I saw this remarkable woman in the live West End production of Children of a Lesser God many years ago and she still amazes me. Little did I know then that I would become the proud mother of my very own daughter with a hearing loss. My hope is that Evelyn becomes an inspiration to Freya too. From a professional perspective, as one who teaches observation and "listening" in all its guises, this piece particularly caught my eye. At 5'38" Ms Glennie gives a most wonderful physical and musical demonstration of the difference between using a lot of effort to "make" a connection to her instrument and music, and then simply not using that effort - the difference is immediately obvious. THIS is part of what I mean by more success for less effort . Check it out! http://www.ted.com/talks/evelyn_glennie_shows_how_to_listen.html Emma Jarrett, ITM emmasjarrett@gmail.com www.emmajarrett.ca 1-250-992-7634