Teaching music to students with autism / Alice M. Hammel, Ryan M. Hourigan.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press, c2013Description: xvii, 164 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780199856770 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 019985677X (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9780199856763 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0199856761 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • ML 3920 .H27 2013
Contents:
What is autism? An explanation of the diagnosis -- A team approach to teaching music to students with autism -- Understanding communication and students with autism in the music classroom -- Understanding cognition and students with autism in the music classroom -- Classroom behavior and students with autism -- Understanding socialization of students with autism in the music classroom -- Autism, sensory dysfunction, and music education -- Advocacy for students with autism in music education -- Classroom and ensemble snapshots of teaching music to students with autism -- Resources for music teachers in teaching music to students with autism.
Summary: This text is a comprehensive resource for everyone who works with students with autism within the music classroom. The authors focus on understanding autism, advocating for students and music programs, and creating and maintaining a team approach by working together with colleagues effectively. A significant portion of the book is focused on understanding and overcoming the communication, cognition, behavior, sensory, and socialization challenges inherent in working with students with autism.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is autism? An explanation of the diagnosis -- A team approach to teaching music to students with autism -- Understanding communication and students with autism in the music classroom -- Understanding cognition and students with autism in the music classroom -- Classroom behavior and students with autism -- Understanding socialization of students with autism in the music classroom -- Autism, sensory dysfunction, and music education -- Advocacy for students with autism in music education -- Classroom and ensemble snapshots of teaching music to students with autism -- Resources for music teachers in teaching music to students with autism.

This text is a comprehensive resource for everyone who works with students with autism within the music classroom. The authors focus on understanding autism, advocating for students and music programs, and creating and maintaining a team approach by working together with colleagues effectively. A significant portion of the book is focused on understanding and overcoming the communication, cognition, behavior, sensory, and socialization challenges inherent in working with students with autism.

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