Historically, music educators have expressed concerns about inadequate preparation to work with students with special needs, specifically desiring skills related to instruction adaptation. Research has indicated that educational supports (written words, color coding, icons, echoing, buddy system, and other visual aids) can be particularly successful for teaching students with special needs. To determine if preservice music teachers can employ these supports and determine which are most beneficial in various music settings, preservice music educators (N = 47) completed a 5-week field experience in which they taught general music concepts to secondary students with special needs incorporating educational supports. Participants rated the educational supports of echoing and icons most important when leading various activities to teach concepts in general music and predicted that the educational supports of echoing and other visual aids would be most important when teaching in various ensembles settings. For implementing assessments, participants rated icons and small groups or stations most important. Implications for preservice and in-service teachers are discussed. (Contains 1 figure and 6 tables.)