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a. Describe Evelyn’s early life as a performer.
b. What did Evelyn do after joining the Royal Academy of Music? How did
she make history there?
From the sound of music (Grade 9)
Answers
Answer:
A:- Evelyn Glennie was always interested in music. In fact, her mother realised she was having problems with her hearing when at the age of eight years Evelyn was to give a piano recital and she didn't hear her name being called. By the age of twelve, Evelyn had lost her hearing.
B:-Evelyn was only seventeen years of age when she was selected to the Royal Academy of Music, London. She had come straight from a farmland in Scotland, she had not experienced much of the world. In addition, she was profoundly deaf and was going to a big institute like The Royal Academy of Music. Her nervousness was the result of her young age, her lack of exposure and her hearing disability.
Explanation:
(a) Before Evelyn was a simple girl. But she had an interest in music . Also she was deaf since from his birth. Her mother and father didn't support for her interest that in music. (b) Since Evelyn had a defect on her ears that she was not able to hear anything. But she liked music and she found a teacher who helped her to continue with her music.