The link between dyslexia and creativity is widely agreed, so it’s no surprise that many musicians are dyslexic. So far, so good. But could this form of neurodiversity change musicians’ experience of music tech, both in negative and positive ways? This isn’t a widely explored area of research, but inside this episode, Isobel explores if and how her dyslexia may, in fact, have had a profound impact upon her own music tech journey and why this might be the case for other musicians too.
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
{0:00} Intro & how to sound-treat your recording space
{02:27} Overview of this week’s episode
{04:37} What is dyslexia?
{08:58} How does dyslexia affect learning?
{18:32} My experience of having dyslexia as a composer and producer
{25:09} The broader impact of having dyslexia on making electronic music
{31:07} How does a dyslexic music producer make music?
{38:11} Summary & next week’s teaser
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REFERENCES
British Dyslexia Association >>
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N. Powell, et al., (2004). ‘Dyslexia and learning computer programming’, Innovation in Teaching and Learning in Information and Computer Sciences, 3(2), pp.1-12.
Jaarsma, B.S., Ruijssenaars, A.J.J.M. and Van den Broeck, W., (1998). Dyslexia and learning musical notation: A pilot study. Annals of Dyslexia, 48(1), pp.137-154.
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