Inclusive education advocates that education should meet the needs of all students and pay attention to each learner's physical and emotional conditions. Music education is significant to children's physical and mental development and potential development. In recent years, different studies have gradually realized the importance of music education to children. Music classes are seen as the preferred option for inclusive placement of students with disabilities, and participation in school music activities turns the spotlight on the similarities between students with disabilities and those without disabilities, with more attention focused on the contribution of music, thus reducing the challenge of focusing on physical impairment. This article discusses the affordances and limitations of different instructional strategies in inclusive music education, which instructional adaptations are most effective in music classrooms, the challenges music teacher educators face in a diverse environment, and efforts to define and teach competencies to cater to the educational requirements of students with exceptionalities.

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