Section I. 1. What is Autism? 2. Language and Music. 3. Re-thinking Music and Autism. Section II. 4. Hearing the World as Music. 5. I Can Copy What I Hear. 6. Music as a Proxy Language. Section III. 7. Music Scaffolding Language. 8. Music as Symbol. 9. Music and Emotion. Section IV. 10. Learning to be Taught. 11. Performing with Others. 12. Performing for Others. Conclusion.
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Adam Ockelford is no ordinary music teacher. He is as accomplished in the field of linguistics as he is in music, and has analysed both language and music to identify their common deep structures. Few people could claim expertise in both domains. Even more unique, he has used his insights into how we respond to hearing words and musical notes to support the teaching of children and adults with autism. It was a privilege to hear Adam's blind savant pupil with autism Derek Paravicini playing a piano duet with Boogie Woogie king Jools Holland in Cambridge. Derek's talent is in part his own and in part the product of the special relationship with his lifelong piano teacher Adam. But this remarkable book also reveals the highly original theory that Adam has developed that informs his novel teaching methods.