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Music students and professionals with dyslexia can struggle with reading notation because like text, it is also symbolic and not a visual-spatial system. For many musicians with dyslexia, the Rhythm Compassâ„¢ is a complete game changer in learning music because it allows them to see music in a way that’s congruent with their innate style of thinking.
E. Judith Cohen, Ed.D., Past President of International Dyslexia Association-Florida Branch
“The work that Curtis Madigan is implementing with his Sound Formation Method is designed to be dyslexic-friendly. It revolves around principles of music and understanding how harmony, rhythm, and technique on the instrument work on a fundamental level – instead of rote memorization. His theory helps students understand concepts in a way that is simple and focuses on the scientific roots of whatever concept they are learning whether lyrics, harmony, tone, pitch, or rhythm.
Sharon Israel, PhD, MPA, Founder of Miami Reading and Dyslexia Center
Within the Sound Formation Method is the Rhythm Compass, a visual-spatial and mathematically precise system that is part of his theory of rhythm. It helps students with dyslexia to read and conceptualize rhythms – both on paper and in their mind’s eye. After using this system for a period of time, when they look at music notation, they are able to recognize the rhythmic shapes from the Rhythm Compass and chunk large amounts of information all at once which significantly improves their reading. We find this work to be extremely interesting, impressive, and worthy of further exploration and research, especially with those who are dyslexic.” –Dr. E. Judith Cohen and Dr. Sharon Israel
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