
Music and Dyslexia, 2nd Edition
a positive approach
$121.87
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
28 February 2008
Summary
Unlocking Potential: Music and Dyslexia
Music and dyslexia is of particular interest for two reasons: research suggests that music education can benefit young dyslexics as it helps them focus on auditory and motor timing skills and highlights the rhythms of language; and dyslexic musicians at a more advanced level face particular challenges such as sight-reading, written requirements of music examinations, and extreme performance nerves.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780470065587 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0470065583 |
| Author: | Timothy R. Miles, John Westcombe, Diana Ditchfield |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Imprint: | John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 28 February 2008 |
| Weight: | 284g |
| Dimensions: | 231mm x 153mm x 10mm |
About The Author
Timothy R. Miles
Tim Miles, OBE, MA, PhD, CPsychol., FBPS, was the first professor of Psychology at the University of Wales, Bangor, serving from 1963 to 1987, and is now professor Emeritus. He has published widely both on dyslexia and other topics. he is an amateur cellist.
John Westcombe taught music in Inner London before taking advisory and music direction posts in three large LEAs. More recently, consultancy work has been done for Trinity college of Music and Youth Music. Current interests include concert reviewing and Chairing the British Dyslexia Association Music Committee. Heinemann published his careers in Music (1997).
Diana Ditchfield Studied piano performance at the royal Irish Academy of Music, before taking degrees in Education and trading in secondary school in the United Kingdom. Her interest in dyslexia started in the 1980s. She teaches piano at the Municipal School of Music in Limerick and is a Learning Support Tutor in Disability Services at University Level.
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