Medley Music Access & Inclusion
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Description

Medley Music Access & Inclusion provides accessible and adaptive music education resources including professional development, classroom activities, product recommendations and more. Medley's mission: We specialize in the true access and inclusion of disabled students with high support needs in school-based music classes. We welcome all learners into the essential human experience of creating and loving music with others. Presenters Jessica Corwin (music educator) and Jen Kass (board certified music therapist) are both neurodivergent/disabled educators who provide professional development to music teachers and other teachers about accommodation, meaningful inclusion, joyful music-making, and social connection, especially in the elementary general music classroom. Although based in Western Massachusetts, they are able to travel and present remotely. Medley's signature one-day workshop Intro to Adaptive Music Education covers topics including anti-ableist language, neurodivergence-affirming practices, current research on autism, learning differences and corresponding teaching strategies, and the imperative of listening to neurodivergent voices. In all of their PD sessions, participants engage in a variety of sample classroom activities that can be replicated in their own classrooms. Music teachers of all student age groups and specialties, and teachers of other arts have reported that Medley's approach combining theory & philosophy, and practical, hands-on classroom strategies and activities creates some of the most valuable and relevant PD they've ever participated in.

Contact Info
Name: Jessica Corwin


Phone: 413-773-0573

Location/Address:
P.O. Box 116
Sunderland, MA 01375
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Regions
  • Capital District
  • Central New York
  • Finger Lakes
  • Mid-Hudson
  • Mohawk Valley
  • New York City
  • North Country
  • Southern Tier
  • Western New York
  • Formats
  • Professional Development
  • Grade Levels
  • K-2
  • 3-5
  • Categories
  • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
  • Music
  • Music - Classical
  • Music - Folk
  • Music - Instrumental
  • Music - Jazz
  • Music - World Culture