Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist (打击乐器独奏演员)in spite of her disability.
"Early on I decided not to allow theof others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and beganpiano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion(酷爱)for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my. Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was theand by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never(5)me. ”
“Mywas to become a percussion soloist ,even though there were none at that time. To per-form, Ito ‘ hear’music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and canthe pitch of a note(音调高低)by the vibrations(振动)I feel through my body and through myMy entire sound world exists by making use of almost every( 10) that I have.” “I wasto be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student hadthis before and some teachers (13)my admission. Based on my performance, I wasadmitted and went on to(15)with the academy's highest honours . ”
"After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I(16) and arranged a lot of musical compositions sincehad been written specially for solo percussionists. ”
“I have been a soloist for over ten years. the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn'tthat my passion couldn't be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to beby others. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go. ”
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