Music and Dyslexia

This book is a sequel to the highly successful and insightful Music and Dyslexia -- Opening New Doors. It takes up some of the themes mentioned in the earlier book, including sight-reading and the problems of mastering musical notation. The positive approach to dyslexia advocated by the contributors reflects their experience over many years and will be an encouragement alike to dyslexic musicians and their teachers.

Foreword. List of contributors. Preface. Section I. Tackling problems. 1. Dyslexia and Developmental differences (T. R. Miles). 2. Things that can go wrong (T.R. Miles). Section II. In and around the classroom. 3. In and around the classroom (Christine McRitchie Pratt). 4. Classroom rhythm games for literacy support (Katie Overy). 5. Early years: Deirdre starts to learn piano (Olivia McCarthy and Diana Ditchfield ). 6. Winning over the reluctants (Christine McRitchie Pratt, Diana Ditchfield, Sheila Oglethorpe and John Westcombe). 7. Can music lessons help the dyslexic learner? (Sheila Oglethorpe). 8. Parallels between the teaching of musical and mathematical notation (Tim Miles). 9. The paperwork (Diana Ditchfield). 10. Sight-reading (Sheila Oglethorpe). 11. Sight-reading and memory (Michael Lea). 12. Ten top tips and thoughts (Nigel Clarke). 13. Can computers help? Matching the inner with the outer ear (Adam Apostoli). Section III. Strategies and successes. 14. Positive connections across the generations (Annemarie Sand and John Westcombe). 15. Similarities and differences in the dyslexic voice (Paula Bishop-Liebler). 16. Thirty-seven oboists (Carolyn King). 17. Suzuki benefits for children with dyslexia (Jenny Macmillan). 18. Dyslexia: no problem (Diana Ditchfield). Section IV. Science takes us forward. 19. Insights from brain imaging (Katie Overy). 20. Music reading: a cognitive neuroscience approach (Lauren Stewart). Index.