Tag: inclusion

• Ep. 145: Helping students, schools, and communities reach their full potential through the power of making music; with Henry Donahue

  

  VH1 and their Divas Live concerts laid the foundation for today’s Save the Music Foundation, which invests in school music programs, provides support for teachers and administrators, and advocates for music education. We discuss the resources offered, trends in music education, and how to get involved in this innovative non-profit.

  EducationCommunity, Podcast: Enhance Life with Music

  advocacy, beatmaking, diversity, education, equity, grants, hiphop, inclusion, lifeskills, music, musiceducation, musicsaves, musictech, rap, SEL, socialemotionallearning, STEAM, STEM, technology

• Ep. 129: How socially conscious musicians are bridging divides and healing the wounds of war; with Musicians Without Borders’ Laura Hassler

  

  Musicians Without Borders brings music’s power for peacebuilding and social change to people and places affected by war, armed conflict, and displacement. Its founder, Laura Hassler, says, “Music is the ultimate expression of human connectivity.” Hear powerful personal stories of music literally opening borders!

  EducationCommunity, Podcast: Enhance Life with Music

  activist, community, creativity, displacement, healing, inclusion, international, music, musicadvocacy, musicandhealing, musicforlife, musicheals, musicians, musictherapy, musicunites, musicunitesusall, nonviolence, peace, powerofmusic, refugee, refugees, safety, social, Sociallyconscious, war, wounds

• Ep. 123: Transcending divisions and conflict through song, with The Jerusalem Youth Chorus’ Micah Hendler

  

  The Jerusalem Youth Chorus is a choral and dialogue program for Palestinian and Israeli youth in Jerusalem. Through the co-creation of music and the sharing of stories, young people meet those from “the other side,” gain an understanding of the perspectives of one another, and become forces for peace, justice, inclusion, and equality.

  EducationCommunity, Podcast: Enhance Life with Music

  collaboration, Communication, community, conflict, Culture, diversity, equity, inclusion, Jerusalem, justice, music, peace, resolution, youth

• Ep. 120: The inclusive, sustainable music classroom; with United Sound’s Julie Duty

  

  As a middle school band teacher, Julie Duty had a passion for creating an inclusive classroom where students of all abilities and disabilities learned together. She also experienced firsthand the lack of training, support, and resources available to teachers wanting to make this happen. She created a solution, United Sound, which utilizes peer mentors to…

  EducationCommunity, Podcast: Enhance Life with Music

  autism, child, children, confidence, disabilities, diversity, education, inclusion, kids, Learning, learningdisabilities, mentor, music, nonprofit, parenting, program, school, schools, self, selfesteem, Specialneeds, students, support, training

• Ep. 92: April is Autism Acceptance Month. One expert’s story and practical resources for music teachers of those with autism; with author Dr. Alice Hammel

  

  Dr. Alice Hammel, co-author of Teaching Music to Students with Autism, shares the story of her journey to a vocation in music education for students with learning differences. We discuss the content of the books she’s authored, what music has to offer those with autism, and practical tips for parents and educators (both in classroom…

  EducationCommunity, Podcast: Enhance Life with Music, ScienceHealth

  author, autism, autismacceptancemonth, autismawareness, behavior, classroom, cognition, Communication, differences, disabilities, disability, emotion, enhancelifewithmusic, inclusion, Learning, music, musicandwellbeing, musicbenefits, musiceducation, musicforlife, musicheals, musictherapy, physical, powerofmusic, processing, resources, sensory, spectrum, support