The sound of Music Part 1 (Evelyn Glennie Listens to Sound without Hearing It) Deborah Cowley Thinking about the Text: Answer these questions in a few words- 1. How old was Evelyn when she went to the Royal Academy of Music? Ans- Evelyn was sixteen years old when she went to the Royal Academy of Music. 2. When was her deafness first noticed? When was it confirmed? Ans- Her deafness was first noticed by her mother at the age of eight. It was confirmed by the time she was eleven years old. II. Answer the following questions in a short paragraph- 1. Who helped her t0 continue with music? What did he do and say? Ans- Percussionist Ron Forbes helped her with music. He spotted her potential. He suggested her not to hear through her ears but sense it in some other way. Slowly Evelyn discovered that she could sense certain notes in different parts of he...