Evelyn Glennie: How to listen to music with your whole body

http://www.ted.com In this soaring demonstration, deaf percussionist Evelyn Glennie illustrates how listening to music involves much more than simply letting sound waves hit your eardrums.

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25 Responses to “Evelyn Glennie: How to listen to music with your whole body”

  1. How does she speak …
    How does she speak so clearly if she is deaf?

  2. @pulpapple Yes of …
    @pulpapple Yes of course but somtime I get tired to listen.You have cool videos and I enjoy this from Cold Play verry verry…

  3. ja, das ist …
    ja, das ist englisch. can you not tell?

  4. love her
    love her

  5. She’s a real …
    She’s a real inspiration! First read about her from a feature in Reader’s Digest way back in the 1990’s.

  6. ist das Englisch… …
    ist das Englisch….ich versteh kein Wort

  7. they get sued here

    they get sued here

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  8. what she played at …
    what she played at the end was so… wonderful.

  9. PortionsForFoxes0 on March 8th, 2010 at 5:06 am

    unbelievably …
    unbelievably inspiring, she’s truly an amazing artist :)

  10. I watched all of …
    I watched all of this before realizing she was deaf. AMAZING, what a talent deaf or not. I think she is saying, we have to get out of the way of ourselves, like not clutching the stick, and become conduits or “sound enablers” I find this is so true of playing the piano

  11. thank you very much!
    thank you very much!

  12. tastenschwein1991 on March 8th, 2010 at 5:06 am

    she is not …
    she is not completely deaf but has a hearing of 20% only.
    and if she may be a con or not has nothing to do with her really helping and progressive theories.

  13. @pepsico8
    She never …

    @pepsico8
    She never said she was completely deaf, just profoundly deaf. It’s still a hindrance to her ability to listen to music in the conventional way. Either way, she’s one of the top percussionists in the world.

  14. dont understand …
    dont understand what she’s talking about, but interesting lady

  15. WhenSheepGoBad on March 8th, 2010 at 5:06 am

    I know how, smoke …
    I know how, smoke shome weed.

  16. she is one of my …
    she is one of my heroes

  17. Scottish
    Scottish

  18. This is a brilliant …
    This is a brilliant piece of work by our very own Aberdonian lass Evelyn Glennie!

  19. she have a strong …
    she have a strong irish or scotish accent

  20. Irish
    Irish

  21. EmilyLikesCrayons on March 8th, 2010 at 5:06 am

    So…is she deaf or …
    So…is she deaf or not?

  22. She’s deaf. I’ve …
    She’s deaf. I’ve met her.

  23. i kinda heard some …
    i kinda heard some indian in there too

  24. She never was deaf …
    She never was deaf she is a con

  25. LeviVdBogaard on March 8th, 2010 at 5:06 am

    I wouldn’t say …
    I wouldn’t say drums are the easiest. I think a better word is ‘basic’. Drums are the earliest and most basic form of music, and therefore the most crucial part of a musical piece, that which binds everything else onto a certain ‘beat’ or rhythm which resonates with the listener, though subconciously, first and above all else. Also, basic does not mean drums cannot be complex.

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