Derek Paravicini is blind, doesn’t know his fingers from his thumbs and needs round-the-clock care. But he has an rare gift — he is a musical prodigy who amazes all who hear him play.
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Adam Ockelford was born in Nottingham in 1959, grew up on the Isle of Wight, and, when he left school, studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London. It was at this time, in the late 1970s, that he first started working with blind children, including those with additional disabilities. He was fascinated by just how musical many of them seemed to be. Trying to understand how these young people could 'hear' and understand music so effectively led him to develop a theory of how music makes sense - not just to them, but to all of us - a theory for which he was awarded a PhD by London University in 1993, and that has since been published in a number of academic journals and books. But Adam believes that theories are of little value unless they're put into practice, and he continues to work with a number of the young people - now adults - whom he first started to teach over twenty years ago, including Derek. Adam is Director of Rushton School and Children's Home run by the Royal National Institute of the Blind; a Research Fellow at Roehampton University and the Institute of Education, London; Secretary of the Society for Education, Music and Psychology Research; Chair of 'Soundabout', an Oxford-based charity that supports music provision children with complex needs; and founder of The AMBER Trust, which provides bursaries for blind and partially sighted children to have music lessons.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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The story of Derek Paravicini was a fascinating read with regard to his development as a person, a pianist and a performer. His teacher's sensitivity and attention to detail draws you and in and makes you feel like you know the people in the story personally. And it is inspiring to anyone who wants to further develop skills and creativity in the arts! Read it and pass it on to another lover of music and stories of human triumph over adversity!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Derek was featured on "60 Minutes", and I was so intrigued by his life story that I bought the book. It is the story of a young English man who has several handicaps,including being blind since birth. But he is a musical genius. He became inspired by the piano when he was a very young child, and he developed the talent to play practically any music that he heard, even if it was only once. Not only can he play complicated pieces of music with no practice, but he can re-arrange the music on the fly. He is also an excellent composer.
The other great story here is the role of Derek's teacher. He is a leader and an inspiration on how to develop children--with handicaps or not.
The other great story here is the role of Derek's teacher. He is a leader and an inspiration on how to develop children--with handicaps or not.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This is an astonishing account of a young man who is without doubt a musical Genius and should be read by everyone with a child who is any way handicapped.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
The Key of Genius is wonderful - an eye and world opener!
The book In the Key of Genius is such an eye opener into the life of a sight challenged young man. All of the obstacles he has overcome with the help of awsome parents and... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jeannine
Amazing Story
I hit upon a YouTube video of a 60 Minutes ineterview about Derek Paravicini. It was so facinating I had to know more. I chose to order the book from a dealer in the U.K. Read more
Published 10 months ago by DH
Excellent story.
I purchased this book for a friend who absolutely loved it. We are both music teachers and found the story quite amazing.
Published 12 months ago by T. Chase
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