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Aspergers in Girls (Asperger Syndrome)
I’ve never been to a psychiatrist or anything like that (because it’s expensive in my country) so I’ve never been diagnosed of Asperger’s, but some parts of this made me cry because I’ve never felt so...
View ArticleHiring Workers With Autism
CBS Sunday Morning Nearly three years ago, when tech giant Microsoft announced that it was starting a pilot program to hire autistic workers, they received more than 700 resumes within a few weeks....
View ArticleFrom Clavichord to the Modern Piano
My students are fascinated to hear that Beethoven demanded that the piano have 88 keys. He ways not happy with the limited range of the keyboard and he started writing pieces with a keyboard range...
View ArticleWhat is High Functioning Autism?
People who fall into the high functioning portion of the spectrum often live lives just like anyone else who’s not on the spectrum. They are said to be higher functioning cognitively than others on...
View ArticleMozart’s 66 Key Fortepiano
Mozart did not play on the 88 key piano we have today. The 88 key piano was created by Beethoven when he started writing pieces for the 88 key piano that had yet to be created by the piano...
View ArticleBeethoven’s Moonlight Sonata and the Damper Piano.
We are getting closer to the modern piano here as damper technology keeps improving. Still playing on 66 keys, the Moonlight Opus 14 No 1 is early in Beethoven’s career; has last work will be Opus...
View ArticleMusic and Math: The genius of Beethoven
How is it that Beethoven, who is celebrated as one of the most significant composers of all time, wrote many of his most beloved songs while going deaf? The answer lies in the math behind his music....
View ArticleThe Musical Genius (Autism Documentary) – Real Stories
There is a young blind man who can play the piano like Mozart but cannot count to five or do up his own shoelaces. Can anyone explain the mystery of savant musician Derek Paraviccini? Derek, aged 25...
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The Musical Genius (Autism Documentary) – Real Stories
Alyssa Murphy7 months ago Holy shit…I’m beyond impressed with Derek’s talent! Wow, it’s super interesting to think that he’s clinically and medically incapacitated/slow and has the IQ of a 4-5 year...
View ArticleAutism Musical
We are writing a musical with our students right now. The musical, Havoc Marvel, is written from the viewpoint of the protagonist with autism. Most musicals are written from the viewpoint of the...
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