Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she talked about how she became a percussion soloist（打击乐器独奏演员）in spite of deafness.
“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 lose my
3 . Doctors told me that the nerve damage(神经损伤) was the
4 and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never left me.”
“My
5 was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I learned to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can
6 the pitch of a note（音调高低）by the vibrations（振动）I feel through my body and through my imagination. My sound world exists by making use of almost every
7 that I have.”
“I decided to be a musician even though I was deaf, and applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had
8 this before and some teachers disagreed with me. Because of my performance, I finally entered the academy and went on to
9 with the academy’s highest honors a few years later.”
“I’ve been a soloist for more than ten years.
10 the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t mean that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be limited by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go.”
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