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Evelyn Glennie shows how to listen | Video on TED.com

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
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