*2. The Sound of Music*
*Part –I Evelyn Glennie (Deborah Cowley)*
Very Short Type Question-Answer
*1. Where is the Royal Academy of Music situated?*
Ans. London
*2. How old was Evelyn when she went to the Royal Academy of Music?*
Ans. Seventeen years
*3. When was her deafness first noticed?*
Ans. When she was eight years old
*4. Which country did Evelyn tour with a youth orchestra when she was sixteen?*
Ans. The United Kingdom
*5. Which languages did she manage to learn?*
Ans. French & basic Japanese
*6. What instrument was Evelyn learning to play at her school?*
Ans. Piano
*7. Who was Isabel Glennie?*
Ans. Evelyn’s mother
*8. Where does Evelyn give free concerts?*
Ans. In prisons and hospitals
*9. What was the name of the percussionist who spotted Evelyn potential?*
Ans. Ron Forbes
*10. Who was the master percussionist who urged people to "feel" music?
Ans. James Blades
Short Type Q-Ans.
*1. How old was Evelyn when she went to the Royal Academy of Music?*
Ans. Evelyn was seventeen years old when she went to the Royal Academy of Music in London.
*2. When was her deafness first noticed? When was it confirmed?*
Ans. Her deafness was first noticed when she was eight years old and it was confirmed when she was eleven.
*3. Who helped her to continue with music? What did he do and say?*
Ans. Ron Forbes helped her to continue with music. He spotted her potential and said, “Don't listen through your ears, and try to sense it some other way.” He began by tuning two large drums to different notes.
*4. What prestigious award was Evelyn Glennie presented with in 1991?*
Ans. She was presented with the Royal Philharmonic Society’s prestigious Soloist of the Year Award.
*5. What message or inspiration does Evelyn Glennie give to people with disabilities?
Ans. Evelyn provides enormous inspiration to disabled people. She proves that if you work hard and know where you are going, you will get there. She often says, "If I can do it, you can also do."
Essay Type Q-Ans.
*1. How does Evelyn hear music?*
Ans. Evelyn could sense music through her body. While playing on the xylophone, she could sense music through her fingertips and would learn against drums to sense. On a wooden platform, she used to remove her shoes and sense music through her legs. Evelyn hears music through her whole body. In fact, she feels the music. She tries to feel the vibrations which create sound. While playing drums she uses her upper and lower body to feel vibrations from different types of drums. She even feels the music through her hair.