Rahul Chawda and Roby Mathew, friends in Bangalore, after enjoying the post Listen With Your Eyes Closed, offered a fascinating parallel perspective - Evelyn Glennie and listening to music with your whole body. Quite a game changer. After listening to her, I felt that we should try to allow music to envelope us the way water does (which is perhaps how 'immersed in' evolved). It is not easy - but I guess across time each one of us will figure out our own unique way of doing it. Apart from dispelling the general attitude towards loss of hearing and adding yet another layer to that existential question people who reproduce sound grapple with - are they here or are you there, what Evelyn Glennie does is simple - she gives us a fascinating perspective on sound and its infinite interpretations.
Wikipedia tells me, "Dame Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie, (born 19 July 1965) is a Scottish virtuoso percussionist. She was the first full-time solo percussionist in 20th-century western society... Glennie has been profoundly deaf since age 12. This does not inhibit her ability to perform at the international level. She regularly plays barefoot during both live performances and studio recordings in order to better "feel" the music. Glennie contends that deafness is largely misunderstood by the public. She claims to have taught herself to hear with parts of her body other than her ears. In response to criticism from the media, Glennie published Hearing Essay in which she personally discusses her condition."
Here's Evelyn on TED Talks:
To read Evelyn's Hearing Essay, visit http://www.evelyn.co.uk/hearing_essay.aspx
Wikipedia tells me, "Dame Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie, (born 19 July 1965) is a Scottish virtuoso percussionist. She was the first full-time solo percussionist in 20th-century western society... Glennie has been profoundly deaf since age 12. This does not inhibit her ability to perform at the international level. She regularly plays barefoot during both live performances and studio recordings in order to better "feel" the music. Glennie contends that deafness is largely misunderstood by the public. She claims to have taught herself to hear with parts of her body other than her ears. In response to criticism from the media, Glennie published Hearing Essay in which she personally discusses her condition."Here's Evelyn on TED Talks:
To read Evelyn's Hearing Essay, visit http://www.evelyn.co.uk/hearing_essay.aspx
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