This week Nick Averwater talks with Dr. Alice Hammel, a music educator who has dedicated her 40-year career to making music programs more supportive, productive, and enjoyable for students with differences and disabilities.

Dr. Hammel has written four books about this subject, and we have links to them below.

Our conversation was recorded in February 2025.

Dr. Hammel's books include:

Teaching Music to Students with Differences and Disabilities: A Label-Free Approach

Teaching Music To Students With Autism

Teaching Music to Students with Differences and Disabilities: A Practical Resource

Winding It Back: Teaching to Individual Differences In Music Classroom and Ensemble Settings