The Sound Of Music 



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Qus.1 How old was Evelyn when she went to the Royal Academy of music ?
Ans. When Evelyn went to the Royal Academy , she was seventeen years old .

Qus.2 When was her deafness first noticed ? When was it confirmed ?
Ans. Evelyn's deafness was first noticed by her mother when she was eight years old . When she was eleven years old it was confirmed by a specialist .

Qus.3  Who helped her to continue with music ? What did he do and say ?
Ans. Ron Forbes spotted her potential . He tuned two large drums to different notes . He told Evelyn not to listen through her ears but through  some other way

Qus.4  . Name the various places and causes for which Evelyn performs ?
Ans.  She plays for the regular converts. She also  gives  concerts  in prisons hospitals without any charge for common good .

Qus.5 How does Evelyn hear music ?
Ans. Evelyn hears music in some other ways . She feels the sound of higher drum from the waist up  and the lower one from the waist down . She senses certain notes in different parts of her body . She has  learnt to open her mind and body to sound and vibrations She says that it pours in through every part of her body . When she plays the xylophone she can sense the sound passing up the stick into her fingertips . She bares her feet on a wooden platform . She does so to let the vibrations pass through her bare feet and up her legs . 

Qus.6 What were Evelyn's parents advised to do?
Ans. The doctor advised Evelyn's parents that she should be fitted with hearing aids and sent to a school for the deaf. Only then she can be taught properly.

Qus.7 How did Ron Forbes going to teach Evelyn's music ?
Ans.  Ron Forbes, who was a percussionist spotted her talent of music. After knowing it he began to teach Evelyn music by tuning two large drums to different notes

Qus 8 Why does Evelyn remove her shoes on a wooden platform ?
Ans. Evelyn removes her shoes on a wooden platform so that the vibrations might pass through her bare feet and up her legs and she can feel her music .

Qes.9 What challenge did Evelyn face ?
Ans. Evelyn was deaf , yet she wanted to become a musician . To be a musician she required the power to hear . It was a big challenge for her to stand as a musician before those who had the capacity to hear . 

Qus. 10 When did Evelyn decide to make music her life ?
Ans. With firm determination Evelyn learnt music . She toured the United Kingdom with a young orchestra . And by the time she was sixteen , she decided to make music her life .

Qus. 11 Where does Evelyn give her concerts ?
Ans. Apart from the regular concerts , she gives free concerts in prisons and hospitals . Thus she presents high example before young musicians .
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