Kids love percussion instruments (打击乐器). In truth, becoming a percussionist requires a great deal of __________ and practice. It was believed that one more thing was vital—a good sense of hearing. Dame Evelyn Glennie, __________, 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 (管弦乐队) at 12. The moment Glennie saw the __________ in the percussion section, she knew that was where she __________. At 15, She __________ the Royal Academy of Music in London for a solo percussionist. However, never hearing of it, they were unsure about accepting her. Ever __________, she persuaded them to take her.

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

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

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