Piano Guidance
Piano Guidance
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The settings and contexts in which any difficulties occur should also be considered as part of the evaluation. There is some evidence to suggest that students with ADHD can excel at music, as they can possess the ability to totally focus on something (like a piece of music) if it really interests them.
One of the many choices you'll be confronted with is key, or note, configuration. A full-size keyboard has 88 keys, but 76- and 61-note keyboards...
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Children Age 7-10: 30 minutes, 3 times per week. If you don't schedule specific times to practice it will simply not happen. At this age,...
Read More »Challenges – this link takes you to more specific challenges associated with learning. Inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity are the main characteristics of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). As a student’s academic success is often dependent on their ability to attend to tasks and tutor expectations with minimal distractions, a student with ADHD may struggle within the typical HE academic environment. Activities associated with acquiring necessary information for completing tasks, completing assignments and participating in discussions with their tutors and peers are all activities that can potentially be problematic for the student with ADHD. The behaviours associated with ADHD can change as people get older and where a young child can often appear to have large amounts of energy and restlessness, adolescents and young adults can often be withdrawn and less communicative. Characteristics of ADHD can also include impulsivity and reacting spontaneously without regard to previous plans or necessary tasks and assignments. As students with ADHD may experience difficulties with the structured environment of a tutorial or lecture or focusing on their assigned work, they may need adjustments to the learning environment to help them remain focused on the task in hand. Students may need to be questioned about where they prefer to sit within the learning environment to help them to focus on what is being said, they may also benefit from working closely with another student who can help them to develop their cooperation skills or, if space permits, work in separate learning areas, away from other students. Different students will find different scenarios work better for them and open communication with the student about this is essential. It is crucial to assess the unique education requirements of each student with ADHD on an individual basis as they will all have different strengths. It may help to work in a multidisciplinary team consisting of the student, other academic staff and the institutional disability service. Assessments, such as a learning style inventory could be considered to determine the student’s strengths and allow teaching staff to best build on these existing abilities. The settings and contexts in which any difficulties occur should also be considered as part of the evaluation. There is some evidence to suggest that students with ADHD can excel at music, as they can possess the ability to totally focus on something (like a piece of music) if it really interests them. Some education psychologists have also suggesting using music with children who have ADHD to help them to control their behaviour and focus on their learning e.g. playing quiet classical music for quiet independent activities, and jazz for group work. It is therefore possible that some students may have learnt as children to associate the use of music with various methods of their learning. Students with ADHD also have a tendency to hyperfocus on something and not stop until they are satisfied they can do no better. During this process, they may be totally oblivious to what is going on around them. They can also be total perfectionists in their area of interest, which can be extremely beneficial to the student who is studying music. It is often just a case of tapping into the most appropriate teaching method to give that student the best opportunity to develop their skills.
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Beginners need a keyboard with at least 61 keys (or 72-key, which will cover most music). You should get an 88-keys keyboard if you want to play...
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Learn More »These strategies are suggestions for inclusive teaching. This list should not be considered exhaustive and it is important to remember that all students are individuals and what is considered to be good practice for one student may not necessarily be good practice for another. You may also like to contact the Disability Specialist in your institution for further information. If you have any good practice that you would like to add to this list, please email your suggestions to [email protected]. There are a number of strategies that can be employed in relation to the learning environment and behaviour of tutors in order to help students with ADHD. It should be recognised that students with ADHD often possess the necessary skills but just need support in utilising them and often recognise what they should or shouldn’t have done but have little control over their behaviour. Provide sufficient time to discuss needs with the student before/during their initial teaching session.
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Guitarists use a combination of rote memorization, muscle memory, and familiarity with chords and melodies to remember songs. Through practice,...
Read More »Arrange the learning environment in order to minimise distractions, e.g. seat students with ADHD away from windows, and take care during group work as students can become over-stimulated.
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between 30 minutes to 4 hours per Pianists should practice between 30 minutes to 4 hours per day. Beginners will benefit most from shorter practice...
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