Helen ... Many, many artistic people are dyslexic, so you are in very good company. My nine-year-old niece, Caitlin, is dyslexic. She has a wonderful voice and a wonderful sense of the dramatic. I envy her because she can hear a song once or twice and have the tune and lyrics memorized. It sure is true that g-d gives a person compensation for those attributes that a wee bit different ... peace ... moonchild