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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
1 of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on
a farm in northeast Scotland and began
2 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
3 . Doctors concluded that the nerve
damage was the
4 and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never
5 me.
"My
6 was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I
7 to hear music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can
8 the pitch of a note (音调
高低) by the vibrations (振动). I feel through my body and through my
9 . My entire sound world exists
by making use of almost every
10 that I have."
"I was
11 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
12 this before and some teachers
13 my admission. Based
on my performance, I was
14 admitted and went to
15 with the academy's highest honours.
"After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I
16 and arranged a lot of musical
compositions since
17 had been written specially for solo percussionists.
"I have been a soloist for over ten years.
18 the doctor thought a was totally deaf, it didn't
19 that my
passion couldn't be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be
20 by others. Follow your
passion; follow your heart, they will lead you to the place you want to go."
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