This superb resource offers accounts of music educators' experiences, featured as vignettes throughout the book. It is a practical guide and reference manual addressing special needs in the broadest possible sense to equip teachers with proven, research-based curricular strategies that are grounded in both best practices and current special-education law. Chapters address the full range of topics and issues music educators face, including parental involvement, student anxiety, field trips and performances, and assessment strategies. The book concludes with a extensive list of resources.