How to truly listen | Evelyn Glennie

[@shreya-lz3mw]

I am in 9th standard there's a chapter about her in our book ..you know watching her performing is more wonderful than reading about her 🙀she is awesome

[@bakaxr4675]

In ur English Beehive textbook ??

[@shreya-lz3mw]

@@bakaxr4675 yupp

[@anoopsrivastav1787]

Same here bro 😉

[@user-gu9sk8xk9d]

I'm also here for that chapter

[@yO-dr1xm]

Same😂🚶‍♀️

[@furiousop4051]

anyone after chapter in beehive book class 9. such a true inspiration 🙌🙌

[@badrishkhanna7800]

Yes man😁

[@yashodameena8731]

Yep

[@rumabasak1531]

𝐘𝐞𝐬

[@avneshtheganesh3293]

Mee 🙃💝

[@grizzlybear4426]

Oh yesssss

[@kripashree.c7600]

Iam studying in 9th standard.. We have chapter about Evelyn Glennie... I was so surprised... She is a inspiration for all the childrens ❤️❤️

[@taesvocabulary1771]

I am also here for same reason~~~

[@Ansh_gaming--9911]

My also

[@angelrokhum7773]

Same🙌

[@poopiskimchi6140]

Sammeew.. 👀

[@Drrrrrrrr_123]

Same bro 😁 but because her photo in book is black and white i thought she is no more 😶😶. RELATABLE??

[@pranavmm6660]

I am a 9th grade student at Chennai,India and I'm just amazed to see how effortlessly she is speaking and playing the instruments too. Big hats off to you ma'am 🙏🙏🙏

[@zigzagduck952]

I learned that there are three sounds. The one you want to make, the one you actually make and the sound every body else hears. Thanks.

[@dougkeith2047]

That's great. We could add "the sound THEY want tot hear, and the sound they think they hear".

[@gregmcg605]

Everybody doesn't hear the same thing. The sounds are legion.

[@jboy1761]

@nobody8thechicken your preception of you, you, what others think of you

[@jboy1761]

@nobody8thechicken nobody8thechicken think like a book, and how preception is restricting. in the first person (your preception of you) you have bias towards thoughts, and emotion. in the third person, there is bias towards action. to master creativity you understand you, what really is. mastery of expression is to amalgamate information both in the external and internal sense so you can express "you". (understand yourself to express yourself) how you precieve music is greatly affected by your culture and emotion state. so no you don't "hear" the same thing as other people. you can say that its the same sound, as ultimately music is our logical and emotional attempt to impersonate the frequencies of existence. it is tapping into our innate ego,our apprecation of the sound of nature and life, and at its basis without culture we might experience the same sensation but outside of existentialism (even then its debatable) why does it matter? it doesn't, so enjoy it. write and play the experiences you feel, what do you think the 23 year old mechanical engineer from japan felt?, or the 48 year old African American psychiatrist from lousiana?, what does it sound like, the color green? the smell of the ocean? what about the texture of cloth? the taste of toast? the smell of flesh? and honestly he just graduated college, why would the boy raised on the empathetic culture on the coast of the Noto Peninsula throw his entire life way for the taste of his own kind? did he love to much? or was he filled with envy? between insanity and obscurity is genius, im sure you'll find it.

[@gvenkateswarlu1142]

👏👏👏👏

[@isaakvandaalen3899]

"More dynamic with less effort" This idea has actually really helped me outside music. If something seems difficult or uncomfortable, it could just be you're nervous. Letting yourself relax is sometimes more effective than trying harder.

[@cstar4004]

I almost always do better when Im not even trying, and make all my mistakes when I am trying really hard.

[@partsroz1962]

Lol, its called subtleness. Been around a few years, maybe even before you were born, if you could believe such a time existed...

[@lotharluder2743]

To realy relax is the hardest.

[@lotharluder2743]

Knowledge talks. Wisdome listens. Zitat Jimmy Hendrix.

[@SepticXable]

(in martial arts, too)

[@alaskanfrogman]

You know what? I really don't care that no one seems to be watching this video anymore. That's neither here nor there. I absolutely love this woman... her interpretations of music and sound, her incredible skills and musical gifts... her voice, her beautiful way of speaking, the sounds of her words... the way she rolls the Rs... and most of all, her knowledge and love of music. I was going to fast forward to the final song she played. And for a 3rd time I found myself captivated with her presentation in this video.. captivated by her beauty and knowledge about rhythm and knowledge about sound... and most of all, her love of music. I knew that kind of love for music before and had it at one time in my life. I get brief glimpses and experience it again ever so briefly whenever I watch this gorgeous presentation. Thank you Ms Dame Evelyn Glennie, for reminding me about what music really is...

[@heinzerbrew]

So what is the short version of what this video is about? I tried to watch it but all the banging really hurts my eardrums and something about her voice hurts to listen. I have to turn down my volume when she bangs on stuff then I have to turn up my volume to hear her. I clicked on it because of the title but based on the comments it's about deaf people. is the whole video just banging on stuff, because if so I will have to pass?

[@sparklegirl7544]

I have enjoyed reading your comments and would love to share my God-given gift of music with you. Click on my face to keep the music going, since you love music so much (instrumental piano music that I composed and play myself...)! Have a blessed and wonderful day! By the way, Beethoven is my FAVE composer and I learned even more about him by reading your comments, so thank you!!

[@just83542]

@@heinzerbrew maybe turn on subtitles for her words? She basically makes the point that music isn't just your eardrums as is conventionally believed, but feeling it in your body, and being creative about how music is created. Understanding music beyond how it is written but experimenting with all parts of the instrument, or how children are more likely to be outside of convention than adults when asked to represent or recreate natural weather phenomenon musically. If your listening with earphones, you're at cross purposes to her intentions to transcend the standard paradigm of what it means to listen to music and sound, she wants you to feel the music in your body and not as traditional music is represented.

[@heinzerbrew]

@@just83542 Thank you very much. This is essentially what I already heard from a documentary on deaf people 20 years ago on PBS. I don't enjoy loud bass and percussion that vibrate my insides. the comments here really made this video seem as if she was sharing something new and profound. thank you for the subtitle suggestion.

[@gcg8187]

Cool story

[@anupamsengupta4137]

What we hear she feels - far more deeply than any of us do . That's why she expresses music so beautifully

[@sharrykansal9979]

Class 9th CBSE? Beehive? NCERT?? Or something else?

[@drewmackillop]

I was lucky enough to have a one to one lesson with Evelyn when I was in school over 25 years ago, she remains one of the most inspirational people I have ever met! Incredible talent and a really lovely person.

[@fakemaknaejisoo7334]

In India also..... I am in 9th grage and we have a lesson in our book about her .... She is really very Inspiring ❤️

[@nigarara3731]

@@fakemaknaejisoo7334 he's talking about a real lesson of music with her

[@fakemaknaejisoo7334]

@@nigarara3731 I know but i am Just conveying that she inspired the whole world

[@morganfisherart]

I love her warm Scottish accent, the way she says "airrth" for earth.

[@WindWolfAlpha]

It's really pleasant to... listen to... isn't it? Lol

[@sara-df9li]

morganfisherart “I imagine a three making that sound “ I love it too

[@fenderstratguy]

Id like to hear her say, “I con’t hold on much longerrr...my dilithium crrystals arre brreakin’ oop!”

[@ColtraneTaylor]

I hate to be contrarian but I can't stand Scottish accents.

[@xerodelacroix5552]

As a musician who is losing his hearing, this woman is an amazing inspiration.

[@comradedrugs711]

Awe! I hope everything is going well! :3

[@yourhuckleberry6757]

5th symphony

[@zeynepy]

beethoven do you hear me

[@johnboyle3297]

Xero Delacroix you have my empathy I spent many happy years as a drummer and percussionist now have to wear hearing aids in both ears and further couple this with arthritis I was forced to retire.....I hope you fared better

[@aaronm7212]

Give us an update

[@Verdugothewatcher]

Watching this just melted everything I thought I knew about music. What a remarkable human being.

[@TsunoFue]

2:47 - Pezzo da Concerto No. 1 by Nebojša Jovan Živković 7:11 - Etude in C Major Op. 6, No. 10 by Clair Omar Musser 13:29 - A Little Prayer by Evelyn Glennie 27:29 - Improvisation on “Michi” by Keiko Abe (Improvisation: Evelyn Glennie) Note: “Michi”, a piece for marimba by Keiko Abe, has sections that are allowed to be improvised. EG usually plays the work with two improvised sections; here she played the latter one.

[@djStrimmer]

TsunoFue thank you 🙏

[@dragoncurveenthusiast]

Thank you so much!

[@KingstonCzajkowski]

Thanks a bunch, had no idea the first piece was a Zivkovic.

[@geoffreyhowie4645]

Eve is a family member of mine and she taught me how to feel sound through vibration You notice she wears no shoes, too many that is visual to her it’s something entirely different Never judge a book by its cover has nothing visual about that comment unless your rather narrow minded or rather opinionated Thank Eve, love you, Geoff

[@austinch3]

Evelyn Glennie is definitely one of the best percussionists ever and one of my role models in music and life

[@IsherwoodWilliams1]

"One of" the best makes the comment meaningless

[@alaskanfrogman]

@@IsherwoodWilliams1 I disagree with your statement that "one of the best" makes the comment meaningless. It has meaning, especially to the author. But it is a bit diminutive. Dame Evelyn Glennie is renowned as the absolute best percussionist in the world. It is a well deserved acclaim, or accolade that so few drum players and percussionists can weigh claim to. There are many who claim that they are the best, but in comparison to Dame Glennie's performances, they are very crude by comparison. I would stack every single percussionist against her any day, and would wager that few, if any... can come close to her natural abilities.

[@Arkoudeides.]

@@alaskanfrogman No she isn't. Though see is very good.

[@blankowvsingt]

Buddy rich was/is/will ever be the best

[@blankowvsingt]

Also check this.. Best marimba song m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnKxZoeJg7mtobs

[@pattyfromtoledo]

"allow your body to be a resonating chamber . . ." I'm so happy to have found this beautiful TED talk!

[@vizguru]

What a lovely lady. She refused to accept "no" for an answer and opened the doors for many future applicants.

[@DownundaThunda]

"How about that, can any of you hear that? Well, of course not, I'm not even touching it!" I was literally holding my breath trying to pick up the faintest hint of a sound. XD

[@irchristo]

". . . I was literally holding my breath trying to pick up the faintest hint of a sound." ...and judging myself in case I wasn't able to hear what I should. ~Chris Thompson

[@tumeninodes8870]

Even her speech alone, is an amazing achievement

[@gaurijuyal5540]

" My aim is to teach the world how to listen" this is really inspiring... thank you for let me know about her in English textbooks

[@billymusicwb]

This lecture is a simple miracle. It is a different world depending on how we learn to listen. "My real aim is to teach the world to listen." Glennie is a miracle, and absolutely human. Love this video! It may be helpful to know that professional concert percussionist Glennie is profoundly deaf.

[@bobbystockerdrums]

Try listening! She is one of the worlds greatest Percussionists,and Motivational speakers! With her intellect,there is no blabbering! Much to be learned here,for those so inclined!

[@user-onyoutube868]

As someone who is deaf in one ear, and wear a hearing aid in the other, this is profound for me. This lady is a tremendous blessing.

[@GPBraaten]

I thought that is what she said!!!

[@alaskanfrogman]

has anyone else who watches this video noticed how she pulls overtone notes out of the different keys? It's remarkable... How she can make the keys play different overtone notes. I've seen some really good marimba players, but have never seen any of them do what she can do with that instrument. Her deafness is a definite asset because she is not hampered the same way that hearing people are. She is free to explore and experiment with different percussion instruments. She is able to make an incredible variety of different sounds from the instruments she plays, like the snare drum in this video. Most players just bang away at a snare drum, bringing monotone sounds either with the snare engaged or off. When she was playing the snare drum with the snare off, the amount of different note sounds she was able to create is astounding. I would stack every single percussionist against her any-day of the week, and she would beat them all hands down, and she probably wouldn't even break a sweat... She is the absolute best I've ever seen... And, she has made the Marimba my absolute favorite instrument. The piano is now my second favorite instrument, second only to the marimba.

[@austinshoupe3003]

The overtone thing is a combination of touch, mallet choice, and the instrument. Yamahas are particularly dirty in their overtones, so the effect is more dramatic and a touch less controllable. Hence why they aren't favored by soloist. Great band instruments though. The piece is also one in which the buzzing of notes together is exploited heavily. Also, Glennie is a graduated mallet person. More common these days, but it's not something everyone does. Glennie also puts drama ahead of many other elements. Most percussionist try to keep the overtone adjustments subtle. Glennie, as with most of her playing, doesn't bother with subtlety.

[@clairehalkett3022]

I've had the pleasure of playing solo and in ensemble for her in my teens, she is awesome in person. Absolute ledge!!

[@ethnomusicexplained]

This is an incredible talk. The embodiment of music is something that we each do almost every day. It's why we tap our feet, drum our fingers, and dance. Music has an enormous influence on our whole body, it can give us goosebumps - an evolutionary relic linked with adrenaline and our 'fight or flight' response to stimuli - it can change our heart rate, blood pressure and respiration. We feel music with our whole bodies and it often happens without us even noticing.

[@misnomernoter8242]

Ms Glennie mentioned feeling the sound not just with the ears but also with all the various parts of our bodies, and mentioned a bunch of body parts, but left out one of the most important, the face and paranasal sinuses, the chest, breast, and heart area, and one of the most important, the genitalia. I might as well point out that sexual pleasure works similarly - it is important not to feel it just in your genitalia, but to feel it all over your body, and somewhere else too, that isn't a body part that anatomists can point to.

[@gojump7]

@Ethnomusicology Explained! You said it so much better than I would have!! I have loved music for all of my 53 years. What is amazing to me is that I have several friends who do not crave any types of music or songs, and don't get a thrill like I do.

[@samLIPS66]

Especially when your in a mosh pit.

[@alaskanfrogman]

The incredible intelligence of this woman cannot be overstated. Her musical gift is rare and incomparable. I love the Marimba. It is one of my most favorite instruments. Yet I have never heard anyone play like her and pull the undertones and overtones from the Marimba Keys the way that she does... her precise control, her incredibly diverse touch and technique of playing the percussion instruments she plays. I've never heard such a rich and diverse performance as this piece of music that she chose to play to close her presentation. Everything that Ms Dame Evelyn Glennie spoke about made perfect sense to me. There was a time in my life when I heard exactly the way she described. As a young man, everything that I heard around me was music, and I mean everything. The sounds of people walking through the streets, the sounds of cars as they moved about on the roads, the sounds of the engines, the sounds of the car as the engine noise emanated from the vehicles, to the sounds of the tires rolling over the pavement asphalt. The sounds that people made, from the soft "scritchy" noises when scratching their heads, or chin... the noises they made just walking, the sounds of their feet impacting on the sidewalks, or walking on a sandy beach, or walking on gravel. The sounds of their voices resonating through the air as they spoke or even... sang. The way the sounds changed as they spoke words, the sounds of their voice exiting their mouths... the way the sounds echoed and resonated in their mouths until it left their mouth... the sounds of their tongue, lips and teeth clicking and popping as they spoke. I heard these things and more and I really listened and heard, because to me it was all music. Everything around me was music, the music of the world, and the music of life. I had forgotten about that kind of listening and that kind of hearing until I saw this video. She gave it back to me, if only for the briefest of time as I watched, heard and thoroughly enjoyed this video. Moreover, her presentation itself... was a musical performance... the way she spoke, the way she carried herself, the sounds of her clothing her footsteps as she walked around the stage... the wonderful and beautiful, musical accent. A gorgeous blend of her Scottish Accent, beautifully blended with her English Accent, both melded together. How she enunciated her words as she spoke, the sounds of her mouth, teeth and tongue clicking, hissing, smacking and popping... and the way she rolled her Rs... beautiful speaking that became so rich with musical sounds as she related her in-depth experience and her vast knowledge about music. I will refer to this video often just to hear her speak, and of course, to enjoy her gorgeous performances. It is all music. Thank you so very much Dame Evelyn Glennie, for reminding me and giving me back this gift of truly listening, if only for this briefest time. I am 64 years old and my hearing is bad and only getting worse. My hearing world is shrouded with a constant and loud crescendo of a high pitched squeal stemming from acute tinnitus... ringing in both ears. I can't hear the rich and beautiful sounds I knew and loved as a young man any longer... but thanks to her I was reminded and can remember how rich my life was being able to hear and to listen as she described so beautifully... it is the truest essence of music.

[@alaskanfrogman]

@@shakeelcullis4602 Hi Mr Cullis, that is NOT a xylophone, it is a marimba. A xylophone has metal note keys, a marimba, which is what this is, has hardwood note keys. I'm a bit of a music buff and love studying instruments. A xylophone has a more shrill tone to it, especially with the higher notes. A marimba has a rich warm and soft and melodic tonal quality to it exactly like this one...

[@alaskanfrogman]

it's too bad Mr. @Shakeel Cullis chose to take down his comment about the instrument being a Xylophone. I would have enjoyed having more discussion with him and sharing some knowledge and musical experience. My knowledge is limited, but my understanding is well founded. Making mistakes is fine... I make plenty. But I also learn from them. My apologies to Mr. Cullis if I caused offense. Ms Glennie herself spoke about the marimba while she was playing. I'm glad that Mr @Shakeel Cullis took the time to see a little of this video. Ms Dame Evelyn Glennie has a subscription channel on KZbin. It might be worth your while to check it out and subscribe. I did.

[@aodh5022]

Wow, I started watching/ listening to this with no idea this lady is deaf! I couldn't believe my ears when she uttered the words " deaf musician". Her pronunciation, albeit with a Scottish accent, is precise and completely without the telltale signs that most deaf individuals demonstrate. TRULY ASTOUNDING.

[@lorddaver5729]

+Aidan Gribbin "without the telltale signs that most deaf individuals demonstrate." You are making the mistake of assuming she was born deaf. She wasn't. She didn't become deaf until the age of 12, by which time she could speak normally. And it is also not surprising that she has a Scottish accent, given that she is Scottish. It's not astounding at all. Do a little research next time, before making comments on KZbin.

[@MarkConnely]

"Stop the judgement". That's really it. Listen like you have nothing to say, simply receive.

[@TomMississippi]

I try, but my mind is too busy. I really want to live in the musical moments. I guess the music has to connect to me to make my brain quieten down.

[@LifeInZadar]

Here idea of interpretation is literally a set of judgements. Thank God she isn't a UN Interpreter, but an artist.

[@RAFITAESTRADITA]

The same principles explained apply to verbal communication. If you want to have a richier communicational events, stop thinking only in terms of words. Lets think in terms of rithm, intensity, silence, speed etc. The impact we will have in our audience will improve exponetially.

[@isaakvandaalen3899]

Hey, hey, let's be fair. In terms of KZbin comments theirs was very well articulated.

[@petesheehan6927]

Exactly why wars break out over the printed word ,(like here) no context.

[@claudiasiefer8495]

lol

[@michaelmckeept]

@Hugo van der Meer So quick to find fault instead of listening.

[@darmok-hm6jx]

Raphael Strasse Silence is what changes noise into music. In the 40s, a music professor at a leading Eastern University recorded a 78 rpm record, and said it was the most important thing in learning music. On the first day of class, he would play his record for the class. They had to set through 45 minutes of silence. Whenever I read that, I thought, he's absolutely right. Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art. ~ Frédéric Chopin "Your audience won't notice how much you spent on your guitar, however, they will notice if you haven't practiced." Joe Schmoe

[@fiveyearold]

I love this Ted Talk. There aren't so many people outside of musicians that really UNDERSTAND the nature of how people experience sound and vibration

[@archeesvlog132]

Am watching this after reading the chapter \The sound of music/and after watching this I just want to tell a single thing that this is epic.........no words for your hard works..........a box of love from a girl of India❤

[@ErnestLemmingway]

evelyn is one beautiful soul. i'll never forget this lesson

[@fardin4243]

I am in 9th grade and we have a chapter about Evelyn Glennie and her story is an amazing inspiration to us children

[@infledermaus]

It's a good thing I have fingers. On listening to Ms. Glennie talk and demonstrate, my jaw just hung down, wide open, unable to help make sound. This is one of the top five most enlightening experiences of my 66 years of life. I'm a hobby musician, and I play the mandolin. The concepts she presents are profound for me as a lover of music and sound. I have had deaf friends in my life. The burbling of a stream is one of my favorite sounds as is distant thunder. I never conceived of music and sound in the way she has offered it. More than one light bulb has been switched on! Sometimes in life we meet people who are very, very special. Ms. Glennie is clearly one of those people, a gifted musician, a gifted presenter and a gifted thinker. I was listening to some baroque music, Vivaldi concerti I think, on my walk to a local market 2 days ago. Being a smug baroque music listener and player, for some reason on that walk I wondered if I was really hearing the music properly. Well, today, just now, I guess I have learned that I am not as great a listener as I thought I was! I did not seek out information about listening to music. I stumbled onto it. Lucky, lucky, lucky me! Thank you TEDtalks for this amazing presentation, for introducing me to this wonderful human being, and for teaching me so much in such a short period of time!

[@onelonelyginger9153]

Felt really down before clicking on this video and now I feel... pure joy.

[@djStrimmer]

one lonely ginger bless 🌟you 🙏

[@MsPareidolia]

almost 7 years old and this remains one of my very favorite Ted Talks

[@Rache_777]

this lady is so amazing and special and her achievement is just outstanding.

[@thanhmvo]

I was about to watch the news and get angry then I stumble upon this incredible human being. For 34:06 minutes she made me forget the ugliness of the world and now I’m back, its not so ugly anymore.

[@rhythmfield]

Thanh Vo profound comment - thank you

[@stevenmega1]

Dont watch the news then

[@rhythmfield]

W N worse, they are selling cars - so they need to keep millions of suckers glued, saying “what’s next?? What will the ogre say now??” They lost my viewership years ago, but I’m in the minority - most Americans 40+ stare at the sucker screen nightly (either left or right-strictly divided), entranced, bought, sold.

[@1happyguy823]

You need to stop watching that stuff. lol Warning! The news of this world will only Keep you in fight or flight mode. And in that state you cannot Heal, Grow, Evolve or be Happy! lol

[@pabloplato]

@W N and yet, here you are, on youtube. but it's better than TV, cause you curate your content, right? and it has no nasty algorithms pushing clickbait on you, huh?

[@piano-praktikant7056]

That moment that you realize that she is deaf... She knows how to motivate people in the right way, not by saying look at me, I am deaf and I still can do it... But more like Look at me, I may be deaf, but so what, that gave me other possibilities that you guys don't have - but I am willing to share those with you.

[@nippychoo]

Evelyn is a trailblazer. So touched!!

[@ShobhaRani-f9o]

Class 9 CBSE students here ✋😂

[@JavedBhati-t3c]

Yes😂😂😂

[@JavedBhati-t3c]

Which school are you from? And where?

[@ShobhaRani-f9o]

@@JavedBhati-t3c Presently I'm in 10 standard.. I'm from jammu.. But curently studying in Hyderabad..

[@samareshdas4346]

Yes ❤

[@chhotasinghsingh6650]

😂me also

[@crusTodd]

She is one of the most thoroughly communicative and articulate speakers I've ever heard. Brilliant👍

[@ccwestman]

how is it possible for the perfection of clarity and quality of playing a percussion instrument so precisely, i call sage

[@23Guitardood]

Genius! Best TED talk ever in my opinion... I really wish I stumbled across this much much sooner. But either way, as a musician at heart, and a multi-instrumentalist, I'm so glad I did. Gotta love Evelyn Glennie!

[@crazydavec3861]

She is awesome, many years ago I was in the music rooms of the school where I worked, failing to play the snare in various ways, getting quite annoyed with myself! I became aware that someone had come in the room behind me and was watching. Hmm, who's th...er Hello! (holy c**p it's Evelyn Glennie!), she packed quite a lot of really useful hints into perhaps 30 seconds (if that) then headed off out the opposite door! - leaving my jaw bouncing up and down on the snare! :)

[@94XJ]

Scrolling through some old videos in my favorites and yet again I find myself deeply moved by this talk. Absolutely fantastic!

[@leicestervixen]

Such an amazing musician. In a way she's just broken my heart as I've always wanted to be a musician and the way she talks about it makes me realise the difference between me and someone with genuine talent. What an amazing lady, what an amazing attitude.

[@hutchmusician]

leicestervixen There is no difference. Just play! There is no right and wrong, there’s just what you like. Evelyn said that herself. :)

[@gcg8187]

Theres no better or worse but there is some quality of difference somewhere to be discerned

[@gerrygent1]

A truly amazing woman, I've been following her music for years. Always an inspiration !

[@demigod1337]

That last piece was just amazing. Bliss. I have never hard xilophone or glochin spieel in such an amazing way. This piece was really special. A totally fresh sound from these instruments I haven't heard. Wow.

[@NiekopTube]

Dear Evelyn Glennie, thank you so much with my whole heart. I'm deeply impressed by your TED-talk (much more than a "talk"!). You brought tears to my eyes, several times. Thanks!

[@alsaulso1332]

She is a gem!!! I truly felt what she was saying!! Love the concept of all of us hearing differently!! It is what makes us who we are!!❤❤

[@sehrasaed2022]

Just completed the chp now I'm here "Such a inspiration she is"💗

[@sankhachilerpakha969]

Best of luck for tomorrow's eng exam...

[@agamvir5664]

it is just so amazing how a deaf person can 1. Speak so good and 2. Be such a great musician.

[@lorddaver5729]

+Agamir Singh Gill She can "speak so good" because she didn't become deaf until the age of 12, by which time she could speak normally...

[@mlight6845]

I was not aware she was deaf until 1/2 way through. Beautiful enunciation would never reveal deafness. I once walked through a group of people attending a deaf conference and was noticed all the lovely the eye contact and variety of facial expressions. Someone signed to me and suddenly I felt a profound inability to connect w/ the ease and quickness I had just felt. The was an entire world beyond my world.

[@lorddaver5729]

+Marie Light Her enunciation is down to the fact that she didn't become deaf until the age of 12...

[@emlix1]

As a drummer I've got so much respect for Evelyn Glennie. I've seen her do some stuff that literally left me speechless with amazement.

[@codycalgary]

... a truly brilliant introspective teacher, and I absolutely love her.

[@gwnaveen4484]

This story is so inspirational after seeing this I realised that my mental illness is not only a diseases in world but some persons have more challanges then me I will also try to get the extraordinary thing that God has written in my life Salute to evelyn glennie

[@julio1148]

wow... I wouldn't even notice that she is deaf if I wasn't told on the description or the video... loved the talk

[@jananigans_]

You can practically hear a pin drop in the background. Wow. Stunning.

[@JRBodds]

This is such an AWESOME and interesting talk. (I just read the title and didn't even realize she was deaf until 10:39, but only thought that the subject was truly insightful and how she approached listening, interpretation and expression...). I am a musician and deaf in my right ear, as well as having some high frequency hearing loss in my left ear. I can relate to this on that level. I always believed I thought outside the box but she eliminated the box! Truly INCREDIBLE!

[@shivalipai]

I closed my eyes on the last song she played and got lost in another beautiful world. What is the name of that piece? Oh my god she is amazing, and absolutely not because she is deaf and she can do it, but because she IS literally amazing!

[@jaelinkearse287]

after reading the comment from 4 years ago (2019) not knowing she is deaf. I'm Speechless

[@tekanova7480]

By her speech she is not completely deaf...

[@sleepyMe412]

​@@tekanova7480that's a massive assumption and is very ignorant. She went deaf after she learned how to speak vocal English. Deaf people are not a monolith.

[@A1Motivator]

Evelyn Glennie A truly magnificent earful in fact 2 earfuls. Thank you TED the ever increasing list of wonderful-teaching leaders to help advance our knowledge. Keep going!

[@A1Motivator]

Evelyn is just like my mum was she is DEAF.

[@alaalu7176]

She is truly inspirational I’m wondering it’s been 6 years I hope u and ur mom are doing well!✨

[@lindacaul5419]

Truly wonderful! The words "How to truly listen" caught my eye, I listened and loved every word, but then I was amazed to read that Evelyn Glennie is deaf. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@mquiniones27]

That experience of her playing at the end was sublime.

[@Manisha29452]

I am in 9th standard there's a chapter about her in our book....you know watching her performing is more wonderful than reading about her. She is awesome 🥰😊🥰😊🥰😊🥰😊🥰😊

[@alanmiller2770]

I could listen to this brilliant woman all day.

[@MLFranklin]

As s side bar, when she demonstrated what being a *technician* was like I was reminded on the monotonous droning rhythm of John Fogerty's "Born on the Bayou."

[@rcworldministries6934]

Praise the Lord!! This is a great treat to me because I had to give up on playing my marimba when I came to US. I LOVE Marimba! Thank you so much for playing it so beautifully and powerfully! And you are deaf??!!! Thank God for her life and gifts! Glory to God!

[@tabea8piano]

Minute 13:25: This is so extraordinary and beautiful. This reminds me the first deaf person who showed me how she listens to music and revealed me a whole new world and a completly new approach to music.

[@BrennanYoung]

19:00 "If we see someone in a wheelchair we assume they cannot walk. It may be they can walk three, four, five steps. That - to them - means they can walk. In a year's time it could be two extra steps..."

[@BrennanYoung]

@Bob Bobbertson "to generalize is to throw away information" - W.R. Ashby

[@gcg8187]

@@BrennanYoung generalizing is an automatic function of the mind that saves time when not all information is a priority. Not always a bad thing, it can save your life. Yes Nuance exists too

[@notagod-5174]

I didn't realize she was deaf the whole time till i looked at comments

[@keajaidunbar4045]

NotAGod - same

[@marcnormandin2877]

How does she have an accent? She sounded scottish

[@frikkieswanepoel5372]

She mentioned it in the bit about her college application but still at first I thought that I misheard or misunderstood. I wouldn't have guessed it though.

[@spookiedukey]

This is my Icon. Fight to the death

[@notagod-5174]

@@spookiedukey to bad... Cuz last time I checked it's my icon

[@hilariovargas8682]

Wow..I am impressed..I learned so much..I play guitar and trying to sound like rock and roll..but here I learned it s not about playing..its about feeling. When she said feel it in your finger tips, I related very much to that. Because of this I will learn other instruments...just to listen..and experience the beauty of them . Best talk on Ted.

[@flyinloe]

I Love this woman....she brought tears to my eyes and explained hearing, especially music, in a way I have always felt but could not adequately explain, Other than "Poetry moves the mind, romance moves the heart BUT Music moves the Soul" So Listen !

[@yaswanthgangavarapu2008]

How many 9th class students are came to see her amazing performance...✨ She obtained a mesmerized talent 🙌🙌 Whereas, She was suffering from deaf 😢 Really Evelyn you are amazing girl ⚡⚡

[@BardofCornwall]

Great talk. Of course, there's also the crossover into dance, in which the body physically responds to the music.

[@maocharlisme]

For me it's in the deepest essence the other way around: the ear responds to movement 😌

[@gtbgnation843]

Yup yup

[@MetalNick]

Dance seems like the most archaic spiritual human ritual. Love it.

[@maocharlisme]

She is something else ♡ A genius in the truest sense of the word I believe ◇

[@kaitlynhunter2690]

Cant believe I watched the whole thing. I usually cant sit through videos longer than 10 minutes, but this was so intriguing.

[@garypuckettmuse]

Oh, wow, you should work on that. I'm praying for you. Nothing happens in ten minutes.

[@galileoshift8330]

@24m snare & hands playing amazing thank you iam so inspired...there are other stridently integrity filled artists today.....pushing society forward

[@karenblagmon912]

Evelyn Glennie is amazing! The lesson about feeling through your body to control and playi sound was not just an amazing perspective to learn how to lesson but an eye opening lesson in visualization as well. Not only is Ella an incredible and passionate musician, but she was able to teach how sound can come from different sources. The notion that by feeling the vibrations through the body to control sound waves was useful in playing piano, playing golf, or listening and hearing separate voices. ...the rustling of trees or wind., the presence of an invidiual who you cannot see. I'll be trying to use her lesson of listening to motivate myself to connect with the tiniest sound from different sources and how mind imagination, and vibration can be used to hear and learn. The perspective of the deaf comparatively and their ability to listen to each other tests our own inability to listen, hear, and create. What a remarkable individual. Karen Blagmon

[@ammoalamo6485]

I am astounded just watching her demonstrate her hand and finger speed.

[@daniel10alien]

She might be deaf, but she can definitely hear better than I can.

[@daniel10alien]

+john doe What kind of weird, always analytical, confuzzled reply to a comment is this?

[@MrThaNima]

+daniel10alien your comment made my day lol

[@ingvarnielsson8872]

daniel10alien ö.

[@carolynbrumfield2880]

daniel10alien

[@mrs.marieantoinettegingers6278]

daniel10alien, when Evelyn was 2. That's when she lost her hearing. And when she was little, she also knew how to talk.

[@jaimealexisedades8871]

Incredible Dame Evelyn! You’re an inspiration to humanity!!

[@mahikulkarni8086]

After reading the chapter in class 9th and later watching the video i really don't this she is deaf..... she is just a miracle 😮😶

[@sharathkumar83]

Evelyn Glennie will be an inspiration for all of us, and all the musicians. She has gone beyond, and her understanding of music is awesome!

[@SunitaSharma-qe4rk]

I even have a whole chapter on Evelyn Glennie's life in my English lesson(sound of music),to depict her life and the adversities she faced💜she's simply mind blowing ...the way she hears to music through her body and she got so professional at it even being deaf! Music resonates in her life 🎵She is indeed the most inspiring musician of all times. 🥰have deep respect to this dame from the depth of my heart❤ We got to learn a lot from her story...never give up on your passion and what u love to do..just the way she loved music:)

[@ironfur2000]

When she asked the audience to emulate thunder with clapping, it actually sounded like heavy rain

[@alaskanfrogman]

You should watch the video again... listen to her comments that came after, when she spoke and reflected on children asked to do what she requested from this audience. Her observation was spot on, because when she asked children to clap like thunder, they were NOT restricted to just clapping their hands. While on the other hand, this audience made no efforts to try clapping differently, like slapping their legs, thumping their chests, or slapping the floor like the children did. It was a gorgeous observation that shows how children are NOT restricted by the same perceptions as adults. That was the point she made...

[@baldr12]

@@alaskanfrogman Clapping means using both hands against each other.

[@MrSyNRG]

@@baldr12 You're illustrating her point perfectly...

[@alaskanfrogman]

@@baldr12 I wonder where you came to the conclusion I didn't know what clapping is...? That's rhetorical don't bother answering... I will ignore any further comments from you forthwith after posting this reply. In her video, when Dame Evelyn Glennie asked her audience to emulate thunder, she was in fact, asking for audience participation, and knew full well that it's nearly impossible to imitate thunder by clapping your hands. She knew this and so do I. I understood what she wanted from her audience perfectly, where clearly you did not. Dame Glennie was looking for an auditory response from the audience and is why she asked them to create the sounds of thunder by clapping. She did so, because if I may offer a conjecture based on observation regarding this, loud uproarious applause is often referred to as "thunderous applause." She understands this and so do I. I am musical. I understand music better than most. I grew up around music, studied music throughout my school years singing in choirs and playing in bands. Music was an everyday part of my life from early childhood. I took "Music Appreciation," and "Music Theory" in high school, 2 subjects that I pursued and studied on my own. For you to try belittling and embarrassing me with your uninformed and totally irrelevant comment reveals something about you and your knowledge and understanding of music, sound, the 2 primary subject matter topics in this video. Why you see fit to attack and try to embarrass people's postings and comments also speaks volumes about you. You are an internet troll looking for ways to make yourself feel better about you and you try preying on other people to that end. If you don't like people's postings, then stay out of the conversations if you weren't invited. It's that simple. We don't need nor want someone like you ruining pleasant conversations with uninformed and negative comments that have nothing to do with otherwise intelligent conversations... A little reminder "goblin slayer," I am ignoring and blocking all comments from you from here on.

[@bobwrotenstien315]

@@alaskanfrogman Of course it was a gotya kind of thing. The point was made, but a bit unfair to the audience who would reasonably assume it would be selfish to disrupt the presentation with a response they might have felt the liberty to take if they were home or in a one on one context, as opposed to a response in the context of being an audience member.

[@cenos8521]

That was fantastic Evelyn :) You have brought back some very pleasant memories. Thank you for making your great talents and magical positive vibrations available to all of us around the world . It was a very special experience for me .

[@georgemcauley9819]

Music is has the power to heal and Evelyn really makes me feel that. It's amazing how evocative Marimba can be.

[@RussellBarford]

I had many hearing issues as a child and even had an operation to try and help matters. I think this has helped me to read people better by their vibrational frquencies rather than what comes out of their mouth.

[@anehakansson7771]

A wonderful musician and a human being.

[@djStrimmer]

Ane Håkansson An amazing human🌟 & a talented musician 🙏

[@frogmouth]

Inspiring. And I have heard snow, landing on my jacket, very soft tinkling sound. It was minus 23 Celsius in jämtland, Sweden. I am Australian and from a hot dry part so I had almost no experience of it before and had never imagined such a thing. My hosts explained it was to do with the shape of the crystals. They were flat flakes I only a millimetres or so long. Tiny but numerous.

[@StarSong936]

I'm not deaf, but I get so much more when I'm touching a vibrating surface than I do with my ears that it adds to my total experience. There have been times when I said to someone, "Do you hear that?" Their reply was "Hear what?". I said touch the rail. Well then they heard it, but not when they were not touching the rail. There are more ways of hearing than just with your ears.

[@TheRahsoft]

think of bone conduction, which is the area just below your ear. you hear through there as well, but obviously not to the same detail and quality as your ears

[@wazouskisan5473]

I completely agree i do not feel like music is complete with just sound, but with both sound and feeling the vibrations.

[@BluePi1313]

depends on what part of your hearing is damaged. Mine is sensorineural so touching a rail wouldnt help that much.

[@douglasnorrie5925]

Great songs go in my ears, hit my guts, then spread out and want to make all my limbs move.

[@arnonschor808]

As a percussionist, at first when i saw her hand movement while playing, i thought it was stiff and not ellegant. Now i realize it's perfect. She feels the stick and the drum and dance with them. Amazing

[@antonartemenko2927]

Great video. Thank you and Evelyn very much for the upload. I liked her explaining difference between technician and interpreter at around 3:00. I also liked how she teased the public when she asked them to clap hands like a snow falling. Finally I liked how she played drums with hands, jewelry etc., and hinted that clapping can be done out of the chairs - on the floor etc.

[@terrysmlth7786]

I am more than 1/2 deaf and I now think I have a lot to work with good job.

[@DROSTraceurADD]

I love when she transforms into a musician

[@Dishanta_Goswami]

Our teacher told us she is deaf. So I instantly came to KZbin and checked her. And here I am :)

[@CalvinLimuel]

I have a friend who's also deaf like her, she lost her hearing around her early teenage years. She isn't a professional musician, but she enjoys playing the piano from learning it in her childhood. She still learns new stuff, and she plays it well enough. She said to me although she can't hear the sounds, she can still feel the vibration or even just the feeling of the keyboard her hands are playing. It's incredibly marvelous when you lose one of your senses and you have to rely on the other ones, makes you appreciate all your usable senses.

[@Gutuji-1]

I am hear after reading about Evelyn in my 9th class Beehive book.Its fascinating to watch her perform.She truly is an inspiration ✨

[@aryanthegamer001]

Me also but my teacher told us to watch a video of her I'm also in 9th standard