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Tools for Neurospicy Brains: What music teachers need to know to reach kids and unlock superpowers

Thursday – January 14, 2027 at 4:00 PM | A11

ADHD, autism, anxiety. Every day, teachers in every classroom are working with a huge diversity of students brains.

But what if the music classroom was the place where these kids really thrive?

The research is showing that neurologically diverse people have big gifts to give to music, and to their communities through music. Using the latest research in music psychology, we’ll go through the basics of brain construction for music teachers, how neurospicy brains differ, and how you can reach every student, every time

Target Audience

Any teacher who works with neurodivergent students; music psychology is broadly applicable

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Clinician Info

Allison Wilkinson

I Am Music Foundation

Allison Wilkinson is the author of Making Musicians and the Executive Director of the I Am Music Foundation.  Each year, she teaches the tools of Applied Music Psychology through the I Am Academy to music educators from around the world, from Australia to Zimbabwe and everywhere in between.  A veteran teacher with more than 15,000 hours of direct teaching and many more in research, Allison is also the mother of four children and the favorite aunt of 22 more.

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