IN THE KEY OF GENIUS: THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF DEREK PARAVICINI
Book ID/图书代码： 00530007B12789
English Summary/英文概要： Derek Paravicini is blind, doesn’t know his fingers from his thumbs and needs round-the-clock care. But he has an extremely rare gift – he is a musical prodigy whose piano-playing has thrilled audiences at venues from Ronnie Scott’s to Las Vegas, the Barbican to Buckingham Palace.
Born prematurely, weighing just 1lb 5oz, Derek remained in hospital for three months and technically ’died’ several times before he was finally strong enough to go home. It was not long before his blindness became apparent, and as he grew older, it also became clear that he had severe learning difficulties and autism as well.
Desperately trying to find something to engage and stimulate baby Derek, his nanny discovered a toy organ at the family house and put it down in front of him. Miraculously, without anyone realising it at first, Derek taught himself to play. By the time he was two, he could pick out nursery rhymes – before he could even talk. Music proved to be an outlet not only for expressing himself, but for communicating with others – his way of dealing with a strange and confusing world. By the time he had graduated to the piano, aged four, he was already an exceptional musician in the making.
His mentor in this journey has been teacher and music psychologist Dr Adam Ockelford. ’I’d never seen anything like it,’ says Ockelford of first hearing Derek play. ’He hit the notes with his fingers, his hands, his elbows – even his nose! You could tell that he’d never had a lesson, yet he produced this original version of ‘Don’t Cry For Me Argentina’, with hundreds of notes racing off in all directions. It was eccentric, mad! But wonderful to hear. I just had to teach him.’
Adam Ockelford’s compelling account of their musical relationship is both immensely moving and a fascinating testament to the young man who still can’t tell his right hand from his left, yet amazes all who hear him play.
Jools Holland, who has performed with Derek, says: ‘He’s got a wonderful pair of musical ears. He just has to hear what you play and he’s straight there. There are no limits to what he can do.’
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 媲美《星期三是蓝色的BORN ON A BLUE DAY》的好书！
名曲《阿根廷别为我哭泣Don’t Cry For Me Argentina 》的原创作者！
失明、自闭是上帝开的玩笑，但指引了另一条光芒之道！ 德里克·帕拉维森尼（Derek Paravicini）看不见也无法弄清每根手指的具体名称，需要全天候的照料。
即便如此，德里克依然有极为罕见的天赋，使其成为音乐奇才。从朗尼·斯科特俱乐部到拉斯维加斯会场，由巴塞罗纳至白金汉宫，他弹奏的钢琴曲令无数观众为之震撼，心生敬佩！
德里克是早产儿，出生时仅重1磅50盎司，之后，住院三个月的期间，他几次与“死神”擦肩而过，终于获得回家的许可。不久，家人发现德里克双目失明，同时，他严重的学习障碍与孤独症症状随着年龄的增长渐渐显露。
不能忍受这种绝望的局面，家中的奶妈极力想找些能吸引德里克，并激发他潜能的东西。她找到了一架玩具手风琴。令人吃惊的是，德里克拿到琴后，开始自学弹奏，尽管一开始没人察觉。
两岁时的德里克还不会说话，就能演奏童谣。
四岁时的他已经能很好掌握钢琴的弹奏，日趋成长为一名杰出的音乐家。
事实证明，音乐不仅是表达自己，而且是德里克与他人交流，在内心怪乱世界中生存的途径。
本书作者亚当·欧克福德博士(Dr Adam Ockelford)是德里克的老师，亦是一名将音乐结合心理研究、治疗的心理学家。
他第一次听德里克演奏时说：“我从来没见过这样的场面，他用手指、手、手肘，甚至鼻子敲打琴键！他没有上过一堂音乐课，却是《阿根廷别为我哭泣》的原曲创作者，无数的旋律涌向四面八方，感觉疯狂、怪异，但带来的是美妙绝伦的听觉冲击！”
书中，亚当·欧克福德博士强有力地叙述了他与德里克间由音乐建立起的联系，感人肺腑之余，又是一段对那位仍旧分不清左右手，却能演奏让无数听众称奇的音乐的年轻男子，对他成长、成功的迷人见证！(ZY)
Awards/获奖情况：“当德里克在弹钢琴时，很难相信他还有其他不会做的事。”---CBS 60 minutes
“他的耳朵对音乐无比敏感，只需听一次，就能铭记在心，且演奏自如，再现原作，亦能轻松改变曲目风格。他能做的还有很多很多……”---Jools Holland 和德里克一起的演出者
更多关于Derek Paravicini
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Paravicini
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/03/12/60minutes/main6292474.shtml
About the Author/作者介绍： 亚当·欧克福德 （Adam Ockelford）1959 年生于诺丁汉，在Wight 岛上长大，曾就读于伦敦大学皇家音乐学院。20世纪70年代后期，他开始从事与盲童（包括那些有其他残疾症状的儿童）的工作，他们表现出的乐感和对音乐的喜爱令亚当非常着迷。
想要了解这些少年如何能有效地“听”并理解音乐的这种意图，引领亚当提出了关于音乐如何行之有效的理论，它不仅针对那些患有残疾的孩童，而且对所有人来说都很重要。
1993年，亚当凭此理论获得了伦敦大学博士学位。自那以后，他出版了许多相关的学术杂志与书籍。但亚当坚信再好的理论如果不付诸实践，那也是无用的，因此，他的工作重心仍围绕“问题”年轻人，现扩展到成年人的范畴，诸如德里克，他20年前就开始教导的那批少年。
亚当在许多机构里都担任要职。比如，罗汉普顿大学音乐系的教授，音乐与心理学研究所及其他教育机构等。他也是‘Soundabout’ 的主席（由牛津大学建立的慈善机构），专为由于各种需求而需要音乐的（残疾）儿童服务。亚当还成立了基金会The AMBER ，它的宗旨是为盲童，或，患有严重眼疾的儿童提供奖学金，让他们也能上音乐课。
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