hello my wonderful 9th graders and welcome to your summary and a 10 minute session with me today we're going over chapter 2 of beehive which is the sound of music as you know this is divided into two parts so let's begin with part one the first part of The Sound of Music throws light on the life of a famous Scottish multipercussionist Evelyn Glenny and a struggle she faced to become a successful musician she's a very talented performer she was known for being a multi-percussionist because she knew how to play several percussion instruments perfectly but what is most interesting is to note that although she was completely deaf she is an extraordinary ability to sense music through her body rather than her ears Evelyn was not born deaf but she lost her hearing ability by the time she was 11 years old even though she faced difficulty hearing it didn't stop her from pursuing music Evelyn became Keen to learn the xylophone at school when percussionist Ron Forbes recognized her potential he encouraged her to sense the music through her body instead of her ears after that there was no looking back Evelyn soared to new newer Heights when she auditioned at the Royal Academy of Music she scored one of the highest marks in the history of the Music Academy she received several Laurels accolades and awards for her extraordinary performances on the global platform in 1991 the Royal Philharmonic Society honored her with the prestigious soloist of the Year award and richlynn of the Beethoven fund for Deaf children stated that Evelyn is a beaming inspiration to the specially abled people thus Evelyn Glenny continues to set an example by motivating everyone around her with her determination and delights millions of people with her outstanding performances now let's move on to part two in part two the sound of The Sound of Music we learn about to start Bismillah Khan the Chennai Legend and how the musical instrument Chennai came into being the Chennai was first played in the Mughal Emperor's chamber by a barber of a family of professional musicians he chose a pipe with holes in it and played it by closing and opening some of these holes thereby creating melodious sounds from the instrument legendary Indian Chennai players thought Bismillah Khan was the Maestro who popularized this musical instrument and gave it a global platform he belonged to a renowned family of musicians and created new tunes and ragas which had not been explored before from a young age he was deeply inspired by the flowing Waters of the river ganga and would play on its banks at the Temple of Balaji and mangalamaya Bismillah Khan had a secular upbringing as he loved Banaras and would play the Chennai every morning at the Kashi vishwanatha temple on the banks of the Holy River Ganga in 1938 Bismillah Khan got his big break with the inauguration of all India radio in Lucknow later when India became independent of British rule on 15th August 1947 ustad Bismillah Khan was the first Indian invited to play the Chennai as he greeted the nation with his stirring performance over the years he achieved infinite success and garnered immense praise from music lovers both nationally and internationally for his Soulful Renditions he was bestowed with a set with several accolades and Awards in India such as the Padma vibhushan the Padma bhushan and the Padma Shri he was also the recipient of the highest civilian honor in India that is the Bharat ratna represented India on the global stage too he was the first Indian who was invited to perform at the distinguished Lincoln Center Hall in the United States of America he also participated in the Khan's Art Festival the world Exposition in Montreal and the Osaka Trade Fair he was so popular that an opera house in Tehran was named after him that is the tahar mosiki ustad Bismillah Khan despite having numerous opportunities far and wide the music maestro was very fond of India particularly Banaras and his native town dumbrao on 21st August 2006 ustad Bismillah Khan breathed his last after a prolonged illness and left a legacy of soulful music behind him that brings us to the end of our summary now before I say goodbye to you you know we have two thousand plus hours of free content on this channel so subscribe now or you will miss out and you have the Akash live webinar coming up for the last 30 days roadmap to 95 Plus in class 10 both so don't miss out register now it's on 15th August and kriti Mam and khushboo Mom will be taking the webinar if you want to enter India's biggest quiz competition on YouTube register right away by juice quiz Masters is now happening on 28 January 2023 and if you wish to speak English like a pro then buy to spoken English classes are perfect for you do check them out while the discount is going on link is in the description I will see you next time bye