Name
Implementing Best Practices in Accessible Music Education
Date & Time
Wednesday, July 29, 2026, 1:50 PM - 2:50 PM
Description
All over the world, music educators everywhere - whether they teach private lessons, music classes, or ensembles - are finding that their student population is becoming increasingly diverse in many ways, including their learning schemes, or how they learn best. In some cases, student learning schemes may be different due to a physical, cognitive, developmental, or emotional disability or diagnosis. At the same time, though, every individual learns differently -- including those who do not identify as having a disability and/or being neurodivergent. The many different ways that people learn has made it increasingly challenging for music educators to reach and teach all of their students effectively. This is where Accessible Music Education comes in! This workshop will introduce you to Accessible Music Education: a framework of principles, habits of mind, and strategies that can help music educators to reach and teach every student, no matter how they learn best. In the session, you will gain direct experience with the tools that you need to nurture rich, effective educational environments that promote neurodiversity and affirm learning differences. You will learn how to plan, teach, and assess using evidence-based accessible music education strategies. You will gain new insights into anticipating, reducing and removing barriers to student engagement, participation and learning. Attend this session, and you will head home with new tools that you can use right away to make the music education that you provide truly accessible for every student.
Location Name
514C
Full Address
Palais des Congres - Montréal Convention Centre
1001, Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle
Montreal QC H2Z 1H2
Canada
Session Type
Workshop
Presenting Author(s)
Rhoda Bernard