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Our everyday existence depends on the creative interpretation of our brain. The arts facilitate this process more fully than any other discipline.

Eric Jensen

First we need to lay a foundation for working with students with special needs. Before we can apply specific teaching techniques, we need to understand the why behind the how. Your first step is to take a crash course in how the brain processes music. We also want to understand how learning musical skills affects the brain. In reading books and studies about music and the brain for three decades, I have observed that terminology has changed, research methods have become more sophisticated due to current brain scanning technology, and concepts have been refined, yet the implications for music education have remained remarkably constant.