Erin Parkes: Teaching Students with ADHD

Erin Parkes, Founder and Executive Director of the Lotus Centre for Special Music Education and the Lotus Centre Institute, speaks about teaching piano to students with ADHD. Topics discussed include defining ADHD, executive functions, movement activities, floor pianos, putty, metronomes, multi-sensory learning, empathetic versus punitive reactions to disruptive behaviors, lesson planning, encouraging productive practicing, undiagnosed students, and adults with ADHD.