The {Strangest} Song--One Father's Quest to Help His Daughter Find Her Voice.(Book review)

American Music Teacher | June 1, 2007| | Copyright

* The {Strangest} Song--One Father's Quest to Help His Daughter Find Her Voice, by Teri Sforza, with Howard and Sylvia Lenhoff. Prometheus Books, (www.prometheusbooks.com; 1(800) 421-0351), 2006. 296pp. $24.

In The {Strangest} Song--One Father's Quest to Help His Daughter Find Her Voice, author Teri Sforza chronicles the struggles of Howard and Sylvia Lenhoff to understand the connection between musical ability and Williams Syndrome, a disability that their daughter, Gloria, was born with. Gloria Lenhoff, born in 1955, was a premature baby, although doctors assured ...

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