Instrumental Music for Dyslexics 2e

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

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.