Adaptive Music Tools

These are tools that can help support the autonomy and participation of learners with various types of higher support needs. Attend one of our PD sessions to learn more!

A recording button set with multiple colorful buzzers arranged in a grid, with a hand pressing a blue buzzer and another hand holding a green buzzer, with the buzzers in various colors.

This recording button is our favorite for learners with low motor control. They are large targets, click easily, and have reasonable sound quality.

Colorful LED bubble speaker in purple and teal, with a box showing it as a dancing mango with voice recording button, and a hand pressing the button on one speaker.

These mini buttons (not pictured to scale) are our favorite for preventing accidental re-recording. Rechargeable with reasonable sound quality.

Black square box with rounded corners and tambourine jingles around the edges attached to a wide black velcro strap on a white background.

This knee tambourine attaches with velcro to a wheelchair or the student’s leg.

A red plastic box-shaped percussion instrument with one open side with a metal attachment bracket on a white background.

The jam block is a synthetic wood block that is shockingly loud, allowing students with low motor control to create audible beats and rhythms with minimal motion.

A collection of colorful toothbrushes, a yellow pencil, a vibrating toothbrush, a purple hairbrush, a small knife, and a fork with silicone grip assists attached to the handles.

These silicone grips can improve the holdability of mallets, maracas, shakers, and more… but also a cheap hair scrunchy can also be used for the same purpose!

A set of percussion mallets with different tips, including a short handle with large blue yarn head, a short handle with a cork head, and two short T-grip handles with small hard rubber heads.

These adaptive mallets can be used with drums or xylophones.

Hand playing guitar with a transparent chord trainer attached to the fretboard, showing colored association with different strings.

The ChordBuddy attaches to the neck of a guitar. It allows the user to press a single color-coded button and produce a chord.

Person playing a ukulele with an assistive color-coded chord device in a bright room.

This ukulele chord aid works just like a ChordBuddy does for guitar.

A children's toy guitar with a zebra print yellow and black design, a music book titled 'Tinkertar,' a wrist strap, and two clear bracelets, along with an informational card displaying social media and website details.

The Tinkertar is a single-string fretted instrument that comes in a variety of styles.

Hand holding a wooden Gecko cylindrical wooden sand shaker on a white background.

A sand hammer is a type of shaker that is easier to grasp than an egg or maraca. Gripping one can also be gently supported by adding a hair scrunchy around the student’s hand.

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Adaptive Music Tools

Medley Music Access & Inclusion