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

http://www.ted.com In this soaring demonstration, deaf percussionist Evelyn Glennie illustrates how listening to music involves much more than simply letting sound waves hit your eardrums. TEDTalk...  
 
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percphs (1 day ago) Show Hide
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What is the piece she is playing on snare at the beginning??? The name of it.
derekchewie11 (5 days ago) Show Hide
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She's deaf?

HOLY SHIT
drorale (1 week ago)
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oliviamulgrew (1 week ago) Show Hide
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WOW
melsan2u (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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she's deaf and she could play the drums?? thats amazing! what's even crazier is that she has a scottish accent and she lip reads!
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This should not only go for listening to music, but listening in general. Very inspiring and thought provoking.
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pinkdolphins19 (1 month ago) Show Hide
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AWESOME!!!

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