| The IIBT Method and CMV disease |
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Disease is a disease that can cause hearing loss, visual impairment, mental and coordination problems or liver disease. It is considered to have no cure and little treatment. IBA's methods in teaching music have been shown to improve sifferer's physical and emotional wellness. Please read these 2 success stories for the twins, Iris and Rebecca Fan.  Iris & Rebbeca Fan. Iris and rebecca are twins who suffer CMV Disease which is an intellectual disabled that has held back both their mental and physical development. They currently attend the special unit at Kingswood High School. Before they joint IBA their fingers were so stiff and immobile that they could not bend them. They started taking lesson in August 2006 and now will perform “Fur Elise” at the April 2007 Concert.Here is their mum's testimonial for daily life: Iris. In October 2006 her High School report said: "not only did Iris score full marks in Mathematics, she also made profound progression in all subjects, especially music and English, her English teacher comented that her comprehension had improved greatly, she is able to read short articles and answer questions on her own. Her music teacher found both her practical and theory had improved tremendously, she could express her emotions using voice, gestures and musical instruments. " Now Iris can do mathematics, even the problem solving tasks, all by herself with ease. In her daily life, she also improved in making correct responses and decisions. I also found her pace of learning has been quickened. Rebecca. She was considered as the slowest learner in class, people can hardly communicate with her, mainly because she didn’t speak clear enough, and also the lack of sentence structure and grammar. She was an introvert and not sociable, didn’t show interest in whatever activities including games. She spent most of the time staring at the TV. After learning piano at IBA, she becomes merrier, takes initiative in greeting people, her pronounciation improved, speaks more clearly and properly, likes talking to people and ia eager to join various activities, starts to think independently instead of being a ‘blind follower’. On 2nd November 2006, her teacher wrote this comment in her handbook: ”Rebecca has dramatically improved in her substraction assessment, her self esteem has been uplifted, now she often raises questions and shows interest in learning. She loves to get assistance in story writing.” Furthermore, she also shows great progress in counting money and her memory seems getting better. The latest comment card from school stated that she has make |