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How to truly listen

It sounds quite simple, but it's actually a big job.

In a soaring TED demonstration, deaf percussionist Evelyn Glennie illustrates how listening to music involves much more than simply letting sound waves hit your eardrums. Evelyn is the first person in history to successfully create and sustain a full-time career as a solo percussionist, performing worldwide with the greatest conductors, orchestras, and artists. Showing that translation and interpretation are different concepts, Evelyn highlights how music is so much more than a set of instructions.