CLASS 9
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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By striking drum sticks hard on the drums.
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By leaning against the drums
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Higher drum from the waist up and the lower one from the waist down.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answers. Evelyn heard music by sensing the notes in different parts of her body. When Ron Forbes tuned two drums to different notes and asked her to sense the sound without using her ears, she realized that she could feel the higher drum from the waist up and the lower drum from the waist down.
Detailed explanation-2: -She realized she could feel the higher drum from the waist up and the lower one from the waist down. Forbes repeated the exercise and soon Evelyn discovered that she could sense certain notes in different parts of her body. She learnt to open her body and mind to sounds and vibrations.
Detailed explanation-3: -By leaning against the drums, she could feel the resonances flowing into her body. On a wooden platform, she removed her shoes so that the vibrations could pass through her bare feet and up her legs. She herself said that music poured in through every part of her body.
Detailed explanation-4: -While playing xylophone she feels the music pulsating through her fingers. When she has to perform on wooden floors, she removes her shoes. This enables her to feel the vibrations through her bare feet. She even feels the music through her hair.