Evelyn Glennie listens to sound without hearing it.

1. A fresh teenager from a Scottish farm.

1.1. Percussionist Ron Forbes spotted her potential after most of the teachers discouraged her.

1.2. Apart from her regular concerts, she also gives free concerts in hospitals and prisons. High priority classes for young musicians.

1.3. Due to her being from Scotland, she speaks flawlessly with a Scottish lilt

1.4. Trouble faced

2. What did she pursue?

3. She has brought percussion to the front of the orchestra, and demonstrated it can be very moving.

4. At the end of three year course with the Royal Academy of Music, She had captured most of the top awards.

5. She does not only watch the lips, it's the while face, Especially the eyes.

5.1. Her speech was clear because she could hear till she was eleven. On being deaf, she also learned French and mastered basic Japanese.

5.1.1. By leaning against the drums, she can feel the resonances flowing into her body. When she plays the xylophone, she can sense the sound passing up the stick into her fingertips.

6. During her three year course with the Royal Academy of Music, she moved from orchestra to solo performances.

7. Men with bushy beards have her trouble as she could not read their lips.

8. Forbes repeated the exercise and soon she could feel certain notes from different parts of the body.

9. Evelyn was determined to live a normal life and pursue her interest in music. Ons day she noticed a girl playing a xylophone and she decided that she also wanted to play it.

10. Evelyn Glennie has already accomplished more than most people twice her age. She has become the world's most sought-after multi-percussionist with a mastery of some thousand instrument, And hectic international schedule.

11. At age 11 due to her grades deteriorating her parents took her to a specialist. It was then discovered that her hearing was severely impaired due to a gradual nerve damage.

12. At the age of 8, when she was waiting for playing the piano, her name was called yet she didn't respond and her mother realised that she hadn't heard.

12.1. She has given inspiration to those who are handicapped.

12.2. In 1991, she was presented with the Royal Philharmonic Society's prestigious Soloist of the year award.

13. A slight girl, looking younger than her seventeen years.

14. Character sketch

15. Background

15.1. Potential spotted

15.1.1. Tuned two big drums to different notes. She realised she could feel the higher drum from waist up and lower one from the waist down.

15.1.2. It pours in through every part of her body. It tingles in the skin, her cheekbones, and even in her hair.

16. Deafness noticed

17. Where does she perform?

18. Role played by her in music

19. Career

19.1. She toured the United Kingdom with a youth orchestra.

19.2. At sixteen she gave the audition for the Royal Academy of Music. She scored the highest marks in the history of academy.

20. Awards

21. How does she listen?

21.1. How does she listen to music?

21.1.1. It pours in through every part of her body. It tingles in the skin, her cheekbones, and even in her hair. On a wooden floor, she removes her shoes so that the vibrations pass through her bare feet and up her legs.