"Written by an expert in the field, who is both a teacher and a teacher-educator, this book is a comprehensive practical resource for educators and parents you are introducting music to children with hearing loss. It presents a series of important and up-to-date teaching strategies, including preparations for the classroom, communication strategies for parents and teaching staff, and tips on more specific or technical matters, such as conducting musical audiograms. These resources provide a solid background for hands-on instructional materials, such as music lessons, supplemental activities, educational resources, discussion points, and journal samples for the classroom and home. The book includes purposeful suggestions for classroom settings--general, choral, and instrumental alike--as well as recommended listening lessons, suggestions for incorporating music into everyday activities, and an overview of recent research. Each chapter concludes with review questions, ideas, and instructional activities that teachers and parents can accomplish with children who are deaf or hard of hearing."--Page 4 of cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.