Recognizing that every student and classroom is unique, educator Sarah Fard’s Music Education for All: Planning Effective and Inclusive Lessons reveals a vital approach to ensuring that all students can discover and develop their own rich and meaningful musical identity.

Drawing on her own insightful classroom experiences, Fard shares dynamic and practical strategies to align national standards and your individual teaching goals with the inclusive principles of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework. She shares how using UDL, you can captivate a wider range of learners, improve music literacy, and truly honor the individual strengths of your students.

More than just a collection of techniques, Fard guides your sustainable implementation of UDL through ongoing self-reflection, empowering you to continually refine your music education and instruction practice and continue to grow, enriching the learning experience of students for years to come.

Music Education for All: Planning Effective and Inclusive Lessons is available now in paperback ($14.00, ISBN: 9781943085378) and coming soon in EPUB ($14.00, ISBN: 9781943085385) format.

Music Education for All is part of the CAST Skinny Books™ series. Skinny Books are essential “multivitamins”, designed for busy educators. Designed for the educator who needs immediate, actionable knowledge, each book delivers the core concept in a small, digestible format. In a world of overwhelming professional development, these are resource-packed guides you can read in one sitting, while still serving as a handy reference you can return to again and again. Check out the other CAST Skinny Books to learn more!

Table of Contents

• About the Author
• Foreword: My Story
• Chapter 1: The Beginning Is the End
• Chapter 2: Engaging Students: Why Should I Take This Class?
• Chapter 3: Represent! What Is Music Literacy?
• Chapter 4: How Do We Know They Know?
• Chapter 5: Just a Note Before You Go
• Chapter 6: Sample Lessons
• References