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placement. After observing this student in class and discussing with my cooperating
teacher I am able to understand more about her background. This student is legally
blind. She is able to see basic shapes in outlines but can’t make out smaller details.
This student plays in the concert band and Jazz band at her school. This student also
participated in marching band, and marched, in the fall and received
This student has a private teacher who records all the music for her so she
can learn it by ear. In addition when we went to assessment they provided her with
a recording so she could participate in sight-‐reading with the rest of the band. Last
year when she played in assessment they wrote her part out in braille for her so she
could read with the rest of the band. While observing this student in class, she was
always continually engaged. She is always prepared for class with her instrument,
and music learned. Something else I noticed that whenever we took breaks or there
was down time, this student kept mostly to herself. Lastly, this student always has a
positive and energetic attitude whenever I have observed or interacted with her.
After discussing and observing this student I have come up with several ways
that we might accommodate her in the classroom. First off, I think we can continue
to provide for her is recordings of all the music we are playing so she can learn them
by ear. Something else we can do is put all of the music into braille for her. If she
wants a copy of the music that she can use in class, there are programs and people