Music Pedagogy

The theory and practice of teaching and learning music, including methods for instruction, curriculum design, and assessment. In accessibility contexts, music pedagogy for blind and low vision learners faces significant challenges: most music teachers have little knowledge of assistive technologies or accessible formats like braille music, teaching traditions tend to be rigid and visually oriented, and BLV students are heavily reliant on individual teacher accommodations and flexibility. Accessible music pedagogy requires adapting teaching methods to leverage touch, auditory learning, and memorization strategies while addressing the gap in teacher training around disability-specific needs.