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Getting Better All the Time: Using Music Technology for Learners with Special Needs
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Swingler, Tim; Brockhouse, John – Australian Journal of Music Education, 2009
This paper focuses on the category of electronic musical instruments described as "gestural controllers"--motion sensor technology and specially adapted switches--which are widely used in special education. The therapeutic benefits of this technology in emancipating children from their cognitive or physical limitations are increasingly…
Descriptors: Musical Instruments, Special Needs Students, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Assistive Technology