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Many children with special needs show interest in learning an instrument but are not able to benefit from traditional music lessons. Sound Starts specializes in adapting instructional methods based on the child's strengths and learning style. Available instruments: guitar, piano, voice.

Various stategies to keep in mind when teaching music with special needs students

Adapted with permission from "The North Carolina Music Educator" Fall/Summer 2013 Music classes in today's educational system have changed substantially. With the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), educators are expected to see all students, with and without disabilities. Children previously not served by music educators are now being served.

Guidelines to help teach special needs students

Adaptive Use Musical Instruments (AUMI) software interface is a new musical instrument that enables people who have very limited controlled (voluntary) movement to independently engage in music making. Led by musician, composer, and humanitarian Pauline Oliveros, the Adaptive Use Musical Instruments (AUMI) project brings together the expertise of technicians at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and the community education initiatives of the Deep Listening Institute.

Adaptive technology for learners with special needs, specific to musical instruments

Pioneering work in assistive technology is transforming the lives of people who are unable to play conventional musical instruments. Pete Thomas Although many people feel nostalgic for the days of tape, the rise of digital technology has made it easy for us to record faster, more cheaply and more in tune.

Pioneering work in assistive technology is transforming the lives of people who are unable to play conventional musical instruments.

Adaptive technology for learners with special needs Thanks to technology, students with physical and mental challenges have access to thousands of devices to help make learning easier. In this Education World article, writer Sherril Steele-Carlin talks about assistive technology with parents and teachers who use the technology, and with those who provide it to schools.

The story of the adaptive measures a pianist with macular degeneration with resources.