Could someone with Dyslexia have trouble learning to read music?

Question

I have a teenage girl coming to stay with me who has Dyslexia. She wants me to help her learn to play the piano and to teach her to read music. I have no idea if Dyslexia will prevent her from understanding the staves, notes, etc. Does anyone have any experience of teaching someone with Dyslexia to read music? If I should post this somewhere different for a better chance of help, please let me know! I really would appreciate any help! Thanks.

Answer 1

She might have a bit of trouble playing the music though but thats because if you have dyslexia you sometimes have dyspraxic tendencies

Answer 2

My daughter has dyslexia and she had to give up her flute lessons because it was hard for her to read music because the notes would jump up and down on the page.  She would also confuse the notes as she did letters A had always wanted to learn how to play the piano and I would love for her to be able to but I would have to find a teacher who would be able to teach her with out using music. Some one who would be willing to spend the time teaching her to learn music by ear not by reading music. The first thing that you need to do is to find out how she learns, My daughter is an audio learner so that for her it's easier for her to learn if she is taught either verbally or by listening to books on tape.  If the child that's coming to you is an audio learner it might be easier for her to learn by listening to the music.  But give her a chance some of the kids that have dyslexia can learn to read music you should learn what form her dyslexia takes.

Answer 3

You answer yourself. Take your time with her, but show her the beauty behind what your teaching her she will a enjoy it more.

Answer 4

It may or may not.  Some people only have trouble with letters or only with numbers (dyscalculia).  She may do just fine with reading music notes.

Answer 5

Well most people would think they she would have a problem.

But then again, she can just be having problem with "words" and not "music notes". Some kids will surprise us! they can be horrible in one subject and have a learning disability, but then they are excellent in another subject.

I think for your sake, you should study dyslexia, and of course have a lot of Patience's.

Answer 6

Go to www.dyslexiaasociation.ca

Answer 7

Absolutely. Also math and a foreign language.

Answer 8

The dyslexia you speak of appears to deal with the confusing of letters used in words or numbers used in a sequence. Pray tell what would an eighth note be confused as? Surely if you stay away from actual letters and numbers you should have no problem teaching music to someone who suffers with dyslexia.