This page shows all upcoming accessible and adaptive music education trainings by Jen and Jessica that are open to the public.
To host your own training or workshop, contact Jessica at jc@music-access.com.
Community Music School of Springfield
Springfield, Massachusetts
January 5th-6th, 2026
Adaptive Music Education Foundations Training
This two-day training is for future and current elementary general music teachers who are interested in developing their philosophy and skills in teaching music to disabled students with high support needs. This training will closely examine relevant topics including anti-ableism, neurodivergence affirmation, culturally responsive music pedagogy, accommodations and music-specific teaching strategies. The course will include participatory demonstrations of a wide range of tried-and-true classroom activities in addition to videos of student learning. Some class time on the second day will be dedicated to question & answer, group discussion, and independent work.
Sunday, March 8th, 2026
6-7 pm Eastern Time
Online and free
Online office hour with Jen and Jess
Spend an hour on Zoom with Jen and Jess and a small group of other like-minded music educators on music education access, inclusion, belonging, adaptation, affirmation, and more. We will reflect, troubleshoot on behalf of our students, answer questions, and build community together. Bring your own inquiries, or just listen and discuss with colleagues. Advance registration required. Limit ten participants.
Thursdays April 2nd, 9th, 16th, 2026
6-8 pm Eastern Time
Online Intro to Adaptive Music Education
This six-hour online course is for in-service general music teachers who are looking for philosophy, language, tools, and activities to support their work with students with disabilities including autism.
Music Therapist Jen Kass (MA, MT-BC) and Medley Director Jessica Corwin will give participants tools to bring to their classrooms for accommodation, meaningful inclusion, joyful music-making, and social connection. Topics will include anti-ableist language, neurodivergence-affirming practices, current research on autism, learning differences and corresponding teaching strategies, and the imperative of listening to neurodivergent voices.
Participants will engage in a variety of sample classroom activities that can be replicated in their own classrooms. This course will provide notation, lyrics, chords, and ready-to-print supporting choice boards and visuals for these activities.
Sunday, May 3rd, 2026
6-7 pm Eastern Time. Online. Free.
Online office hour with Jen and Jess
Spend an hour on Zoom with Jen and Jess and a small group of other like-minded music educators on music education access, inclusion, belonging, adaptation, affirmation, and more. We will reflect, troubleshoot on behalf of our students, answer questions, and build community together. Bring your own inquiries, or just listen and discuss with colleagues. Advance registration required. Limit ten participants.
July 17th-19th, 2026, time TBA
Feierabend Association for Music Education conference
Chicago, Illinois
Many Ways to Be Musical:
Reframing Expectations for Fully Accessible and
Inclusive Elementary Music Education
Building a strong musical foundation for most children looks like helping them to become tuneful, beatful and artful, but what about students with disabilities that limit their ability to demonstrate these skills in conventional ways? Join Medley Music Access & Inclusion Director Jessica Corwin for a discussion on reimagining elements of the elementary music classroom for full, meaningful engagement of students with high support needs in both inclusion and sub-separate classroom settings. This session will include modeling of replicable classroom activities for the full inclusion of this student population.
August 2026
Dates and times TBA. Three 2-hour sessions. Email us your schedule requests! jc@music-access.com
Online Intro to Adaptive Music Education
This six-hour online course is for in-service general music teachers who are looking for philosophy, language, tools, and activities to support their work with students with disabilities including autism.
Music Therapist Jen Kass (MA, MT-BC) and Medley Director Jessica Corwin will give participants tools to bring to their classrooms for accommodation, meaningful inclusion, joyful music-making, and social connection. Topics will include anti-ableist language, neurodivergence-affirming practices, current research on autism, learning differences and corresponding teaching strategies, and the imperative of listening to neurodivergent voices.
Participants will engage in a variety of sample classroom activities that can be replicated in their own classrooms. This course will provide notation, lyrics, chords, and ready-to-print supporting choice boards and visuals for these activities.