Cover of the textbook English File Advanced - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 7

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 4B - The sound of silence for the textbook English File Advanced - Student's Book with authors Christina Latham-Koenig, Clive Oxenden, Jerry Lambert and Kate Chomacki from Oxford University Press

Question

Watch again. Why does Evelyn Glennie mention these things?

Answer

  1. She had to target composers because there was very little repertoire for solo percussion, and she needed them to write music for her.
  2. She wanted to move percussion from the back of the orchestra, where percussionists usually are, to the front of the orchestra - to make it a solo instrument, and to give it greater importance.
  3. These are some of the different kinds of artists that she's worked with.
  4. She compares choosing a favourite instrument to choosing a favourite child - it's impossible.
  5. Most of the music that she writes is for films, radio, and television.
  6. How close you are to your neighbours is something to consider if you're thinking of taking up a percussion instrument.
  7. This was the first workshop she gave, and it gave her an amazing feeling.
  8. She says that listening is 'the glue that binds us together' - it helps us to live with and understand each other.
  9. If someone has dementia and doesn't speak, it's still possible to listen to them by being with them.