Time: 1 Hour M.M.: 30
Instructions: Attempt all questions.
Question number 1 carries 6 marks.
Question numbers 2 to 5 carry 3 marks each.
Question numbers 6 to 7 carry 6 marks each.
Q1. Read the extract and answer the following questions. (6 Marks)
Extract (Part I - Evelyn Glennie):
"Don't listen through your ears," he would say, "try to sense it some other way." Evelyn realised she could feel the higher drum from the waist up and the lower drum from the waist down. She had learnt to open her mind and body to sounds and vibrations."
(a) What method did Ron Forbes use to train Evelyn?
(b) What change did this training bring in Evelyn?
(c) What does this extract suggest about learning and determination?
Q2. How did Evelyn Glennie's disability gradually come to light, and how did it affect her early life? (3 Marks)
Q3. Describe how Evelyn Glennie experiences music through her body. (3 Marks)
Q4. Why did Bismillah Khan refuse the offer to head a shehnai school in the U.S.A.? (3 Marks)
Q5. How did Bismillah Khan bring the shehnai to the classical stage? (3 Marks)
Q6. Describe the journey of Evelyn Glennie from childhood to becoming a world-famous percussionist. (6 Marks)
Q7. Bismillah Khan's life reflects India's cultural richness and his deep devotion to music and his homeland. Discuss. (6 Marks)
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