Music in Special Education

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 327 pages
• Published by: The American Music Therapy Association, Inc. August 2005
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1884914152
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1884914157
• Book Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Weighs: 1.1 pounds

Product Description
Explains essential features of special education that are important for interdisciplinary communication and effective teaching. Part I introduces the reader to historical and instructional foundations of music in special education. Major topics and developments in the field of special education, important terminology, and curricular issues are covered in Part I. Part II introduces the characteristics of students with specific disabilities, the educational effects of these disabilities , appropriate adaptations, as well as music education and music therapy approaches used with students who have these disabilities.

About The Author
Mary Adamek is the Director of Clinical Activities in Music Therapy at The University of Iowa. She specializes in music therapy and music education with special populations. She has published several clinical articles and book chapters on these topics and has offered music in special education workshops around the country. She recently received a Collegiate Teaching Award from The University of Iowa and a Service Award from AMTA. She presently serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Music Therapy and Music Therapy Perspectives, and is the Past-president of the American Music Therapy Association. Alice-Ann Darrow is Irvin Cooper Professor of Music at Florida State University. Her teaching and research interests are teaching music to special populations and the role of music in deaf culture. Related to these topics, she has been the recipient of numerous federal, university, and corporate grants, and has published widely. She is editor of the text, Introduction to Approaches in Music Therapy. She presently serves on the editorial boards of the Bulletin for the Council on Research in Music Education and the Journal of Music Therapy, and has been the recipient of research and clinical practice awards from the American Music Therapy Association.

Reader Reviews
As a music therapist, I frequently consult music teachers on using adaptations for a variety of populations. This is the most thorough and current source of information that I have. It provides a good balance of info for music therapists and music educators in all grade levels. There is a lot info that will help assess disabilities and music skills. Comment | | (Report this)