Music and dyslexia : opening new doors
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Music and dyslexia : opening new doors
Whurr, 2001
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Music & dyslexia
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-116) and index
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Description
It is now recognised that dyslexia affects people's lives in all sorts of different ways. This book shows how some dyslexics can be highly gifted musicians. It is important, however, that they should not be put off from studying music just because - at least in the early stages - many of them find it difficult to read and remember the symbols of musical notation. The foreword is by Baroness Mary Warnock. 10 of the 21 contributors to the book are themselves dyslexic. Each relates their personal experiences (whether as amateurs or professionals) and in most cases their eventual success. The other contributors are teachers or researchers who have wide experiences of dyslexic musicians of all ages. The book's message is one of optimism. Dyslexic musicians can succeed provided only that they are given sufficient encouragement and understanding.
Table of Contents
Foreword, Baroness Warnock. Preface, TR Miles and John Westcombe. 1. The Manifestation of Dyslexia, its Biological Bases, and its Effects on Daily living, TR Miles. 2. How Dyslexia can Affect Musicians, John Westcombe. 3. Dyslexia and Musical Development, Violet Brand. 4. The Story of a Dyslexic singer, Annemarie Sand. 5. Some Problems of a Dyslexic Flute Player, Caroline oldfield. 6. A Personal View of Dyslexia and Professional Music Making, Michael Lea. 7. Silver Lining, Nigel Clarke. 8. Books are my Friends, Janet coker. 9. Continuing to Sing, a Postgraduate View, Paula Bishop. 10. My experiences as a Dyslexic Musician, Olly Smith. 11. A Struggle to Play, Jacob Wiltshire. 12. My Experiences With The Problem of Reading Music, Siw Wood. 13. My Music and my Discalculia, Helen Poole. 14. John and his Cornet, Sylvia Gilpin. 15. The Piano Tuner, Gill Backhouse. 16. Teaching The Piano to Deirdre, Diana Ditchfield. 17. The Dyslexic Chorister, Sheila Oglethorpe. 18. The Dyslexic at Music College, Margaret Hubicki. 19. A Pianist' s Story, Gill backhouse. 20. A Multisensory Approach to The Teaching of Musical Notation, Margaret Hubicki. 21. Gathering The Threads, TR Miles and John Westcombe. Appendix I: Recognizing The Dyslexic Child -- Notes for Parents and Teachers. Appendix 2: Checklist of Dyslexic Symptoms in Adults Approx.
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