<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div>There are several resources to be found on our website. Check out the Ad Hoc Committee on Disabilities Issues (under Administration) and the special interest group DISMUS (under Societies and Interest Groups). The latter offers a panel of experts you can talk with directly.</div><div><br></div><div>I've taught dyslexic students and it's a challenge. But it is possible, once the student understands the problem, to make great strides and even overcome the difficulties!</div><div><br></div><div>Deborah</div><div><br></div><div><div>Deborah Stein</div><div>Music Theory Department</div><div>New England Conservatory</div><div>290 Huntington Avenue</div><div>Boston, MA 02115</div><div><br></div><div>(617) 469-2490 </div><div><br></div></div><div> </div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; text-align:left; color:black; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span> Kris Shaffer <<a href="mailto:kshaffer@csuniv.edu">kshaffer@csuniv.edu</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span> Fri, 14 Oct 2011 06:50:21 -0400<br><span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span> SMT Talk <<a href="mailto:smt-talk@societymusictheory.org">smt-talk@societymusictheory.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span> [Smt-talk] Dylexia and music theory/aural skills<br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dear Colleagues,<div>I have a freshman music theory and aural skills student who is demonstrating signs of dyslexia. While she is pursuing testing and an official diagnosis, I'm searching for ways to help her through some of her specific struggles. So far I've found some helpful lists of musical problems often associated with dyslexia, many of which are true for this student, but nothing in terms of helping an adult learn music theory, dictation, or sight singing. Do any of you know of specific resources for music theory instructors in this regard? Or have you found types of practice techniques, assignments, accommodations that were helpful for a dyslexic student in your charge? Until we have an official diagnosis, we can't make any testing accommodations, but I'd like to start tutoring as soon as possible (she needs tutoring help whether dyslexic or not!), or she may fail the course. So I'd <i>really</i> appreciate any suggestions for training/practice techniques that we can try right away.</div><div><br></div><div>She is currently in the first semester of theory (finishing up 2-voice species counterpoint in a week or so and moving on to basic chord structures) and aural skills (just started a unit with first substantial focus on melodic dictation, using Karpinski's protonotation-to-musical-notation method). Any suggestions specific to that would be amazing. But anything relating to dyslexia and musical notation, musical instruction, solfege, dictation, etc. would be a big help. And if any of you with insights want to talk over coffee at SMT, that would be wonderful.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div><br><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">Kris Shaffer</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">Assistant Professor of Music Theory</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">Charleston Southern University</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><a href="http://kris.shaffermusic.com">http://kris.shaffermusic.com</a></span><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><br><br>Prof. Kris Shaffer<br>Charleston Southern University<br>Horton School of Music<br>9200 University Boulevard<br>P.O. Box 118087<br>Charleston, SC 29423-8087</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">(843) 863-7964<br><a href="mailto:kshaffer@csuniv.edu">kshaffer@csuniv.edu</a></div></div><br></div></div></div>_______________________________________________
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