Special Needs Student
At my current job I do private lessons on Drumset/Percussion for 30 min lessons. I have a student who is on the spectrum and is around the mid level of function on the spectrum. but at times learning is halted due to the students focus and lack of interest. I wanted to ask what is the best way to progress this student? The student is required by their parents to do the lessons, but I’m not sure the student is in love with drums. I tried teaching the same ways as my other students, but I was met with push back, and not wanting to hone in on fundamentals (holding stick correctly etc….). However, I’ve noticed this student really enjoys the idea of the rhythmic pyramid (whole note->2 half’s-> 4 quarters etc…), and he loves to mess with the accel and decel on my tonal energy app. I have tried having the student work for a few minutes on drums, then we switch to an activity they love like the accel for an equal amount of time, then switch back and forth for the entire lesson. But when I try to get the student to progress with small steps like holding the stick correctly and only focusing on 1 part at a time, they can at times have an outburst due to not liking the drums at that very moment, and this halts the progress on the lesson.
Any help is appreciated from experience or ideas. I am just unsure on how to provide this student with the best experience.