Evelyn Glennie

Evelyn Glennie is a real-life music superhero! She was born a long, long time ago, on July 19, 1965. Evelyn is from Scotland, a beautiful country with castles and kilts.

She is famous for playing musical instruments that you hit, shake, or scrape – these are called percussion instruments. Think of drums, xylophones, and maracas! Evelyn is so good that she has won very special awards for her music.

Evelyn has a super-special way of experiencing music. Even though she can't hear with her ears like most people, she feels the music with her whole body! She takes off her shoes when she plays so she can feel the vibrations of the instruments through her feet.

It's like the music is dancing inside her! This helps her play her instruments perfectly, making beautiful sounds that everyone loves to listen to.

Evelyn is a percussionist, which means she plays instruments like drums and xylophones. She can play SO many different kinds of percussion instruments – more than 150! That’s more instruments than you have toys in your whole toy box!

She can make amazing sounds with things like cymbals, timpani, and even just her hands. She has played her music all over the world, sharing her incredible talent with everyone.

Evelyn Glennie is a star because she shows everyone that you can do amazing things no matter what. She proved that even if you can't hear with your ears, you can still be a world-famous musician by feeling the music in other ways. She has won a very big award called the Polar Music Prize, which is like winning a gold medal for music! She inspires lots of people to follow their dreams.