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July 20th, 21st, 22nd, 2026, 1-3 pm Eastern time (Boston/New York) on Zoom.
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.
Click here to read a blog post with more information about this workshop.
Asynchronous participation in this course is an option. All course registrants will receive links to videos of the sessions. If you complete the course asynchronously through viewing the videos, you can sign up for 30 minutes of personal office hours with Jess or Jen for follow-up discussion and questions. (We really enjoy these conversations!)
Advance registration required. The Zoom link will be emailed out in the week prior to the first class meeting. These sessions will be recorded for asynchronous participation. Participants will receive a certificate of completion for six hours if requested.
Click here for information on our connected Adaptive Music Independent Study facilitated by the ACCEPT Collaborative. ACCEPT is also hosting a one-day, in-person session of Intro to Adaptive Music Education on August 13th, 9-3, in Natick, Massachusetts.
July 20th, 21st, 22nd, 2026, 1-3 pm Eastern time (Boston/New York) on Zoom.
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.
Click here to read a blog post with more information about this workshop.
Asynchronous participation in this course is an option. All course registrants will receive links to videos of the sessions. If you complete the course asynchronously through viewing the videos, you can sign up for 30 minutes of personal office hours with Jess or Jen for follow-up discussion and questions. (We really enjoy these conversations!)
Advance registration required. The Zoom link will be emailed out in the week prior to the first class meeting. These sessions will be recorded for asynchronous participation. Participants will receive a certificate of completion for six hours if requested.
Click here for information on our connected Adaptive Music Independent Study facilitated by the ACCEPT Collaborative. ACCEPT is also hosting a one-day, in-person session of Intro to Adaptive Music Education on August 13th, 9-3, in Natick, Massachusetts.