Join Dr. Scott Price as he shares the work of his students who are special learners and the creative music-making they are able to achieve through adaptive pedagogy. This workshop will include video demonstrations of students at work in the studio lesson, and in recital performances. Techniques in adaptive pedagogy will be discussed and questions are welcomed.

Scott Price currently serves as Carolina Distinguished Professor of Music at the University of South Carolina School of Music.  He is internationally recognized for his work with students with autism and other special needs and has presented solo recitals and workshops for organizations and piano teachers on six continents including 47 United States and the District of Columbia. Dr. Price served for 23 years as creator and editor-in-chief of the on-line piano pedagogy journal Piano Pedagogy Forum, has recorded 39 full length recordings of educational piano music for Alfred Publishing Company, and has published educational compositions with TOMGEROUMUSIC.COM including his book “Autism and Piano Study: A Basic Teaching Vocabulary." Awards include the Best of BGSU Outstanding Graduate alumnus award from Bowling Green State University in 2002, the 2008 MTNA Frances Clark Keyboard Pedagogy Award, being named a 2009 Music Teachers National Association Foundation Fellow, the 2012 Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award for the University of South Carolina, the 2019 Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy Outstanding Service Recognition Award, the 2023 Distinguished Alumnus Award from The Cleveland Institute of Music, and the 2023 Teacher of the Year Award from the South Carolina Music Teachers Association. Dr. Price is the founder and director of the Carolina LifeSong Initiative dedicated to providing piano lesson and music experiences for students with special needs, and in fostering best practices in teaching and teacher training.