Transition to Postsecondary Music Education

Behavioral Strategies for Trauma-Informed Elementary General Music Education for Students With Emotional/Behavioral Disorders: A Review of the Literature

“…This protection includes responding to unsafe behaviors. Aggressive or other externalized responses may arise when handling transitions, shifting cognitive sets, being provoked by peers, or being asked to persist through difficult tasks (McCord, 2017). Physically aggressive behaviors are usually preceded by verbal threats and posturing, which then can escalate to a physical attack (McKenzie & Cur, 2005).…”

“…Instruments further assist music’s grounding ability by offering a motive for “presentness” (Robarts, 2006). Although students can be triggered by class content (McCord, 2017) or pedagogical practices (Thomas-Durrell, 2022), music is generally seen as nonthreatening, contributing to perceptions of safety (Rolfsnes & Idsoe, 2011).…”