Adaptive Instrument Engagement Project

During the observations I was able to see first hand in the classroom what it takes to be inclusive and adapt to each students specific needs. I was able to observe how all of the student's teachers had to work together to provide accommodations to assist learning for the music classroom and homeroom. One of the things I noticed was that the teacher highly encouraged all of the students to reach out and be accepting and inclusive of special needs students. In preparation for the event for the presentation of the adaptive instruments, me my classmate that worked with the same student took into consideration our students musical interests and physical limitations and needs. During the event, things went differently than planned and we had to adapt to the situations. Overall, we tried to make the experience centered towards engagement in music making and making it personally meaningful. It turned out to be a very rewarding experience seeing students participate in music making where they otherwise wouldn't have the same opportunity.