Evelyn Glennie

How to truly listen

Watch the video. 
As you listen, take down information to answer the questions below, which will serve as ideas for class discussion.

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Example:
What does she aim to teach the world?
She wants to teach the world how to listen.

1. What point does she make about reading music, about its translation and interpretation?
2. Why does she say she can ‘get more dynamic with less effort’?
3. What does she say about the time you need to get to know the instrument?
4. What difference does she refer to as regards the way percussionists and musicians play the same piece of music?
5. How long has she been playing?
6. What is different about the way she ‘listens’ to sounds?
7. What did her early training sessions consist of?
8. What reasons did she give to express her disagreement when she was not accepted at the Royan Academy of Music in London?
9. What happened when she was finally accepted there?
10. What does she say about current music halls?
11. Why does she insist on the idea of giving time to a piece of music?
12. What does she say is one of the best things about being a musician?
13. What does she illustrate through the example of imitating rain by clapping?
14. What did her first instructor ask her to do about the drum? Why?
15. What does your emotional baggage do to you in a music hall?
16. What is her final piece of advice for people going to concerts?