I was only respohnding to the "as well as text" part of the question!
> I think you may be 'Baching' up the wrong tree Steve.
>
> I suspect the difficulty with 'reading' music is a conceptual rather
> than a physical problem. The original enquirer( sorry I daren't risk
> losing this by trying to get back to your name) needs to clarify the
> exact problem. I suspect you mean sight reading which can be a
> problem for any musician. However dyslexics do experience
> particular difficulties even though they may be very good performers.
>
> If you are talking about a music student who has already studied an
> instrument for several years and achieved a high level of performance
> playing in ensembles, orchestras, etc. then they can probably read
> music in so far as they can identify the notes on the stave, key
> signatures, etc.', but relatively slowly and inefficiently. When
> required to put all these aspects of a piece of music together and
> play it at first sight this they cannot do with any fluency.
> However you may be referring to a student who has always played their
> instrument by ear and in less formal music making situations and who
> has never needed to play from written music until now. They will
> have to learn to read music. Depending on the course they
> may not actually be required to sight read.
>
> There is an excellent book 'Instrumental Music For Dyslexics: A
> Teaching Handbook' by Sheila Oglethorpe, Whurr Publishers.
> It covers all these issues.
> As the title suggests, it is aimed at music teachers, but a
> music student could apply the advice to their own situation.
>
> Re software and music: 'Sibelius' is the name, but it is mega bucks
> stuff and is for composing and writing music, not for teaching
> sight reading.
>
> Kate Dresser
>
Steve Metcalfe
Division of Assistive Resources and Technology
University of Lincolnshire & Humberside, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1482 440550 ext. 4029
Fax: +44 (0)1482 441411
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