The Sound of Music

What happened with Evelyn at the age of eight?

• She played Xylophone for the first time.

• Ron Forbes discovered her potential.

• Her hearing disability was noticed by her mother for the first time.

Who spotted Evelyn's potential in Music?

• Percussionist James Blade

• Her School teachers

• Percussionist Ron Forbes

What advice did Ron Forbes give to Evelyn?

• observe how her fingers move on the instruments

• sense music through different parts of her body

• read the notes of the music carefully

How did Evelyn feel the vibrations of the drums?

• By striking the sticks of the drum hard on the drums

• By leaning against the drums

• By feeling the vibrations of the higher drum from the waist up and the lower one from the waist down

How much did Evelyn score in the Royal Academy of Music?

• Highest marks in the history of academy

• Average marks

• Lowest marks

Which award did she bag in the year 1991?

• Grammy award

• Academy of Country Music Awards

• Royal Philharmonic Society’s prestigious Soloist of the Year Award

Name the two languages that Evelyn speaks flawlessly in addition to her Scottish lilt.

• French and Japanese

• French and German

• German and Japanese

Apart from the regular concerts, where does Evelyn give free concerts?

• schools and colleges

• prisons and hospitals

• Old age homes

The Sound of Music is an inspiring story of the life and achievement of

• Lady Gaga & Ustad Amjad Ali Khan

• Michael Jackson & Anuksha Sharma

• Evelyn Glennie & Ustad Bismallah Khan

• Ustad Bismillah Khan & Evelyn Knight

Evelyn can feel the sound passing up the stick into her finger tips when she plays

• The violin

• The Xylophone

• The drums

• The guitar