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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
CLASS IX ENGLISH
Chapter-10 – The Sound of Music -1
LESSON NOTES
Theme
The lesson is based on the theme that earnest efforts and able guidance pave
one‟s way to success.
The aspirations, endeavours and achievements of the eminent Scottish
percussion musician
Evelyn Glennie were made possible by her unfaltering determination.
She overcame the challenge of her impaired hearing through her firm belief in
herself and great confidence in her will.
The significance of the title
The title “the Sound of Music” is quite appropriate as the feature briefly relates
the inspiring success story of the talented musician Evelyn Glennie.
The subtitle “Evelyn Glennie listens to sound without Hearing” suggests what the
readers are going to discover.
It leaves them curious about how Glennie must have developed sensitivity to the
sounds of music despite her deafness.
She could sense the sounds and vibrations of music through her skin, her hair,
her cheekbones, her feet – in fact, through every part of her physical frame.
The subtitle also alludes to the famous movie with the same name but a different
story.
Thus both the main title and sub-title are apt.
Moral Message
Evelyn Glennie‟s bio sketch gives us the message that handicaps may be
countered, problems may be overcome, and aspirations can be realized if one is
firmly resolute and confident.
Those who do learn to overcome hardships certainly achieve the highest goals.
There is always a way out of the challenges of life; only one has to trace the way
and adhere to it with un-staggering faith in one‟s abilities.
Summary
This biological feature is a brief account of how Evelyn Glennie, a Scottish musician,
was able to achieve the greatest heights in the field of music despite the hearing
impairment she suffered at a young age of eight years. Instead of yielding to the
