The Sound of Music - Part 1 (Evelyn Glennie)

Evelyn Glennie is a famous ______________.

• multi - percussionist

• pianist

• violinist

What happened with Evelyn at the age of eight?

• She played Xylophone for the first time.

• Ron Forbes discovered her potential.

• Her hearing disability was noticed by her mother for the first time.

At what age Evelyn discovered that her hearing was severely impaired due to gradual nerve damage?

• Eight

• Eleven

• Seventeen

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Who spotted Evelyn's potential in Music?

• Percussionist James Blade

• Her School teachers

• Percussionist Ron Forbes

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What advice did Ron Forbes give to Evelyn?

• see how the fingers move on the instruments

• sense through different parts of the body

• reading the notes of the music

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How did Evelyn feel the vibrations of the drums?

• By striking drum sticks hard on the drums.

• By leaning against the drums

• Higher drum from the waist up and the lower one from the waist down.

How much did Evelyn score in the Royal Academy of Music?

• Highest marks in the history of academy

• Average marks

• Lowest marks

Which award did she bag in the year 1991?

• Grammy award

• Academy of Country Music Awards

• Royal Philharmonic Society’s prestigious Soloist of the Year Award

Name the two languages that Evelyn speaks flawlessly in addition to her Scottish lilt.

• French and Japanese

• French and German

• German and Japanese

Apart from the regular concerts, where does Evelyn give free concerts?

• schools and colleges

• prisons and hospitals

• Old age homes

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