Michael Bakan

Ethnomusicology professor @ FSU; author of Music & Autism: Speaking for Ourselves, and of World Music: Traditions and Transformations; percussionist & composer

[Michael Bakan @michaelbakan]

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[Michael Bakan @michaelbakan]

A conversation on music and autism (part two) | OUPblog https://t.co/xlYuEyZFDL

[Michael Bakan @michaelbakan]

@autselfadvocacy In my conversations with Ibby Grace @tinygracenotes, Graeme Gibson, Amy Sequenzia, Dotan Nitzberg, and my six other coauthors of @musicandautismbook, I have learned so much about how music and musicking serve the self-advocacy initiatives of a great many autistic people.

[Michael Bakan @michaelbakan]

Yes, Bill, bird photography next time out for sure!🕊

[William Gibson @GreatDismal]

We didn’t get into the bird photography. One thing at a time!

[Michael Bakan @michaelbakan]

Very excited to have two of the greats, @stevesilberman and @GreatDismal, bringing attention to this work!

[Steve Silberman @stevesilberman]

Interesting interview on music and #autism by @michaelbakan featuring @GreatDismal, who says his #autistic son Graeme’s distinctive way of perceiving things helped him write his brilliant speculative fiction. https://t.co/OWORXrjlTB

[Michael Bakan @michaelbakan]

@stevesilberman @GreatDismal Thank you, Steve and Bill, for bringing attention to this piece and to the book!

[Michael Bakan @michaelbakan]

#DisabilityVisibility. Hello, everyone!

[Michael Bakan @michaelbakan]

The audiobook version of my new book Speaking for Ourselves, read by Kaleo Griffith and published by Tantor, has been released. You can hear a sample for free here: 

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[Michael Bakan @michaelbakan]

Feature piece on my new book. Please read, share, retweet.
https://t.co/BytFdLrJ4N

[Michael Bakan @michaelbakan]

I really enjoyed being interviewed by Danny Bedrosian for this feature on #dannyoneverything. Thanks, Danny! https://t.co/cTqkzBwD9z

[Oxford Music @OUPMusic]

Listen to @michaelbakan speak to @BOZFONK about a new way of understanding #autism and #music. https://t.co/lzEHZZfuid

[Oxford Music @OUPMusic]

“Rather than [focus on] how can we fix people, or how can we deal with the plight of #autism, it’s like: How can we get to know these people, and sort of relate to how cool they are?” Listen to more of the interview between @michaelbakan and @BOZFONK here: https://t.co/Fbd6hSgpAi

[Oxford Music @OUPMusic]

"Music allows you to more purely engage with the act of communication than spoken dialogue does." - @MichaelBakan, via @usnews #autism https://t.co/FGMdPYqgtS

[Maureen Pytlik @MaureenPytlik]

Chapter 8 in "Speaking for Ourselves" reveals what @michaelbakan learned from me! I had great fun collaborating with him on this book. It's fantastic having a coauthor who's now showing the world how enlightening & varied (unpredictable & fun 😉) dialogues with #Autistics can be. https://t.co/7LdcsSXEuP

[Michael Bakan @michaelbakan]

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[Michael Bakan @michaelbakan]

Such an honor to have the amazing author @stevesilberman chiming in. And thanks, Steve, for the lovely back cover blurb as well! 😃 https://t.co/GQm4Ic6zSD

[Steve Silberman @stevesilberman]

Ethnomusicologist @michaelbakan on what he learned about #autism and music for his new book "Speaking for Ourselves" by talking to autistic people. https://t.co/mcGAf7GMhY

[Michael Bakan @michaelbakan]

@stevesilberman Thanks, Steve. It's now amazon's bestselling new release in Ethnomusicology. Let's hope I can parlay up to NYT list like you! 😁

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[Michael Bakan @michaelbakan]

Speaking for Ourselves is #1 New Release in Ethnomusicology (amazon) 😃

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[Michael Bakan @michaelbakan]

Not sure how amazon's algorithms work, but today, during the first day of its release, my new book, #SPEAKINGFOROURSELVES, dropped in price from $34.95 to $22.81. Sorry if you paid full price! 🙄

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[Michael Bakan @michaelbakan]

The "#1 New Release in Musical Philosophy and Social Aspects" is Speaking for Ourselves. Geddy Lee's Big, Beautiful Book of Bass is #3. 😃

https://t.co/HnOZC8CNLJ

[Michael Bakan @michaelbakan]

I'm interviewed in today's US News & World Report re: my new book (released today!!) #SPEAKINGFOROURSELVES. Check it out!
https://t.co/WiAUiJeFcw