs in school vocal ensembles.
Re: English Language Learners
English Language Learners in Music Class, Part I (NAFME, formerly MENC, 2012)
English Language Learners in Music Class, Part II (NAFME, formerly MENC, 2012)
This article in two (2) parts from the National Assocation for Music Education discusses strategies that maximizes the educational experience of all students in the music classroom, specifically when integrating students who are English Language Learners.
English Language Learners in Music Class, Part II (NAFME, formerly MENC, 2012)
This article in two (2) parts from the National Assocation for Music Education discusses strategies that maximizes the educational experience of all students in the music classroom, specifically when integrating students who are English Language Learners.
Other Useful Online Resources
ChoralNet
A Choral Educator's resource associated with the ACDA.
The Diction Domain
A singer's diction resource using IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) notation.
Acapela Text to Speech Demo
Select the language you are looking for and the voice in which you want to hear the pronunciation to get the idea of speaker's diction in different languages.
Piano Accompaniment mp3s
When practicing at home, you may offer this resource to your students to help them warm up on scales and help their ear training with intervals and modes.
The MetOpera in Schools
If you are ever interested in bringing your class to a MetOpera performance to see professional artists at work, this page from the Met website includes activities and lesson ideas to that you can implement with your students.
A Choral Educator's resource associated with the ACDA.
The Diction Domain
A singer's diction resource using IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) notation.
Acapela Text to Speech Demo
Select the language you are looking for and the voice in which you want to hear the pronunciation to get the idea of speaker's diction in different languages.
Piano Accompaniment mp3s
When practicing at home, you may offer this resource to your students to help them warm up on scales and help their ear training with intervals and modes.
The MetOpera in Schools
If you are ever interested in bringing your class to a MetOpera performance to see professional artists at work, this page from the Met website includes activities and lesson ideas to that you can implement with your students.