THE SOUND OF MUSIC (PART 1) Choose the correct option:- Q1. Which award was given to Evelyn in 1991? a) Soloist of the year b) actress of the year c) painted of the year d) teacher of the year Q2. Evelyn was a ______ girl. a) Scottish b) American c) British d) Russian Q3. What was her performance at the Royal Academy of Music? a) she could not qualify b) she gave a normal performance c) she scored one of the highest marks in academy d) she left her studies in the mid term history of the academy Q4. What did Ron Forbes ask Evelyn to hear the music with? a) ears b) whole body c) Hearing aids d) eyes Q5. Who was Ron Forbesm a) Evelyn's father b) a doctor c) Evelyn's friend d) music teacher of her school Q6. What did she notice a girl playing one day? a) violin b) guitar c) tabla d) xylophone Q7. What was Evelyn not going to give up? a) a struggle to Deafness b) her hope for becoming a great musician c) her ambition in life d) all of the above Q8. What did the headmistress advise Evelyn's parents? a) they should withdraw her b) they should teach her at home c) they should shift her to another school d) they should take her to a specialist doctor Q9. What did Evelyn's parents conceal about from her teachers and friends? a) her deafness b) her speaking problem c) her mental regardless d) all of these Q10. Evelyn learned music from a) Royal Academy of Music in London b) Royal Academy of Music in Paris c) Royal Academy of Music in Delhi d) Royal Academy of Music in New York
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Evelyn does not hear music, she feels it. She senses the notes through different parts of her body. Initially, she was encouraged by percussionist Ron Forbes, who tuned two drums to different notes and asked her to sense the sound without using her ears. She realized that she could feel the higher drum from the waist up and the lower drum from the waist down. This exercise helped Evelyn to open up her mind and body to sounds and vibrations.
Evelyn explains that when she plays the xylophone, she senses the sound flowing up the stick and into her fingertips. She leans against the drums, stands barefoot on a wooden platform so that she can feel the vibrations. She says how her whole body including her hair is sensitive to her music and its resonances.
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Question 1:
• Do you know these people? What instruments do they play?
ANSWER:
(1) Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia playing flute
(2) Ustad Vilayat Khan playing sitar
(3) M. Lalitha and M. Nandini playing violin
(4)Zakir Hussain playing tabla
(5) Ustad Amjad Ali Khan playing sarod
(6) Maestro Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan playing violin
(7) Ustad Sultan Khan playing sarangi
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