Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist (打击乐器独奏演员) in spite of her disability.
“Early on I decided not to allow the
36 of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began
37 piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion (酷爱) for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my
38 . Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the
39 and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never
40 me.
“My
41 was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I
42 to hear music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can
43 the pitch of a note (音调高低) by the vibrations (振动). I feel through my body and through my
44 . My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every
45 that I have.
“I was
46 to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had
47 this before and some teachers
48 my admission. Based on my performance, I was
49 admitted and went to
50 with the academy’s highest honours.
“After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I
51 and arranged a lot of musical compositions since
52 had been written specially for solo percussionists.
“I have been a soloist for over ten years.
53 the doctor thought a was totally deaf, it didn’t
54 that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be
55 by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart, they will lead you to to the place you want to go.”
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