NCERT Class 9 English Chapter 2- The Sound of Music Part-1 Evelyn Glennie Question and Answer 

The sound of music

Question 1:

Answer these questions in a few words or a couple of sentences each.

 

1. How old was Evelyn when she went to the Royal Academy of Music?

ANSWER: Evelyn was seventeen years old when she went to the Royal Academy of Music in London.

2. When was her deafness first noticed? When was it confirmed?

ANSWER: Her deafness was first noticed when she was eight years old and it was confirmed when she was eleven.

Question 2:

Answer each of these questions in a short paragraph (30 – 40 words).

1. Who helped her to continue with music? What did he do and say?

ANSWER: Percussionist Ron Forbes helped Evelyn to continue with music.

He began by tuning two large drums to different notes. He asked her not to listen to them through her ears but to try and sense the sound in some other manner.

2. Name the various places and causes for which Evelyn performs.

ANSWER: Evelyn, with a hectic international schedule, gives solo performances at regular concerts. Apart from these, she gives free concerts in prisons and hospitals. She also accords high priority to classes for young musicians.

 

Question 3:

Answer the question in two or three paragraphs (100 – 150 words).

1. How does Evelyn hear music?

ANSWER:

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.