![]() ![]() Shehnai originated from the pungi, which had a terrible voice. The title is suitable because this section is about the shehnai, a reed musical instrument, and Bismillah Khan, a famous shehnai performer. She was an inspiration for many disabled people. She also performed in prisons and hospitals. She worked harder than a workaholic and she performed at many concerts. She was awarded the most famous award of the Royal Philharmonic Society, the Soloist Award in 1991. She removed her shoes on a wooden platform to feel the vibrations in her body. She felt the beat of the drums by leaning on them. She always felt the sound of the xylophone passing up the stick into her fingertips. Music poured through every part of Evelyn’s body. She became the world’s topmost multi-percussionist and she mastered over one thousand instruments. She did not feel proud of her achievements instead, she said that if one knew one’s goal then one could achieve that. She moved from an orchestral group to solo performances.Īt the end of the three years’ course, she earned most of the top awards. She scored the highest grades in the history of the academy. She auditioned for the Royal Academy of Music, in London by playing the xylophone. She was determined to make music her life. She travelled across the United Kingdom with a youth orchestra. She learned to open her mind and body to different sounds. At that moment, Evelyn could sense that she could feel the higher drum from the waist up and the lower drums from the waist bottom. He advised her to feel the music through other senses. Ron Forbes, a percussionist, recognized her talent and told her not to listen through her ears. One day she saw a girl who was playing the xylophone. She was advised to wear a hearing aid.ĭespite her inability, Evelyn was determined to live a normal life. Her mother was told that her hearing loss was due to gradual nerve damage. The headmistress of the school asked her mother to take her to a specialist. She hid that from her friends and teachers.īy the time she turned eleven, Evelyn’s disability became very evident to everyone. When she was eight-year-old, her mother realized that her hearing ability was becoming weak. She was deaf, which was a huge challenge in her life. The first part of the chapter begins with a seventeen-year-old girl who was very nervous about her first day at the famous Royal Academy of Music, in London. She could feel the sound and vibrations of music in her skin, her hair - through every part of her physical frame. It makes people wonder how, despite her deafness, Glennie gained sensitivity to the sound of music. The subtitle "Evelyn Glennie listens to sound without hearing it" gives some idea as to what the readers will learn. The feature's title, "Sound of Music," is apt because it tells the inspirational success story of renowned musician Evelyn Glennie. The author of this story tells us about two prominent musicians' contributions to the world of music. In Tehran, he also has an auditorium named after him. He was awarded the Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan, and Bharat Ratna, and he took shehnai to an international level. He performed at numerous events and programmes and was the only person invited to play Shehnai in Red Fort. The second section is about Bismillah Khan, who introduced the Indian music industry to 'Shehnai.' He grew up in a musical family and began learning music at a young age. She is a huge encouragement to the special-needs community. She had a passion for music, so she pursued her ambitions and was accepted to the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London. She was a multi-percussionist, which means she could play 100 different instruments flawlessly. She can't hear music, but she can feel it. Evelyn became deaf at the age of eleven because of a nerve injury. The first section focuses on Evelyn's struggle and her ascending journey to life as a successful musician. It teaches us that with hard work and strong determination, one can achieve anything in life. This chapter provides an insight into the journey of these two great legends in the field of music and the instruments they play. ![]() This chapter, ‘The Sound of Music’ is about two renowned maestros, Evelyn Glennie and Bismillah Khan. She also worked as a reporter for CBC radio in Washington. Both the parts deal with music and the journey of legendary musicians Evelyn Glennie and Bismillah Khan who achieved excellence in their respective fields.ĭeborah Cowley was a freelance writer and a broadcaster. There are two parts to the NCERT Class 9 The Sound of Music chapter. ![]()
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