autistic students

Looking for some advice…I have student who stutters everytime he starts to play. He’ll replay his starting note numerous times before finally getting into the song. Once he gets going, he plays well. But if there’s a break in his playing, or the start of…

• Last updated 2 years ago
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I may have written once already about this but here I am again. I have a student diagnosed as “high functioning Asperger’s” and I have to say that after 3 fairly ordinary lessons with him, what I see is a really bright boy who has…

• Last updated 3 years ago
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Just wondering what different ideas I might be able to get for my 11 year old student with autism. She seems to have a lot of trouble using the right fingers. She keeps reverting back to playing just the RH melody only in her songs,…

• Last updated 3 years ago
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In this webinar Karen Nisenson, creator of the Gateway program, and Neil Moore give some background information about the recently released Simply Music Gateway curriculum and answer specific questions from the teacher body. Topics include: Simply Music Gateway – Background (00:00) Methodological Basis of Gateway…

• Last updated 6 years ago
• alzheimers, autism, autistic students, dementia, disabilities, disability, goals, Karen Nisenson, Laurie Richards, Neil Moore, neurological issues, outcomes, processing disorder, Simply Music Gateway, special needs

Does anyone have any tips on teaching a child with Down Syndrome? I have an 11-year-old female student with Down Syndrome. She knows her finger numbers and can do five steps of sound, but she has difficulty remembering how to start the songs (we’ve only…

• Last updated 7 years ago
• autism, autistic students, developmental delays, Down Syndrome, Laurie Richards, learning difficulties, special needs