List of Illustrations.......................................................v
Foreword................................................................... ix
1. Introduction.............................................................1
2. Defining Dyslexia....................................................4
3. Does the Student Absorb Information Visually,
Aurally or Kinaesthetically?.....................................7
4. Assessing if a Student has a Learning Difficulty.....9
5. Visual Stress.........................................................14
6. Using Colour.........................................................26
Coloured Notes..................................................................26
Coloured Staves.................................................................39
Bar Lines ......................................................................44
Music Stem Positions.........................................................50
Fonts .... ......................................................................59
Examples of Dyslexie font - Enlarged................................67
Examples of Dyslexie font- Increased Line Spacing.........69
Examples of Dyslexie Font - Increased Word Spacing.....70
Dynamic Markings..............................................................72
Rests .... ......................................................................72
7. Dysgraphia...........................................................74
Writing Music......................................................................75
Improving Automaticity When Writing Music......................78
How best to help improve automaticity...............................78
8. Kinaesthesia and Dyslexia...................................82
Rhythm Tree Game............................................................96
Rhythm Clapping Game...................................................104
9. Lack of Focus.....................................................105
10. Multi-sensory approaches................................107
11. Coping with Visual Stress and Phonological
Methods with Deep Dyslexia.............................. 112
12. Assistive Technology for Exam Preparations.... 119
Download and Install Musescore.....................................121
How to Upsize the Musescore Palette.............................122
13. Causes of Dyslexia...........................................163
Magnocellular Deficit........................................................163
Phonological Processing..................................................167
Cerebellar Theory.............................................................170
14. Auditory Processing Disorder...........................173
Causes . ....................................................................174
15. Conclusion........................................................176
Bibliography............................................................177