Teaching Music to People with Special Needs

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01 Nov 2020

Mr B teaches music to people with special needs We'll do performances and even the parents of the students will say 'I didn't know my child could do that ' For more GrottoStories subscribe to our YouTube channel here a https 3A 2F 2Fwww youtube com 2FGrottoNetwork a Connect with us on social media Instagram a https 3A 2F 2Fwww instagram com 2FGrottoNetwork 2F a Twitter a https 3A 2F 2Ftwitter com 2FGrottoNetwork a Facebook a https 3A 2F 2Fwww facebook com 2FGrottoNetwork 2F a Pinterest a https 3A 2F 2Fwww pinterest com 2FGrottoNetwork 2F a Visit us at grottonetwork com Subscribe to our weekly newsletter a http 3A 2F 2Fbit ly 2F2Dlzud7 a --- TRANSCRIPT Mr B I don t care about how I appear because I really care about what I m doing about the work that I m doing So it s more important for me to showcase our students abilities Back up Smack That s it Let your ego dissipate and then you re free to focus on the student and what their needs are and what you may potentially be able to draw from them My students consistently bust my expectations for what I think they can do all the time Nice job Nice job Kenny that was great strumming there I m not always Mr B I can be irritable I can have my own challenges Jetta Cruse I d heard about Brendan in the community as being a virtuoso You can put anything in his hands he s going to figure out how to play it but then he s going to take it to that next level And he just eats breathes and sleeps the artistry of music And he is just this tender and kind-hearted connecting person Mr B We ll do performances and even the parents of the students will say I didn t know my child could do that Throughout my life I ve been more involved and less involved and I find when I m more involved I m a much happier and fulfilled person I also have a disability as well so it s kind of like I don t know I don t want to talk about that only because it s like that s part of why I do it It s the idea that it s not really about what s different about you it s really about what s the same We all have the same needs and wants to express ourselves It took me a really long time to learn how to read or catch up with other students my own age And I think the moment I started playing guitar and playing music something just lit up in my mind and everything became different There s something about serving people whether you re doing it for a religious reason or you re doing it for your own personal reasons it s really the highest honor you can have I mean there s nothing I can think of that is more worth my time Alright say Bye internet Student Bye internet Streaming people Bye