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Detailed explanation-1: -Her mother remembers noticing something was wrong when the eight-year-old Evelyn was waiting to play the piano. “They called her name and she didn’t move. I suddenly realised she hadn’t heard, ” says Isabel Glennie. For quite a while Evelyn managed to conceal her growing deafness from friends and teachers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer : Evelyn’s hearing loss was discovered while she was only eight years old. It was verified by the age of eleven.

Detailed explanation-3: -Evelyn’s deafness first came to light to her mother at the age of 8. It so happened that her name was announced to play on piano but she did not respond. Her mother noticed this but Evelyn managed to hide her deafness. At the age of 11, her marks deteriorated.

Detailed explanation-4: -Evelyn was seventeen years old when she went to the Royal Academy of Music in London. 2. Her deafness was first noticed when she was eight years old and it was confirmed when she was eleven.

Detailed explanation-5: -On learning about her deafness due to gradual nerve damage, Evelyn Glennie, felt at first that her future was dark and bleak. However, instead of giving up, she decided to lead a normal life like other children and pursue her dream of learning music.