Instrumental Music for Dyslexics A Teaching Handbook

by Oglethorpe, Sheila

• ISBN13: 9781861562913
• ISBN10: 1861562918
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-02-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Instrumental Music for Dyslexics is written mainly for music teachers. It describes dyslexia in layman's terms and explains how the various problems which a dyslexic may have can affect all aspects of learning to play a musical instrument. It alerts the music teacher with a problem pupil to the possibilities of that pupil's having some form of dyslexia. Although Sheila Oglethorpe is primarily a piano teacher the general principle behind most, if not all, the suggestions is such that they can be adapted for use by other instrumentalists. The book presents ways in which the music teacher can contribute to the self esteem and thereby the general welfare of the dyslexic pupil who is often musically gifted and has much to offer. The book will also be of interest to dyslexia specialists who have hitherto directed their concentration towards the language-based problems of the dyslexic.

Author Biography

Sheila Oglethorpe is the author of Instrumental Music for Dyslexics: A Teaching Handbook, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Dyslexia - Preliminary Thoughts

Dyslexia in Greater Detail

Primary symptoms

Secondary Symptoms

The Positive Angle

Where to get Help

Multi-sensory Teaching

Teaching Strengths

Music as Communication

The diagnosed Dyslexic Child

The Undiagnosed Child

How Should I Know That They were Dyslexic?The Teacher

Anomalies in Auditory Function

Auditory laterality

Silence - The Framework for Music

The Concept of "up" and "down", singing

Rhythm, Preparation for Aural Examinations

Interpreting The Printed page

Useful Tools

The Stave

Vertical and Additional Horizontal Lines

Rests, dots and Accidentals

Fingering

Tracking

Balance and Posture

Gross Motor control

Co-ordination for Pedalling

Fine Motor Control

Hand Independence

Motor Response to Rhythmic Symbols

Spatial Aptitude

Fingering

Scales

Broken chords and Arpeggios

Memory

Kinaesthetic Memory

Memorizing The Architecture

Sight Reading (1-10)

Playing Duets

Materials for Writing Music

The reproduction of Musical Symbols

Method

Rhythm,.Keys

Performance Indications

Practical Musicianship

The Notebook for Practice

Planning a Lesson

Evaluating The Lesson

The Relative Values of Other Instruments Beside The piano

Examinations and Performances

Dyslexic Musicians and The future

Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.