what does Evelyn say about music
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GLENNIE: My aim really is to teach the world to listen. That's my only real aim in life. We have to listen to ourselves, first of all. I remember when I was 12 years old and I started playing timpani and percussion. And my teacher said, well, how are we going to do this? You know, music is about listening. How are you going to hear it? How are you going to hear that? And I said, well, how do you hear it? He said, well, I think I hear it through here. And I said, well, I think I do, too, but I also hear it through my hands, through my arms, my cheekbones, my scalp, my tummy, my chest, my legs and so on. And so we began our lessons every single time tuning drums - in particular the kettle drums or timpani - to such a narrow pitch interval, so something like...
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In the chapter 'The Sound of Music Part I,' Evelyn learnt to open her mind and body to the sounds and vibrations of music. According to Evelyn, music pours in through every part of her body. It tingled in her skin, her cheekbones and even in her hair. When she played the xylophone, she could sense the music passing up the stick into her fingers. When Evelyn leaned against the drums, she could feel the vibrations flowing into her body. She would remove her shoes on wooden platforms to allow the vibrations to pass through her bare feet.
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