Evelyn’s first percussion teacher asked her to make the sound of a tractor using only a snare drum. Evelyn asked questions. Is it an old tractor? Is it a new one? Is it travelling up a hill? Is it sitting rusting in a field? She examined the brief and my portrait reflects her attention to detail, her examination of the subject, and the thought process she enters into with every piece of music.
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. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes.
London 2012 opening industrial revolution Underworld - And I will kiss performed by Pandemoniun Drummers ft Dame Evelyn Glennie UP VOLUME & ENJOY !!!!!!!!!!!!!