Kids love percussion instruments (´ò»÷ÀÖÆ÷). In truth, becoming a percussionist requires a great deal of    1    and practice. It was believed that one more thing was vital—a good sense of hearing. Dame Evelyn Glennie,    2   , has proven that isn't always true.

At age 8, Glennie began taking piano lessons, and she also began losing her hearing. She was totally deaf when she joined her school orchestra (¹ÜÏÒÀÖ¶Ó) at 12. The moment Glennie saw the    3    in the percussion section, she knew that was where she    4   . At 15, She    5    the Royal Academy of Music in London for a solo percussionist. However, never hearing of it, they were unsure about accepting her. Ever    6   , she persuaded them to take her.

Since Glennie made her first professional    7    in 1985, she has gained fame as the world's first fulltime solo percussionist and won many awards.

When asked how she    8    the music, she says, "I use all my    9   , especially sight, feeling and touch." Paying close attention to the    10    and relying on feeling the music, she performs in bare feet on a wooden platform, which    11    her to feel vibrations (Õð¶¯) from the instruments through the floor. She is in    12    motion as she moves from one instrument to the next.

She has become a(n)    13    wherever she performs. As a writer observed, "She was able to    14    disabilities aren't barriers. They're    15    to thinking differently."

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