Music and Dyslexia : Opening New Doors

by Tim Miles (University College of North Wales); John Westcombe

• ISBN13: 9781861562050
• ISBN10: 1861562055
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-12-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

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

Contributors	ix
Foreword	xiii
Baroness Warnock
Preface	xv
T R Miles
John Westcombe
The manifestations of dyslexia, its biological bases, and its effects on daily living	1	(8)
T R Miles
How dyslexia can affect musicians	9	(10)
John Westcombe
Dyslexia and musical development	19	(4)
Violet Brand
The story of a dyslexic singer	23	(4)
Annemarie Sand
Some problems of a dyslexic flute player	27	(2)
Caroline Oldfield
A personal view of dyslexia and professional music making	29	(4)
Michael Lea
Silver lining	33	(4)
Nigel Clarke
Books are my friends	37	(2)
Janet Coker
Continuing to sing: a postgraduate view	39	(4)
Paula Bishop
My experiences as a dyslexic musician	43	(6)
Olly Smith
A Struggle to play	49	(2)
Jacob Wilshire
My experiences with the problem of reading music	51	(2)
Siw Wood
My music and my dyscalculia	53	(4)
Helen Poole
John and his cornet	57	(2)
Sylvia Gilpin
The piano tuner	59	(4)
Gill Backhouse
Teaching the piano to Deirdre	63	(4)
Diana Ditchfield
The dyslexic chorister	67	(8)
Sheila Oglethorpe
The dyslexic at music college	75	(2)
Margaret Hubicki
A pianist's story	77	(8)
Gill Backhouse
A multisensory approach to the teaching of musical notation	85	(16)
Margaret Hubicki
Gathering the threads	101	(6)
T R Miles
John Westcombe
Appendix I: Recognizing the dyslexic child - notes for parents and teachers	107	(4)
Appendix II: Checklist of dyslexic symptoms in adults	111	(2)
Suggestions for further reading	113	(2)
References	115	(2)
Index	117