All Conference Presentations, Performances and Exhibits
Location
Guzman 111
Start Date
4-14-2016 7:00 PM
End Date
4-14-2016 7:15 PM
Student Type
Graduate
Faculty Mentor(s)
Madalienne F. Peters Ed.D. & Jacquelyn Urbani, Ph.D.
Presentation Format
Oral Presentation
Abstract/Description
Music education has an important place for students with special needs. Through the Youth in Arts program, student benefits range from social to academic. The problem is that too often music education, among arts programs, is not taught in special education classrooms. The purpose of this study is to measure the impact that music education has on students with special needs, focusing specifically on socialization and communication aspects. A review of the literature revealed that music is beneficial to students in a variety of ways, when they are provided the opportunity to engage in music education. Through this qualitative study, data are collected from teachers, Youth in Arts master teachers, and elementary school students, over a 10-week residency art program in a public elementary school in northern California.
Key Words: music education, Youth in Arts, socialization, communication, special education
Included in
Art Education Commons, Disability and Equity in Education Commons, Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, Special Education and Teaching Commons
Youth in Arts: Evidence of Effectiveness Their Music Program Has On Communication and Social Aspects of Students With Special Needs
Guzman 111
Music education has an important place for students with special needs. Through the Youth in Arts program, student benefits range from social to academic. The problem is that too often music education, among arts programs, is not taught in special education classrooms. The purpose of this study is to measure the impact that music education has on students with special needs, focusing specifically on socialization and communication aspects. A review of the literature revealed that music is beneficial to students in a variety of ways, when they are provided the opportunity to engage in music education. Through this qualitative study, data are collected from teachers, Youth in Arts master teachers, and elementary school students, over a 10-week residency art program in a public elementary school in northern California.
Key Words: music education, Youth in Arts, socialization, communication, special education