Trevor The Noteable G.O.A.T.
by Matha Summa Chadwick: A Book Review
Martha Summa Chadwick has written a book about Trevor, a 5th grader with Autism who is navigating through life and the difficulties of school, being bullied and realizing what he can do with music.
Trevor is a genius at math. He does math problems in his head very fast. His teacher was amazed when she gave a pop quiz and he quickly did all the answers for her. She had expected it to be wrong but was surprised that it was all correct. Trevor made a friend on the playground who could play piano, she offered
to help him with the music if he would help her with the math class.
At this turning point his classmates realized that he was a GOAT (Greatest Of All Times) at math. Trevor starts to see a music therapist that would go on to help him find himself and gain courage and confidence.
He starts to make friends. Trevor goes on to form a band called “Noteable Einstein and the Rhythm Tramps” which became very popular on YouTube.
The book shows the things that make Trevor different but highlights his strengths that helped boost him up as he grows into himself.
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About the Author
Martha Summa-Chadwick has achieved a national reputation as an educator, presenter, performer, and advocate for the cause of music in therapy. She has performed as piano and harpsichord soloist with orchestras across the country and served for twenty-six years on the faculty of the Cadek Conservatory in Chattanooga, Tennessee. For the past two decades, Dr. Summa-Chadwick has explored various ways to use music for therapeutic as well as aesthetic ends. She is the Executive Director of the nonprofit organization Music Therapy Gateway in Communications, Inc., and a frequent guest speaker at both national and regional conferences, discussing the use of biomedical music techniques for challenged children. She has given three TED talks and established a series of both chamber and solo concerts to help educate diverse audiences in an overview of biomedical music protocols, and how music can be used in collaboration with improved neural learning patterns. She is also exploring how biomedical music protocols could be automated into software applications for persons with motor, speech, or cognition challenges.