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  • True/False: Evelyn Glennie is profoundly deaf.
    False
    True
  • True/False: Glennie performs with world famous musicians like the Kodo Japanese drummers, Bjork and orchestras in the United States and Europe.
    False
    True
  • Correct the sentence: As a adult Glennie learned to the play musical instruments such as the harmonica and the clarinet.
    As a child Glennie learned to the play musical instruments such as the harmonica and the clarinet.
  • Correct the sentence: She is also a keen collector of percussion instruments and owns more than 8,100 drums and other instruments.
    She is also a keen collector of percussion instruments and owns more than 1,800 drums and other instruments.
  • Correct the sentence: But when she was eight she started to have sight problems.
    But when she was eight she started to have hearing problems.
  • True/False: At age 15, she saw a friend play the drums.
    True
    False
  • Correct the sentence: At 32, she won her first Grammy.
    At 23, she won her first Grammy.
  • True/False: She studied at England’s Royal Academy of Music. T
    True
    False
  • Correct the sentence: One of the world’s most famous musicians “hears” through her arms.
    One of the world’s most famous musicians “hears” through her feet.
  • True/False: She was a good guitar player.
    False
    True
  • Correct the sentence: She practices and performs with no socks on.
    She practices and performs with no shoes on.
  • True/False: Glennie play more than a 1,000 concerts a year.
    False
    True