She is also a musical savant with absolute pitch and synesthesia.
is a doctoral student of psychology with a specialization in autism research. Coda: In the Key of Henny About the Authors author1.jpg Alpha Waves and Right-Brain Perceptual ProcessingĬhapter Nine: Autism and Sensory Integration Hyperlexia, Dyscalculia, Prosopagnosia, and Photographic Memory Piano Pedagogy: Structuring the LessonĬhapter Seven: Accommodating The Individual Gift
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How to Incorporate the Goals of Music Therapy Reading Comprehension and Eye MovementĬhapter Three: Right Brain/Left Brain Learning Traits Case Studies: Students with Absolute and Relative PitchĬhapter Two: Absolute Pitch-Why It Matters Library of Congress Control Number: 2016910397Ĭhapter One: Very Musical, Talented-and Quirky The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the author except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.īecause of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. Susan can be reached via Read moreĬopyright © 2016 Henny Kupferstein & Susan Rancer.Īll rights reserved. In 2005, Susan published a short booklet titled “Perfect Pitch Relative Pitch”, a guide for identifying and testing for the phenomena. Darold Treffert, who is the world’s expert on savants.
25) in the book “Islands of Genius” by Dr. She is the Author of Teaching Music to the Special Needs Client: A Music Therapist’s Approach (ch. She maintains a private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area where she does music therapy with special needs clients. She has absolute pitch and was a child prodigy, and performed on the piano from a young age. Susan Rancer, RMT is a Registered Music Therapist since 1975. Henny is a contributing author, appearing in six chapters in the book “Been There, Done That, Try This!”, edited by Tony Attwood, Craig R. She is a parent of autistic children and is an autistic scholar, composer, and researcher. Henny gives web-based piano lessons to non-verbal and autistic students around the world. Thinking in Pictures and The Autistic Brain. This method may help open musical doors for many individuals on the autism spectrum." P> "This book will help the quirky kid who is different to be successful in music. Internationally known professor, consultant, speaker, and author on issues related to the autism spectrum and special education. "By focusing on the abilities rather than the deficits of people with learning, perceptual, motor, and other differences, Kupferstein and Rancer have developed a revolutionary piano pedagogy that will empower individuals with autism and other differences by unleashing the power of what can be done." The Rancer Method is presented as page-by-page instructions to be implemented with readily-available method books so that every piano teacher can follow it and do well by their students. This book was written by a music therapist and an autistic researcher, and is endorsed by leading experts in the field of autism and special-needs education. The musical gift may be accompanied with learning differences such as reading comprehension problems, trouble with mathematics, and significant difficulties in learning how to read music.
Autistic people and musical individuals often have perfect pitch, a gift they were born with.
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