Evelyn Glennie: How to listen to music with your whole body

[makantang]

TAKE THAT TRAVIS BARKER !!!!

[ChillOutExpresso]

This is how Micheal Jackson could dance the way he did!

[MrWilliamcheng]

i wish i listened to this lecture 10 years ago i first touch my guitar.

[dontshakeme]

would be great if it had subs for the deaf and hearing impaired....

[3Glimpse3]

my screen has snow on it!

[3Glimpse3]

her hands are insanely fast

[DamitaPeace]

I wish this was captioned properly!

[arnelsingto]

she's great!



[hautepower]

yeah, stick it to the man!!!

[ElectricalNoises]

They should put this on a CD and give it to everyone buying an instrument!

[Musicmonk84]

sssiiiiinnnnnglllLLLLLLLLLLLE STROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!

[woodwynn]

wow now I understand myself better I can play and build instruments and I am hard of hearing!

[MrTonyleva]

This video is definitely worth watching! Every single 34 minutes of it! Thanks Evelyn!

[MrPEDOCTOR]

she really good... 

[TheAsianFatty]

She's very animated when she plays. It's very weird...

[AnyPoodle]

How does she still speak perfect scottish english if she has been profoundly deaf for more than 30 years?? Like, how does that even work?

[come2u2cu]

it's interesting that she's playing so low. a lot of this stuff is under the low interval limit I think, but these notes have the highest resonance of course meaning that would be what she'd "hear" best.

[timpanitimptim]

What's the name of that snare drum piece? I remember it starts with an x or a z though.

[thegreatbasher]

We CAN achieve! It just takes a little determination and perspiration that's all.

[thegreatbasher]

She is AMAZING!

[pattyfromtoledo]

"allow your body to be a resonating chamber . . ." I'm so happy to have found this beautiful TED talk!

[thisispoob]

My band teacher recommended this to me in my private lesson and I figured I'd get off my XBOX and watch this

and I don't regret it.

PS it means she is beast

[Rambowjo2]

I want a xylophone like that. Where can I find more music like what she plays at the end?

[drummergirl1015]

@Rambowjo2 its a marimba. check out her website. google it.

[NandoSigurd16]

@Rambowjo2 There's a band in Brasil called UAKTI, maybe you'll like it! Search in grooveshark for "Aguas da Amazonia" (Philip Glass as composer). =)

[dadautube]

simply a genius! amazing

[dregaus]

If you don't know what she's talking about... grab a stick real tight. feel the difference between hitting a surface rigidly, or with a relaxed grip. the vibration is very different. then you can perhaps tap into "feeling" music as opposed to simply hearing it.

[vietprodigy91]

MDMA

[Shaden008]

Wonderful video. I'm not deaf, but everything she said made so much sense to me. I'll have to watch more of her videos on Youtube.

[kathrynpafford97]

this video is SUPER boring. i fell asleep in choir class.

[aidanivesdavis]

@kathrynpafford97 Sorry to hear that. I find it really interesting. Try listening again in a few months, this is really incredible, believe me.

[kathrynpafford97]

this video is SUPER boring. i fell asleep in choir class

[groovekiller]

I find her so attractive...

[aliciasinternets]

Amazing. What a wonderful thing to re-imagine hearing and music! I know it was a totally enlightening experience for me. I wish everyone could see this!!!

[khepri]

I took my pants off at 16:30

[ahlawy88]

i clicked the like button at 16:00

[tismlover]

Her talk can be summed up as: "Don't forget your tempo and dynamics."

Nothing else she said made any sense at all to me. gibberish.

[Hobble]

@tismlover So because it didn't click with you, means it was gibberish? That's a good attitude...

[tismlover]

@Hobble Whether or not something 'clicks' is how you determine it value? That's a good attitude....

[Hobble]

@tismlover No, I think you missed my point.

[BlueCougar]

@tismlover Yeah. Well. Thank you for telling us about yourself. Whatever.

[azahnd82]

That piece at 13:28 made me start to cry. :'(

[gurcrist]

"There is a little more of a difference there".. Yeah.. tempo for one...

[Nohka]

I'm sure everyone can hear TED's intro, deaf or not.

[narcomanel]

@Nohka hahaha so true

[cbkuhlman]

Tears almost came to my eyes when she played her organ-like piece. It was so simple, yet played so beautifully. I wish I could learn how to do that.

[FleaMaster69]

@cbkuhlman you can. Open yourself up to the idea that you can. And you will.

[OfficialJamesVincent]

@cbkuhlman Thats the first time ive cried in a few years. that was one of the most beautiful things ive heard

[iextreme1]

Real music does not have instruments. Just your voice and your own inspirational words.

[MrSEOKYOUN]

WAP

[AvahHam]

Nice, Please come and watch my video of me teaching music with the NOTEFRIENDS.....I teach music in a public school to young ones...hopefully they are LISTENING and learning AND loving music!

[kitcarew]

a true genius...who expresses almost exactly how I feel my music, including the colours that I see...Chris Dair

[Dbelenit]

i looked at the title and was like, "ooooh yeah, i want to see her listen to music with her whole body."

[karlarsch56b]

i am not even touching it :D

[MaskedItalians]

She has a cool accent :P

[whigwood]

Totally inspirational.

[infinity182yahoo]

Yes she can play set although not her forte. And she isn't completely deaf.

[slovakmath]

i thought deaf people just make moans and grunts slightly resembling speech since they cant hear themselves talk. how does she talk so normally?

[RomperrStomper]

@slovakmath i assume she isn't completely deaf. because otherwise she wouldn't have acquired an accent.

[cuntylishus]

@RomperrStomper She is profoundly dead, but she didn't lose her hearing until age 12.

[cuntylishus]

@cuntylishus LOL I meant profoundly deaf.

[guidc]

@cuntylishus hahaha

[RomperrStomper]

@cuntylishus Yes this makes sense, thank you for clearing that up for me.

[slovakmath]

@RomperrStomper oh...i checked and found out she was born with hearing but then at adolescence she lost 100%

[cuntylishus]

One of my biggest fears is going deaf. Glennie is such a badass!

[mentalguitarisist]

she is so good! she puts the old joke about drummers not being musicians to shame. Which I find a bit sad really :)

[xxxslayerxxx666]

@mentalguitarisist it's because the mainstream is flooded with poppy and flashy drummers that just jump around like monkeys, spin sticks, and hit the drums like they are trying to hammer rail spikes!

[dadautube]

@mentalguitarisist drums and drummers happen to be the basis of all music! whoever said they're not musicians, ought to go learn music then, starting by rhythmic / percussion instruments!

[mentalguitarisist]

@dadautube first of all, you're clearly a drummer ;) secondly, I sort of wasn't necessarily being what you might call serious (hence the ':)'). I respect drummers hugely, but it is still fun to make jokes about them.

[Voiderify]

we may think what we want of this woman but.... siiiiiiiiiick xylophone skilllzzzzzz

[Katsumerisfun]

Has this experienced you yet? I have. It's SO Good that I could give it a try.

[Paseosinperro]

important talk about music, art, listening and expressing

[swine74]

can she play a drum set?

[omnomnomandrew]

2001st like

[Obstatic]

I was required to watch this for a college course. But I am privileged to be the 2,000th person to "like" this video. A pleasure and an honor.

[seafoamwinter]

I got chills at the end

[Kanawanu]

well i would hit the dislike button on the count that she already had a hearing because of her flawless speach...someone born with a hearing impetiment could never have such an experience,but still a betoven of modern age...

[Kanawanu]

@superduckface no no no FIRST of all...does it matter?!?,my first language is not english so going on grammer erors to prove some point is completely snobish,does she have an cochlear implant??NO...was she born deaf NO...is she completely deaf or as regarded by experts like one with 95+ % deafness? NO...developing speech?look my gf is deaf and she has very good speech but still no where hers,and lastly yes ITS BETOVEN in my language 1 voice for 1 letter,not german or english douche...

[superduckface]

@Kanawanu I simply assumed you were some American eight year old so I do apologize if you were offended by me using proper grammar to explain the situation to you. Also, she wasn't born deaf but became profoundly deaf at the age of only 12. She has spent a great deal of time without hearing, so who cares if she grew up learning language before being deaf? What does that have to do with this video? Absolutely nothing. She shared the power of sound, not the power of being deaf

[Kanawanu]

@superduckface agreed!!,i found out about her couple of days ago someone mentioned her on "i got talent" here,cause of some deaf dancers,and when i investigated a little first thing i noticed was her speech,i mean she has accent and deaf people cant never develop it,i would say she is scotish?...its all a reference to a comment that was made on why would one dislike it so i was assuming,nothing more,and i got into it cause of the situation with my girlfriend...thx for understanding

[slowbloodmusic]

@Kanawanu she was born with normal hearing but became deaf later on...

[Chopinco]

Thumbs up if u raised the volume of ur speakers at 15:13 haha

[GauntBee]

re: "Whenever we see something there is sound" - I always wanted the Aurora Borealis to make sounds.

[knobcheese69]

@GauntBee have you heard of pink floyd bro?

[KrunchBerriez]

She is a music goddess

[Wlodek7100]

Evelyn jest wspaniałą utalentowaną kobietą. Muzyka godna posłuchania i obejrzenia. W 7100

[Hopleet]

After 24:20, she plays the drum like Rowan Atkinson. :D

[Albigatnz]

Fuck that intro is just too loud... what a fuckin arrogant music director.

[ukcelticpride]

Evelyn is very talented in a very unique way. Truly a world musician..

[KerolosKirolos]

this is just pure sanity!

[needtherapy2010]

-finishes watching performance-

-audience claps-

-TAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNN­NNNNNNNNNNN-

TED scared me.

[Zul812]

This video is really inspiring. Perspective is everything!!

[MrMonteroMA]

I just saw Dame Evelyn Glennie perform with the San Diego Symphony... Amazing.

[creepymallows]

Very inspiring. <3

[spiderWOMAN]

wow the close captions on this video are horrible.

[SomethingCklever]

How can she speak so well?!

[thegreatbasher]

To tell you the truth I know very little of her other than she is an great percussionist who is deaf, like me. I believe that she has a prfound hearing loss (90%+ reduction). She's one of my greatest role models in my life. I admire her hugely and she gives me strength to push myself forward and discover how I can better express myself through the wonders of music in drumming and percussion. I think that God has helped me connect spirtually to the power of her music. God bless you Evelyn!

[NitroAndDeathMetal]

Hopefully this will change my life.

[thegreatbasher]

@NitroAndDeathMetal It is given me strength to become a better person and musician.

[az35729]

que exelente señora

[DaveJJNN]

I've seen her live - the best musician in the world. I play snare and I'm still sure what she does is impossible.

[DaveJJNN]

I've seen her live - the best musician in the world.  I play snare and I'm still sure what she does is impossible.

[eliatan]

OH MY GOD I was not expecting that, she is truly beautiful

[iamthe7thwalrus]

she is mike portnoy in disguise.

[Blastrebation]

@iamthe7thwalrus No, shes much more talented

[ummagummas08]

She has a greater understanding of dynamics than 90% of the musicians I've ever played with, and they could hear.

[alexgerber102]

@ummagummas08 Very true. And in the percussion world, I find I play dynamics more accurately and more expressively when I feel the beats as opposed to hearing them, so she must do the same...to the MAX!

[T00Lology100]

Be one with the drum

[lentplanet]

I just got back from a live concert. amazing!!!!! can wait to listen to her cds i bought.

[presbyterosBassI]

She hears better than I ever will.

[BIitzkrieg]

during the song at the end of the talk i turned off the sound and just looked and imagined just the vibration that she was feeling, suddenly i felt really sad

[MargaretHarmer]

Some real thoughts about listening, sound, music education… Brilliant! I have met her and heard her live 3 times in the past, but to hear her talking about listening in this way is really making breakthroughs in the way we perceive sound. Just brilliant!

[GruffyRachacha]

I saw her live. It was AWESOME.

[ivanbagual]

fantastic

[foztee]

amazing stuff great

[sirsagan]

FUCK shes trippy LOLOLOLOL im listening to her playing the drums right now and its tripping me out :D :D :D :D

[armenboardman]

i dislike the tone of your blouse

[omnirev]

what piece does she play at the end?

[bnyce52]

Thank You Evelyn

[alienproxy]

Btw - the "Transcribe Audio" feature has trouble with her accent.

[alienproxy]

I know deaf people who might be interested in this.  Can someone please provide subtitles?

[1nationalist]

@ShowYourWorking how do you pick up an accent if your deaf? or was she not always deaf?

[Insectamongus]

@1nationalist She became deaf when she was 12 I think.

[MsMysticworld]

The difference of being technical and using the acoustics.

[Moiez101]

my face the whole time ----> 0_0

[Lucikun]

Incredible.

[rokchick01]

@ShowYourWorking oh i know that, no disrespect to her or yourself! i have relations from Aberdeen and i do know what the accent sounds like, but is it not (with respect) a small bit exaggerated? not conciously obviously.

[bladid]

is she completely deaph... or just partly?

[skwijeebob1]

@bladid she's profoundly deaf.

[Moiez101]

@bladid

fully deaf. can't hear any sound.

[bladid]

damn... she should've been at the concert with my previous band. one of the drummers played a little prayer. I got teary eyes and a lump in my throat at that time. didn't get the same feeling when listening to her version on spotify

[kenkarsonn]

36 people are blind

[odolany]

aaahh i got the idea... when you are musical you play half faster

[Cordanin]

@odolany aaahh, got the idea... when you are not musical you don't hear the difference.

[Orcutti]

What model snare is that? I assume it is a Yamaha.

[marimba152013]

Does anyone know what piece she plays at the end?

[oxysean]

@marimba152013 michi by keiko abe

[theokoustas]

She should listen to dubstep thats where u can really feel the music..

[iluvmusikduh]

@theokoustas stfu gtfo

[theokoustas]

@iluvmusikduh those are just letters to me newb.

[iluvmusikduh]

@theokoustas I'm a noob? You're the one talking about how she should listen to dubstep. Um, she's deaf.

[iluvmusikduh]

@theokoustas And there's a lot of things I could say about modern pop music, but everyone is entitled to their opinion, so never mind. It just angers me that you suggested that.

[ellizzama]

I can't understand how anybody could click dislike for this video. This woman is just amazing!

[NCLN]

Amazing !

[Leheno]

@deafornot2 Whatd you say?!

[kenkarsonn]

35 people listened to this with the speakers off.

[greggreg1324]

I think I'm in love.

[tonedeafmunkey]

If you are about to click dislike on this video please explain why. I would be genuinely interested to see your reasoning..

[aerokpc]

@tonedeafmunkey i clicked dislike on this video by accident D:

just kidding! i liked it XD

[digey]

@tonedeafmunkey It is 34 Minutes long, I don't have that kind of time.

[MasaruNishi]

@digey then dont watch, fool.

[MasaruNishi]

@digey make time

[tonedeafmunkey]

@digey Well thank you for making time in your busy schedule to let me know that

[artenman]

@tonedeafmunkey You know people press dislike because of people like you that have put so much importance, and talk about the Like and Dislike buttons.

[tonedeafmunkey]

@artenman That's a bit petty

[samann95014]

@tonedeafmunkey frankly, i would have clicked on 'dislike' because this is not a field of interest to me. this video was available on 'suggested videos' but then i saw your comment so i waited for a while. then i got interested in the topic, learn about her, her deafness & then got highly interested. i believe, most people who click on 'dislike' do so for silly reason like this. btw, i'm a dyslexic hence i'm into visual stuff. those are naturally interesting to me.

[DanMcCaffrey]

@tonedeafmunkey I'm not sure you do as it's depressing but I'll have a go: "Too long" "Her accents annoying" "I hate orange" "my head hurts, etc.

[emf1111]

@tonedeafmunkey I didn't click dislike, but once I clicked dislike by mistake in my hurry to show gratitude for a wonderful video, so maybe that's what those 44 people did, they must have tried to click like too quickly and accidentally clicked on the wrong button.... it's an awful feeling and you can't take it back

[edaxstultus]

@tonedeafmunkey 44 likes on your comment and exactly that much dislikes on this video? hm.... you just did prove your point - all of those people annulled their dislikes by clicking like on your comment. :)

[bloodymalkavian]

@tonedeafmunkey I think it's interesting that so far I only read comments about the video being too long - why would you dislike a video just because of that? I only dislike things I truly dislike, but I recon most people who click dislike don't even consider just leaving without clicking anything. Weird, isn't it?

I think your comment is very good, even when it only forces one of those people to reflect on why they actually thought this video deserved to be "disliked".

[bradiporitmico]

the best "sound" explanation i've ever heard