Tips for teaching music to children with special needs
- Know your stuff and don't be afraid to ask questions: the more you understand the child and their needs, the better you will be able to help them and assist them anyway you can. Secondly, don't be afraid to ask the parents questions about their child. Find out background information, or what kind of learner they are. Anything that can help you to help them be successful in the classroom.
- Always have a back-up plan: every day is different; what worked yesterday might not work today. Also remember that every child has different needs. So, something that works for one child will not always work for another.
- Be Positive!: every child always appreciates a "good job!" or a high five now and again. Rewarding children for good deeds or improvement can show that you believe in them.
- Think outside the box: It's okay to shake it up sometimes or to try something now now and again. Be playful and silly sometimes, anything to keep your students attention.
- Finally, be simple, patient, and loving: Say what you mean, don't beat around the bush. Especially with younger children, your words need to be straight forward, not confusing. There is going to be times where you will get impatient with your students if something isn't going right or one of your students wont listen to you... Well, those are the times to breath and remind yourself "It's okay" and "we'll just have to keep working on it". Lastly, love your students. They are people too.
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