Find a song you can adapt tomorrow
Search songs by concept, meter, mode, grade level, and participation affordance.
Browse the song library →Your students belong in the music room.
Inclusive music teaching should not require guesswork. Meet Them in Music gives music teachers research-informed strategies, adaptable songs, and practical classroom tools for reaching every learner.
This is for you if...
- You have students with IEPs, 504s, or sensory needs, and music class feels like guesswork.
- You want every child to feel like they belong in the music room, not just the ones who are easiest to reach.
- You don't have time to reinvent your curriculum, but you know the current approach isn't working for everyone.
Start here
Choose the path that helps with tomorrow's music class.
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Build a more predictable music room
Read practical strategies for structure, sensory needs, behavior support, and belonging.
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Use a classroom tool
Try simple interactive tools designed for elementary music teaching.
Try the rhythm builder →
What you'll find here
Practical resources for teachers who want inclusion to feel more planned and less improvised.
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Song library
Songs selected and analyzed for musical concepts, participation affordances, and adaptations. Searchable by meter, mode, grade, and concept.
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Research and strategies
Research-informed writing for the music room, not the journal. Structure, access, sensory supports, behavior, and belonging.
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Classroom tools
Interactive tools built for the music room: the rhythm builder, chord diagram generator, and more added over time.
Try the tools →
Song library
Songs with original pedagogical analysis, participation affordances, and adaptation ideas you can use in planning.
Make inclusion more predictable first
A practical first read for reducing guesswork in tomorrow's music class.
Your lessons need a predictable structure
A predictable lesson structure helps students with disabilities regulate and engage. Here's the 10-activity sequence I use in my special education music classes.
Read this piece →More practical strategies
Keep building a music room with clearer structure, stronger access, and more meaningful participation.
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