Category Archives for "Special Needs Teaching"

What is a teacher to do in those 'I've had it!' moments

Learn one teacher's encouraging perspective about teaching special needs students

This post in the last in our series on Special Needs Piano Teaching. I hope that you've found this month's conversations and articles helpful in

As a piano teacher, you probably consider music to be your area of expertise. But we also have to wear so many other hats as well. When

Today's article is the result of an email I sent to this Friday's Podcast guest, Lydia Meem from Autism Understanding, asking for her thoughts

When you're teaching students with special needs, sometimes you need to stray off the beaten path a little. We need to learn how to teach

Sometimes all it takes for a student to be successful in their piano lessons is for the teacher to reframe what success means. Not every

Teaching students with special needs can be an extremely rewarding experience, but it has its challenges. If you've been approached by

Have you ever felt a little out of your depth when teaching students with learning disorders, behaviourial issues or other special needs in your

Have you ever taught a student with special needs or learning difficulties? Do you have a student right now who is on the Autism Spectrum? In