A Special Research Interest Group of MENC
SRIG:
Children with Exceptionalities
Welcome!
We hope that the information you find here will support you in your work as a music educator. We share a vision for inclusive music education that enables all children to experience music in authentic and meaningful ways.
Mission:
Music Education for All
To promote understanding of children with exceptionalities and to provide opportunities for music educators and researchers to exchange information about and collaborate on strategies for teaching children with disabilities in all areas of music education.
SRIG Leadership
Chair:
Kim McCord
Illinois State University
Chair Elect:
Deborah Blair
Oakland University
This Special Research Interest Group is supported by MENC: the National Association of Music Education. To join, simply indicate your interest when joining or renewing your MENC membership at
http://menc.org/v/ higher_education_admin/ special-research-interest- groups-srigs
Professional Organizations
National Association for Music Education
Council for Exceptional Children
International Society for Music Education
Creativity SRIG:
musicalcreativity.org
Website Contributions:
to post comments about your work or research with music learners with exceptionalities, contact Deborah Blair at
dvblair@oakland.edu
More from Kim McCord. These are photos of her pre-service teachers working with music students with special needs.
music learner who is deaf playing Orff instruments
student using a head pointer to play instruments (above)
(above and right)
kindergartner who is blind participating in music class
Kim McCord, Illinois State University, has been working as a consultant for the Viscardi School in New York. The link below connects to the video that Abilities! produced
of the collaborative project.
http://www.abilitiesonline.org/RTI/REC/FotAResidencyProgram.aspx
The Children with Exceptionalities Special Research Interest Group will host a research session and business meeting at the 1st MENC Biennial National Conference on Research in Music Education and Music Teacher Education to be held March 25-27, 2010, in Anaheim, California.
Presenters include:
Lyn E. Schraer-Joiner & Lily Chen-Hafteck
Kean University, Union NJ
“Cochlear Implanted Preschoolers’ Responses to Music”
Elaine Bernstorf
Wichita State University, Witchita KS
“Differentiating Instruction: Seven
Lessons from Snow White”
